Lyr/Chords Req: Dominion of the Sword

Subject: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: sledge
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 06:23 AM

OK back to the music.

I'm looking for info, lyrics and chords regarding a sing called "Dominion of the sword".

It was an early recording by Show of hands attributed to the ever prolific Trad. arr.

I've tried a lot of song searches on the net to no avail, can the Mudcatters help.

PS. if anyone see's or know of a copy of the Sandy Denny cd "the BBC sessions" thats available for sale could you let me know the details.

Cheers

Stu

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Ed Pellow
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 06:31 AM

Stu,

I've not heard the Shows of Hands version, but I assume it's the song that Martin Carthy rehashed from an old poem.

If so, you can find the lyrics in this thread

Ed

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: sledge
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 06:39 AM

Cheers Ed, fast or what. this has been bothering me for a while.

Stu

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Noreen
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 09:54 AM

Stu, have you heard of the new Sandy Denny CD release - (No More Sad Refrains : An Anthology - 2-CD - Stg 16.00 ) due 21 August 2000 to link in with Clinton Heylin's new biography of Sandy?

More details under 'coming soon' at the musicfolk site

--Noreen

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 10:15 AM

Awhile back, there was a big(?) brouhaha over two different Denny bios. If you check back, someone posted some info on it.......Anybody got any updates on that?

Spaw

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: sledge
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 11:18 AM

Hi Noreen, thanks for the heads up but I am more interested in the BBC/strangefruit release as there are some otherwise unreleased live recordings (does that make sense?). The intimacy of the more bare bones stuff where Sandys voice is THE key element are the greatest, for instance I find the French language version of listen listen from the Attic tracks quite hypnotic and play it over and over. My French remains poor however.

Spaw, there is now a biography on the market by music journo Clinton Heylin , apperntly it is V good, having the advantage of being given access to private diaries ETC.

The other by Pam Winters was buried because it was reported to be very poorly written, riddled with inaccurate information and misquotes. It was available free on the net for a while but it got shut down.

Whatever, as soon as I get home I'getting whichever is in the book store.

Cheers

Stu

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Susan of DT
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 02:15 PM

Forthcoming recordings will also be available at CAMSCO.

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Noreen
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 02:49 PM

For a review of Clinton Heylin's new biography of Sandy Denny, click here

And Stu, I know what you mean about her pure voice. I will keep my eyes/ ears open for info about the BBC sessions recording. Someone on the Fairport list or the Sandy Denny list will be bound to know.

--Noreen

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Noreen
Date: 16 Jul 00 - 03:16 PM

Stu, I've just realised what the problem is; sorry for being slow on the uptake. Apparently it is only to be found now on market stalls etc. Have you tried eBay?

Hope you find it

--Noreen

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: sledge
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 03:38 AM

Many thanks Noreen,

I've hunting it for some time, but one day....

Cheers Stu

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 03:42 PM

"The Dominion of the Sword" is the title in a manuscript for a song printed in some songbooks as "The Power of the Sword" (e.g., Merry Drollery , 1661 and Rump Songs, I, p. 333, 1662. See ZN1612 in the broadside ballad index on my website for the source of several copies including a broadside ballad issue that you can find on the Bodley Ballads website. ABCs of two early versions of its tune are B247 and 275 on my website. www.erols.com.olsonw

Be sure to note ZN1613 also.

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 03:43 PM

Sorry, that first ABC should be B274.

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 04:57 PM

Sory, another goof. My website should be www.erols.com/olsonw

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: GUEST,Saminus
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 06:33 PM

Can anybody help?

For years now I have been haunted by a song which I heard sung at the Hare & Hounds Folk Club in Maghull nr Liverpool.

Don't know whether the song is Irish folk, Lancashire folk, or what, but I'd love to know who sang it if anyone can help .. ?

The lyrics I know go ".. my lady of autumn, sing me your song, play me your tune, tell me I'm wrong, tell me you dont mean the things that you say, tell me, we'll find a way".

Please, someone put me out of my misery!

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Pene Azul
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 06:51 PM

The lyrics to "My Lady Of Autumn" are here (click) in the Forum.
Camsco has it by Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman.


PA

Subject: RE: Song lyrics/info reqd
From: Wolfgang
Date: 31 Jul 00 - 08:12 AM

Dominion of the sword (a pre Carthy version)

Wolfgang