Sing-along songs wanted

Subject: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Lynda Finn
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 03:33 AM

We are a new folk club wanting some good old rollicking songs to get us fired up at the beginning of each meet. We have some of the old favourites, A-rovin, Hog-eye Man, Holy Ground etc but we'd appreciate anyone's/everyone's suggestions as to others we could use to build our repertoire.

One important thing, please try to give links to both lyrics and midis because though we've had songs suggested to us, if we don't know the tunes, we can't learn them. If they are here on Mudcat then all the better, not so far to look!

So send in your lively favourites please, the mnore the merrier.FANX

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Genie
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 09:59 PM

BTW, Lynda, there is a section of Mudcat that has basic music scores along with lyrics, and we also have a MIDI section.

Are you folks looking for well-known songs like This Land Is Your Land, Me & Bobby McGee, The Water Is Wide, or are you more interested in newer and/or lesser-known songs that have choruses or fairly simple, repetitive parts for groups to get into quickly? Do you want only "folk" songs, or are you also interested in country songs (Your Cheatin' Heart, etc.), pop songs (Singin' In The Rain, Proud Mary, Margaritaville), show tunes & movie songs (Over The Rainbow, Oh What A Beautiful Morning!), etc.?

Type "sing-along" or "sing-a-long"* into the forum search, and you'll probably find a bunch of threads with many suggestions.

Once I have a clearer idea what sorts of songs you're looking for, boy, do I have a list for you!!

Genie §;-D


*FWIW, (PEDANT ALERT!!!)
Bill Gates and his lackeys may have the most widely used spell-checker around, but they MISspelled "sing-along" in their MS Word spell checker.   It's based on the words "sing" and "along," not on the words "sing," "a," and "long."   It can be spelled correctly without the hyphen (singalong) or with one hyphen ("sing-along") but not with 2 hyphens ("sing-a-long"). :-)

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 04:08 AM

Try also searching for chorus songs. Sometimes that can get you some interesting results.

LTS

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 03:37 PM

"Jam songs" is another good search phrase to use.

Genie

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Lynda Finn
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 04:02 AM

Thanks Genie,

I suppose we're more traditional, so C&W/pop etc is out.

We used to begin with a come-all-ye, each singing his/her own choice but that fell dead when several people began to blush and crawl under chairs and say 'I haven't practiced anything...'


So the answer is to give out printed sheets and get them all going. So send your list, either here or to me at [e-mail] and meanwhile I'll search the midi list because we want to learn new things as well as rattle off the old favourites.

'ppreciate the help :-)

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 04:12 AM

We have "Scarlet Town" "All the Good Times are Past and Gone" "Cotton mill girls" etc. Where and when is your club going to be?

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Ross
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 05:58 AM

How about 'Ode to Joy' - Beethovens 9th

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Grab
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 01:42 PM

Some sea-songs:-

Rolling down to old Maui
Donkey riding
Blow the man down
Shenandoah
Haul away Joe

Others (if not on Mudcat, should be on CDs by the people listed):-

Slip-sliding away (Paul Simon)
Bottle of wine (Tom Paxton)
Leaving Nancy (Eric Bogle)
Banks of the Ohio
Johnny I hardly knew you

Graham.

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: GEST
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 09:01 AM

More than 365 MIDI files with lyrics on printable pages can be found at GEST Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador. Have fun. :-)

Subject: RE: Sing-a-long songs wanted
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 02:46 PM

Leadbelly's Irene is a good one.    Tw