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Subject: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: 1122346 Date: 17 Sep 08 - 02:29 PM Does anybody know of any Co.Waterford songs I could listen to. I dont know many Waterford songs. I know Old Dungarvan Oak but really thats it. Could somebody could let me know of any songs that would be great or if possible the lyrics. Thanks Anthony |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: MartinRyan Date: 17 Sep 08 - 02:53 PM If you just put "Waterford" into the search box you'll turn up a few songs with Waterford connections in the Digital Tradition - and links to threads containing some more. There is at least one specialist collection of Waterford songs available in book form. Regards |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Bonnie Shaljean Date: 17 Sep 08 - 10:35 PM Try this discussion board, "For All Your Waterford Wants and Déise Desires" - there's a link for songs as well. http://www.upthedeise.com/waterfordmessageboard/index.php |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: ardmacha2 Date: 18 Sep 08 - 06:13 AM there is asong with reference to parts of waterford it is called THE ORCHARD. Most recently a couple of years ago Brendan Bowyer Recorded a song Waterford My hometown.I heard a recording of it on his website.If its still there Ill let you know shortly |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Dave Hanson Date: 18 Sep 08 - 09:12 AM The Dubliners recorded a song called ' The Waterford Boys ' it's on the ' Live In Carre ' album which incidently was Lukes last one before his too early death. eric |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: MartinRyan Date: 18 Sep 08 - 12:14 PM The book I was thinking of was: The Ballads and Songs of Waterford Collected and Edited by Dermot Power Published by the Munster Express newspaper in 1992. May still be available locally or online. It's described as Vol. 1 - but I don't know if there was a second published. Regards |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Seán Báite Date: 19 Sep 08 - 09:21 AM There's the one mentioned in this thread on Liam Clancy's messageboard : Port Lairge / Waterford - Liam Clancy Messageboard Both the English and the Irish lyrics are given in the thread. You'll find the melody in that O'Donoghue's Opera film with the Dubliners in it (the whole film can be found through a Google video search). Mind you, Waterford only really features in the first line. Then there's Rinn versions of songs in Irish - look for Nioclás Toibín recordings, for ex. |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: 1122346 Date: 23 Sep 08 - 06:07 PM Thanks everyone. Has anybody got any mp3s |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Nerd Date: 23 Sep 08 - 06:10 PM One version of The Flying Cloud begins: My name is William Hollander, as you may understand I was born in the county of Waterford, in Erin's lovely land... |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: GUEST Date: 10 Apr 23 - 11:11 AM Hi, I published two volumes of Waterford songs, called "The Ballads and Songs of Waterford". Unfortunately they are sold out but may be available from your library, or inter library loan. Dermot Power |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Date: 11 Apr 23 - 03:39 PM one of the best chorus lines in the Irish song tradition is in 'Waterford Boys'- I think I first heard it from Paddy Tunney.... 'For ructions, destructions, diversions & divilment, Who's to compare with the Waterford Boys' |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: GUEST,Lang Johnny More Date: 11 Apr 23 - 05:14 PM Mentioned above - sung by by Robbie O'Connell : https://youtu.be/hRxO3RkSg8g Finbar and Eddie Furey recorded it too, but their version was a bit more "robust". Paddy Tunney - also mentioned above : https://youtu.be/MWRkMPAL9Pg |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Vic Smith Date: 12 Apr 23 - 02:37 PM The full words of the song sung by Paddy Tunney that was mentioned by Jim B. above : - I tell you from Waterford hither we came, |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: Vic Smith Date: 12 Apr 23 - 02:41 PM Aaargh I managed to miss the first line of the cong in my cut'n'paste : - For Fun and Diversion we have met together, |
Subject: RE: Looking for Waterford Songs. Trad etc From: GUEST,Beachcomber Date: 14 Apr 23 - 10:19 AM I can tell you that the song "The Old Dungarvan Oak" was written by Frank Hennessy, a Cardiff singer who still has a Folk Song Programme on BBC Wales. He had written a song which Dermot Henry, an Irish singer, had recorded to good sales and he asked Frank for another. Frank had already written "The Old Carmarthen Oak" but had not released it for other artistes o record, so, he merely changed the name "Carmarthen" to "Dungarvan" and that was the origin of this "folk" song. (I hope that I've spelt the name of the Welsh town correctly ?) |
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