The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7307   Message #3395839
Posted By: Jack Campin
27-Aug-12 - 07:36 AM
Thread Name: HYMNS and Folk Tunes?
Subject: RE: HYMNS and Folk Tunes?
There's a hideous one in the 'Celebration Hymnal' - 'Will you come and follow me if I but call your name' which is put to the tune of 'The Shearing's not for you' but speeds it up so it bounces along like an old VW Microbus on its last springs... it's disgusting.

It just occurred to me that if you speed up "Kelvingrove" (the tune for "The Shearing's Not for You") you end up with something very close to "Soldier's Joy", and both tunes must have a common origin (in the 18th century).

"Kelvingrove" was probably used for hymns before "The Shearing's Not For You" was written. Outrage about it being misappropriated is off target.