Back Court singer

[DannyGill]

Hi everyone,
I remember in the soo-side the back court singer coming round [was it a Sun evening ?] and standing there with his bunnet in his hand and singing for all he was worth and if he was lucky a few windaes would open and a penny would be thrown out to him. Or maybe somebody would throw down a jeely piece, it had to be a Sat or Sun night as that was the only time oor Ma's and Da's had any money after being paid on a Friday. I visited Glasgow last year and everywhere I looked there were people sitting begging with a polystyrene cup in their hands and they were of all age groups , at least the back court singer gave you a wee bit of entertainment same as the guy years ago in the Toon would sit with his colouring chalks and draw pictures on the pavement.

[amelia]

Hi Danny
I'm going back years ago there used to be a man who sat outside Hutchy Grammar school in Crown drawing does anyone remember this.
Amelia

[DannyGill]

Hi Danny
I'm going back years ago there used to be a man who sat outside Hutchy Grammar school in Crown drawing does anyone remember this.
Amelia

Hi Amelia,
Was Hutchy Grammar school on the corner of Rutherglen Rd and Moffat St ?, or you said Crown was that Crown st ? Amelia.
Danny

[Jimbo]

I remember the school on Crown Street, I also remember wondering, as a youngster, why they had a school on, at that time, a busy main road!

[Granny911]

Hi Danny, I remember the back court singer who would sing in the court of the block of the houses on Wolseley st, Fauldhouse st, Logan st and Rutherglen rd. God love that wee man he sung for all he was worth and only got a few coppers for his effort and even then that was if he was lucky. Sheila

[accobra]

Hello Danny ,
just a little contribution to your Back court antics .
Living on the ground floor was fairly tame but mothers on the second and top floor would chuck out
"jelly pieces" after a shout from a child down below and this would be wrapped in a grease proof
paper but sometimes the "piece " would become detached from its wrapping.

i would sometimes walk up to a bridge over the Clyde and the "Disabled Artists" would be sitting on
the pavement of the Bridge with no legs but managed to create some fabulous pavement art with
the use of coloured crayons . I feel sure that they were veterans of the First World War.

Having visited the Somme and other Battlefield Cemetries in France it was evident that there was
a few Glasgow Regiments including The Tram regiment , The Boys Brigade regiment,and many
others. I believe these veterans had genuine hardships.


Best regards Reg

[tweedlie5]

accobra I remember the flying pieces, ours, used to get put in a milanda loaf wrapper....remember milanda loaf it was lovely sof plain bread with dark crunchy crusts Yum, I can taste it now

[Jimbo]

Re: the school in Crown Street, It seems to me that it was Hutcheson BOYS (maybe grammar) school.

[DannyGill]

Hello Danny ,
just a little contribution to your Back court antics .
Living on the ground floor was fairly tame but mothers on the second and top floor would chuck out
"jelly pieces" after a shout from a child down below and this would be wrapped in a grease proof
paper but sometimes the "piece " would become detached from its wrapping.

i would sometimes walk up to a bridge over the Clyde and the "Disabled Artists" would be sitting on
the pavement of the Bridge with no legs but managed to create some fabulous pavement art with
the use of coloured crayons . I feel sure that they were veterans of the First World War.

Having visited the Somme and other Battlefield Cemetries in France it was evident that there was
a few Glasgow Regiments including The Tram regiment , The Boys Brigade regiment,and many
others. I believe these veterans had genuine hardships.


Best regards Reg

Hi Reg,
Yes I remember the "piece" sometimes coming apart from it's wrapper or when it landed [being thrown from the top floor window] it got flattened but oh still great to eat .I also remember some of those disabled artists and what beautiful pictures they drew on the pavements, in fact Reg Walking along Argyle st just at the Trongate with my Ma one of the artists was drawing a picture on the ground with his" bunnet " with a few coins in it and I asked my Ma why does he do it. Well my Ma answered in her wisdom" son you never know what happened to that man in his lifetime" and it's true who knows what happened in a persons lifetime, like the veterans of wars.
Danny .

[DannyGill]

Hi Danny, I remember the back court singer who would sing in the court of the block of the houses on Wolseley st, Fauldhouse st, Logan st and Rutherglen rd. God love that wee man he sung for all he was worth and only got a few coppers for his effort and even then that was if he was lucky. Sheila

Hi Shelia,
Yes fair play to all those back court singers, they would have been a sensation on today's karioke scene
Danny