Tune Req: Upon St David's Day

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Upon St David's Day
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Feb 23 - 04:42 AM

On the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music website you can download a pitchshifter which should allow you to listen to the song in a key that suits your voice.

ABRSM Speedshifter

The widget lets you to load an mp3 file and then manipulate the playback.

Although it's called "Speedshifter" (allowing you to change the speed without changing the pitch) it also has the facility to change the pitch without changing the speed.

Once upon a time it was completely free but I think there's a small fee now.

Subject: ADD: Upon St David's Day
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Feb 23 - 05:21 PM

Here are the lyrics, copied from the link above.

THE
Welsh-Mens GLORY,
OR,
The Famous Victories of the Ancient BRITAINS
Obtain'd upon St. DAVID's Day.

THe Honor, Glory and the Grace
Of Valiant Brute's Tryumphant race,
Shewing the Reasons, wherefore they
Wear Leeks upon St. David's Day.

The Valiant Deeds of Britain's bold,
I here shall sing in Verse,
Direct my Pen, Heroick Muse,
While I the same reherse.
That to the Britains Noble Fame,
I bravely chant it may,
The reason why, they do wear LEEKS
Upon St. David's Day.

I mean not to relate the Deeds
Of Warlike Valiant GUY
Nor England's Warwick Champion,
Saint GEORGE's Chivalry;
Nor any other Warriers Fame,
Intend I to display,
But what the Britains bold, have done
Upon St. David's Day.

Cold Winter with his Frosty Face
Doth bid you all farewell;
And Manly March, hath taken place,
A month with you to dwell:
Brother to sweet April Showers,
And Usher to fair MAY,
And in his Hat a LEEK he wears
Upon St. David's Day.

'Gainst Britain when the Romans did
Their Warlike Ensigns bear,
Instead of Plumes, the green top LEEKS
Brute's Valiant Race did wear,
Who bravely from the Roman Troop,
The Conquest bore away
Which Badge of Honour still they wear
Upon St. David's Day.

And though stout Caesar, with his Force
Did strongly invade their Land,
The Britains bold, with Foot and Horse
His Power did withstand,
And when of them, he tribute sought,
They did refuse to pay,
For which they still do wear a LEEK
Upon St. David's day.

The Saxons entered afterwards,
And Essex did obtain,
And with an Army well prepared,
The Kingdom for to Gain;
Each Town and City went to wrack
Where the Saxons bore the sway,
At length the Britains drove them back
Upon St. David's Day.

They being led by that brave Prince,
King Arthur called by Name,
Whose Power with his Valiant Knights
The Saxons pride did tame.
In twelve Battels them did overthrow,
As Chronicles doth say,
The last of which, the Britains overcame
Upon St. David's Day.

Next after that the Lances came in,
That great nerping Foe,
At Winchelsey, They did begin
The Land to overthrow;
Till Captain Landaff, a BRITAIN true,
Did make their Lives decay,
And Conquered the Danish Crew,
Upon St. David's Day.

When Crook-back Richard, wore the Crown
As Regent of this Land;
No Policy could put him down,
Nor his proud Power withstand:
Till Henry Richmond, entered Wales,
Whom BRITAINS did obey,
And Conquered in Bosworth-Field,
Upon St David's Day.

The Warlike Deeds which late have been,
By Valiant Welsh-Men shown,
Both England, France, and Germany,
And other Lands have known;
Whose Honour with Tryumphant Praise,
Fames Trumpet doth display,
And Blazen still their Noble Acts
Upon St. David's Day.

Then doth not our St. DAVID's day,
Well Merit to be Fam'd;
Whereon the most Tryumphant Brutes
Their mighty Foes have tam'd,
And have so well behav'd themselves,
That I may boldly say,
The like was never yet perform'd
Upon St. David's Day.

Of James the Spaniard Boast,
Saint Denis stands for France;
Saint Patrick in the Western Coast,
The Irish Men advance;
George holds the Sword, David the Scales
Where Justice bears the sway,
And England Drinks a Health to Wales
Upon St. David's Day.

The BRITAINS have been ever true,
And dares for to oppose,
Both Pagans, Infidels and Jews,
And all that are our Foes;
And will maintain their Countrys good,
Which never will decay,
Then blessing be on all their Names,
That Love Saint David's Day.

And to Conclude, my new made Song,
I wish with all my Heart,
That they may never suffer wrong,
That take the Welsh-Mens part;
Who stand up for their Country's right,
As Lawfully they may,
And wear the LEEK as their delight
Upon St. David's Day.


Entered according to Order.
LONDON,
Printed by Th. Dawks, his Majesties British Prin-
ter, at the West-end of Thames-street.

Subject: Tune Req: Upon St David's Day
From: LittleMusgrove
Date: 23 Feb 23 - 10:46 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm new to MudCat, though I have had a good read of some threads prior to joining. I'm also fairly new to the folk scene where I live. I have loved folk music since I was a child and my father introduced me to a few of the 70s musicians, but only recently have I started singing it and going to folk clubs.

As St David's Day is fast approaching, and being a proud Welshman, I thought I would inflict the following ballad, in all its historical inaccuracy, about the martial valour of the Welsh on the patient people of Somerset, where I live.

http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/37618/recording

As you can see from the link, I have access to the tune, but I find it very difficult to learn the melody from for a variety of reasons, principally it is too high pitched and I can't work out how to transpose it down. What I would be extremely grateful for is a copy of the sheet music or at least information on where to locate the sheet music. The tune is apparently "Upon St David's Day", which is used in a few other ballads.

Can anyone help?