Comments on: Weekly ‘Spill Challenge # 26 – The green grass of home http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/ Home to the Readers Recommend Community, since 2007 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tonnl http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46326 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:18:49 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46326 local guy, singing a great song about his wish to be the prince at the local carnival in this very small part of the world….

]]> By: tincanman2010 http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46316 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:35:14 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46316 I figured I should save mine until everyone else had a go, not that it’s likely anyone would have this folklorish tribute to the Ottawa hinterlands where I grew up:

]]> By: panthersan http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46312 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:13:07 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46312 and here’s a video of someone doing ballet where I live now, i’m not quite sure why !

This small island is a few minutes away by car or a short cycle ride over the bridge. Or a short stroll and a 2 minute boat ride.

]]> By: panthersan http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46311 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:08:34 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46311 local (to Brighton) celebrity Terry Garoghan has a whole album of obscure local reference points in “Brighton: The Musical”. It really is very good, here’s one track off of it:

]]> By: Anonymous http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46292 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:02:08 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46292 Thank you – I am.

]]> By: DaddyPig http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46286 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:23:42 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46286 Mmmm, very filling….

]]> By: makinavaja http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46277 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:55:11 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46277 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmo

Apparently someone else lays claim to its invention. Oh dear.

Not recommended even when considerably the worse for drink.

]]> By: rockingmitch http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46256 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:23:37 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46256 I presume the Watersons weren’t members of “Hull’s Angels”?

]]> By: treefrogdemon http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46255 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:16:44 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46255 Ooh – Some Old Salty by Lal Waterson would be one.

]]> By: Zalamanda http://thespillblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/weekly-%e2%80%98spill-challenge-26-%e2%80%93-the-green-grass-of-home/#comment-46252 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:52:56 +0000 http://thespillblog.co.uk/?p=22632#comment-46252 I didn’t know that, TFD. There are plenty of folk songs about Hull – they’re discussed in this mudcat thread. I just wasn’t familar with any of them.

There’s “Three Day Millionaire”, by Mike Waterson, about the fishing trade and wanting to buy a house in the posh bit of Hull. Lyrics here.

There’s one about the Humber Bridge (I never did get around to cycling over that) and assorted other bits ‘n’ bobs.

And how could I forget that pen to the M62? Chris Rhea’s “Road to Hull”… (might have got that a bit wrong).

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