The Scarecrow - Music

The Witches Of Elswick Were An English A Cappella Folk Quartet. They Were Becky Stockwell Gillian Tolfrey Bryony Griffith And Fay Hield. Much Of Their Material Came From Traditional Music Of The British Isles Including Two Sisters Lord Randall And Daddy Fox. They Also Performed More Comtemporary Folk Material Such As Once Lived In Service Peter Bellamy Soldier Soldier Peter Bellany Based On The Poem By Rudyard Kipling Bring Us A Barrel Keith Marsden . The Witches Took Their Name From Elswick Tyne And Wear Where They Shared A Flat And Is A Play On The Witches Of Eastwick. Gillian From Jarrow And Becky Became "drinking Buddies" When Becky Moved To Newcastle From Broadstairs In Kent. Bryony From Huddersfield Became Friends With The Two Of Them When She Moved To The Area To Be With Her Boyfriend A Dancer In A Traditional Dance Team Who Practised At The Local Pub. They Then Started Living In A Flat Together. When Fay From Keighley Starting A Degree Course A BMus In Folk And Traditional Music In 2001 At Newcastle University She Moved Into The Flat And The Group Formed Later That Year. The Group Formed Part Of WitchNotes A Seven-Part A Capella Group With Folk Musicians Grace Notes. Bryony Griffith Also Sung And Played Fiddle In Folk Group The Demon Barbers Which Also Includes Her Brother Ben Griffith On Drums. Due To Various Committments The Group Parted At The End Of 2007. read less