Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 07 Feb 00 - 10:36 AM

Please click here to go to the new Additions thread - "Part III - Additions to Mudcat Songbook."

Since this thread has reached over 50 messages, I've started a continuing new thread to keep the page loading time down.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Willie-O
Date: 07 Feb 00 - 10:23 AM

I sent the talking blues less than an hour ago--

here's to ya Aine,
fastest htm-eller on both sides the Rio Grande

W-O

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 07 Feb 00 - 10:14 AM

Thanks, Roger!!

Actually, I *finally* received Willie-O's long awaited 'Talking Maple Syrup Blues' this morning, and of course, I couldn't wait to put it in the Mudcat Songbook! It's a song about, well, syruping. So go and take a look and get 'edified' like I did! Willie-O is promising more songs, and I hope he comes through for us.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 07 Feb 00 - 09:59 AM

This was going to fall off the bottom and I have a song to go on, when I get round to it.

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 06 Feb 00 - 05:29 PM

Today's addition to the Mudcat Songbook is on the SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS page. It's 'Before The Ball' by Amos, a lovely ditty that has the very first reference I've ever seen to an 'ectoplasmic nightie.' Please check it out and enjoy!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 09:19 PM

I've just added a beautiful song by McGrath of Harlow entitled 'Little Cat' to the Mudcat Songbook. It's another true story, about losing something and regaining it again. Please have look at this lovely song by one of the best songwriters on the Mudcat.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 08:02 PM

Barry's song is beautiful.

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: skarpi
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 07:48 PM

Dear Áine, over onehundred songs?. I dont know what to say, this was my idea but it´s your work. Hurrey, hurrey for you Dear Áine. I see that I have to sit down and write some songs to add into the mudcat songbook, how about in Icelandic?. Well I think about that, until then all the best to you all, this was written by the SNOWMAN ha ha ha its snowing at the moment. all the best skarpi Iceland. P.S I am having a beer in my hand so I drink to the Songbook and to you Áine, I am not drunk. Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 07:38 PM

This evening's addition to the Mudcat Songbook is a beautiful ballad from Barry Taylor entitled 'An Emigrant's Daughter,' and tells the true story of the voyage of his Irish ancestors from County Tyrone to Canada in 1842. And being Barry Taylor, he's of course included a midi for the tune. Well done, Barry! Go and have a listen and enjoy.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 10:03 AM

Send me the repair bill on your keyboard, Annie Macree!

Thank you for the kind response...it warmeth me little cuckolds!

Wait, that's not what I meant, is it?

Well...er...hmmm.....thanks!

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 09:48 AM

The latest addition to the SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS page is not a song, but a poem by Amos entitled 'The Night Before We Met.' It reminds me of the sean-nós 'call and answer' songs of Ireland, and is equally moving and beautiful. Very appropriate for the Month of Love. Read it and enjoy.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 11:47 PM

The last addition for the day is:

'Love Unexpected' by Mbo; a SONG CHALLENGE! winner and a wonderful song about (what else?) love and its mysteries. Grab the tissue box before you read this one -- it's gonna getcha! Look for this beautiful creation on the SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS page.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Susan A-R
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 09:52 PM

My song Winter Folk is strewn threoughout the Mudcat Living Room.

Susan A-R

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Susan A-R
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 09:38 PM

I believe that the maple sugar song Willie O mentioned is on a thread having to do with Ice Harvesting. Also, get him to submit The Scheduled Power Outage and a few others from his Legends Seldom Heard tape. I have a few burried in the threads somewhere. I'll go hunting.

Susan a-R

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 08:54 PM

I've added the last (but certainly not least) entry in the SONG CHALLENGE! Part 3 to the Mudcat Songbook. It's 'I'm A Ping Bee' by The Shambles. You can find it on the SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS page under the Golden Cow Chip Award with Cleigh's Blue Fume Shield winners for a wonderful blues rendition in a challenge. Check it out, along with all the other songs!

Have fun and enjoy, Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 05:50 PM

Looks like we're up to Chapter III on this thread and the Challenge one to boot.

Cladhaire

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Willie-O
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 05:47 PM

Yeah, the bartender!

W-O

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 05:42 PM

Dear Rich,

As a fellow bodhrán player, I believe our place in the musical food chain is at the TOP! I know we have to take a lot of slagging; but, what would Irish music be without us? I would even hazard a guess that the bodhrán was the *first* true instrument of Celtic culture, being that it probably arose from the winnowing drum. I placed your tag along with your name on the page with your song so that fellow Mudcatters would know who you were. If you would rather I remove it, I'll be happy to do so. Let 'em make fun us, *we* know who's the most important person in any ceilidh band!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 05:39 PM

Rich:

It's the angle brackets left and right, not the squared off ones. ..> and ..< .

Hope this displays okay.

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: GUEST,Rich
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 05:28 PM

Amos' [] Thanks, I'll try the brackets. Every time I've tried to post in columns my post ended up lumped together, as it did in the song. [] And to Metchosin, THe stupid bodhran player tag is just to sort of a way of reminding myself of of my place in the musical food chain, and besides it's better coming from myself than from someone else. But thank you. []

Slan [] Rich

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 02:46 PM

Willie-O,

Nope, can't find the Talking Maple Syrup Blues --- me thinks the song was probably a victim of the great C drive crash. Please, please, send them to me again. Everything seems to be up and working as normal these days (backup, backup, backup!!!). I promise to place your song in the Songbook ASAP when I get it.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Willie-O
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 11:42 AM

Henh, I blew out my flip-flop.
stepped on a pop-tart.

No, that ain't it.

Aine, I sent you the words to my Talking Maple Syrup Blues as a followup to my other sugarbush song--did they get lost in the shuffle?

Great productivity rush on the Cat and in the songbook--your work is appreciated. It's turning into quite the reference. Pretty soon you should send it to the Ballad Index project. ;>=

New variants just discovered!

W-O

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 11:14 AM

I'm not the one that usually falls over when my flip flops. Wouldn't know about on stage, though...hmmmm. :>))

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 10:26 AM

Just don't fall off the stage when you flip that flop, Amos! (like Gary Bauer did last week - hahaha!).

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 10:22 AM

I believe the expression is "Catch you on the flipflop, good buddy". ;>)

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 10:08 AM

Dear Amos,

Correction noted and made! The kids and I are off to a museum field trip, so I'll catch ya later on the backside, OK? (No, not THAT backside -- ya know, the CB-talk backside -- ya know, the return trip . . . or did I completely just embarrass myself for nufin'?)

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 09:44 AM

Well, between hockey, four kids and the Mudcat I'm not surprised you're burning the candle a bit short. We appreciate you!

Favour request: next time you're slashing HTML code on the Songbook, would you change then name of "Fred Dyer's Bees" to "Wired Bees" for me? I actually have no reason to think Fred Dyer is the opportunist I described in the song, and have no wish to slander him.

Tracking bees on an oscilloscope, and wiring up their little fannies, is a durrrrrty job, but someone has to do it.

Thanks, luv.

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 08:58 AM

[Thanks Amos! I was going to around to doing that last night; but, between the hockey game and the new SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS Page, I didn't have enough time.]

This morning's (yawn!) additions to the Mudcat Songbook are:

The Devil Went Down to Dingle by Rich (Stupidbodhranplayer etc.,etc., etc.), a great parody on 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'

AND

The Little Family by McGrath of Harlow, a very moving song about the cost of war.

These are both wonderful submissions -- please go and look at them.

Keep playing, singing, and writing, Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 10:53 PM

Aian:

I took the liberty of formatting this HTML wise for convenience -- it's a keeper!

The Devil Went Down to Dingal

by Rich

The Devil  went down to Dingal, he was looking for a soul to steal,
A little trip to the side for polkas and slides, he was tired of jigs and reels.
'Twas a ceilidh night in the pub's dim light and a man played the fiddle hot!
Well a  Kerryman would be easy prey,  or so the Devil thought!
The Devil said, "Back home on Downing St I've been  known to play myself",
(And he insincerely bent his arm to drink the young man's health),
Says the Devil, "You play a fine fiddle, lad, but if you take from me this cue"
" 6 counties I hold against your soul cause i think I'm better than you!"

The boy said my names Padraig, and it might be a sin,
But I'll take your bet, you  heathen Brit, cause I'm the best that's ever been!
Paddy,  you best play lively now, no time to play slow airs,
'Cause  Hell's broke loose in Kerry, and the devil don't play fair.
And if you win your island home will finally be whole,
But if you lose the Devil takes your soul!

The Devil opened up this case and he said I'll start this show
And the whole world looked the other way as he stepped on Padraig's toe.
And he pulled a bit of  rosin from a fancy velvet sack,
And played a tune so foul it'd curl the hair off of Margaret Thatcher's back.
 When the Devil finished Padraig said, "That's pretty weak, old hoss!"
"So sit down in that chair right there, let me show who's the boss."

Kid on the Mountain! Mother and Child! Sweeney's Polka! Miss McLeod's!
Bucks of  Oranmore, Harvest Home,
A slide whose name's no longer known,
Plough and the Stars! Doctor O'Neills!
 The Foxhunter's (both the jig and the reel)!
Paddy finished his rake with the Flowing Bowl
And clearly he  would be keeping his soul.

The Devil bowed his head because he felt a little sick,
With the tunes of 32 counties, Padraig had him licked!
But as previously mentioned the Devil don't play fair
And the borders on the map still show those counties six as theirs.
But as for the true victor well, you and I both know,
And I'm proud to say the Devil stays away when and Irishman lifts his bow.

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Metchosin
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 08:53 PM

Rich, you may be a bodhran player but you're not a stupid bodhran player, that's great!

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 07:38 PM

Sorry -- that should read "the characters (LEFT BRACKET) B R (RIGHT BRACKET) using the angle brackets and br in lower case". It disappeared because I typed it. I know there's a literal in html but I have gorgotten what it is. :>))

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 07:17 PM

Rich:

Ths is terrific -- a beautiful meeting of old and new, Irish and Georgian!

Here's a small suggestion in the preparing of messages in the Mudcats unique environment. Type the characters "
" (without the quotes) each place where a line should break, twice between complete verses. There are easy ways to do it -- one is to copy the
characters once, so you can paste it as many times as you want to.

I love this adaptation! Thanks!

Amos

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: GUEST,Rich(stupidbodhranplayer..)
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 07:11 PM

Here's one I've been playing around with. It's to the tune of *The Devil Went down to Georgia* The Devil went down to Dingal, he was looking for a soul to steal, a little trip to the side for polkas and slides, He was tired of jigs and reels., Twas a ceili night in the pub's dim light and a man played the fiddle hot!, Well a Kerryman would be easy prey or so the Devil thought., The Devil said back home on Downing St I've been known to play myself.,(and he insincerely bent his arm to drink the young man's health), Says the Devil "You play a fine fiddle lad but if you take from me this cue, 6 counties I hold against your soul cause i think I'm better than you", The boy said my names Padraig, and it might be a sin, but I'll take your bet, you heathen Brit cause I'm the best that's ever been. Paddy you best play lively now, no time to play slow airs. coz Hell's broke loose in Kerry and the devil don't play fair., And if you win your island home will finally be whole, But if you lose the Devil takes your soul. The Devil opened up this case and he said I'll start this show, and the whole world looked the other way as he stepped on Padraig's toe. And he pulled a bit of rosin from a fancy velvet sack, and played a tune so foul it'd curl the hair off of Margaret Thatcher's back. When the Devil finished Padraig "said that's pretty weak old hoss, so sit down in that chair rigt there, let me show who's the boss." Kid on the Mountain,Mother and Child, Sweeney's Polka, Miss McLeod's, Bucks of Oranmore, Harvest Home, A slide whose name's no longer known, Plough and the Stars, Doctor O'Neills, The Foxhunter's (both the jig and the reel)Paddy finished his rake with the Flowing Bowl. And clearly he would be keeping his soul. The Devil bowed his head because he felt a little sick, With the tunes of 32 counties, Padraig had him licked! , But as previously mentioned the Devil don't play fair and the borders on the map still show those counties six as theirs. But as for the true victor well, you and I both know, and I'm proud to say the Devil stays away when and Irishman lifts his bow.

Well that's my contribution, put in the book if you like. Slan, Rich

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 03:31 PM

Lawdy! Have we got some fantastic SONG CHALLENGE! Winners that just got added to the Mudcat Songbook -- These are all responses to the 'SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 3' thread; so, take a peek at the thread to get the explanations for the songs.

Also, since we've had such a large response to the SONG CHALLENGE!, I've set up a special category for these songs. And the winners for the day (in alphabetical order) are:

Beeline Talkin' Blues by Metchosin
Fred Dyer's Bees by Amos
I Can't Follow Them All by lloyd61
It's A Bee, Not A Bug! by Mbo
Kamikaze Bee by McGrath of Harlow
SWARM! by Mbo

Peruse, sing, and ENJOY!! -- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 02 Feb 00 - 11:17 AM

Two songs of love have now been added to the Mudcat Songbook:

'Caitrin And The Geeks' by Amos, who is still extolling the wondrous virtues of Caitrin's Cookies!

'Ye Brave Troubadour' by Mbo, an "early" work by our resident Romantic, describing the love of a minstrel for his music.

Read, sing, and enjoy! -- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 06:35 PM

I tried to post this earlier today; but, my 'message failed to post' . . . so, I'm going to try it again:

Added this afternoon to the Mudcat Songbook were:

'When A Packet Hits A Pocket' (Author Unknown) submitted by Patrish -- another great song from the 'Hatin' 'Puters' thread.

'Gastronomic Passions' by Amos -- I'm not explaining this one; so, you'll just have to go to the 'Mudcat Tavern #Who Knows?' thread to find out about it. (hehehe)

Enjoy them and visit the Songbook often! -- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 05:03 AM

Happy St. Bridget's Day everyone!

The first additions of the Month of Love are 'Morning Has Broken' by Mbo, a beautiful re-working of the original song, and 'The Woes Of The Gentlemen's Club' by Lonesome EJ and Amos, a cry for understanding of the purveyors of the bump and grind. Enjoy!!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:08 PM

The 101st Mudcat song is (insert drum roll here):

'The Black Velvet Band' by Mbo (new words, same tune)!! Great stuff from our resident Romantic -- check it out!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 04:47 PM

and with very little re-working might be used as a "naughty" victorian song....thanks!

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 04:33 PM

Don't forget the new one on the Playmates thread, which was started by LEJ and might be called The Woes of the Gentlemen's Club.

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 04:32 PM

Well, 'Catters, with my house now 'virtually' spotless, I can see through the screen to tell you that with the additions to the Mudcat Songbook of the thread songs 'Mbo Bop' by Amos, Metchosin, and yours truly, AND 'Reload!' by Author Unknown (submitted by Patrish), we have reached

100 SONGS AND TUNES ON THE MUDCAT SONGBOOK!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all the wonderful song and tune writers that have contributed to the Songbook -- skarpi and I are tickled pink that this little idea took off like it did.

Keep on playing, singing and writing, Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 12:13 AM

Pinch me! I must be dreaming!! This place has never looked so (virtually) wonderful -- thanks guys, I needed the break. OK, who's up for sharing some of that chocolate mousse that Amos came home with from that fancy dancy restaurant tonight?

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 11:57 PM

Well, dear, I don't know how to make a maid for a day -- it's like that lightbulb joke, q.v., about pregnant women being different from lightbulbs. Way I see it, you get to be a maid, and then you don't. But most folks I know don't regret the change. :>))Tell you what though; I run a mean vacuum cleaner, wash dishes, can lay tile and put up drywall, and have been known (under severe protest) to do Windows although by preference I choose Unix or OS X. But those are a different color of Jobs altogether. I would gladly be your virtual slave, for a virtual day, to provide you with virtual housecleaning in consideration of your well-earned honor in the virtual contest. Consider it done! Mbo and I have tranformed your domicile to sparkling newness in every corner!

A

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Mbo
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 11:47 PM

My specialty is kitchens--been doing them since I was 13. Need some cleaning in that area as well?

--Mbo

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 11:44 PM

Aw shucks y'all . . . ain't you nice!

Mbo -- I bet I know which of the Gaelic you understood, you bad boy!

Willie-O & Amos -- If I can pick my prize, how about a 'maid-for-a-day'? I could use some help cleaning carpets and doing laundry . . . funny how that stuff never gets done as long as the computer's on . . .

Hugs all 'round, Áine

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Mbo
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 11:25 PM

Loved that song, Aine! And I ever understood some of the Gaelic! Funny stuff!

--Mbo

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Amos
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 11:20 PM

I second the motion!! Áine gets special prizes in Challenge lists -- most brilliant composition by a redheaded Irish Texan, or some such.

A.

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Willie-O
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 08:54 PM

Aine, I think you deserve some kind of special award for the immortal lines:

Though London may be quaint
Goin back I never ain't

Now that's the Texan in ya talkin!

W-O

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 07:07 PM

As angst ridden as he was, our own dear Amos managed to write a song about the Great Mudcat Server Crash of 2000 -- which I just put in the Mudcat Songbook. Take a look at 'The Crash Of The Mudcat Server' by Amos -- that is, if you're not too busy catching up on all the threads you missed while the 'Cat was 'away' . . .

-- Áine

P.S. This makes the 20th song for the Songbook in just 5 days!!!

Subject: RE: Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 06:20 PM

Whew! Just finished adding the Song Challenge Winners to the Mudcat Songbook!! Would all Song Challenge songwriters & contributors please check out line breaks, spelling, etc. and let me know if corrections are needed. Also, if you have a tune that goes with your song, let me know.

From the 'Caitrin's Cookie Recipe' Challenge, the Winners are:

Eat 'Em Down Them Cookies by Chris/Darwin
Go Bake Some Caitrin by Dave (the ancient mariner)
De Kahlua Cookie Blues by Lonesome EJ
The Secret Drop by Mbo

From the 'Happy Groundhog Day' Challenge, the Winners are:

Oh Groundhog! by markf, catspaw, Micca, Mbo, Amos, and Áine
Groundhog Day by Jeri
The Groundhog Is A Funny Bloke by Dave (the ancient mariner)

Check 'em out, folks! Each one is a winner!

-- Áine