Episode 51 Roses and Castles - Roving Traders
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Episode 51 Roses and Castles
Roving Traders are an integral part of the canal community, creating, entertaining, trading, and selling all manner of items from art and crafts and fenders, to musicians, performers, food and beverage providers, blacksmiths, you name it, it’s covered. In this episode Tales From The Swan’s Neck interviews one of the people keeping the traditional folk art of the canals alive. Kay Andrews has been trading from her boat Pea Green for four years, and she explains some of the intriguing history behind this most traditional of canal crafts.
Kay’s website: kayscanalcraftyarts.co.uk
Kay’s facebook / kayscanalcraftyarts
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Thanks for watching Ahmed
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Many Thanks!!!!
Thanks Thomas
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A very talented lady
That was rather nice
Thanks Bryn
I am a fan of this beautiful artwork - that was a very good interview! Thank you!
Nice, many thx for sharing this interview ... most enjoyable ... cheers
Glad you enjoyed it John
That was a wonderful interview with a very talented artist. Kay's work is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Have a Blessed day.
Great interview with an intelligent woman
You can always be relied on to give us something different and entertaining. Great interview with a very talented lady.
Thanks Thomas. Personally I think the roving traders are a diverse and integral part of the canal community, which I why I want to represent them on my channel.
Really enjoyed that one Andrew, I find it very addictive watching people painting their wares and making it look so easy. I've tried it and its not, just makes you appreciate it more.
Thanks Robert. I too enjoy and appreciate craftsmanship, and it's great to see so many creative people on the cut. And I'm sure you're right, looks easier than it actually is.
Great vlog…. Lots of talented people on the Narrowboats🥀
There certainly are Lynda. I think it's the creative and slightly unconventional types who are attracted to the lifestyle.
Overjoyed to see the art being kept alive and thriving. I was surprised by the number of folk in foreign parts that have a fascination with narrow boats. Long may the arteries of industrialization beat with the hearts of Narrow Boats. PS. I know of a lady living aboard a narrow boat in France, it's called Benjamin, she has a YT channel. A big hug for Kay keeping it trad!
Do you have a link for her channel, I'd love to watch it.
The link to the Benjamin channel is here czcams.com/video/crb-9w-TvGw/video.html. The narrow boat is kept at Auxerre on the River Yonne.
The planters seem cheap, given the work that goes into them. Very interesting vlog, thanks
Just found your channel, I love it! I'm gonna go back through the vids from the start, hoping we get to see inside the boat at night time, looks real cozy!
Thanks John
Very informative and nicely done. I'll check out her website as you suggest.
John, Ontario, Canada
Many thank John, I hope you enjoy reading Kay's blog about how she came to narrowboating. I thought I was the only person to buy a boat on a whim... apparently not.
@@talesfromtheswansneck An amazing woman indeed - talented and funny as hell.
I am missing the delightful holidays on the canals unfortunately due to covid and being tucked away at the far end of the earth in NZ.
Thanks for the informative vlog on canal art. I always thought of this as a type of gypsy-derived art as was done on their wagons.
Back in the days of working boats all was not so pristine and clean as these days so this colourful art was probably a way of adding beauty to their world.
Thanks Derry. Yes that is one theory that the art was derived from Romany Gypsies who came to work on the canals. I'm lead to believe that the old working boats were either beautifully maintained and clean with polished brass-work and nicely painted, or they tended to be filthy hovels. I suspect that the Number 1s, (carriers who owned their own boats) probably took great pride in the appearance of the craft.
Nice insight on this tradition - thanks for such a good interview.
Thanks John.
Lovely artwork. I used to do lots of wood turning and painting on bowl boxes and tops. My sister and niece do lots of art on wood bowls, my sister also carves life like birds. Always love seeing artworks. Thanks.
Thanks Skip, would I be correct in assuming that traditional crafts and arts in Alaska are based on the Native American influence? I might have to google that
@@talesfromtheswansneck There is much art influenced by Native North Americans here. Mostly from those along the coast. They had a better source of richer and more plentiful food giving them more spare time for artwork. My artwork on bowls came more from Scandinavian sources. My Artwork done on bowls came from Hardanger fiddles. Fran has always been good doing animals. Really loves doing birds.
Surely an "ENGLISHMANS' HOME IS HIS CASTLE", even if it is a boat, so a bit of 'tongue in cheek', humour there. But also, a cheapish means to have a personalised addition to any boaters boat, ( insert boats name here ) Great informative vid as ever.
Thanks Frank
Could canal art have been an extension of Gypsy caravans that were decorated.....
That is certainly one theory, that romany gypsies went to work on the canals and brought with them some of the decorative style of their caravans. Certainly plausible
It would be great being able to 'work from home' on a boat even though the artist has a home based house. I love that people are opting out of the hamster wheel and actually living.
I for one got fed-up with working for The Machine and jumping through hoops, and I'm sure many others on the canals feel the same. Occasionally I ask myself if I'm disillusioned with the modern world because I'm getting older, but I don't think that's it because a lot of young people I speak to feel the same. Time to slow down and seek a simpler more fulfilling life I think.
@@talesfromtheswansneck Yes I jumped out about 5 years back from full time teaching with all the stress, went day to day relieving and when covid locked us down in New Zealand sorted things to do afterschool tutoring. Extremely frugal living but I'm actually working with kids who want to learn. Wisdom comes with age. Take care =-)
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I'm not a huge fan of that old style of canal art, too busy for my taste. Interesting interview with the artist nevertheless.
To be honest neither am I, but as part of canal heritage I'm pleased it's being kept alive, and as you know I do like a bit of social history.