Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....

Subject: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: skarpi
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 11:33 AM

okei ....I am looking for fact s for our new cd album ...

we have a song called Rósin Okkar Í Reykjavík ...and its a tune we took from an Irish song called Sixteen Fishermen Raving ..or Jolly raving ...

the Author is said to be Thomas Moore ...he is Irish poet and author
but there is another Thomas L Moore ...and he ´s American ..so who is who ....I want to have the Info right ........

My Band is trying to finish the cd so we can try to finish this before Christmas ....the songs are ready and are going to the Mix ...men ...

so I am working on this so we send this away to the print factory ...

so if you can help :) ...all the best Skarpi Iceland .

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 11:39 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Moore

Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: MartinRyan
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 11:47 AM

A more likely Thom Moore is This Guy

Regards

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: MartinRyan
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 11:53 AM

Mind you - when I read skarpi's initial message - it's the TUNE we're interested in. Have you a recording online or a midi...?

Regards

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: GUEST,sturgeon
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 12:54 PM

'16 Fishermen Raving' was written by Wally Page and Tony Boylan. Since Page is a lyricist my guess is that Boylan wrote the tune. It's certainly not a traditional one.

In other words, the tune is probably covered by copyright.

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: skarpi
Date: 12 Nov 12 - 01:29 PM

as I remember hear Christy Moore telling , that he heard this song from his friend and I nearly sure that you are right sturgeon .....

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: zozimus
Date: 13 Nov 12 - 11:26 AM

If you look up "16 fishermen raving" on youtube you can see Wally Page singing it, and also Christy Moore. Definitely not one of Moore's Melodies.

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Nov 12 - 12:46 PM

Here's a lively version from what was evidently a great night in Bialystok, Poland

Definitely nothing to do with Tom Moore - though it's fun to think what he'd have made of it. Probably loved it. Mind, I'd not be sure about Tony Boylan writing a particularly new tune for it - it has a familiar sound to it.

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Nov 12 - 01:09 PM

What that tune reminds me of most is Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne".

Now, Leonard Cohen doing Thomas Moore would be interesting...

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Nov 12 - 02:08 PM

"Leonard Cohen doing Thomas Moore would be interesting...
Indeed - there's actually a certain matching of moods at time, a sort of shared ability to appreciate melancholy:

Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy,
Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy,
Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care,
And bring back the features that joy used to wear.

Subject: RE: Origins: Thomas Moore Irish author...help ....
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Nov 12 - 05:25 PM

Combine Mudcat threads with immediate access to songs on Spotify, and one can discover some terrific music. This is one heck of a song.

There's a thread on the "16 Fishermen" here (click).


Thanks for bringing it up, Skarpi.

-Joe-