As recently revealed here on Folk Radio UK, Earth Recordings will open the door to Bagpuss & Co. once again, revealing for the first time the original music in all its newly-mastered splendour. The famous children’s TV series first aired in 1974, and as many folkies will know, the music and songs were co-written by Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner. They were the voices of Madeleine the Rag Doll and Gabriel the Toad.
The creator of the series, Oliver Postgate said of them “Between them, they could play every sort of instrument from a mountain dulcimer to an Irish fiddle. They knew and could sing every tune in the world and didn’t bother with written music, except as a last resort. They were exactly suited to be Gabriel the Toad and Madeleine the Rag Doll and in those roles were happy to play whatever music and sing whatever songs would be needed.”
Earlier this year at Sidmouth Folk Festival, Stick in the Wheel and Sandra Kerr got together to perform Weaving Song, our Song of the Day, which Sandra originally sang on Bagpuss. Watch the results below:
Read more about The Music from Bagpuss here.
‘The Music From Bagpuss’ Original Soundtrack by Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner
Out 16th November 2018 on Earth Recordings