Lyr Req: Ballad of St Anne's Reel

Subject: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Laurab
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 06:51 PM

I'm looking for a particular song- sung by some Scottish folk group (can't remember which). I know a few bits of it: "He said: I've heard that tune before somewhere but I can't remember when, Was it on some other friendly shore, did I hear it on the wind?"

and

"He said: There's magic in the fiddler's arms, there's magic in this town, There's magic in the dancer's feet and the way they put them down."

I often have trouble getting onto this site, so if any replies could be emailed to me at [e-mail] I would be grateful.

Laura

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: GUEST,PaulM
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 06:54 PM

Click Here

some kinder soul than me will have to do the email bit

Paul

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:03 PM

Not a particularly good link, Paul. The site claims "The Ballad of St Anne's Reel" as an Irish song (!) and doesn't even credit Dave Mallett, who wrote it.

I will email Laura a better link.

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:03 PM

I did the e mail bit.......

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:04 PM

I hope you emailed a different link, Sorcha.

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: GUEST,PaulM
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:14 PM

Agreed Murray

It was the top result in google and I'm very lazy

This might have been better.

The original link did however have the bonus of a dreadful midi file...

Paul

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:17 PM

I just e mailed the thread link, never the link/link. She can come read the thread.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:23 PM

Well done Sorch. They hardly ever say thanks anyway

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:25 PM

One other thing in the "Irish" site's favor, Paul, is that the lyrics are word-perfect. Very rare to find that. Even in the DT ....:-)

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 07:29 PM

Incidentally, Laura, would the Scottish folk group to whom you refer be North Sea Gas?

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Laurab
Date: 23 Jan 02 - 01:06 AM

Ok- thanks a lot. Murray- I'm not quite sure- I came across a tape I recorded from a CD some time back, simply labelled "Folk music of Scotland" and included music from several different groups. It's quite possible that North Sea Gas was on there.

Laura

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Name of song/complete lyrics
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 23 Jan 02 - 10:20 AM

See also, in the DT:  BALLAD OF SAINT ANNE'S REEL

In the Forum:  Help: St Ann's Reel

A search through the "Digitrad and Forum Search" on the main Forum page for pretty well any of the phrases Laurab quoted will find the DT entry.