Origins: River (Bill Staines)

06 Jan 99 - 08:22 AM (#52255)
Subject: Tune REQ: River - Bill Staines
From: Susan-Marie

Can anyone provide a MIDI of Bill Staines "River"? I'd like to learn it but can't afford to buy any more CDs for a while (I've got those holiday credit card blues).

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07 Jan 99 - 02:21 AM (#52464)
Subject: RE: Tune REQ: River
From: Musicman

Hello Susan-marie.

I can give you midi, ra, and noteworthy versions of the song, or even a fax if you want. Send me an email so I can send it to you direct. Not sure how to send files like that on the mudcat. Or, send me a fax number.

I'm at: [e-mail]

Paul

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07 Jan 99 - 07:44 AM (#52505)
Subject: RE: Tune REQ: River
From: Susan-Marie

For anyone who's interested: Paul will be sending me the music and since I've been meaning to learn to use the midi/text program, I'll attempt to post the tune here once I have it. Stay tuned.

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07 Jan 99 - 09:09 AM (#52521)
Subject: RE: Tune REQ: River
From: Susan-Marie

Paul - My e-mail to you got sent back as undelivered - "no such host". My fax is 301/384-0459 and my e-mail is [e-mail]

Send me the music either way (fax or e-mail me a MIDI) or both ways to be sure, and I'll post it on the forum. Thanks so much.

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07 Jan 99 - 09:15 PM (#52668)
Subject: Tune Add: RIVER (Bill Staines)
From: Barbara

susan, would you like the midi file too?

MIDI file: river.mid

Timebase: 240

TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Tempo: 120 (495868 microsec/crotchet)
Start
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08 Jan 99 - 08:10 AM (#52739)
Subject: RE: Tune REQ: River
From: Susan-Marie

Oooooo yes, Barbara, thanks.

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15 Feb 21 - 03:41 PM (#4093309)
Subject: DT Correction: River (Bill Staines)
From: Joe Offer

I would suppose that this is the one song I sing more often than any other. It's on page 226 of the Rise Up Singing Songbook, but it's been years since I've had to open the book Most Bill Staines songs are right in the "sweet spot" of my vocal range, so I sing a lot of them. But this one is my favorite.
My corrections are from the 1980 Folk-Legacy Bill Staines songbook, If I Were a Word, Then I'd Be a Song. The corrections of the DT lyrics are very minor. I've also added the punctuation from the songbook, but not in italics.

RIVER (DT Lyrics) I was born in the path of the winter wind And raised where the mountains are old The springtime waters came dancing down And I remember the tales they told The whistling ways of my younger days Too quickly have faded on by But all of their memories linger on Like the light of a fading sky. River, take me along In your sunshine, sing me your song Ever moving and winding and free You rolling old river, you changing old river Let's you and me river run down to the sea! I've been to the city and back again I've been moved by some things that I've learned Met a lot of good people and I called them friends Felt the change when the seasons turned I heard all the songs that the children sing And listened to love's melodies I've felt my own music within me rise Like the wind in the autumn trees. CHORUS Someday when the flowers are blooming still Someday when the grass is still green My rolling waters will round me bend And flow into the open sea So here's to the rainbow that followed me here And here's to the friends that I know And here's to the song that's within me now I will sing it where'er I go.

RIVER (DT Correction) (Bill Staines) I was born in the path of the winter wind And raised where the mountains are old. Their springtime waters came dancing down: And I remember the tales they told The whistling ways of my younger days Too quickly have faded on by But all of their memories linger on Like the light in a fading sky. River, take me along, In your sunshine, sing me your song. Ever moving and winding and free, You rolling old river, you changing old river, Let's you and me river, run down to the sea! I've been to the city and back again; I've been moved by some things that I've learned, Met a lot of good people and I've called them friends, Felt the change when the seasons turned. I've heard all the songs that the children sing And listened to love's melodies; I've felt my own music within me rise Like the wind in the autumn trees. CHORUS Someday when the flowers are blooming still, Someday when the grass is still green, My rolling waters will round the bend And flow into the open sea. So here's to the rainbow that's followed me here, And here's to the friends that I know, And here's to the song that's within me now: I will sing it where'er I go.

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Words and Music by Bill Staines.
Copyright Mineral River Music
Recorded by Bill on "Whistle of the Jay", FSI-70

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Original Folk-Legacy recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h30hARqfiFY

And a magnificent 2015 performance with the Mystic Chorale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDeM7kqzrvk

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15 Feb 21 - 05:27 PM (#4093318)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: River (Bill Staines)
From: GUEST,#

https://www.google.com/search?q=River+(Bill+Staines)&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA846CA846&oq=River+(Bill+Staines)&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61&so

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