Paddy on the Landfill

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: GUEST,Anne Taylor
Date: 09 Dec 00 - 08:58 PM

What a great website! Thanks for all your info! ... I'll get in touch with Sue Songer to find out how to get a copy of the book flown over to Scotland. Cheers, Anne

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: Jim Krause
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 04:10 PM

I once heard a tune called "Napoleon in a Mexican Restaurant."
Jim

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 07:47 AM

I came across "Paddy on the Cellphone" while looking for the other tune...

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: bill\sables
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 07:26 AM

Tunes are used with diferent names in diferent areas for example "Devils Dream "which I heard in the USA is the same tune as "Devil Among the Tailors" in the UK.
Paddy on the Landfill sounds like a name given to a newly composed tune following the titles like Paddy on the Turnpike, and Paddy on the Line. The Landfill seems to me like a modern invention, I even composed a hornpipe which I called "Paddy on the Pipeline" after the Irish ganger who was digging up the road near my house to install a pipe line to carry water from the Keilder Resivoir in Northumberland to Yorkshire.
I have recently composed a hornpipe called "Napoleon crossing the Humber Bridge" after the series of Napoleon crossing titles like "Napoleon crossing the Rhine"
Bill

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 07:03 AM

It's a reel composed by Rob Hayes, an American.  As Margo says, it's included in a book,  Along the River: Contradancing in the Connecticut River Valley.  Probably that's the only source of written notation for the tune at present. For the curious, accordionist David DiGiuseppe may be heard playing it here:  efolkmusic.com

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: Margo
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 02:28 AM

I have it in a book put together by a lady in Portland, Oregon. I think the book is called "The Portland Collection". It is a whole collection of music for the Portland Megaband that plays once a year (about 50+ people) The lady that put the book together is Sue Songer, and if you're interested in the book she can be reached at [e-mail]

Hope this helps, Margo

Subject: RE: Paddy on the Landfill
From: Jimmy C
Date: 06 Dec 00 - 01:36 AM

Never heard of this (Landfill) tune. I have come across a tune called " Paddy on the turnpike", very popular with Newfoumdland accordion players. Could it be the same one ?

Subject: Paddy on the Landfill
From:
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 09:41 AM

Does anyone know where I cand find the tune Paddy on the Landfill? It's on the "Moving Cloud Orchestra" CD in Gm.