Notes from School
A weekly assembly with James B Partridge (or Mr Partridge to the naughty Year 6s on the back benches!) where we take a deep dive into the songs and stories from your school days.
Each week, the assembly will start with a catch-up session, a Q&A with listener questions (anything goes!) and we will of course finish with a group singalong and deep dive into your favourite songs from school. Make sure you're sat up straight and get ready to sing every Wednesday with Notes from School with James B Partridge.
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I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/
Notes from School
Ep 14: The Great British songbook with Tom Carradine
To celebrate St. George’s Day today, I have Tom Carradine in the assembly hall. He is the mastermind behind the Cockney singalong and has a deep and immersive knowledge of British song from the Victorian music hall to war-time tunes and even obscure classics from the school assembly songbooks. He also is the best dressed and moustachioed musician in the UK. Feel free to check it out on YouTube too.
During this epic chat, I hand over the piano keys to Tom so he can dip in and out of musical examples throughout our hour-long conversation. We discover his epic renditions of Shine Jesus Shine from his school days, how the Cockney singalong began and enjoying the heritage of British songs. Also, he reveals the one song that everyone around the world knows!
If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. Timestamps below if you want to skip to any bit in particular. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com.
Timestamps:
0:00: Introducing Tom Carradine
02:00: Tom’s route from biochemistry to Cockney singalong via Musical Theatre
10:00: Does Tom include Musical Theatre tunes in his singalong? Mary Poppins link to Cockney songs
12:35: Playing piano in assembly and Any Dream Will Do
16:15: Mr Fogg’s and international audience members
18:15: The one song that everyone knows around the world!
19:55: The Great American songbook vs Cockney tunes
23:40: Pearly Kings and Queens and domestic piano playing
27:00: Cockney humour and My Old Man Said Follow the Van
30:17: Tom’s singalongs and newer singalong classics
36:20: Why did Tom decide on the Cockney tradition as he’s NOT a Cockney!
38:07: Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay school songbook
39:50: I lift up my finger. Forgotten school assembly tune
41:38: Why Cockneys “have a banana”, rhyming slang and Wilton’s Music Hall
50:47: Celebrating St George’s Day and bringing a positive spin to the English song tradition
55:18: Is singing national songs appropriate? Jerusalem and sea shanties
01:00:00: Changing the show for children and the benefits of a singalong
01:07:30: Tom’s favourite school assembly tune
Streets of London singalong
01:10:20: Streets of London singalong
01:12:20: Final thoughts and wrap up
Find Tom Carradine online: https://www.tomcarradine.com/
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I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/
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Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com
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