The Songbook · Foreword Our thanks our due to all of our partners - and especially to the Norwich...
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The Songbook Edited by Jeannette Baxter & Simon Floyd Music by Charlie Caine Words by Mags Chalcraft with contributions from Liam Offord, James McDermott and The Common Lot
Transcript of The Songbook · Foreword Our thanks our due to all of our partners - and especially to the Norwich...
The SongbookEdited by Jeannette Baxter & Simon Floyd
Music by Charlie Caine Words by Mags Chalcraft
with contributions from Liam Offord, James McDermott
and The Common Lot
Contents
Foreword by Simon FloydPreface by Jeannette Baxter
The Songs:
Come Yew In! 8Stranger Danger 12Magdalen Street 16
Raise a Glass 22Far Away 28Little Italy 32
Bomb You With Love 38Never Again 43
Jambo Namaste 48Heartbreaking Goodbyes 54
Radical City 58Safety and Shelter 62
They Called Her Black Anna 68
Project Partners
Foreword
Our thanks our due to all of our partners - and especially to the Norwich Freemen’s Charity for their generosity and foresight. Without their funding and support, you would not be able to sing these songs today...
The Common Lot are so proud to have brought you this songbook.
The songs in it are inspired by stories of migration born from our research, and from work with the children of the schools who took part in our exuberant Summer of 2017, when Come Yew In! played in Norwich’s open spaces to enthusiastic audiences of all ages.
All of the songs embody a spirit of welcome. They are made for, with and about people right across the city. They paint pictures of the past, sound a warning, and encourage us to celebrate our similarities and our differences. Please use the songs to do the same, and, wherever you sing them, we hope you find as much value and joy in singing them as we did.
Simon FloydDirector - Come Yew In!
PrefaceCome Yew In!: Turning Research into Song
The songs in the Come Yew In! songbook were born out of months of historical research. Between January and March 2017, the ‘Come Yew In!’ research community, which
was made up of citizen researchers from all walks of life, including members of The Common Lot Theatre Company and New Routes integration project, was set the challenge of researching 700 years of migration to Norwich. Such a daunting task generated some inevitable questions (and anxieties!): How do we begin? Whose stories should we include? How do we do justice to individuals and communities who walked the streets of Norwich centuries ago? And how can we best capture the contemporary migrant experience in our own city?
The only way to respond to these questions was to set some clear parameters for the research process and to develop some research questions of our own. We knew that we wouldn’t be able to cover every story of migration over a 700 year period, so each researcher investigated a story that was of particular significance to them, and everyone kept two key research questions in mind: What contributions have ‘strangers’ made to the cultural and economic life of Norwich? And how will showcasing the ‘long’ history of migration in Norwich help us to better understand, and empathize with, the plight of modern-day migrants to the city?
This latter question is particularly important because it is all too easy to assume that events that happened centuries ago have little relevance to our lives now. But our research revealed that this couldn’t be further from the truth. Whilst some researchers working on migration stories from long ago consulted historical publications and archives, those working on contemporary migration experiences interviewed more recent incomers to the city. And even though there were some stark differences between these experiences, such as the bizarre ban on ‘Strangers’ from baking white bread, cakes or custards in the C16th (you can find out more in the song Stranger Danger), there were many more common tales of resilience, risk-taking, kindness, and acceptance.
Once the research was complete, the creative process began. This involved the researchers working closely with Mags Chalcraft, the lead writer, and Charlie Caine, the musical director, in the transformation of documentary research into song, a complex process of distillation, interpretation, and story-telling (both oral and aural) in which historical facts are given new shape and form as lyrics and music.
The Come Yew In! songbook can only offer a series of snapshots into the rich histories of migration to Norwich. It is inevitably selective, and the gaps that caused us so much anxiety at the beginning largely remain. This is not just because it is impossible to tell every ‘incomer’ story within the space of one publication; it is also because history is unfolding all the time - as I write this, as you read this, as you sing the songs in this book. Our research has only really just begun.
We hope you enjoy singing the story so far.
Dr. Jeannette Baxter, Come Yew In! Research Consultant (Anglia Ruskin University)
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Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at [email protected]
The Songs
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Come yew in, come yew inLend your ear, raise a cheer, we’ll beginCome yew in, come yew inThere’s a tale we’d like to spin It’s time to kick things offIf you’re poor or you’re a toffIf you’re from here or you’re from thereIf you’re from anywhereIf you’re black or if you’re whiteA bit of both, well that’s alrightIf you’re leave or you’re remainCome join us in our refrain Come yew in, come yew inLend your ear, raise a cheer, we’ll beginCome yew in, come yew inThere’s a tale we’d like to spin
We’re going Norwich wideNR1 to NR5Christian, Muslim, Sikh and JewAnd no religion tooIf you’re gay or if you’re straightIt doesn’t matter who you dateEvery girl and boy and man“and woman”Even if you’re an Ipswich fan Come yew in, come yew inLend your ear, raise a cheer, we’ll beginCome yew in, come yew inThere’s a tale we’d like to spin Come yew in, come yew inLend your ear, raise a cheer, we’ll beginCome yew in, come yew inThere’s a tale we’d like to spin
Come Yew In!
Come Yew In! was the title and opening song of the show. When we wrote this we knew we needed something punchy and toe tapping which conveyed the overall feel and message of the show. It was written
in the aftermath of the EU referendum. On the creative team we felt that there was lot of demonization and fear about immigration - something which has been the bedrock of our city for hundreds of years. But
we didn’t want to preach, we wanted to make the song celebratory. So we created a song which was fast, driving and (hopefully!) catchy. It portrayed our message: No matter who you are, who you love, where
you’re from - or even if you’re an Ipswich fan - you are welcome here. Come yew in!
Charlie Caine, Musical Director, Come Yew In!
Words by Liam Offord, Simon Floyd, James McDermott & Mags Chalcraft
Music by Charlie Caine
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After many consultations, and the recent conflagrationsWe needed new weavers, and you’re such high achievers
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NO STRANGERS TO SHOP ON THE MARKET BEFORE 1PM! NO STRANGERS TO BAKE WHITE BREAD, CAKES OR CUSTARDS!
STRANGERS TO STOP BREWING EXTRA STRENGTH BEER USING HOPS!
We welcome you, we do, there’s no stranger danger hereAll the food that you have brought us [but most of all the beer]
Without you we’d never know, of all the veg that you can growWe couldn’t be more grateful, for parsnips by the plateful
You won’t hear us mutter, what’s this greasy stuff called butter[What in hull is wrong with pig fat?] You didn’t even hear that
We welcome you, we do, so to prevent a misconceptionWe have to let you know about one miniscule exception:
NO STRANGERS TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AFTER 8PM! THE BELL AT ST PETER MANCROFT WILL RING
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Stranger Danger
The Strangers were a group of thirty Dutch and Belgian weavers who arrived in Norwich in the mid-sixteenth century. They were invited by Queen Elizabeth I to revive the fortunes of the city, and within
a few years their numbers had grown to a third of the population. As with any influx of immigrants, their reception was mixed. On the one hand they were welcomed: they brought desperately needed
artisan expertise, along with frying pans, butter, root veg and even the canary. In some quarters, however, they were greeted with suspicion, and a flurry of new laws appeared, specifically targeting the
Strangers, such as a ban on baking white bread and washing woollen underwear in the river!
The ironic tone, pompousness and comic-opera style of Stranger Danger reflects this double-edged attitude. The self-important mayor of Norwich struts up and down before a hapless pair of weavers,
who are attempting to have a picnic. The ladies of the city gradually confiscate their pies and beer, all the while singing about how tolerant and welcoming they are. Meanwhile, the mayor’s henchman barks
rules at them from the top of a step-ladder. It’s a pacey, wordy song with lots of internal rhymes and potential for some silly actions too.
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We welcome you, we do, there’s no stranger danger hereYour bad pronunciation’s not offensive to our ear
We will show you moderation, dignity and tolerationWe won’t let your grammar, prevent our friendly mannerNo! We will not restrain you, stop or otherwise detain youEnd religious persecution! [Just don’t start a revolution]
We welcome you, we do, in every church and every schoolSo don’t be offended, there is one more little rule:
STRANGERS TO STOP WASHING THEIR WOOLEN UNDERWEAR IN THE RIVER WENSUM! IT SPREADS THE PLAGUE!
IN FACT, STRANGERS TO STOP WEARING WOOLEN UNDERWEAR FULL STOP! THAT IN’T GOOD FOR YER!
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There’s an international hair salonName a style they’ll take you onEuro foods with foreign fruitsA street that’s in the city’s rootsYou never know who next you’ll meetOne more thing all that concrete Anglia Square, oh Anglia SquareWon’t be long to go, ‘til you’re no longer there - *sob* Magdalen Street it can’t be beatDon’t be scared, ‘cause all is sharedThere’s colours and countries aboundSo take a stroll, no matter your goalWhatever you need it can be found‘Bunch of bananas’Whatever you need it can be found‘Stripy pyjamas’Whatever you need, it can be found‘Garam masala’Whatever you need it can be found
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The song for Magdalen street was virtually written in a stroll up and down the street one sunny afternoon. Despite its rich history, and valued position in Norwich as a place to find a bargain for
something you never knew you needed, it was an area that I was not particularly familiar with during my three years living in the city.
But walking along Magdalen, trying to stitch a song out of the storefronts and people dotted around – it became obvious to me how much diversity was bubbling away in the air. The vast range of ethnicities and cultures was a fantastic synecdoche for our play’s message – but it also helped create a variety of senses mingling in the air, creating something genuinely multicultural. This was most prominent in
the differing range of foods on offer, and this became the spine of the song, as can be seen in the lyrics (vegan food, halal meat, French café).
One more thing – you can’t really write a thing about Magdalen Street without an homage to Anglia Square. A concrete behemoth anchoring all of that texture together. Shame they’re going to rip it away.
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trickier tales in our history – but the show needed something affirming to create lift and positivity about this rich and rightly proud history. So the refrain for Raise a Glass was written and seemed to fit
perfectly – rousing, sing-able and just the right side of sentimental.
It’s a song for Norwich. The Common Lot are delighted that it lives on in the songbook. Our sentimental side would like to see it sung loud in city pubs by friends with arms locked around each other. Like us they will probably just sing the chorus, but like all good anthems there are the
lesser known verses reflecting and reiterating the central message: a civic pride in diversity. Embrace difference. Long may Norwich do so.
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Come with me to Caistor, to see the Roman townAlthough it’s very quiet, there’s history all around
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Raise a glass, raise a glass to NorwichFar and wide her walls extend
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Imagine now, from fortune, the city hit a slump The market full of rubbish and the river was a dump
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Africa to Europe so far awayWe cross the sea and we cross the border,
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Finally, we are in U.K.
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Easy life, Freedom life, Safety, and healthy lifeEasy life, Freedom life, Safety and healthy life
Peace and Love
Far Away
FAR AWAY was performed by Moussa in the show. He wrote it after his very long and arduous journey from his home in Southern Sudan to the UK, seeking refuge from war, violence and corruption. Out of scrap along the
way, he made himself a Rababa, a traditional Sudanese instrument, and made his music. The uncommonness of its sound and the song itself, reminds us of another world where life is very different. It takes us far way...
If you go far way – to France or Egypt or Gambia or wherever – then go with love. Go free, go look and enjoy. But when you have to go far away because you have to run away – have to leave your life behind:
family, kids, love – this is hard. Very hard.
I am one of the lucky ones – I am here. But there are people much younger than me now trying to flee – and they do not succeed. It happens and it happens and it happens. So we need to do things with more
understanding of each other, and to look after one another.
We need humanity. Everyone standing together. Peace and Love.
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Words and Music by Moussa IbrahimArranged by Charlie Caine
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There could have been few places more bristling with life than the area surrounding Ber Street at the turn of the twentieth-century. Imagine city streets brimming with hawkers, street musicians, wheelers,
dealers and dancers. The vibrant, colourful, and entrepreneurial members of the Italian community knew how to live. They worked hard and played hard, leaving their mark on the city long after their
pubs and their homes were lost to the great ‘slum’ clearances of the 1930s. Black Anna, born to Italian immigrants, kept the spirit of music and impromptu performance rocking in the city for another 40
years with her open-door policy at one of Norwich’s most famous pubs: The Jolly Butchers. Turn-of the century Norwich needed Little Italy.
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They made a new home in our city so fine
Escaping from dirt and from poverty
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Quite as much as it did back in Napoli
Little Italy, Little Italy
Where the girls dance so prettily
Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
Signori Valori’s a great success story
A barometer maker by trade
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predicting the weather
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Where the lads dance so prettily
Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
Signor Marcantonio’s a right reg’lar Romeo
In the Fox and Hounds pub he’s a hit
He slumps on the table, gets thrown in the stable
And ends up all covered in ...straw!
Little Italy, Little Italy
Where the dogs dance so prettily
Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
They packed into Ber Street like fish in a tin
Shouting and fighting and chancing
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‘Cause out on the town they’d gone dancing
Little Italy, Little Italy
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Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
Now Mrs Peruzzi’s not nearly so boozy
Makes sorbet for every spoon
Now she’s in the money, and not being funny
Her restaurant’s opening soon!
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Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
Signora Carrera, red scarf in her hair-a
Her eyes shine like dew in the mornun
Just give her a shilling, and she will be willing
To grind you a tune on her organ
Little Italy, Little Italy
Where the dogs dance so prettily
Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
Buongiorno, Buongiorno, the Italians are here
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Little Italy, Little Italy
Where we all dance so prettily
Little Italy, Little Italy
The music, the ice-cream, the love and the tears
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Bomb You With Love
Following Brexit, someone pushed a bomb through the letterbox of a Romanian Shop on Magdalen Street. Days later, hundreds of people in Norwich bombed the shop again but this time with messages of support written on heart shaped note paper. Following this Love Bombing, the people of Norwich set up online a crowdfunding web site to help the owners of the Romanian business and over thirty
thousand pounds was raised.
Nothing unites people and oozes luuurv quite like a great pop song and so the form of a pop song felt perfect to convey this story of a community coming together to express love.
I had a blast writing this and even more of a blast seeing four skimpily dressed handsome men singing it every night. Just as the Love Bomb brought a community together, in every show this song brought the
audience to singing together, which was magic and moving and hopeful.
I hope you enjoy reading and singing it.
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On the 23rd of June, 2016
Britain did something some had not foreseen
On the 8th of July, 2016
Someone in Norwich did something mean
On Magdalen Street, a Romanian store
Some deadbeat threw a bomb through the door
Norwich heard the news, came out in droves
And bombed the shop too, but bombed it with love
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Doesn’t mean ‘cause we left the EU
That we all feel like they do
Doesn’t mean ‘cause we left the EU
There’s a difference, ‘tween me and you
Just cause they threw a petrol bomb through
Doesn’t mean we all feel like they do
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In thirty six hours of this terrible crime
A crowd funding website was set up online
To raise funds for the store, Norwich lent a hand
And together this fine city, raised thirty grand
R-r-r-raised thirty grand
R-r-r-raised thirty grand
R-r-r-raised thirty grand
R-r-r-raised thirty grand
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Don’t think ‘cause some didn’t vote remain
That some others do not feel your pain
Don’t think ‘cause some didn’t vote remain
That some others do not feel your pain
But whether you voted leave or remain
It’s time to sing along with this last refrain
With this last refrain
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In 2004, excavations were being dug for the building of Chapelfield Mall. An ancient well was found that contained the bodies of eleven children and six adults who had been thrown into it head first.
DNA tests showed them to be members of a Jewish family from about 800 years ago.
We know that the King had invited a group of Jews to live in Norwich. They could lend money for the building of the cathedral and for local landowners to join the crusades in Palestine. Many people ended
up owing the Jewish community large amounts of cash.
Resentment against the Jews was hugely increased when they were wrongly accused of killing a boy called William. The cathedral authorities helped to make these false accusations sound like the truth.
The main Jewish money lender was murdered by people who could then escape from their debts.The lies about William’s death spread. It is very likely that this eventually led to angry mobs of rioters
taking revenge on innocent people such as the family found murdered in the Chapelfield well.
Many other Jewish communities in England and across Europe suffered persecution because of prejudice built up by the events in Norwich.
Kevin O’Connor, Researcher
Let us tell you a story of Norwich’s pastWhen evil was done in our name
The darkest of times, and the worst of all crimesWe will not let it happen again
CHORUS:Never again my friends, those days are gone
Never again my friends, let’s right the wrong The light is shining now, we overcame
Never again, my friends, not in our name
I am the builder, who built the CathedralSee the spire that reaches so tall?
It would not have been done, if the Jews hadn’t comeTheir community funded it all
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I am the knight, a man with a missionThe money was all that I lacked
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I am the monk, a writer of history I listened to all the complaints
The fate of the lad, I say is not so badOur Cathedral needed a saint
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We are the people, so angry and frightenedWe gathered out there in the streets
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I am the child who peeked from my windowAnd watched one by one as they fell
The mothers and fathers and sisters and brothersWere murdered and thrown down the well
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I am the shopper in Chapelfield centreWho stands for a moment in shame
Those times to recall, to remember them allAnd to promise them, never again!
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Jambo Namaste
This song came about after I had interviewed a number of people from all over the world who have come to Norwich to make a new life. Some of them have chosen to live here, some of them had no
choice as they fled persecution. They all talked about how hard it was when they first arrived and how lost they felt, but they all also said how welcoming the people of Norwich were and how, little by little, they began to feel happier and safer and now think of Norwich as their home and want to contribute to
the future of Norwich.
Those of us who have lived in Norwich all our lives, should feel very proud about how we have embraced the changes toward a more multicultural and multiracial city where, at the last census, 44.9%
were Christian, 41.5% had no religion, 2.0% were Muslim, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.7% were Buddhist, 0.2% were Jewish, 0.1% were Agnostic and 0.1% were Sikh. There is a Sikh Gurdwara on Old Palace
Road (a normal house), a Hindu Temple in an old restaurant on the Acle Straight, a Thai Buddhist Temple in Hellesdon and a Chinese Methodist church on Bowthorpe Road. Now, Norwich is no longer
a ‘white’ city, as it used to be called; it is truly a fine city of the world full of vibrant colour.
Nicky Turner, Researcher
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Everybody’s talking about identityWho are you and what’s your nationality?They say this city aint the way it used to be Looks like all those towns you see on the TV
So many new faces, out there on the streetSo many new people you happen to meetIt’s taking so long now to find your feet
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We know it’s overdueBut we’d like to mix with you
Ola, Sal’aam, Salut, hello world
Down at the Forum, you may see black or white Hindu, Jew or Muslim, or even Jedi Knight
Walking through the market, with all that foreign foodWho cares where it comes from, it still tastes just as good
The spices and flavours, the voices, the names It feels like you’re playing a video game
But when you get talking, we’re all just the same
CHORUS 2 :Jambo, Namaste, hello worldJambo, Namaste, hello world
We know it’s overdueBut we’d like to mix with you
Something old and something new, hello world
Let us tell you something about this fine city Changing for the better, we hope you all agree
Not everybody is English born and bredBut no-one can claim to be a thoroughbred.
Every new person is part of the crowdWe’re not a white city, we’re mixed and we’re proud
We’re telling the world now, so let’s shout it loud
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Everybody’s talking about identity Who are you and who d’you really wanna be?So if you’re feeling like you could be lost at sea
Remember we are all one human familyWe’re living and breathing the same atmosphere
We’ve got more in common than it can appearAnd now that we’ve started, there’s nothing to fear
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Heartbreaking Gooodbyes
Heartbreaking Goodbyes is a sad, poignant and haunting song that explores the trauma and loneliness of being forced to leave and say goodbye to your homeland. It was the result of a collaborative
and creative process that took several weeks. Initially, Duncan Joseph from The Common Lot led workshops with four Year 5 classes at Avenue Junior School in which the children, aged 9 and 10 years
old, used drama to explore the stories of 3 local people who had come to Norwich as refugees: Joe, who travelled alone to England from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport in the early 1940s; Dennis, a Chilean refugee, who left his homeland in the 1970s because of General Pinochet’s fascist regime; and Manzu, who fled Bangladesh in the early 1970s following the Pakistan Military Government’s
Bangladesh genocide in 1971.
The children were then invited to join a song-writing workshop with Duncan and Charlie Caine, the musical Director for Come Yew In!, at which they reflected on the common themes and experiences of these people. Finally, children from Year 5 and 6 were invited to join the Avenue Junior School Come
Yew In! Choir.
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of Norwich Schools of Sanctuary in June and then performed by the children in two performances of Come Yew In! As a School of Sanctuary, we are really proud of this song, and it has become part of the
school’s repertoire. I hope that other schools will enjoy performing it too!
Jake Brown, Norwich Schools of Sanctuary & Avenue Junior School
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Heartbreaking goodbyes, heartbreaking goodbyesHow did it come to this? How did it come to this?I hide away every night, living in fear of my life
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For the play Come Yew In!, I researched the story of non-conformism in Norwich as a timeline. This was a story of incomers bringing in new ideas as well as the more familiar religious non -conformism. Up
until the eighteenth century Norwich was pretty much the second largest city in England, attracting both wealth and a wealth of ideas with consequent debate.
Some personalities stand out: Robert Kett, Thomas Browne, and Harriet Martineau, among others. But there are the many lesser-known groups: the Lollards, Witches, Peasants, Strangers (Weavers), Levellers,
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This rousing song pays homage to the people who challenged the status quo of their time to improve the lot of the many. In doing so, it reminds us of the long tradition we are a part of.
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Sons and daughters of the East, rise up and be countedThe time has come to speak, in country and in town
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You Norwich workers all, rise up and be countedNo more printing, making shawls, no more brushes and shoes
We are up against the wall, by tyrants we’re surrounded They have taxed our bread and corn, all their wars to pursue
Brave women of the town, rise up and be countedOpie, Fry and Martineau, our rights we will defend
And slavery must go, reform we have demanded We will join us against the foe, injustice to mend
People in the coffee house, rise up and be countedTheir religion we denounce, their politics we scorn
Deceived by wig and gown, new churches we have founded And alone we will strike out, to freedom we are sworn
You followers of Kett, rise up and be counted After all our blood and sweat, no changes have come in
This corruption and debt the Statesmen have compounded But we will gather yet, revolution to begin
Sons and daughters of the East, rise up and be countedThe time has come to speak, in country and in town
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Safety and Shelter is a heartfelt and moving song written for Come Yew In! by the Year 2 children of Bignold Primary School. Working with two classes of children at the school, I started with drama
workshops that explored the themes of leaving and arriving.
We began with a celebration of Norwich and the children worked with their bodies to create sculptures of some of their favourite places, including Norwich Castle, the Cathedral, Chapelfield Mall, The
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who originally came to Norwich as refugees.
Having used drama to explore the themes of leaving and arriving, we spent time sharing ideas and writing short poems that considered the experiences of refugee children. These poems were collated and combined by Charlie Caine, who created a song lyric that reflected the children’s thoughts and feelings
on what it might be like to be a refugee traveling to a new country.
Charlie worked magic with the children and turned their combined lyric into a song that somehow communicated the words through a piece of music that the children all shared in composing. The final song, Safety and Shelter sensitively captures the children’s ideas, and it was a wonderful addition to the show, being performed in three of the shows as well as in front of the whole of Bignold Primary School
by the wonderfully energtic Year 2 performers. We hope other schools find something to enjoy in singing this song too.
Duncan Joseph, Schools’ Director, Come Yew In!
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In Spring 2017, I was part of the research team for the Come Yew In project, and at a meeting, I heard one of the researchers looking into the history of Black Anna and the Jolly Butchers pub. As a new resident in Norwich, that was the very first time I heard her name mentioned. I am a jazz musician myself, and I
went on the Internet to listen to her singing. The first song I heard her sing was ‘Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me’, a classic old blues of the 1920s era, which I used to play with my band fifteen years ago. That
encouraged me to look a bit more into her history.
I loved the fact that she was a very welcoming person, non-judgemental, and the fact that ‘queer’ people were made to feel welcome. Her patrons having a good time was the main thing. She was not interested in being
the star of the show; she wanted everyone to join in the singing. She got offers to go to America and perform there, but the second generation Italian was Norwich born and happy to stay in Norwich, offering a safe
haven and fun times to people who would have not been welcome in other establishments of this fine city.
As an incomer myself, I feel the welcoming vibes of Norwich, and as a musician with a sense of party, I feel the Jolly Butchers would have been my local, so it felt natural to honour her life with a song.
Xavier Mathey, Researcher
Not long ago in Ber Street was a tiny smoke-filled barChock-a-block with people who had come from near and far
They came to hear a legend of the Norwich music sceneAt the Jolly Butchers Anna was the undisputed queen
CHORUS:Welcome, welcome one and all, the doors are open wide
We’re gonna raise the roof tonight, so you better get insideTramp or vamp or just a bit camp, welcome to the club
Don’t mess around just get you down the Jolly Butcher’s pub
The daughter of Italians her name was AntoinetteThough she was called Black Anna by everyone she met
Her voice was loud, her manner proud, she always dressed in blackAnd if you fell asleep, she had a doss house at the back
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She could have gone off to The States to further her careerInstead it was Americans who all queued up to see ‘er
Now when she sang they said her twang sounded like a manBut then they fell in love and joined the army of her fans
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She sang the blues and jazz and folk, she sang with all the greatsShe treated all the students as if they were her mates
So muscle in and grab a gin, get ready for a rompAnd all join in, as Anna sings the Jolly Butchers stomp
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