Music of the Fletchers
Mark Wilde Mark Wilde is a Scottish tenor has performed many tenor operatic roles, including Ferrando (Cosi fan Tutte) at Glyndebourne and Welsh National Opera, and has appeared at all the major opera festivals in the UK. He has a particularly close relationship with English Touring Opera for whom he has sung Albert Herring and several other roles. His recording…
Arnott’s songs were to be sung to traditional tunes. Two of them, ‘The Day of St George Every Briton inspire’, for the court held on St. George’s day, and ‘This Autumn our Country with Plenty is Blest’, for the feast day of St Edward the Confessor on 13 October, to the tune of ‘The Cobbler’; that for the feast day…
A Song written for the Quarterly Meeting of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, on St. Paul’s Day, 25th January, every Year. TUNE – “Rule Britannia” WITH joy we hail this happy day, To good Saint Paul each tribute pay; With pleasing hope we enter on this year, Great commerce will our country cheer. Long may Fletchers each…
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Song written for the Quarterly Meeting of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers on St. George’s Day, April 23rd. TUNE – “A Cobler there was.” THE day of Saint George every Briton inspire, From the Prince to the peasant this Saint they admire; And the Fletchers they say for some centuries past, Have shew’d their respect by a…
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A Song written for the Worshipful Company of Fletchers’ Court and Livery Quarterly Meeting, July 23d. [Manuscript: Saint Magdalen’s day] TUNE – “The roast Beef of old England” Once more with great pleasure each brother we meet, On the day of Saint Magdalen share a choice treat; Let Friendship and harmony dull care defeat, And sing oh the good Saints…
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A Song written for the … of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, 13th of October [Manuscript: Saint Edward’s day] TUNE – “The Cobler” This Autumn our country with plenty is blest, From the scourges of war we most happily rest, And the day of Saint Edward the Fletchers invite To a sumptuous repast with much joy and delight. Derry down,…
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Additional song added in 1820. A SONG COMPOSED FOR THE MEETING OF The Worshipful Company of Fletchers on December 9th, 1820; By their devoted Brother, and very humble Servant, S. ARNOTT TUNE, Roast Beef of Old England Once more with great pleasure, each brother we meet, In friendship and harmony share a gay treat, May no sad reverse the good…