Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting

Subject: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 19 Apr 07 - 07:25 PM

I have been looking for a song/tune sung/played by Joseph Spence. It's either called There Will Be A Happy Meeting or Great Dreams From Heaven, or possibly it goes by both names. My local record store can get me either one. If they are the same tune, as I suspect, then I don't care which one I get, but if they are different tunes, I'd like to get the right one. Neither seems to be in the Digitrad.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Subject: RE: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Apr 07 - 12:35 PM

I think it was on Ry Cooder's second album

Subject: RE: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: dwditty
Date: 20 Apr 07 - 12:41 PM

Yes, RC's Into the Purple Valley has his version.

It is also on a Folkways CD - Click Here as Happy Meeting. BTW, there is in existence a Mel Bay publication for this very CD with notationand tab for the pices. It is likely out of print, but do some google/ebay work and I think you will find it.

dw

Subject: RE: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 07 May 07 - 08:41 AM

Allmusic.com lists a song called THERE WILL BE A HAPPY MEETING IN GLORY, recorded by Joseph Spence, on "The Complete Folkways Recordings," 1958.

Also listed are 3 recordings of GREAT DREAM(S) FROM HEAVEN, composed by Joseph Spence:
By Ry Cooder on "Into the Purple Valley"
By Phil Heywood on "Some Summer Day"
By John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee on "In Concert" (DVD)

Subject: RE: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 07 May 07 - 01:26 PM

Great Dreams from Heaven performed by John Renbourn.

This is the fourth Youtube version of Renbourn performing this Joseph Spence song, unfortunately it is also the weakest IMHO, but still well worth watching.

The other three videos were all removed, alas, due to terms of use / copyright violations. ( The version with Jacqui McShee was absolutely spellbinding ).

Subject: RE: Great Dreams From Heaven/Happy Meeting
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 07 May 07 - 06:40 PM

Are these the same song?