English Folk Songs

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 6, 23 August 1929, Page 7

English Folk Songs

ee Lecture-Recital from 3YA TAKING advantage of the visit -ta Christchurch of Mr. Will Hutchens, while en route. to adjudicate at the Ashburton Competition, 3YA has engaged him for a lecture-recital on Wetinesday, September 4, _ Mr. Hutchens is a well known Wanmusician. The theme of his lec: ture will be "Old English Folk Songs," and he will sing or plan the songs to il lusirate his lecture, © = >. . The song numbers will be taken from: "Sumer is icumen in" , "Whereto Should I Express" "Wraggle Taggle Gypsies 0" "Three Blind Mice" "Oberon" "OQ No! John" "Cornish May Song" "Widdicombe Fair" "J ineolnshire Poacher" "Tobacco" 7, : "Sally in Our Alley" ; ‘Dashing Away.with a Smoothing Tron’ In .addition to these numbers, Mr. | Hutchens will play as a violin solo, his own adaptation of the old folk song, ‘ The Spanish Lady." An extra attraction to this evening’s programme at 3YA will be. the. appearance of Mr. J. F. Montague. He will present a one-act play, ‘ évil’s Rock, a prize-winning entry by Miss Betty Kerr, Timaru, in the 1YA Radio Play Competition. A humorous number also be given by Mr. Montague.