Chosing a song

Subject: Chosing a song
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 03:41 PM

Hi all, Im going to be singing in Senior Scor for my club and I was wondering what most people think would be suitable. I was thinking of the Shores of Lough Bran or My Own Dear Galway Bay.

I was going to Bríd Óg Ní Mhaille but I have never seen someone singing an irish song get out of the county

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: Amos
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 02:11 PM

What IS Senior Scor? Why wouldn't someone singing in Irish "get out of the county"? Which county is that?

I'd recommend the Old Orange Flute, myself. :D


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Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: Peace
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 02:12 PM

Roddy McCorley ?

Jus' tryna be helpful.

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 04:01 PM

The only Senior Scor I know is in Scotland. Why are you thinking of singing an Irish song (then again, why wouldn't you?)

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: Emma B
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 04:13 PM

Bhrid Óg Ni Mháille is a beautiful song - go for it!

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Feb 06 - 04:07 PM

Senior Scor is a competition in Ireland where over 18's take part in. The competitions include clubs from areas within counties, if you win you represent your county and go through to the provincial finals, and so on until the All Ireland final. Categories include, figure dancing, solo singing, instrumental, ballad group, question time, recitation novelty act and set dancing

Judging is very dodgy in these competitions, usually judges cant understand the song in Irish and therefore dont put you through.

I was also recommended My own dear Galway Bay

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: MartinRyan
Date: 05 Feb 06 - 06:58 PM

Which county are you in?!

"My Own Dear..", the Francis Fahy song, has taken a fair ould hammering in recent years - but is a fine song nonetheless. It has the advantage that it can be taken at a fair pace - as against the slow, lugubrious rate at which many people feel obliged to sing in competitions of this type.

In the end, you need to pick a song that you feel very comfortable singing - one that you feel you can sing "from the inside" rather than as though it's a set exercise designed to show off your (no doubt excellent) singing style.

Regards.

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: MartinRyan
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 09:15 AM

Incidentally, it was originally sung to the air of "Skiberreen", as far as I know. Still is, occasionally.

Regards

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 06:43 PM

Sang skiberreen before but My Own Dear Galway Bay is a diffent air, which I usually sing at a fairly upbeat tempo, not too fast not slow. It just sounds natural and flowing!

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: SharonA
Date: 09 Feb 06 - 06:56 PM

What is "question time"?

Subject: RE: Chosing a song
From: GUEST,Marie
Date: 12 Feb 06 - 04:05 PM

Question time is teams of 4 people for each club and each team are asked general knowledge, sporting questions....Who ever get most questions right go through