词条 | When Jones' Ale was New |
释义 |
| name = "When Jones' Ale Was New" | subtitle = | type = English Folk Song | composer = | image = | alt = | caption = | translation = | other_name = "Joan's Ale Is New", etc. | catalogue = Roud 139 | genre = Drinking song | written = 1500s: England | text = | language = | composed = | published = | publisher = Broadside }} "When Jones' Ale Was New" (Roud 139) is an English folk song about men of various trades drinking at an ale-house or tavern. Other titles include "Joan's Ale is New" and "When Johnson's Ale Was New". Originating in the 16th century CE it has been collected frequently from traditional singers in England, and has been found occasionally in Scotland and the USA. It has evolved over the years, and is popular as a chorus song in folk clubs in England. SynopsisIn the first verse "three jolly good fellows Came over the hills together" to join a "jovial crew" presumably in an inn or alehouse. They order beer and sherry "to help them over the hills so merry, When Jones' ale was new". Then various tradesmen arrive, often with the tools or equipment associated with their occupations. Each says, or does something to represent his profession. The number of trades varies, and some versions reflect important occupations local to the singer or publisher. The order in which they arrive also varies.
(Sometimes the soldier kisses the landlady's daughter "between cheek and chin", thus ensuring good service and a steady supply of ale). or
In the Copper Family version, "The Jovial Tradesmen" from rural Sussex:
(The Copper Family version also includes verses introducing a blacksmith and a scytheman, both important occupations in an agricultural village). Very often, one of the arrivals is a tinker, who has been a key figure since the first broadside versions:
In some versions a mason arrives, whose "hammer needed facing" (presumably the reason for his journey). He wishes " every church and steeple would fall, So there would be work for masons all".[3] A hatter, or a thatcher ("No man couldn't be much fatter"),[4] also appears from time to time. In the broadsides, the last arrival is often a rag-man, and in the last verse his bag, of rags, is often burned. In a version commonly sung in English folk clubs there is a chorus:
HistoryBroadsides and early printed versionsA publication titled "Jones Ale is New" was placed on the Stationers' Register in 1594. Ben Jonson mentioned the song in 1633 in his play A Tale of a Tub, and broadside versions survive from a decade or so later (1644-1680).[5] The song was reprinted in different versions by many broadside publishers for over two hundred years. The main difference between broadside versions over the years is that the cast of characters is thinned out, and to some extent varied. In a broadside published between 1644 and 1680 there is a tinker, a cobbler, a broom-man, a rag-man, a peddler, a hatter, a tailor, a shoe-maker, a weaver, a silk-man and a glover, as well as a Dutchman and a Welshman, who are the butts of mild racial stereotyping.[6] In one 1863 broadside the personnel are reduced to a soldier, a hatter, a dyer, a tinker, a tailor and a rag man (though there are already three tradesmen, introduced in the first verse, whose professions are unspecified). In a broadside published by T. Rae, of Sunderland, Co. Durham, under the title "The Jovial Crew", the hatter, dyer and rag man are replaced by a sailor, pit man, and a keelman (boat man), all local occupations to do with the coal trade.[7] A text of the song was published in "Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England" by Robert Bell and James Henry Dixon, in 1857.[8] Versions Collected from Traditional Singers46 versions have been collected from 24 English counties, 2 from Scotland and 6 from the USA.[9] At least one version was collected in Australia,[10] and a parody published in "The Australasian" newspaper in 1912.[11] RecordingsField RecordingsRecordings by the Suffolk singer Spud Bailey,[12] the Sussex singers Bob and Ron Copper,[13] the Shropshire singer Fred Jordan,[14] and the Norfolk singer Walter Pardon,[15] are available online at the British Library Sound Archive. Peter Kennedy recorded Gloucestershire singer Harry Illes in 1957.[16] A version collected from "Sailor Dad" Hunt of Marion, Virginia, by John A Lomax in 1941 was released on a Library of Congress LP, American Sea songs and Shanties.[17] Recordings by revival singers and groupsA L Lloyd, Martin Wyndham-Read, John Kirkpatrick and Danny Spooner have all recorded versions.[3]The title of a version by The Kipper Family "When Peculiar Ale was New", may be a reference to Theakston's Old Peculiar, a popular real ale. DiscussionA.L. Lloyd said that this song was sung at Easter by “Jolly-boys” or “Pace-eggers”:
Annie G. Gilchrist collected a version sung by the Overton, Lancashire, Jolly Boys titled "When John's Sail Was New", which as well as many of the usual suspects (soldier, tinkler (sic), cobbler, mason and the poor rag-man), include a "musseller", another local occupation.
Ms Gilchrist noted that all the pace-egging songs were essentially lists of characters. External links
References1. ^1 English Drinking Songs; A.L. Lloyd; Topic Records TSCD496; 1998 2. ^1 They Ordered Their Pints of Beer and Bottles of SherryThe Joys and Curse of Drink; Various Artists; Topic Records TSCD663; 1998 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/whenjohnsonsalewasnew.html |title=When Johnson's Ale Was New / When Jones's Ale Was New (Roud 139; G/D 3:561) |publisher=Mainlynorfolk.info |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 4. ^1 Palmer, Roy; English Country Songbook; London; 1979 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/edition/23725 |title=Ballads Online |publisher=Ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/edition/23478 |title=Ballads Online |publisher=Ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/edition/18964 |title=Ballads Online |publisher=Ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ancientpoemsbal01dixogoog |title=Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England: Taken Down ... : Robert Bell, James Henry Dixon : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 9. ^http://vwml.org/search?ts=1487805230150&collectionfilter=RoudFS;RoudBS&advqtext= 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://folkstream.com/051.html |title=Australian Folk Songs | Jones's Ale |publisher=Folkstream.com |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://folkstream.com/246.html |title=Australian Folk Songs | Jones's Ale (1912) |publisher=Folkstream.com |date=13 July 1912 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Peter-Kennedy-Collection/025M-C0604X0262XX-0001V0 |title=Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk, 1955 Tape 1 - Peter Kennedy Collection - World and traditional music | British Library |publisher=Sounds |date=19 November 1955 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Peter-Kennedy-Collection/025M-C0604X0256XX-0001V0 |title=Bob and Ron Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex, 1955 Tape 2 - Peter Kennedy Collection - World and traditional music | British Library |publisher=Sounds |date=9 March 1955 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Keith-Summers-Collection/025M-C1002X0083XX-0600V0 |title=When Jones's ale was new - Keith Summers English Folk Music Collection - World and traditional music | British Library |publisher=Sounds |date= |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Reg-Hall-Archive/025M-C0903X0066XX-0100V0 |title=Jones' ale - Reg Hall English, Irish and Scottish Folk Music and Customs Collection - World and traditional music | British Library |publisher=Sounds |date=12 February 1977 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://glostrad.com/when-joness-ale-was-new/ |title=When Jones's Ale was New |publisher=GlosTrad |date=20 June 2014 |accessdate=23 February 2017}} 17. ^https://www.loc.gov/folklife/LP/SeaShantiesL26_L27_opt.pdf 18. ^Lancashire Pace-Egging SongsAnnie G. Gilchrist, Cecil J. Sharp, Frank Kidson and J. A. Fuller-MaitlandJournal of the Folk-Song SocietyVol. 2, No. 9 (1906), pp. 231-236 5 : English folk songs|Roud Folk Song Index songs|English broadside ballads|Year of song unknown|Songwriter unknown |
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