He tells them to not say a word, but they both are more worried about the King letting it slip, because even though he's mute, he can still communicate (" The Minstrel, the Jester, and I ").

The heroic exploits of Wallace were passed on to posterity mainly in the form of tales collected and recounted by the poet Blind Harry, the Minstrel (?- 1492 ) whose original, probably oral sources were never specified.

The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick " Minstrel " Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist Keith " Bert " Zurbrigg.

DOREMI Music Publishing also published music from the original soundtracks of some of the SaGa games that Ito composed as piano sheet music book ; music from Romancing SaGa 3, Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song, and SaGa Frontier were written by Asako Niwa for piano solos of beginning to intermediate difficulty.

* The Minstrel Boy The original words were composed by Thomas Moore, set to an old traditional Irish air originally named " The Moreen ".

The production was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould as the Jester.

Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing " Many Moons Ago " as a bedtime story.

Blind Guardian, a power metal band from Germany, also has a song inspired by Tristan and Iseult's story, " The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight ", from their A Night at the Opera album.

Carabao first came into the national spotlight with their third album, Waniphok ( วณ ิ พก-" The Wandering Minstrel "), the title song of which told the story of a blind street musician and became a major hit.

* Cantus the Minstrel ( performed by Jim Henson )-Cantus and the Minstrels continually travel to different parts of the cave, and stop several times at Fraggle Rock.

Williams was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, ran away from home at age 12 to join Billy Kersand's Traveling Minstrel Show, then moved to New Orleans.

The player at the centre bottom is playing the Minstrel and the player to the right is the Dwarf.

Since its cancellation, The Black and White Minstrel Show has come to be seen more widely as an embarrassment, despite its huge popularity at the time.

", " Aggravatin ' Papa ( Don't Try to Two-Time Me )", " Reefer Man " for Cab Calloway in 1932, " Dynamite Rag ", " Cornfield Rag ", " Minstrel Man Rag ", " Meet Me at No Special Place ", " Alhambra Syncopated Waltzes ", " Te-na-na ", and " Palesteena ".

* Guide to American Minstrel Show Collection at Houghton Library, Harvard University

A Minstrel song would then be sung at the beginning of each episode, over the episode title, providing a playful poetic synopsis in short prose of what could be expected to be seen.

He also wrote a number of books which ran into several editions, including Harry Lauder at Home and on Tour ( 1912 ), A Minstrel in France ( 1918 ), Between You and Me ( 1919 ), Roamin ’ in the Gloamin ’ ( 1928 autobiography ), My Best Scotch Stories ( 1929 ), Wee Drappies ( 1931 ) and

As a two-year-old Risen Star was lightly raced, winning the Minstrel Stakes at Louisiana Downs.

Shipped to England at age four, he wound up a half-length behind The Minstrel and Orange Bay in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and won the Coronation Cup.

Achievement followed achievement, with Richards winning the 1947 2, 000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse aboard Tudor Minstrel by 8 lengths, the largest winning margin in the race since 1900.

A powerfully built, handsome chestnut colt with a white blaze, four white stockings and a gentle disposition, The Minstrel was purchased at the 1975 Keeneland Sales yearling auction by a group headed by the flamboyant British racing enthusiast Robert Sangster ( 1936-2004 ).

In 1977, The Minstrel won major races at racetracks in England and Ireland.

The Minstrel was re-acquired by Windfields Farm and syndicated for $ 9 million to stand at stud in Maryland.

His most important works at the academy were: A Gleaner and Grecian Archer, 1828 ; Cupid and Hymen ( depicting Cupid blowing on the torch of Hymen to rekindle its flame ) and busts of Thorwaldsen and John Rennie, 1831 ; The Archer ( which he afterwards presented to the Athenaeum Club ) and bust of Wilkie, 1833 ; The Minstrel, 1834 ; a group of four figures in marble, 1837.

The music was edited by RA Smith, and the collection was published at Edinburgh under the name of the Scottish Minstrel ( 1821 – 1824 ).

* The Black and White Minstrel Show – opened in 1962 at the Victoria Palace Theatre and closed about 1972 – 10 years

In 1808 John exhibited a picture " The Lay of the Last Minstrel " at the Lyceum in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh – the first public exhibition of paintings in that city – and continued for some years to exhibit fancy subjects ; but, although freely and sweetly painted, they were altogether without the force and character which stamped his portrait pictures as the works of a master.

Minstrel shows spread to London by 1846m and remained a major fixture in London until at least the 1880s.

These pirated performances took many forms, including burlesques, productions with men playing women's roles and vice-versa, spoofs, variety acts, Minstrel show versions, all-black and Catholic productions, German, Yiddish and other foreign-language versions, performances on boats or by church choirs, and productions starring casts of children.

Champion racehorses trained by Vincent O ' Brien on the flat include Nijinsky II, Sir Ivor, Ballymoss, Alleged, The Minstrel and El Gran Senor.

It quickly became popular overseas, particularly so in Britain, where the tradition lasted longer than in the US, occurring on primetime TV as late as 1978 ( The Black and White Minstrel Show ) and 1981.

The Black and White Minstrel Show was a popular British musical variety show that featured blackface performers, and remained on British television until 1978.

George Banks ' plays included ' The Slave King ', written for the black actor Ira Aldridge, and ' The Swiss Father '; his popular songs included ' The Minstrel King ', ' Warwickshire Will ', and ' Dandy Jim of Caroline ' based on a negro melody ; and his poetry included ' Daisies in the Grass ' ( 1865 ).

*" A German Minstrel " – George P. Watson on Edison Records

The Black and White Minstrel Show was a British light entertainment show that ran on BBC television from 1958 to 1978 and was a popular stage show.

" Minstrel humor was simple and relied heavily on slapstick and wordplay.

Costello As recently as the mid-1970s the BBC screened The Black and White Minstrel Show on television, starring the George Mitchell Minstrels.

They were originally a six-piece, consisting of Arnold, lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick " Minstrel " Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist Keith " Bert " Zurbrigg, who always wore his trademark tuxedo on stage.

* Ian Anderson – flute on " Play, Minstrel, Play "

* Scott Hazell – backing vocals on " Play, Minstrel, Play "

A teenage sensation, he rode his first winner of the Epsom Derby on Never Say Die in 1954 aged 18 years and went on to win eight more, on Crepello ( 1957 ), St. Paddy ( 1960 ), Sir Ivor ( 1968 ), Nijinsky ( 1970 ), Roberto ( 1972 ), Empery ( 1976 ), The Minstrel ( 1977 ) and Teenoso ( 1983 ).

He also guest-starred on Batman as " The Minstrel " in two episodes in 1966.

Ian Anderson had produced Steeleye Span ’ s album Now We Are Six in 1974 and first demonstrated a clear interest in more traditional sound on Minstrel in the Gallery ( 1975 ), but it was in 1977 with the release of Songs from the Wood ( 1977 ) that Anderson took the band into electric folk territory.

An album of selected recordings made by Forster Charlton was issued as Billy Pigg, the Border Minstrel on the Leader label in 1971, and re-released on CD in 2004.

The orchestration on " Minstrel of the Dawn " and " Approaching Lavender " was arranged by Randy Newman.

* Randy Newman-String arrangement on " Minstrel of the Dawn " and " Approaching Lavender "