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Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: GUEST,bigJ Date: 04 Sep 08 - 09:28 AM Or, indeed, the story I was told by Brendan Begley (I thing) - a Kerryman himself; about the most intelligent man in Kerry going to live in Dublin, thereby reducing the average intelligence in both places! |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: Megan L Date: 04 Sep 08 - 06:35 AM Ach weel Big J as my old friend Kay from county Coprk would say "He;s daft as a Kerryman" |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: GUEST,bigJ Date: 04 Sep 08 - 06:27 AM Seeing your heading I thought you might like this:- Uproar in Kerry as fleadh goes 'sets mad' By Anne Lucey Irish Independant Newspaper Wednesday July 16 2008 'We are sets mad down here". There'll be "straight sets, illicit sets, wild sets, casual sets, gay sets, unprotected sets -- whatever turns you on!' So goes a radio advert for the normally conservative Munster Fleadh Cheoil. The advertisement has caused uproar in Kerry, where some listeners claim the ad has left them confused. The advertisement's creator is Nick Ryan, honorary public relations officer for the fleadh. Some 30 years ago he created the 'Just One Cornetto' ice cream jingle, one of the most popular ever. Now living in Kenmare, Mr Ryan, who plays traditional music locally, said he tried to liven up news of the Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan 2008. Amusing "At the end of the day it was just an amusing way to present a fleadh, rather than just the usual 'diddle-da' advertisement," he said. John Greene, a presenter with Radio Kerry, says the radio has had "an unmerciful amount" of text messages and calls about the advertisement, but only about half are complaints. Other calls are defending |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: MartinRyan Date: 03 Sep 08 - 07:56 AM A quick check shows "The Kerry Dance" in Hoagland's "1000 Years of Irish Poetry" exactly as Alice gives it above - apart from being set in four line verses. Regards |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: MartinRyan Date: 03 Sep 08 - 02:41 AM Joe Don't think the words vary significantly, ever. It's a bit of a drawing room piece, usually with harp or piano accompaniment - so fairly unaffected by the folk process. Regards |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: The Kerry Dancing From: Joe Offer Date: 02 Sep 08 - 06:11 PM I posted a MIDI of John in Brisbane's MIDITXT tune. The only quarrel I have with John's rendition is that I think the first two notes should have a tie or should be combined. Are the lyrics that Alice posted definitive, or are there other versions that are used more commonly? Click to play |
Subject: RE: Kerry Dances From: dick greenhaus Date: 30 Jul 99 - 12:21 PM Thanks Teru; I've known the first verse for sixty-odd years, but I'd never heard the second one. |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Date: 30 Jul 99 - 11:55 AM John, have you come across this Kerry song which is in the DT - 'Home by Bearna' ? |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Alice Date: 30 Jul 99 - 11:15 AM By the way, my source is the sheet music published by Warner Brothers, who now own the copyright. They are posted here for educational puposes only.
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Subject: Lyr Add: O THE DAYS OF THE KERRY DANCING (Molloy) From: Alice Date: 30 Jul 99 - 11:11 AM Here are the 4 verses altogether. The third verse changes keys and slows down (piu lento) and also changes tune. The first two verses are bright and lively (vivace), and the fourth verse, same tune as the first two, is sung lento, sadly, in the beginning, then speeds up at "when the boys". I considered singing this in my program at the Victorian Ball last week, but decided to do "The Lass With the Delicate Air" instead. As it turned out, I didn't have time to sing The Lass.
O THE DAYS OF THE KERRY DANCING
1. O the days of the Kerry Dancing,
O, to think of it, O to dream of it,
2. Was there ever a sweeter colleen,
O, to think of it, O to dream of it,
(piu lento, tune & key change)
(back to same tune as verse 1 and 2)
O, to think of it, O to dream of it,
Click to play |
Subject: breaking all the rules From: Philippa Date: 30 Jul 99 - 09:07 AM OH, it was on a Mudcat thread. Why didn't either of us start with a forum search? |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Philippa Date: 30 Jul 99 - 09:03 AM Hi wolfgang! While you were finding that, I found the kerry Dance. Now I'll check whether we have the same site. |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Wolfgang Date: 30 Jul 99 - 08:53 AM Philippa, blessed your memory. Mine only said there's something perhaps wrong, yours provided the first verse. A search (the only memory you need for that is in your computer) now found me this, somewhere on the web. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Philippa Date: 30 Jul 99 - 08:31 AM Wolfgang, not a bit like it...my memory says the song begins: Oh the days of the Kerry dances Oh the ring of the piper's tune Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone alas like our youth too soon.... I'll bet they're to be be found somewhere on the net! But John probably will be happy to learn of yet another Kerry song. |
Subject: RE: TUNE ADD - NEED LYRICS: The Kerry Dances From: Wolfgang Date: 30 Jul 99 - 07:51 AM there's lyrics here , but memory says they're not very good. I have lyrics at home but won't be here again before next thursday. Beat me please to post the lyrics. Wolfgang |
Subject: Tune Add: THE KERRY DANCING From: John in Brisbane Date: 30 Jul 99 - 07:19 AM I've deliberately added every song I can find about Kerry over the last couple of months - there's hardly anything in the DT that mentions the counties of my grandfather. I don't know the origin of this song. I suspect that if my mother-in-law sings it in her choir that it must have been written this century, but I'm sure that you can set me straight. PS My grand-dad came from just outside of Tralee. iS Aberdorney the correct spelling for the village? Regards, John
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Subject: RE: Kerry Dances From: Katrina Date: 26 May 98 - 07:00 PM many Thanks Teru (cant believe I found the words in Japan) |
Subject: Lyr Add: KERRY DANCES (J. L. Molloy) From: Teru Date: 21 May 98 - 06:25 AM I think this song was written by J. L. Molloy. Here are the lyrics.
1. Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing!
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2. Was there ever a sweeter Colleen
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3. Loving voices of old companions, =REFRAIN= I hope they can help you. Regards Teru (of Japan) |
Subject: Kerry Dances From: Katrina Date: 20 May 98 - 07:33 PM Can anyone give me the lyrics to the Kerry Dances |
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