Tune Req: Jute Mill Song

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Tune Req: Jute Mill Song

05 Mar 02 - 11:53 AM (#663095)
Subject: Jute Mill Song
From: Mikey joe

I live in a converted Jute Mill in Dundee and I am looking for the sheet music for this song. I want it to form the back frop to a photograph & Lyrics thingy for my living room.

Can anyone help???

Cheers

05 Mar 02 - 12:00 PM (#663099)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: Sorcha

Well, it's not the original, but there is supposed to be sheet music in the DT mirror, here, but I only get the red x in the box. I could draw and print the abc and e mail it to you as an attachment, if you like.

05 Mar 02 - 12:14 PM (#663112)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: GUEST

Mary Brooksbank's "The Jute Mill Song", words and music, is on p. 84 of Nigel Gatherer's 'Songs and Ballads of Dundee", 1986, and recently reprinted. You might find it on Nigel Gatherer's website.

05 Mar 02 - 12:33 PM (#663125)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: GUEST

Sorry, Nigel Gatherer doesn't list his 'Songs and Ballads of Dundee', on his website, but you can pick up used copies at $10 to $18 through www.bookfinder.com

05 Mar 02 - 12:38 PM (#663129)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: Sorcha

Or, here, for £10.

05 Mar 02 - 12:42 PM (#663132)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: masato sakurai

As "Oh Dear Me", it is in Norman Buchan & Peter Hall's The Scottish Folksinger (Collins, 1973, pp. 33-34; with music & chords), with this note: "By Mary Brooksbank, a former jute mill worker, from her collection of peoms entitled Sidlaw Breezes."

~Masato

05 Mar 02 - 01:07 PM (#663145)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: masato sakurai

Recording of this song (mp3) is HERE (the first half is a narration) and HERE, the title being "Ten and Nine". The tune is slightly different from that of the Scottish Folksinger version.

~Masato

05 Mar 02 - 02:04 PM (#663177)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: GUEST

Transcribed from a recording of the singing of the author, Mary Brooksbank. I've changed the quarter note 'd' at the end of the sixth measure of the chorus to an eighth note to correct a timing error in the transcription.

X:1
T:The Jute Mill Song
S:Recorded from the singing of the author, Mary Brooksbank
Q:1/4=80
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:Dmixolydian
DED3/2 B,/ |D E/4G3/4 (GG/2) B/4|cBA/ G3/2|B3/4A/4 G/E/ D2|\
d3/2e/dc|(B/A/) (G/E/) c3/2 d/|B/A/ G/D/E A/G/|F D D2|\
DED3/2 B/|c/B/ G/E/D2|c/4c3/4 B/A/ B/A/ G/A/|(B/A/) (G/E/) D2|\
d/d/ d/e/ d/ c3/2|B A/G/c3/2 d/|B/A/ G/D/ E/4E3/4 A/G/|\
EDD2||"Chorus"DED3/2 B,/|D E3/4G/4 G/ B3/2|c/c/ B/A/ G/BB/|\
c/B/ A/G/ E/Dd/|d/d/ d/e/ d/ c3/2|BA/G/c3/2d/|\
B/A/ G/D/ E/4E3/4 A/G/|EDD2|]

05 Mar 02 - 02:17 PM (#663185)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: MMario

Thank you GUEST.

Mikey JOe - the midi is available through the DT or the abc GUEST has posted - either of which can be converted to sheet music.

05 Mar 02 - 02:43 PM (#663200)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

You may be interested in the story, Jute Mill Mither about a worker at the Dundee Mill): Mither The photograph of Isabella Donachie may be saved and printed, if you have a program such as Adobe (or a friend who has one of these programs)

05 Mar 02 - 02:57 PM (#663215)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Jute Mill Song
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

Odd- I can get the article and photo through Google but get Error on the website. But you can find it if you search on the page that appears, entering "jute mill mither" in the box.