Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling People

Subject: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling People
From: Etan
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 12:15 AM

I've been trying to pick out the melody & arrange Ewan MacColl's "Freeborn Man of the Travelling People" on my C/G anglo concertina -- with difficulty. It appears to be in the key of A or A minor, which is very tough to play in on the C/G concertina. Does anybody have an ABC file that I can use to do a transposition? (Or better yet, the transposition itself either in ABC format or in pdf'd or jpg'd music notation.) Any other concertina players out there?

-- Etan

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling Peopl
From: Peace
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 12:20 AM

http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiFREBRNMN;ttFREBRNMN.html

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling Peopl
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 02:12 AM

The site Peace linked to was a Google cache of "Yet Another Digital Tradition," a mirror of our Digital Tradition Folk Song Database that provides our tunes in a number of forms of notation. I hope one will work for you.
I changed to a direct link to "Yet Another" for the sake of clarity.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling Peopl
From: Tootler
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 04:44 AM

The link shows it in A which I agree, is awkward on the anglo. Transpose down a tone to G should make it OK. Of course there is then the issue of how it sits with your voice.

I would transpose up a minor third to C which would suit my voice better (singing an octave below written). It is a song I have long been meaning to learn, so thanks to Peace for the link. I have no excuse now <g>.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling People
From: Peace
Date: 26 Apr 07 - 11:44 AM

Welcome.

Joe, I looked in the DT but that version didn't have Notation, ABC, etc. It was just the lyrics. That's why I went with the numachi site.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling Peopl
From: nutty
Date: 26 Apr 07 - 12:37 PM

If you drop the ABC FILE into the converter   HERE   you can transpose into any key you wish.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling People
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Nov 07 - 11:43 AM

Hi, anyone got the chords for freeborn man by ewan mccollthanks BEN.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Freeborn Man of the Travelling People
From: Shaneo
Date: 09 Nov 07 - 07:46 AM

Here you go for chords
It's the key of 'G but there is a chords changer on the site if G' does not suit your voice