Lyr Req: Maid of Coolmore

17 Nov 98 - 01:16 PM (#45811)
Subject: Maid of Coolmore
From: [e-mail]

Does anyone have the words to Triona's magnificent song on "Old Hag" record, "The Maid of Coolmore"? Can't understand the words on the album.

Also, a complete text to "Pretty Peg"? Some difficulties there too.

Thanks...

Steve Cook

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19 Nov 98 - 02:53 AM (#46067)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: Wolfgang

Steve, you can get Pretty Peg by a Forum Search or by using this shortcut . We also had already the Maid of Coolmore in a thread. You can get a version that is closer to the Bothy band version than Felipas by entering Coolmore into a Forum Search.

Wolfgang

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19 Nov 98 - 03:39 AM (#46069)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAID OF CULMORE
From: Felipa

Later I remebered the first verse. So all together now:

From Sweet Lovely Derry to fair London town
There is no better harbour anywhere to be found
Where the youngsters each evening sport by the seashore
And the joybells they are ringing for the maid of Culmore

The first time I saw my love, she passed me on by
The next time I saw her, she bade me good-bye
The last time I saw her, she grieved my heart sore
As she sailed down the Foyle and away from Culmore

Oh, had I the power the storms for to rise
I would make the wind blow, I would darken the skies
I would make the wind blow and the salt seas to roar
To the day that my darling sailed away from Culmore

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To the far parts of America I will go my love to see
And I shall know no one , nor no one know me
And If I don't find her, I'll return here no more,
Like an exile I will wander for the Maid of Culmore.

--I also remember the title of the book, Songs of the People; the Sam Henry Collection. edited by John Moulden probably published by Blackstaff Press, Belfast

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20 Nov 98 - 06:05 PM (#46293)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: Felipa

Woplfgang - out of curiosity I looked up the former thrtead on this song, It's basically the same as the one I have (I'd omitted the first verse in my initial reply). But there are some suggested words in brackets which are wrong, like heather for harbour, Well, I guess that's okay though the Foyle banks aren't heathery. and the guess at the name of Foyle didn't come out right. it's definitely the Foyle, the estuary which goes into Derry (Lough Foyle and the River Foyle). and Culmore should be spelled with a 'u'. the pronounciation in the song and in the original Irish are both like 'Cool', though nowadays most locals pronounce the area's name with a short 'u', as in the word 'cull'

The other song in the previous thread, about Lord Aldingar is really interesting, so it was well worth a look

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03 Dec 98 - 06:19 AM (#47760)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: Philippa

The Maid of Culmore is in the Sam Henry collection. When I was looking at the collected songs in the library in Belfast years ago, I saw someone had noted on the Maid of Culmore sheet that it was "worthless" (or something like that" - presumably the writer was only interested in meatier ballads or hisstorical songs? info. from Ulstersongs website: Sam Henry's "Songs of the People": (ISBN 0 8203 1258 4): edited by Gale Huntington, Lani Herrman with contributions from John Moulden. (University of Georgia Press) HARDBACK and dust cover: £30.00 + £5.00 p&p PAPERBACK £11.00 + £4.00 p&p (Original price: (paperback) £27.00 (hardback) £54.00) Songs of the People was a series which ran from 1923 to 1939 in the Coleraine newspaper "The Northern Constitution". For twelve of those years the editor was Sam Henry who contributed upwards of 500 songs of high quality. Previously highly regarded but known only from scrapbook copies compiled by Sam Henry for the Belfast Public Library, The National Library of Ireland and the Library of Congress, this, the first book publication, has been presented with the music in staff notation, an introduction, notes and references and extensive indices. The basic collection for the North of Ireland.

Forthcoming: Songs of the People: Part Two: From 1928-1932 the newspaper series founded by Sam Henry was edited by others. This book, researched and designed by John Moulden, draws on the newspaper archive, the personal papers and memories of one of the collectors and incorporates additional local information. The plagiarism of one of the editors is proven and fully described.The roughly 100 songs, which were not pirated, were collected in Antrim, Derry and Donegal and are presented with musical notation, notes and references and even a few pictures. approx. 160 pages, Price approx. £12, publication intended 1998, more information later. (Ulstersongs, Portrush, N. Ireland)

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03 Dec 98 - 02:29 PM (#47834)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: Harry O

A cracking good song, but only for those with the "nyah" to sing. About the best I ever heard singing it was Derryman Kevin Mitchell. Whatever happened to you Kevin ? Come back. Harry

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09 Dec 98 - 11:07 AM (#48699)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: Philippa

Last i heard he was in Glasgow and still singing

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24 Jan 99 - 11:27 AM (#55459)
Subject: RE: Maid of Culmore
From: Philippa

In fact I believe Kevin Mitchell is on the programme of this month's Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow.

When I was back home in Derry during the seasonal holiday, I looked for the song in my Blackstaff Press edition of the 'Songs of the People'. I couldn't find it. It was, however in Sam Henry's original collection, because I've seen it in his papers archived at the Belfast library. The words and tune are, however, published in Hugh Shields. "Shamrock, Rose and Thistle - songs of North Derry". Belfast: Blackstaff, 1981

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29 May 00 - 10:05 PM (#235635)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: GUEST,Dan-Nova Scotia

I think the Bothy Band also did a version of this with slight variations on the lyrics, on their Live in Paris LP. It was sung by Triona NiDohmnaill. (I think that's the proper spelling)

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29 May 00 - 10:06 PM (#235638)
Subject: RE: Maid of Coolmore
From: GUEST,Dan-Nova Scotia

Sorry I guess I should read all that has gone before.

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