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| − | Many songs mention ringing. Here are some of them.
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| − | ==The Bellringing==
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfxh49WAFvc The Bellringing] ([[Wikipedia:Roud|Roud]] 1515) was collected by The Revd [[Wikipedia:Sabine Baring-Gould|Sabine Baring-Gould]], the Squire and Parson of nearby Lewtrenchard, in January 1890 from William George Kerswell of Two Bridges, Dartmoor and also from James Down, a blacksmith, of nearby Broadwoodwidger. It is published in his book "Songs of the West" and he wrote "When sung by the old farmer over a great fire in the kitchens, his clear, robust voice imitating the bells produced an indescribable charm".
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| − | It is about a bell ringing contest in Devon. The villages of Northlew and Ashwater are in West Devon, near the border with Cornwall.
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| − | 'Twas in Ashwater town, the bells they did sound,
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| − | They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
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| − | But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true
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| − | ==Egloshayle Ringers==
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6VumnmCuo Egloshayle Ringers] (Roud 1163) was collected by The Revd Sabine Baring-Gould from John Martyn, shoemaker, of Milton Abbott, who learnt it from his wife's uncle, who died in 1868 and was a ringer of St. Kew. The ringers mentioned in the song now lie in the graveyard at [[Wikipedia:Egloshayle|Egloshayle]], where their headstones can be found: Humphry Craddock d. 1839; John Ellery d. 1859, aged 85; Thomas Cleave d. 1821, aged 78; John Pollard d. 1825, aged 71; John Goodfellow d. 1846, aged 80.
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| − | Here is [https://youtu.be/40ZopQ9bEkI another version] of the song that has a chorus.
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| − | Lanlivery men, St. Tudy men, St. Mabyn and St. Kew,
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| − | But these five boys from Egloshayle could all the rest out-do.
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