Roll Out the Barrel: The British Pub on Film (2-DVD)

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The first point to make is that a barrel is a measure, 36 gallons of beer, not a type of container and a cask is just a name for a container the beer comes in. The following names are specific to the volume of beer in the container.

No.” the owner agreed. He casually touched the nearest one. Then stared at his fingers, which were now bright red. “No. We don’t have any red ones.” It was some time after this that my Dad decided to organize street A.R.P. patrols. The phrases ‘bolting horses’ and ‘stable door’ do spring to mind perhaps. But then, during those hectic days, the fact that you’d been bombed once was no guarantee that you couldn’t be again. It is useful to remember these sizes, it’s very common for landlords to talk about selling 10 barrels a week when they actually mean 10 firkins. The difference between 2880 pints and 720 pints is a lot! Dad: (furious) “What!” Ten bloody bob! When you’ve got thousands of ’em? When we’ll be protecting your place ’n all?” The owner was stubborn. Dad came away barrelless and angry, at what he considered a mean injustice. It wasn’t just the money. There was a lot of pride, principle at stake now. The rather flexible moral code of that time and area demanded that barrels must now be pinched.ROLLING IN THE BARREL [1] (Ag rolladh sa bhairille). AKA – “Roll Out the Barrel.” AKA and see " Blossom of the New Tree (The)," " Fitzgerald's Reel," " Granshaw Glens," " Ladies Tight Dress (The)," " Lord Edward," " Miss Fargherson's New Reel," " Rakes of Abbey (The)," " Short Way to Heaven (A)," " Scotch Bonnet (The)," " Scotch Maggie," " Tap Room (The)," " Bhaintreach na radaireacht." Irish, Reel. D Dorian: E Dorian (Breathnach, Harker/Rafferty, O’Malley). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O’Malley): AAB (Breathnach, Harker/Rafferty). Often recorded by County Clare musicians. The tune is related to “ Tap Room (The)” (the title P.J. and Martin Hayes use) and “ Youngest Daughter (1) (The).” The reel was recorded by Kevin Burke as “Roll Out the Barrel," a name that is often interchangeable with "Rolling in the Barrel", however, although cognate, there are differences in the tunes that warrant separate entries. Oh sorry,” said Dad, with massive insincerity. A few more placating phrases, to allow Bill to calm down, then: Yeah. Best time to do it. After that last do, they’ll never be expecting a second one, same night. Don’t worry. I’ll look after yer.”

Beer Barrel Polka", originally in Czech " Škoda lásky", also known as " The Barrel Polka", " Roll Out the Barrel", or " Rosamunde", is a 1927 polka composed by Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda. [1] Lyrics were added in 1934, subsequently gaining worldwide popularity during World War II as a drinking song. [2] History [ edit ] Pro wrestler Crusher Lisowski used the song as his entrance music, and would often growl out a few bars of it during interviews. [ citation needed] As a landlord you spend many hours rolling those metal beer containers around your cellar but have you ever stopped to think about why they are that shape and size. In the Frasier episode, "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name", Frasier Crane and his new friends sing "Roll Out the Barrel" in a British-style pub as a frustrated, and bewildered Daphne Moon looks on. [ citation needed]Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. German accordionist Will Glahe recorded a popular cover titled "Rosamunde" in 1936; three years later, it topped the US Hit Parade as "Beer Barrel Polka" and became a popular jukebox spin throughout World War II, especially after it was covered by the Andrews Sisters. The vocal trio sang English lyrics from Lew Brown (" Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)") and Wladimir Timm about a garden party that livens up when the beer starts flowing. Their version was a #4 hit and spawned a polka craze throughout the country.

I only heard about their conversation at secondhand. It seems to have gone rather upon these lines: Traditionally flat stillage is the preferred method as already mentioned, the design of the barrel facilitates the best removal of the yeast sediment. However, in cellars where space is a premium upright stillage may be adopted as an alternative method. The metal spear is designed to be inserted into the barrel via the keystone and lowered to the bottom then slightly raised to lie above the sediment level, however it is not always easy to determine this and coupled with the fact that you cannot sample the beer prior to connecting to the beer lines means you can run the risk of getting cloudy beer into the lines. The second method using the floating widget alleviates this problem as the widget is designed to float on the top of the beer with its outlet just under the surface. However, it brings its own issues as you are always taking beer from the top where it is starting to oxidise and you can pull air into your beer lines causing the hand pulls to become “spongy” when operated. As they say sometimes needs must and with careful use the two upright dispense methods can be used successfully in smaller cellars.In a sense, though, all of the shorts on Roll Out The Barrel are looking to the past: a quest for the 'real' Britain, preserved by the pub, a perpetual attempt to recover something lost (a task that preoccupies people now, seemingly as much as ever, in this bunting-choked year of 2012.). It's the hazy, half-forgotten memory of a thing which may or may not have ever been. This is Britain, as seen through a pint glass, blearily. The barrel store owner had probably got to hear about this over the grapevine. I’d suspect that both he and Dad enjoyed the chat they had. Both East enders: with a weakness for this sort of situation. The polka became famous around the world. In June 1939, "Beer Barrel Polka", as recorded by Will Glahé, was number one on the Hit Parade. This version was distributed by Shapiro Bernstein. Glahé's earlier 1934 recording sold many copies in its German version Rosamunde. [ citation needed] John Serry Sr. arranged and recorded the polka for accordion and ensemble for RCA Thesaurus (1954). [ citation needed] Printed sources: - Breathnach ( Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. V), 1999; No. 111, p. 57. Harker ( 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 58, p. 18. O’Malley ( Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 41, p. 21.

PATEK, JOSEPH | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". Tshaonline.org . Retrieved 2016-10-10. Aged seventeen, fed-up with starving, he’d enlisted. His timing a shade unfortunate. Namely, June 1914. Found himself in a remote outpost called Exeter, Private Copley, James: 6068 Devon Rgt. For a few weeks, wore the flash red tunic and spiked helmet of that era. Brave Combo and Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra made their own compositions of "Beer Barrel Polka". [ citation needed]It’s a double celebration for Cornwall’s largest independent brewer as they mark Cask Ale Week, celebrating the best of British Beer.