lafferty's mounted foot

Subject: Lafferty's Mounted Foot
From: Gutcher
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 12:10 PM

Passing the country depot of the regional mounted police branch
today, there came into my mind "Lafferty"s Mounted Foot".
Is it a song or a tune? Irish??
Joe.

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: Leadfingers
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 12:25 PM

Irish song - Google doesnt recognise it though !!

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: GUEST,^&*
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 12:28 PM

You thinking of THIS?. There's probably a version lying around here somewhere...

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: GUEST,^&*
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 12:30 PM

HERE it is.

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: Gutcher
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 04:04 PM

Thanks, I probable heard it sung in the dim and distant past. Most
likely on an early 1950s R.E. programme called the Ballad Makers
Saturday Night, anyone remember this one? A P.F.song I do remember
from this programme is "Cuttin" The Corn in Creeslough"
I must make an effort to aquire the works of P.F. in book form.
Joe.

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: Leadfingers
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 04:08 PM

Just shows how long ago I last heard the song !! I WAS Thinking Percy French though !

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 06:55 PM

I think I've got the sheet music somewhere, Gutcher. It's Shlathery's Mounted Fut and it is PF.

Subject: RE: lafferty's mounted foot
From: Joe Offer
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 07:05 PM

As ^&* said, it's in the Digital Tradition - but the text is flawed and the title is wrong. Mick Bracken posted the lyrics in this thread. When Mick Bracken posts lyrics, they're usually right. The thread also has links to MIDIs for the melody.

-Joe-