Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Jobs of Days Gone By #19 – The Cinema Usher

THE CINEMA USHER

Asked for your ticket

Quietly showed to your seat

Flash light lit the way


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Obscure words explained 102 – ban sidhe

BAN SIDHE (Banshee)

Old Irish, Fairy

Vengeful if one offends them

Clodhna their Queen


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Unusual U.K. place names 66. – Mavis Enderby

MAVIS ENDERBY, Lincolnshire
Brides of Enderby
Peal out a warning
When danger is imminent


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Other words explained 3. – Cittern

CITTERN

A stringed instrument

looks like a flat-backed Mandolin

Casual music


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Other words explained 2. – Musette

MUSETTE

A bagpipe from France

Bellows blown, tone like oboe

baroque at its best


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Other words explained 1. – Recorder

RECORDER

Internal duct flute*

in the group of instruments

well known as Woodwinds

* Internal Duct flute: A flute with a whistle also referred to as “fipple mouthed”


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Obscure words explained 58. – metronome

METRONOME

Device with sound clicks

Audible beats per minute

help for musicians


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Obscure words explained 28. – catharsis

CATHARSIS

Freeing emotions

music can do this to you

repression relief


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Mississippi Pub

Full summer is here

time to enjoy catfish snacks

In the marina

ww.mississippipub.com

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Messin’ about on the river

There’s moorings and docks

and bridges and locks

when messing about on the river

(A 1962 song by Josh McRae)