Joan Frey Boytim : The First Book of Tenor Solos Part II Songlist: Londonderry Air, Auld Lang Syne, Amazing Grace, Early One Morning, Lullaby, Dacw "Nghariad I Lawr Yn Y Berllan, Carrickfergus, Down By The Sally Gardens, Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?, Whiskey In The Jar, An Irish Blessing, Riverdance, All Through The Night, Gin A Body, Believe Me, Scarbourough Fair, Greensleeves, The First Noel, Botany Bay, The Wild Rover Voicing: SATB | 9119b | Songbook | $15.95 ON SALE $13.95 | A Cappella The irresistible charm of this music will leave no choral singer unmoved and is bound to find favour with audiences. In them you will find homophonic movements, sweeping melodic lines, vocal imitations of Celtic instruments and rousing rhythms. This book brings together 20 of these traditional melodies in contemporary, modern arrangements for mixed chorus. The songs all tell stories that have been passed down through successive generations, with more facets than any other kind of traditional music: some are melancholy dirges, some playful and lively dance tunes. This revival may have been inspired by historical Hollywood epics, by popular dance acts such as "Riverdance", by Michael Flatley or purely by the emotional power of Celtic melodies. These several songs, however, will be the subjects of a future posts.Celtic music is enjoying a well-deserved revival. It has been noted that part of the melody is only similar to Down in Sally Gardens, but is also the melody to Rosin the Beau. Wexford Girl is itself likely derived from the old English song, The Cruel Miller. It is likely that the lyrics of "Down by the Willow Gardens" are related to the Irish song Wexford Girl, also known as Oxford Girl or The Bloody Miller, which also gave rise to the American song Knoxville Girl. The first professional recording was done in 1927 by GB Grayson and, and the song became more widely known following Charlie Monroe's recording in 1947. Though a wide variety of verses have historically existed, the song has become solidified to a standard several verses through recording and popularization. Cecil Sharpe documented the song's existence in North Carolina and Virginia in 1918. In America, the song was originally restricted to Appalachia, leading later folk music historian DK Wigley to conjecture that "It is as if an Irish local song never popularized on broadsides was spread by a single Irish peddler on his travels through Appalachia." The song was first documented in America in 1895 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. A song called "Rose Connelly" is mentioned by folk music collector Edward Bunting in Coleraine near Derry in 1811, and a version of the song was documented in Galway in 1923. This song likely originated in Ireland before coming to America. It can be found on this video, performed by the Kossoy Sisters. The version by Britten, based on an earlier Irish tune, is the most widely used one in folk music circles today, and the one that Maura O'Connell sings above.Īlso, of interest is an American song with a similar tune and name, called "Down in a Willow Garden", also known as "Rose Connelly". These include the Moorlough Shore (also the tune of "The Foggy Dew") in 1909 by Herbert Hughes, an original piece by Rebecca Clarke in the 1920s, a piece by John Ireland in 1934, a vocal setting by Ivor Gurney in 1938, and a setting by Benjamin Britten in 1943. Instead, they have been adapted to various different melodies. Yeat's words, based off of You Rambling Boys of Pleasure, were never set to that song's tune. Will I become a rover, sleep with the girl I never knew Let fortune never daunt you, my love, we're both young and the world is wide.īut there's one thing more that grieves me sore is to be called a runawayĪnd to leave the spot I was born in, oh Cupid cannot set me free,Īnd to leave that darling girl I love, oh alas, what will I do? With lots of liquor plentiful, flowing bowls on every side, With money to support us and keep us in good company. Sure I wish I was in Dublin town, and my true love along with me. The very next time I met my love, sure I thought her heart was mine,īut as the weather changes, my true love she changed her mind.Ĭursed gold is the root of evil, oh it shines with a glittering hue,Ĭauses many the lad and lass to part, let their hearts be ever so true. She advised me to take love easy, as the leaves grew on the tree.īut I was young and foolish, with my darling could not agree. 'Twas there I spied this pretty little girl, and those words to me sure she did say It was down by Sally's Garden one evening late I took my way. I set my mind on a handsome girl who ofttimes did me slight,īut my mind was never easy till my darling were in my sight. You rambling boys of pleasure, give ear to those few lines I write,Īlthough I'm a rover, and in roving I take great delight.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |