The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7589   Message #83863
Posted By: John in Brisbane
04-Jun-99 - 12:39 AM
Thread Name: Greatest Folksong Melodies
Subject: RE: Greatest Folksong Melodies
OK, here he goes again preaching on his favourite. What do you notice about the following list of most beloved melodies?

SONG Lyrics in DT Tune in DT
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

Y

N
Goodnight Irene Y N
Bells of Norwich N N
Donna Donna N N
The Ripe and Bearded Barley Y N
Bonny(ie) At Morn Y N
Otago (request made for this in thread) N N
For Our Lang Biding Here N N
Peter Amberlay (Peter Emberly) Y ?
Come Me Little Son N N
St. Clairs Defeat N N
My Dearest Dear N N
Bonapartes Retreat Y N
Danny Deever N N
The Coo Coo (Cuckoo?) ? ?
The Hand Weaver N N
October Winds N N
When First I Came To Caledonia Y N
Slaney Valley N N
May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose Y N

Sure, I've probably made a few mistakes along the way, and some of the lyrics or tunes may be in the DT somewhere, but if these really are our most loved songs then we should be sharing the whole experience of the missing elements with others. Because most of the contributors to this thread are Mudcat veterans, I probably don't need to say too much more.

If any newcomers need help in submitting tunes (in particular) let me know via this thread and I'll do whatever is needed to help you.

I'm off to a mini version of the Woodford Festival this weekend. Enjoy yours. Regards,
John