Come Here: David/Colin
The Hand Weaver and the Factory Maid: Colin
The Queen's Jig/Sellinger's Round: Lorna/Laura
Planxty Irwin/Star of the County Down: Natalie
The Autumn Song: Anne/Alan
The Ballad of Bethnal Green: Sylvia
Winster's Gallop: John
How Happy We Will Be: Les
Monster Mash: Ken
Watching You Sleep: Mave
The Carnival Is Over: Phine
My Clinch Mountain Home: Angela/Roland
?/Rocky Road To Dublin: Bill 1:1
Solitude: Lucy
Terror Time: Anne/Alan
In The Smoke: David/Colin
She Moved Through The Fair: Colin
Dalesman's Litany: Laura/Colin
Good Advice: Lorna
Over The Hills And Far Away: Natalie
Slumber My Darling: Anne/Alan
Little Polly Perkins: Sylvia
The Full Haul: John
Isn't It Grand To Be Bloody Well Dead: Les
?: Ken
I Wonder If Anyone Will Marry Me Now: Mave
Autumn Leaves: Phine
When The Saints Go Marching In: Angela/Roland
What's The Life Of A Man?: Bill 1:1
St. James Hospital: Lucy
Things: Paul
The Bay of Biscay: Anne
January Man/Jumbo The Elephant: Paul
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4 comments:
The 'Paul' who did 'Jumbo the Elephant' & 'January Man' was the celebrated professional musician Paul Downes, who has played the Albert Hall and is an all-round Good Chap.
Re. Natalie's offerings ...
I have edited 'Planxty OWEN' to the correct title - 'Planxty IRWIN', as composed by that celebrated blind fiddler, Tourlough O'Carolan. Smashing tune!
'Maid of County Down' is a great tune as well.
Did you know that RVW collected that tune?
He labelled it 'Dives and Lazarus'.
He composed several orchestral variations thereon - worth a listen.
I have a hobby-horse about that tune.
It recurs throughout the folk canon in various guises, and with different lyrics.
That melody clearly occupies the communal consciousness of Celtic people.
Shall I continue?
...
Or not?
PSHAW! and SHAME ON YOU, DS&W! My minimal researches so far have confirmed my recollection that Carolan was, albeit a blind one, a HARPER, not a fiddler. Ever. There's no indication he ever even touched one, let alone saw one. You gossoon!
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