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14 Jun 00 - 05:00 PM (#242491) Subject: Lowlands of Holland From: tradsteve Can someone give me the chords for Martin Carthy's adaptation of "Lowlands of Holland"? Thanks. |
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14 Jun 00 - 07:35 PM (#242561) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Callie Although I do have my guitar with me, I'm at work. If you can wait several hours, I'll work it out and post chords this time tomorrow. Callie |
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14 Jun 00 - 08:12 PM (#242584) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Irish sergeant Steve: Wish I could help but I haven't worked that one out yet. I believe the song date to the Napoleonic wars although it may well date to the British/Dutch conflict that gave New York, New Jersey and Delaware to England in the mid 1600's. Good luck with it. Neil |
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15 Jun 00 - 02:58 PM (#242963) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: GUEST,Bruce O. There's a version of the song in David Herd's Scots' Songs', 1776 [Napolean then being 7 years old]. James Oswald had published the tune "The Lowlands of Holland" in book 2 of 'The Caledonian Pocket Companion', c 1745. The song with a different tune is in 'The Scots Musical Museum;, II, #115, 1788.
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15 Jun 00 - 04:38 PM (#243003) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Ed Pellow Bruce-O, Whilst I have every confidence that your information is accurate and informative, it hardly helps 'tradsteve' in his quest. I've had a long day, so apologies if I'm being rude - but did you just post that to show us how clever you are? Ed |
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15 Jun 00 - 05:08 PM (#243017) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: GUEST,Bruce O. I was responding to Irish sergeant. Did you read that? Professionally doctored folksongs I care little about. |
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15 Jun 00 - 05:11 PM (#243018) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Ed Pellow After my rant, I guess I should provide some useful information... There are (as far as I know) 2 different Carthy versions, the one on 2nd album, and the more recent Waterson:Carthy version. I'm guitarless at present so can't help directly with either. I can however point you towards this page which has (amongst other fab tunes) Stefan Grossman's guitar arrangement of the song. Ed |
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15 Jun 00 - 05:15 PM (#243020) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Ed Pellow Bruce O, apologies for jumping to conclusions - as I said, too long a day. Sorry Ed |
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15 Jun 00 - 06:37 PM (#243083) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Irish sergeant Bruce: Thank you for the information. It tends to confirm my suspicions that the song dates further back. Keep me posted on how you do for chords and such too. Neil |
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16 Jun 00 - 09:52 AM (#243345) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Garry Gillard This doesn't help tradsteve much, either, but it does supplement what Ed said. Lowlands Of Holland is on Martin Carthy's Second Album, and also on Martin Carthy: A Collection (1999). A different version of Lowlands of Holland is on the second Waterson:Carthy CD, Common Tongue. Garry |
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16 Jun 00 - 09:57 AM (#243349) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Garry Gillard That didn't help anyone! I got all the blue clicky things wrong. I hope I got it right this time. Lowlands Of Holland is on Martin Carthy's Second Album, and also on Martin Carthy: A Collection (1999). A different version of Lowlands of Holland is on the second Waterson:Carthy CD, Common Tongue. Garry |
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16 Jun 00 - 12:09 PM (#243424) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Callie Hi ... some days later ... sorry - I haven't had a moment at the guitar. But basically you could play the entire song in Eminor and D with the occasional B7 and one or two C chords. Start with Eminor and then change to D on "bed" in the first verse. Back to Eminor on "there stood a bold sea captain" and D on "my" and back to Eminor on "head". Let me know how you go. Callie |
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17 Jun 00 - 10:09 AM (#243768) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: GUEST,The Burren Ranger. Check out the great version of the song as sung by Dolores Keane from her album 'Broken Hearted I'll Wander' on the Mulligan label(Irl) and recorded in 1980. T.B.R. |
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18 Jun 01 - 06:28 AM (#485880) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: pavane To Callie: Shouldn't really put B7 in a modal tune, it should be plain B, I think. (There is a good but very technical reason) |
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16 Jun 10 - 08:54 AM (#2929002) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: GUEST,Jon B I know it's a ridiculously old thread but in case anyone is interested I reckon : Standard tuning : capo on 3rd then it's basically the old Am (Cm) to G (Bb) with some C (Eb) thrown in (as below) - & that seems to be about it - one of the most common chord sequences in folk music really - works for The Unquiet Grave & others too The (Am) night that I was (G)married And (Am) lay in marriage (G) bed Up (Am) came a bold sea (C)cap (G)tain And (Am)stood at (G)my bed (Am)head Saying, (C) "Rise, arise, new (G)wedded man And (Am) come along with (G)me To the (Am) lowlands of (C)Hol (G)land For to (Am) face your (G) ene(Am)my" Pretty simple stuff really but (imho) what makes it so powerful is (as always) Carthy's exquisite singing & powerful delivery (& the lovely relaxed tempo) |
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09 Jan 23 - 04:14 PM (#4161901) Subject: RE: Lowlands of Holland From: Joe Offer Joe - do cleanup |