Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: GUEST,Lori
Date: 17 Mar 16 - 05:46 AM

It's in the Cape Breton song book with many beautiful songs of CB. Enjoy!!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: GUEST,Nova scotia
Date: 24 Jul 14 - 10:41 AM

Would love to have some help with the chords to the song,,,Love the song, but haven't been playing very long.( The Legend of Kelly's Mountain.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: GUEST,Sandy Mc Lean (lost cookie)
Date: 06 Apr 14 - 12:27 PM

Well the Kelly in the song is a fictional character, I believe. He lived alone and returned to Ireland according to the song, so probably left no descendants here. At sometime there must have been a real Kelly though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: GUEST,bluenoser from away
Date: 06 Apr 14 - 09:25 AM

Found this site while browsing
to find out if anyone can give
me the any info on when and of
which Kelly the mountain was named.
I have many ancestors in the Cape
Breton area but have never been able
to trace this info.
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: maeve
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 12:02 PM

Skarpi, take a look at these links for the lyrics for Song for the Mira:

Song for the Mira lyrics


An earlier discussion link

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kelly's Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: GUEST,Reg Jones
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 03:43 PM

Hey you folks done so well with Kelly's Mountain I thought I would ask if anyone has the lyrics to R.R. #2 by the Family Brown

Thanks


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Subject: RE: Legend of Kellys Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh
From: Willie-O
Date: 07 Sep 09 - 11:30 AM

The JP Cormier song is actually titled "Kelly's Mountain". It's sort of a Cape Breton bluegrass variant of "El Paso" (Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I met a girl then I got shot and died").

It gets a great audience response, especially when JP does it--he plays the most incredible flatpicking solo in the original recorded version. He has also recorded an arrangement of it that starts real slow and hymn-like and gets faster n faster n faster; bit of a showoff really--all the tempo and instrument changes distract from the song, which is very strong on its own merits.

W-O

Subject: RE: Legend of Kellys Mountain (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From: meself
Date: 06 Sep 09 - 11:48 AM

Song For the Mira is by Allister MacGillvary. It was a big pop hit for Anne Murray, and is widely known. Have you checked the Mudcat bank for the lyrics? Sometimes might appear as Out on the Mira.

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Sep 09 - 04:10 AM

George led me to something which lead me to < ahref=http://www.callingcapebreton.com/pselect.cgi>this link, a whole collection of poems by Lillian Crewe Walsh. Good stuff.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From: skarpi
Date: 05 Sep 99 - 12:53 PM

Yes George, do you have this lyric, it is called SONG FOR THE MIRA It is a very good song. I am trying to save some money to come to Novia Scotia but when I do not know yet. all the best skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From:
Date: 04 Sep 99 - 10:55 PM

Skarpi, the McGinty guys are a great group!

Coincidentally, I met a young couple who were tourists in Halifax who were from Iceland!

Yes, JP wrote a wonderful song and that "I'll fly..." is definitely part of the chorus.

There are LOTS of songs about the Nova Scoti, Cape Breton region. Actually all over the Maritime region and Newfoundland as well.

Anything in particular you are interested in, Skarpi?

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From: MichaelM
Date: 04 Sep 99 - 06:09 PM

Try the second album by J.P. Cormier a Cape Breton singer-songwriter (on the Borealis label) who writes in his tradition. There is a reference to Kelly's Mountain in a song on the album "If I could only fly" (I think that's the title).

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Sep 99 - 04:59 PM

George Seto, thank very much for the lyric, Can tell me about more songs from that area? I am a good friend of McGinty band and I listen often to the cds. all the best, skarpi Iceland.

Subject: Lyr Add: KELLY'S MOUNTAIN (Lillian Crewe Walsh)
From:
Date: 04 Sep 99 - 06:26 AM

Got the words, as I thought, the words were Lillian Crewe Walsh, who wrote GHOST OF BRAS D'OR and other songs and was adapted by Charlie MacKinnon.


(THE LEGEND OF) KELLY'S MOUNTAIN

Kelly was an Irishman, there is no doubt of that.
His mother's name was Bridget. his father's name was Pat.
Now Kelly came from Ireland then was lured back home again.
He left us Kelly's Mountain to perpetuate the name.

CHORUS: Oh, that green and lofty mountain by the waters of Bras d'Or
Has stood for many, many years and will stand for many more.
It was the home of Kelly and beside its waters blue,
Because he was so lonely, Kelly made his Irish brew.

One day the wily Devil climbed to the mountain top.
Said he to Mr. Kelly, "I would like a little drop."
"And begorra, sir you'll get it!" Kelly opened wide the door.
He dropped the poor old Devil in the waters of Bras d'Or. CHORUS

Kelly dearly loved the Highlands but he couldn't live alone,
For the breezes used to whisper, "Kelly, boy, you must come home."
The breezes kept a-callin', kept a-callin' night and day,
Till from the lofty mountain they lured him far away. CHORUS

Now the government is building a causeway o'er Bras d'Or.
The top of Kelly's Mountain will make a splendid floor.
The rock and gravel are so good and very handy too.
They are blasting down the mountain where old Kelly made his brew. CHORUS

Subject: RE: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From:
Date: 01 Sep 99 - 05:01 PM

Kelly's Mountain is a song from Cape Breton. I can't remember who wrote it, but it is definitely about Kelly's Mountain just outside of Sydney on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in Canada.

I've loaned out my Cape Breton Songbook, so I can't look up the lyrics for you right now.

Subject: The Legend of Kellys Mountain
From: skarpi
Date: 01 Sep 99 - 12:39 PM

Hallo all,Can someone help me with this song. THE LEGEND OF KELLYS MOUNTAIN

it starts like this : well Kelly was an Irish man theres no doubt about that.

If you can help let me know on this thread. all the best Skarpi Iceland.