The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15298   Message #136656
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
15-Nov-99 - 11:18 PM
Thread Name: Dusting off Xmas repertoire
Subject: RE: Dusting off Xmas repertoire
I've no idea what my SO is, and probably wouldn't understand it anyway....

As regards to the Ilkley Moor, I have no idea where it is published as a hymn tune - which it was originally written as, the Yorkshire song came much later - but you should be able to find it in books of traditional English folk song, campsite songs, that sort of thing or try a tune site. It appears to be one of those songs you learn by osmosis - no one every actually writes it down or goes out with the actual intention of learning it, you just seem to magically know it when it get sung on bus journeys or at camp..... There must be thousands of songs out there that people never actually read to learn, or only know the first verse and a half to... Oh no, what have I started now!!!!!

However, if you really want, I can sing it down the phone to an answerphone near you, or send a cassette if you are really desperate, let me know on liz_the_squeak@ukgateway.net and we can negotiate the chocolate later...

LTS