Home for a Rest: which reels played:

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Marion
Date: 01 Oct 00 - 01:53 PM

Thanks a lot Clinton! I recently met a guitar player (which may not sound like that big a deal, but it's a rare and wonderful occurrence in my present situation in life) who likes this song, so I'm going to suggest a collaboration.

And may I just add that I love the lines "These so-called vacations will soon be my death" and "We never saw nothing but brass taps and oak."

Marion

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Pixie
Date: 01 Oct 00 - 07:37 AM

"Tripping up the Stairs" was pretty good too. I have known Geoff since he was a heavy duty mechanic and how SOTW came into being is quite a neat story. Anyway, they all gave up their day jobs fairly quickly and I sure miss "the good old days" of the band. I don't know what the band is up to now, but Geoff has been "working out" with the Paperboys for a couple of years now in between SOTW gigs, I guess. He's a wicked flute and bodhran player, and can really wank out on the whistles. Not to mention he can write a fine tune. Pray hard, maybe they will "refresh" their old style!

Pixie

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Willie-O
Date: 30 Sep 00 - 08:09 PM

Hey, I saw former SOTW flute player Geoff Kelly last night, he's now a Paperboy. Still a great flute and whistle player. The Paperboys bassist is also a former SOTW member. And it seems like the vocalist (Tom Landa) sounds more and more like John Mann every year, consciously or not. An odd evolution. They don't sound as good as SOTW at their peak, but unfortunately the latter now seem pretty lame and washed out.

IMHO "Save This House" having been the peak.

I may not know much but by god I'm opinionated...

Willie-O

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 30 Sep 00 - 12:05 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 10:32 PM

CD liner notes list them as:

Castle Kelly
Glass of Beer
Swallow's Tail (that would be the reel, not to be confused with the jig, Swallowtail)

Hope that helps...

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Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 11:18 PM

Nope... not the CD... sorry... Just a copy of a few tunes off it from an old rehersal tape... But I'm keeping yer questionin the back of my mind and when I see people who might know, I'm asking them... Soon as I find out, I'll let ya know...

Have you checked around for a S.O.T.W. homepage??

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Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Marion
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 10:44 PM

One more refresh on this...

Clinton, it sounds like you might have the CD... cough cough...

Thanks, Marion

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 25 Sep 00 - 02:08 AM

The gas heater's empty
It's damp as a tomb
The spirits we drank
Are now ghosts int he room
I'm knackered again
Come on sleep take me soon
And don't lift upmy head
till the 12 bells at noon

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Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Callie
Date: 25 Sep 00 - 01:29 AM

And while we're on the subject, can anyone supply words to the last verse?

thanks Callie

Subject: RE: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 25 Sep 00 - 01:05 AM

Save This House...

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Subject: Home for a Rest: which reels played:
From: Marion
Date: 24 Sep 00 - 10:53 PM

Hello. If somebody has the CD liner notes for the Spirit of the West song "Home for a Rest" (I think the CD is called Bless This House or something like that), would you mind checking to see if they identify the reels in the pennywhistle solo?

Thanks, Marion