Help: St Ann's Reel

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 07:56 PM

Don Messer playing the tune:

St. Anne's Reel

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: HiHo_Silver
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 08:05 PM

Over the years have heard many variations of this tune. It has been around this region since at least the early forties. I first heard it from fellows who came home from the lumber camps in N. S. and N. B. The followinmg is the version I play.
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Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 08:06 PM

Mallett's song:

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 08:08 PM

Mallett's song:

The Ballad of St.Anne's Reel

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 11:03 AM

On the lighter side, here's a lyric from 'Stompin' Tom Connors


ST. ANNE'S SONG AND REEL
"Stompin'" Tom Connors



I was livin' in the city where you never get to know why they never play a fiddle on the radio
Then one day I met a country girl and now I'm a -livin' in another world

Up and to the barn dance we did go, swing your honey and you doh-se-doh
Fiddle up a little bit of St. Ann's Reel, promenade her home and you click your heels



A little sip of cider wouldn't do her any harm when you take her for a hayride on the farm
Make that country girl your wife and you'll be happy all your life

Pick a little guitar, sing a little song, Gran' ma got the old man steppin' right along
Do a little kissin' if you get a little chance when you do a little swingin' at the Old Barn Dance



The little dog chewin' on the old man's pipe and the old man chewin' at the dog all night
Where did the caller's hair-piece go? It's hangin' on the end of the fiddler's bow

Have another corn-cob, yellow and big, clap your hands now and do a little jig
Swing your honey all around the hall, promenade her home now and that'll be all.


Note: the vocal follows the form of one "A" part followed by one "B" part. The instrumental part follows the conventional A A B B form

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel/dance notation
From: GUEST,veronica partridge
Date: 20 Sep 09 - 03:22 PM

i'm doing a scottish ceilidh soon.. anyone know if there is a dance for st.anne's reel

Subject: RE: Help: St Ann's Reel
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Sep 09 - 07:47 AM

It occurred to me recently that you could write some great lyrics and sing it as "Satan's Real" if you were that way inclined.