The Parker's Piece Feast
THE PARKER’S PIECE FEAST (She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain) Words by Dave Cohen  Sung and Transcribed by Bethany Kirby Verse 1 Was in 1838 at Parker’s Piece Fifteen thousand ate a massive lunchtime feast It was for the celebration, Queen Victoria’s Coronation Must have been a million farts and burps released. CHORUS: Singing I, I, yippee yippee I Singing I, I, pickle bread and pie ...
3m Jul 23, 2018
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Kings College Cambridge Webcast -- Blazing Harmonies - the spirit of Etty Hillesum
1hr 2m May 02, 2018
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The Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Poem by Michael Rosen to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 There are gaps there are blanks in the house of my life there's a face nothing more something gone from my life She was here he was there in the rooms of my life there's a place for them both in the words of my life. This poem was commissioned by Helen Weinstein, Director of Historyworks. Michael Rosen and Helen Weinstei...
2m Mar 12, 2018
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Yours Hopefully
Poem by Michael Rosen Meine Lieben* my dears, from where we are now but I can’t say how we have hopes we have fears. So send us news send us a word as we haven’t heard. Please send for our brothers send for our mother. Nothing more can be said as this letter may be read by others. Dear sisters from your brothers between us such a distance meine Lieben ambestens**. I close th...
1m Mar 09, 2018
1m
Kindness
A poem by Michael Rosen A knock at the door A catch of breath Find a way out Or is that way death? The danger of being heard The danger of being seen The danger of being us But what does it mean? Running in the dark Listening for voices Press on or hide? Impossible choices. The danger of being heard The danger of being seen The danger of being us But what does it mean? A knock ...
1m Mar 09, 2018
1m
Tagi Hina
Traditional song of longing sung by women on Tokelau Islands as their men were taken away in slave ships in the 1860s performed by ReSound Acappella Choir.
2m Mar 09, 2018
2m
Zourouni and Yalla Awlehd
Sayyid Dawish, Arr. Reem Kelani performed by ReSound Acappella Choir, based on an Egyptian love song – ‘Visit me at least once a year, it’s not fair to forget about me’ Well known throughout the Arabic speaking world as a song of longing for home . Zourouni Kulli Sana Marra Haram Tinsouni Bil Marra Zourouni Kulli Sana Marra Haram Tinsouni Bil Marra x3  Ana ‘Amalti Eih Fikum Tishakouni wa-...
3m Mar 09, 2018
3m
Way Over Yonder
3m Mar 09, 2018
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I'm Gonna Lift My Brother Up
2m Mar 09, 2018
2m
Power of Words
Song especially commissioned by Historyworks to mark HMD 2018, with lyrics written by the renowned poet Michael Rosen and arranged for voices by the composer, Kirsty Martin and performed by ReSound Acappella Choir Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x x there's a face x x nothing more x x something gone x x from my life x x Verse 2: She was here …...
3m Mar 09, 2018
3m
Just As the Heart Beats
by Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost, a British citizen imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay 2002-2005  performed by ReSound Acappella choir Just as the heart beats In the darkness of the body So I despite this cage I continue to beat with life Those who have no courage or honour Consider themselves free, but they are slaves I am flying on the wings of thought And so, even in this cage I know a g...
3m Mar 09, 2018
3m
Unison in Harmony
(Words and music by Jim Boyes) performed by ReSound Acappella Choir Soaring skywards; leaping sideways Do or die words cleave the air Joy and laughter; mornin's after Raise the rafters, we don't care If the roof’s beyond repair Raise the rafters, raise the rafters Raise the rafters, we don't care If the roof’s beyond repair Sisters, brothers, to all others, Let this be our guiding sta...
2m Mar 09, 2018
2m
Citizens Shanty
This song goes to a traditional shanty tune ‘Roll the old chariots along’, text, Boff Whalley performed by ReSound Acappella Choir, which you can hear from the concert where Rowena Whitehead had invited the audience to participate in learning the songs! VERSE 1 Well we’ve come a long way for to find ourselves a home x 3 Because we’re citizens of the world CHORUS And you’re more than, more ...
3m Mar 09, 2018
3m
Ya Basta
Performed by ReSound Acappela Choir
3m Mar 09, 2018
3m
When Love Had No Road
Alison Burns, words adapted from a poem, Vow, by Clare Shaw performed by ReSound Acappella Choir Yes, say yes, say yes, say yes [‘Cos when] Love had no road, we built it We shouldered its stones and its dirt, and built it We laid aside our hurt and built it When love needed a road Love had no road, we shouldered its dirt we laid aside our hurt and built it When love needed a road Love...
2m Mar 09, 2018
2m
Creo en la Paz
Text: Rafaela Chacon Nardi, music: Electo Silva, Cuba performed by Resound Acappella Choir I believe in peace, in children, in doves, in freedom, in weeping and happiness, in your heart, in light I believe in the new country And our animated love of life. Creo en la Paz, los ninos, las palomas, la libertad El llanto, y la alegria, tu corazon, la luz Creo, creo en la paz Creo en la patria...
1m Mar 09, 2018
1m
This Whole Earth
4m Mar 09, 2018
4m
And Still we Rise
Words and music by Alison Burns  performed by Resound Acappella Choir Not by one do we run, not by one do we stand. Not by one do we carry, not by one do we plan. Not by one do we fly, not by one do we land . Not by one, by one Not by one do we shine, not by one do we sing. Not by one do we finish , not by one do we begin. Not by one do we climb, not by one do we win. Not by one, by one ...
4m Mar 09, 2018
4m
We are One World
Song composed by Sue Kirkpatrick chosen for the powerful and uplifting lyrics which guided the event to the closing words when Helen Weinstein thanked everyone for their generosity of time and talent, fundraising and support for Refugees. In this recording you can hear that the leader of ReSound, Rowena Whitehead had asked the audience to join in their voices, which everyone really enjoyed! Pa...
1m Mar 09, 2018
1m
We Are One by Dr Ysaye Marie Barnwell
This song has a terrific message which resonates with the HMD theme for this year and the message is that there is a way to build a positive future. The song is by Dr. Ysaye Marie Barnwell (Sweet Honey in the Rock) Part 1 For each child that's born a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are Part 2 For each child that's born star rise and sing who we are Part 3 We are ...
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
Part 1 Build the Road to Peace arranged by Paul Halley
This song is chosen for HMD because the message of respecting and embracing diversities and promoting equalities is highlighted by Cambridge City Council as the value communicated by the marking of Holocaust Memorial Day. You may recognize the melody adapted from the very famous Ode to Joy; and in the Road To Peace we have lyrics composed by Paul Seeger, original melody by Beethoven, musical a...
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
Part 2 Build the Road to Peace arranged by Paul Halley
This song is chosen for HMD because the message of respecting and embracing diversities and promoting equalities is highlighted by Cambridge City Council as the value communicated by the marking of Holocaust Memorial Day. You may recognize the melody adapted from the very famous Ode to Joy; and in the Road To Peace we have lyrics composed by Paul Seeger, original melody by Beethoven, musical a...
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
Part 1 - When Love had no Road - Lyrics by Clare Shaw & Melody by Alison Burns
WHEN LOVE HAD NO ROAD resonates with the HMD testimonies of those who have survived genocides and are dislocated by war, where the journey along the road as a migrant or refugee is so powerful as an experience in their travels and as a metaphor for their survival, and this lyric the road is about love, because it is love that can restore and build a road, it is love that can build a structure t...
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
Part 2 - When Love had no Road - Lyrics by Clare Shaw & Melody by Alison Burns
WHEN LOVE HAD NO ROAD resonates with the HMD testimonies of those who have survived genocides and are dislocated by war, where the journey along the road as a migrant or refugee is so powerful as an experience in their travels and as a metaphor for their survival, and this lyric the road is about love, because it is love that can restore and build a road, it is love that can build a structure t...
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
One Heart Beating - Lyrics & Melody by Sue Kirkpatrick
Part 1 We are one world, one voice, one heart beating We are one world, one voice, one heart beating Part 2 Everybody living in this world Everybody’s got a voice, let’s use it Everybody living in this world; One heart beating Part 3 We are one world – we are one heart beating We are one world – one heart beating
1m Feb 08, 2018
1m
The Hebrew Cannon - Su Hart
Words for this version of the Hebrew Cannon: Lie la lie lie Lie la lie lie Lie la lie lie la lie lie Lie lie Lie lie lie lie Lie lie lie la lie lie Lie lie Lie la lie lie Lie la lie lie la lie lie This is a traditional jewish tune which has been set out as a song with a musical arrangement and license purchased by Historyworks for our HMD project and performances from Su Hart's The Jo...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Lyrics by Michael Rosen (commissioned by Historyworks (http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/) ) Musical Arrangement by Kirsty Martin. Download Score HERE (https://historyworks-media-01.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/power_of_words_-_full_score.pdf) Performed by ReSound Acappella Choir & Milton Road Primary Choir. Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x ...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
(Melody) Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Lyrics by Michael Rosen (commissioned by Historyworks (http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/) ) Musical Arrangement by Kirsty Martin. Download Score HERE (https://historyworks-media-01.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/power_of_words_-_full_score.pdf) Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x x there's a face x x nothing more x x something gone x x from my ...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
(Low Harmony) Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Lyrics by Michael Rosen (commissioned by Historyworks) (http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/) Musical Arrangement by Kirsty Martin. Download Score HERE (https://historyworks-media-01.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/power_of_words_-_full_score.pdf) Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x x there's a face x x nothing more x x something gone x x from my l...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
(High Harmony) Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Lyrics by Michael Rosen (commissioned by Historyworks (http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/) ) Musical Arrangement by Kirsty Martin. Download Score HERE (https://historyworks-media-01.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/power_of_words_-_full_score.pdf) Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x x there's a face x x nothing more x x something gone x x from my ...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
DEMO ALL PARTS Power of Words - Summoning up the Absentees by Michael Rosen
Lyrics by Michael Rosen (commissioned by Historyworks (http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/) ) Musical Arrangement by Kirsty Martin. Download Score HERE (https://historyworks-media-01.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploads/power_of_words_-_full_score.pdf) Verse 1: There are gaps x x there are blanks x x in the house x x of my life x x there's a face x x nothing more x x something gone x x from my ...
3m Feb 08, 2018
3m
The Hebrew Cannon
Conducted by Rowena Whitehead, Mario Satchwell and Anna-Louise Lawrence leading the choirs of ReSound Acappella Choir & Milton Road Primary Choir and Cambridge primary school singers.
2m Feb 05, 2018
2m
Welcome and a message from Eva Clarke, Holocaust Survivor
2m Feb 05, 2018
2m
Welcome & Messages from the Right Worshipful The Mayor of Cambridge and Executive Councillor for Communities
WELCOME TO THE CIVIC EVENT The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Cambridge, George Pippas, explains why we mark Holocaust Memorial Day as a city. CAMBRIDGE PLEDGE TO EQUALITY Councillor Richard Johnson affirms Cambridge as a place which rejects all forms of persecution, discrimination, and hatred.
4m Feb 05, 2018
4m
The Power of Words - Summoning Up The Absentees
THE POWER OF WORDS Holocaust survivor, Eva Clarke, born in a Nazi concentration camp just days before Liberation, underlines the importance of Holocaust Education and introduces this year’s theme, ‘The Power of Words’. SIX FOR SIX Six candles are lit to pay tribute to the six million murdered during the Holocaust. Candles are symbolic to honour the victims of the genocides that have scarred ...
5m Feb 05, 2018
5m
A Name is a Portrait - Jo Ingabire
Visiting guest speaker, Jo Ingabire, the co-founding director of the charity Survivors Tribune describes her experiences during the genocide in Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda, there’s a saying that goes, ‘The name is the person’ and today this carries more meaning than ever. “Words create. They create words adorned with love, poetry, music or hate and fear. In the past they have cursed nations with wa...
6m Feb 05, 2018
6m
Words Are Ours
Young people’s poetry from Coleridge Community College, Parkside Community College and Trumpington Community College reflects on the testimony of life stories told by survivors of Genocides, taking the blank page as a friend to show that words belong to them.
3m Feb 05, 2018
3m
Why Words Matter to Disabled People - Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis, Development Officer, Cambridgeshire Alliance for Independent Living tells how people with disabilities receive verbal abuse but some advise to ignore it with the adage ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’. However, for disabled people words matter, and ‘names WILL always hurt me’. Lines of poetry by Martin Niemöller.
5m Feb 05, 2018
5m
From Belsen to London: Peter Lantos
Visiting guest speaker, Peter Lantos, was deported to Bergen-Belsen from Hungary; he survived, studied medicine, became Professor of Neuropathology in London, and on retirement exchanged the writing of medical papers for writing books and plays. “Words of hate can turn into actions of hate, in relation to my childhood experience of the Holocaust and the aftermath under Communist dictatorship i...
10m Feb 05, 2018
10m
Build a Better World - The Leading Notes: Impington Village College
The ‘Leading Notes’ composing and singing group from Impington Village Community College respond to seeing news from war-torn areas and their realization that children who are unsafe or on the move fleeing these situations often have no access to education. Lyrics Walking down a dusty road Children's eyes are full of hope They're chasing their wildest dreams While sitting in this hopeless ...
5m Feb 05, 2018
5m
Words the Change the World - Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, describes how there have been great speeches in the past and present – speeches that unite and speeches that divide – but we need to be defending universal rights.
6m Feb 05, 2018
6m
The Power of Actions: Words Without Deeds are Dead
Elliot Harris, Chair of CamCRAG, Cambridge Convoy Refugee Action Group, & Social Enterprise Supervisor at Wintercomfort. Elliot talks about how volunteers from Cambridge to Calais show that anybody can turn words into actions.
5m Feb 05, 2018
5m
We are One World
Song composed by Sue Kirkpatrick chosen for the powerful and uplifting lyrics which will guide the event to the closing words.
2m Feb 05, 2018
2m
Hopefully Yours - by Michael Rosen
The event ends with those gathered invited to unite their voices to sing or hum along to the Hebrew Cannon as we hear Michael Rosen’s poem called “Hopefully Yours” commissioned for the HMD human rights poetry and song concert.
1m Feb 05, 2018
1m
Michael Rosen BBC Radio Cambs Interview
Michael Rosen talks about his Historyworks project with Cambridge schools called 'History Beneath Our Feet' collaborating on poetry inspired by local history, interviewed on BBC Cambs with BBC's Jeremy Sallis on Lunchtime Live, broadcast on 29th November 2017
25m Nov 30, 2017
25m
1 Railway Track
2m Nov 24, 2017
2m
Coming of the Railway
Year 5 pupils of Ridgefied Primary School wrote a song about the coming of the Railways to Cambridge in 1845, and who was benefitting from the railways like the Headly Eagle foundry enterprise, and who was not doing well like those who ran haulage businesses using the river as a trade route, or horse and wagons for transporting goods.
1m Nov 24, 2017
1m
Eagle Engine Number 9
1m Nov 24, 2017
1m
I have a song to sing
2m Nov 24, 2017
2m
Mill Road Railway Workers
2m Nov 24, 2017
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