Tune Req: My Love She's But a Lassie Yet

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Jeri
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 03:59 PM

Funny, when I first heard the midi, I instantly recognised the tune - could have picked my fiddle up and played it, even though I don't think I ever have before. (I probably know it from contradancing.) I didn't recognise the "Miss F" or "My Lassie" names, but "Chinquapin" rings a bell.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 03:29 PM

It really was a favorite tune of my old Maine contradance band the "Sea Slugs." I've glad to learn it has been circulating around. We renamed it "Merchant's Island" of course.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 11:35 AM


I had not come across "Miss Farquharson's Reel." I'm very happy to add it as another version of "My Love Is But A Lassie Yet."

Several of my sources show "My Love Is But A Lassie Yet" as variants/alternate titles for "Chinquapin" and/or "Chinkypin." Both "The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection" and "The Phillips Collection of Traditonal American Fiddle Tunes, Volume I" (both Mel Bay) show the tune this way.

John

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 09:41 AM

Thanks, Jeri, for the primer on playing the tunes; click on that "m" thing! OK, the tune is definitely a varient of "My Love Is But a Lassie Yet" although I have apparently mixed up which is the A-Part and which is the B-Part. Of course, I think it makes more sense designating the parts the way I do, similar to "Soldier's Joy" but now I know.

Thanks very much for sorting this out.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 02:07 AM

Hey Murray! Daur ye dae doon Rab Burns?? I tend to agree with you about titivated italian-trained tenors and their pairtners trying to sing Scots songs in an Oxford accent, but don't hammer the song lyrics because of abysmal interpretation. I could check Serge Hovey's research to see if the "popular" melody is the one chosen by Burns ---but I hae-nae got time right now. The song lyrics, by the way, are actually describing the raither nippy taste of immature whisky. Boab

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Jeri
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 08:25 PM

Charley, you click on links in the banner at the top and look for "JC's ABC Tune Finder." This is a bit misleading - it finds much more than just the ABCs. (Click on "M" for midi, or the right-most "G" for a gif of the music.)
My Love Is But a Lassie Yet
And
Miss Farquharson's Reel

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 08:00 PM

Ah, Murray, it's a lovely tune for us banjo players, and maybe I shouldn't have trusted our fiddleplayer to name it. I'm having trouble finding the link "Guest" suggested:

"On JCs Tunefinder (Mudcat's Links) search for "My love she's but a lassie yet" and (earlier title) "Miss Farquharson's Reel". There are multiple versions of each available."

Is this a Mudcat link or on some other website that only fiddlers are familar with?

I could do the chords in () if it really would help, and I'm the one who wants help.;-)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 07:51 PM

I can see the B part chords corresponding to the B part of "My Love She's but a Lassie Yet". As Jon says, the A part chords don't seem to fit the tune as I know it, either.

There are few songs which I actively hate but this is one of them. It always brings back memories of over-dramatic be-tartaned tenors duetting with equally OTT sopranos.

Murray

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 06:03 PM

Charley, I haven't got Times (I take it is different to Times New Roman) and I'm not convinced I have the chords lined up correctly but even having said that, I can't see those chords being My Love She's Not A Lassie Yet - least not the version I know.

Re the lining up, post between <pre;> and </pre> tags, typing it so it lines up here (and ending each line with the <br>) and we should all be sure to see it ok.

Re the tune, anyway of providing an ABC or a MIDI or perhaps a link to a clip of the recording?

Jon

(who's not a fiddler - left hand knows roughly where it's going but my bowing is awful - sort of like a hack saw I guess!)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Ye
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 05:43 PM

On JCs Tunefinder (Mudcat's Links) search for "My love she's but a lassie yet" and (earlier title) "Miss Farquharson's Reel". There are multiple versions of each available.

Subject: Fiddlers Only-She's but a Lassie Yet
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 05:20 PM

On another thread we're trying to track down the proper name for a tune I'm using for a nautical drinking song. I heard the A-Part long ago in Maine and was told by a member of my old contradance band that the tune was "She's but a Lassie Yet" but I'm not sure. The B-Part seems similar to the B-Part of "Soldier's Joy." If you copy and paste the below into Word/Times Font/12, the chords should be in the proper places. Any clue?

MERCHANT'S ISLAND
(Words by Charlie Ipcar © 1999 As sung by Roll & Go. Tune: She's but a Lassie yet Key: F(5/C))

G—C-G--------D-------G
Oh, the wind blew up 'bout nor'nor'east,
---------C-G--D7
Blew right up on Monty's beach;
---G------D7---------G-------D7
The men got drunk and the women too –
--------------------------G
'Round the pub the rum jug flew!

Chorus:

G
We're kicking up Bob's a-dying,
-------------------D7
Kicking up Bob's a-dying;
------G-----------------C
We're kicking up Bob's a-dying –
D7-----------------G
Down on Merchant's Island!