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28 Nov 06 - 03:44 AM (#1894320) Subject: Cheerful Irish love song? From: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar No, seriously. One of my daughters has a not bad voice, but mainly listens to pop music. I was pleasantly surprised to hear her singing "The lass of Glenshee" some years ago at a family gathering, and following the Michael Collins movie she added "She moved through the fair" to her modest repertoire. Now she and some friends of divers nationalities are organising a conferring (graduation) party at which each will perform something from his/her national culture, and she has asked for suggestions for an Irish love song (in English) that's more cheerful than the average. Any suggestions from the Mudcat oracle? I have to spend all my spare time practising me pipes because this is an intergenerational affair. |
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28 Nov 06 - 04:05 AM (#1894329) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Scrump Courtin' In The Kitchen? That's fairly cheerful, even if the subject ends up in jail! |
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28 Nov 06 - 04:16 AM (#1894338) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST Well of Spring Water, Sprightly Young Damsel, Miltown Malbay Fair (Nora Daly) - plenty of them around West Clare, Jim Carroll |
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28 Nov 06 - 04:28 AM (#1894347) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST Kitty of Coleraine, The Star of the County Down, Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, [recommened] |
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28 Nov 06 - 04:33 AM (#1894351) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Paul Burke My Lagan Love of course. Certainly not mizzeribul. |
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28 Nov 06 - 04:33 AM (#1894353) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Kevin Sheils The Flower of Sweet Strabane works for me, although I have heard it done in a dirge-like manner I find it fairly upbeat |
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28 Nov 06 - 05:02 AM (#1894363) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Paul from Hull There is a cheery little ditty called 'The Half Door'....though maybe your daughter might fingd it a little bit 'twee', I dunno. Maybe you know it already, but if not: Thread asking for, & giving, the lyric Thread asking for, & giving, the tune |
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28 Nov 06 - 10:02 AM (#1894624) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Noreen First thought is the Draighnean Donn (blackthorn) which is one of the few 'happy' Irish songs I sing- not on this forum as far as I can see. Haven't time to type it in now, and how would you get the tune anyway? It starts: 'By road and by river the wild birds sing...' Will put my mind to it. When's the event? |
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28 Nov 06 - 10:51 AM (#1894657) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Scrump I would second the Flower of Sweet Strabane or The Star of the County Down. I hardly think Mountains of Mourne is cheerful though - it's about a bloke away from home in a foreign country badly missing his girl. How about Zoological Gardens? :-) |
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28 Nov 06 - 12:21 PM (#1894723) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST My Lagan Love may be positive and lovely, but 'cheerful' it is not. I'm fairly stumped for female-voice happy love songs. From a male standpoint, the Agricultural Irish Girl is pretty zippy, Courting in the Kitchen, and the the one about the 6-foot-7-inch girl, the name escapes me. There are chipper versions of the Spanish Lady, but that's not exactly a love song. "All their wars are merry and all their songs are sad", well, an awful lot of them. |
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28 Nov 06 - 12:22 PM (#1894724) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,pattyClink The Spinning Wheel! |
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28 Nov 06 - 12:28 PM (#1894732) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Big Al Whittle I suppose it depends what cheers you up. Eileen Og always cheers me up - particularly when sung by Una from No Fixed Abode. |
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28 Nov 06 - 12:30 PM (#1894737) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: KateG "The Next Market Day" There's a nice performace of it on Anam's CD "First Footing." It's about a young lass who is led astray by a piper who offers to teach her a new tune, but it doesn't end badly. |
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28 Nov 06 - 12:47 PM (#1894759) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Snuffy The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe |
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28 Nov 06 - 01:36 PM (#1894798) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: McGrath of Harlow Joyful is one thing, happy is another - but cheerful, that can tend to be depressing... Chesterton once had Father Brown say (and I've quoted it before in a different context): "If ever I murdered somebody I dare say it might be an Optimist...Cheerfulness without humour is a very trying thing." |
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28 Nov 06 - 01:47 PM (#1894807) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Dave (the ancient mariner) Whistling Gypsy Rover is cheerful |
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28 Nov 06 - 02:02 PM (#1894818) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,JT Has to be "Galway Shawl" |
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29 Nov 06 - 12:49 AM (#1895261) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: alison Easy and Slow, slainte alison |
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29 Nov 06 - 03:47 AM (#1895319) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Big Al Whittle Easy and slow - not really a ladies song unless you're that way inclined. unless there are different words from the one I know. |
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29 Nov 06 - 05:08 AM (#1895358) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Stewie Have a listen to Niamh Parson's recording of 'Horo Johnny'. The substance is rather melancholic but the melody and approach is sort of jaunty but totally infectious. Lovely! My daughter thinks it's 'awesome'. It is on Niamh's 'In my prime' album which is unreservedly recommended by my humble self if you like Irish stuff. --Stewie. |
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29 Nov 06 - 06:02 AM (#1895392) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,JTT Trotting to the Fair? And if she's a cynic, When I was Married I Wore a Black Shawl... http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=694586&lastnode_id=0 Do you love an apple, do you love a pear, Do you love a laddie with curly brown hair? Oh still I love him, I can't deny him, I'll be with him wherever he goes. Before I got married I wore a black shawl, But since I got married I wore bugger-all. But still I love him, I can't deny him. I'll be with him wherever he goes. He stood at the corner, a fag in his mouth. Two hands in his pockets, he whistled me out. But still I love him, I can't deny him. I'll be with him wherever he goes. He works at the pier for nine bob a week, Come Saturday night he comes rolling home drunk. But still I love him, I can't deny him. I'll be with him wherever he goes. Before I got married I'd sport and I'd play, But now the cradle it gets in me way. But still I love him, I can't deny him. I'll be with him wherever he goes. Do you love an apple, do you love a pear, Do you love a laddie with curly brown hair? Oh still I love him, I can't deny him, I'll be with him wherever he goes. |
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29 Nov 06 - 06:06 AM (#1895395) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,HSA When a cheerful Irish love song (or indeed something suitable for a wedding) is required, I usually go for "Sweet Forget Me Not". It's an Irish parlour song rather than a traditional song per se but is well known on the Irish scene. De Dannan recorded it. Helen The Sweet Forget-Me-Not Fancy brings a thought to mind Of a flower that's bright and fair Its grace and beauty both combine A brighter jewel more rare Just like a maiden that I know Who shared my happy lot She whispered when we parted last "Oh, you'll forget me not" She's graceful and she's charming Like the lily in the pond Time is flying swiftly by Of her I am so fond The roses and the daisies Are blooming 'round the spot Where we parted, when she whispered "You'll forget me not" We met, I really don't know where But still it's just the same For love grows in the city streets As well as in the lane I gently clasped her tiny hand One glance at me she shot She dropped her flower, I picked it up 'Twas the sweet forget-me-not And then there came a happy time When something that I said Caused her lips to murmur "Yes" And shortly we were wed There is a cott' down in the land And a tiny plot Where grows a flower, I know it well It's the sweet forget-me-not |
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29 Nov 06 - 06:09 AM (#1895396) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,HSA I've just checked - it was on "Ballroom". Helen |
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29 Nov 06 - 06:39 AM (#1895410) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Mo the caller Kate said ""The Next Market Day" It's about a young lass who is led astray by a piper who offers to teach her a new tune, but it doesn't end badly. " I thought it ended up with her cheerfully going off to search for him, leaving you wondering how happy she might be 9 months on. And I thought "Do you love an apple, do you love a pear," was from the N.E|. of England. Another cheerful sounding song until you stop to think about it. |
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29 Nov 06 - 07:43 AM (#1895436) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: JulieF When I sing Do you love an apple I think of it as a song of exasperation rather than cheerfulness - ie you are exasperated with yourself for feeling that way. Seems to get the right emotion over. J |
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29 Nov 06 - 07:56 AM (#1895449) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Stu Bridget Flynn At The Racket do a smashing version of this on their album Mirth Making Heros. It's a humorous little ditty about a chap whose parents want him to get wed to increase his acreage but the girl he fancies is having none of it and he's not to sure himself. |
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29 Nov 06 - 08:10 AM (#1895457) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Scrump Sounds a bit like "Combine Harvester" - that was originally a hit in Ireland, before the Wurzels covered it in the UK. |
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29 Nov 06 - 09:23 AM (#1895521) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Snuffy BIDDY MAC GRATH / MCGRATH / MCGRAW |
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29 Nov 06 - 12:06 PM (#1895677) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: leeneia buy or borrow the book described here http://store.doverpublications.com/0486426696.html You and your daughter might start a partnership that can last for the rest of your life. |
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29 Nov 06 - 12:43 PM (#1895714) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: dermod in salisbury The tune 'Give me your hand' featured on the Jay Ungar album Lover's Watzes is a good one for a wedding. But I never heard words for it. The title suggests there should be some. If not, write them yourself. A google search of the title turns up the sheet music. |
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30 Nov 06 - 07:28 AM (#1896404) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,JTT Acutally, I don't know that Do You Love an Apple *is* a Dublin song - I've just heard it all my life and assumed so! So maybe it's English, after all! |
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30 Nov 06 - 07:54 AM (#1896417) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,JTT What about Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go - that at least is definitely Irish, though people often think it's Scottish. I will build my love a bower By yon clear crystal fountain And on it I will strew All the flowers of the mountain... |
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30 Nov 06 - 08:04 AM (#1896431) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: Big Al Whittle Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl |
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30 Nov 06 - 12:27 PM (#1896602) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar Thanks to all of you. The Mucdat never lets you down when it drifts back on topic! |
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30 Nov 06 - 02:46 PM (#1896745) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,maire-aine How about "I Know Where I'm Going"? m |
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01 Dec 06 - 01:15 PM (#1897622) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: GUEST,Jim Pride Of Petrovar (sp?) |
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01 Dec 06 - 03:13 PM (#1897736) Subject: RE: Cheerful Irish love song? From: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar Thanks also for the two addenda. |