Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye

Subject: Isle Of Skye
From:
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 10:14 AM

Greetings; this past weekend I was at the Texas Renaissance Festival playing An Irish Lullaby when I had a request from a lass. She requested another lullaby called the "Isle of Skye" She said that bagpipers typically play the tune without vocal accompaniment but she remembers it as a lullaby.

Is there another name for this tune? Anyone familiar with the chords and lyrics. Please drop me a line.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: MMario
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 11:54 AM

I've often heard "The Sky Boat Song" referred to as "isle of skye' and I know more then one family where it is used as a lullabye. Could this possibly be it? It is popular as a bagpipe tune as well.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: Áine
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 01:45 PM

I don't know how to do the 'blue clicky thingy', but here's the URL for a thread about a year ago on this song. I hope this helps out. -- Áine

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.CFM?threadID=6809

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: MMario
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 02:10 PM

Blue clicky thing

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: Áine
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 02:26 PM

Thanks, MMario!!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: MMario
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 02:42 PM

my pleasure!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 06:06 PM

See also the other current Isle of Skye (or Twa Bonnie Maidens) thread:

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=6809&messages=11

Sh...ame, I've forgotten again how to do those blue clicky things! You'll have to cut and paste, I'm afraid. - Susanne

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: Novalis
Date: 12 Nov 99 - 06:25 PM

Sail, bonny boat, like a bird on the wing
Onward, the sailors cry.
Carry the lad who's born to be King
Over the sea to Skye

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Isle Of Skye
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 13 Nov 99 - 04:59 PM

Novalis, it isn't the Skye Boat Song but a different one. Apologies, however - in my hurry I didn't notice that my address given above takes you to the same thread that Mario had already linked to. I thought it was a different one and only realised my mistake later on. - Susanne