Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)

Subject: Tune Req: queen of waters
From: GUEST,brooko
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 11:10 AM

has any one got the tune to queen of waters by Nancy Kerr,my wife wants to play it on the fiddle,but she needs the chords

Subject: RE: Tune Req: queen of waters
From: GUEST,999
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 11:44 AM

http://humph.org/lw/concerts/thora/program/Queen%20of%20Waters.pdf

That should getcha where ya wanna go. Lucked out.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: queen of waters
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 12:33 PM

Thanks guest 999.my misses will be well chuffed
Brooko

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Nov 13 - 04:23 AM

is the pdf still available? would love to have a go but the link doesnt seem to work!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST,SqueezeMe
Date: 27 Nov 13 - 05:26 PM

Works for me.
Great tune, but a real earworm. Expect to be humming it all day....

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Nov 13 - 08:08 PM

http://humph.org/lw/concerts/thora/program/Queen%20of%20Waters.pdf

Guest, try that. The link is still active.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST,SqueezeMe
Date: 28 Nov 13 - 02:25 AM

Yup. Still humming it....

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 Nov 13 - 08:58 AM

On the 25th the site was down for a while when I checked it out.

sandra

Subject: ADDL Queen of the Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 12:01 PM

From https://www.waterwaysongs.info/Songs/Q/queen_of_waters.htm (lyrics verified with recording by Joe Offer)

Queen of Waters by Nancy Kerr
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan played the main stage of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival on Sunday 29th August 2010. This footage is from the feed that was sent to the screens in the main stage and also webcast as a live event.

QUEEN OF THE WATERS
(Nancy Kerr)

Well away my love away,
For we're sailing home today
On a boat called memory
Hail home, hearts that long for the land

Oh she's like some Persian queen,
With her opal robes serene
In the lamplight shimmering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land

CHORUS:
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters

Well it's hard to roll in mirth,
When your feet don't touch the earth
And the wolf comes hungering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land

Folly never foots the bill
And we all shall pay in full
For the love of melody
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
CHORUS:

Well I should have sowed my corn,
But I danced until the dawn
Like an ant grasshoppering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land

Oh there must be better ways
For to keep the debts at bay
And the whiskey trickling
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
CHORUS:

So we'll bid our ship adieu
There's a mooring in the blue
Where the gulls are gathering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land

Oh she's like some Persian queen,
And her like shall ne'er be seen
Only in our reverie
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
CHORUS:


'Queen of Waters' was written by Nancy Kerr and recorded on the album 'Twice Reflected Sun' by Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Navigator Records (2010). In the sleeve notes it says 'A farewell to the Kennet and Avon Canal'. For a time Nancy Kerr and James Fagan lived on a narrowboat on that canal near Bath. This song was nominated in the Best Original Song category at the BBC Folk Awards in 2011.

'Queen of Waters' is also the title of a book by Kirsten Elliott which is subtitled 'A Journey in Time along the Kennet and Avon Canal' (Akeman Press 2010)

Bath Folk Festival performance by Kerr & Fagan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYyJvvUsjDA

Subject: RE: Tune ADD: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Jun 22 - 01:46 AM

Refresh - such a pretty song.

Subject: RE: Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: Reinhard
Date: 25 Jun 22 - 04:23 AM

It is, Joe! Nancy's songwriting was and is always excellent. At times I found her voice an acquired taste, but by now I do like her singing very much.

Subject: RE: Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 25 Jun 22 - 04:30 AM

In May 2020, Nancy performed 31 songs by her favourite songwriter, Leon Rosselson, on her YouTube Channel, “Nancy Kerr Music”. Nancy has now released her CD, The Poor Shall Wear the Crown – Songs by Leon Rosselson. You can hear his influence on Nancy's writing.

Subject: RE: Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 28 Jun 22 - 01:10 PM

Live to Your Living Room Zoom concert 20 July 2022 Nancy Kerr

Our last gig before our summer break is with Nancy Kerr, who'll be launching her latest album, The Poor Shall Wear The Crown: Songs By Leon Rosselson.

This record was the culmination of a project Nancy carried out during lockdown, to celebrate the many masterpieces written by Leon Rosselson over the years.

Subject: RE: Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: GerryM
Date: 28 Jun 22 - 10:12 PM

henryp, sounds good – how are we meant to access this concert, please?

Subject: RE: Origins: Queen of Waters (Nancy Kerr)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Jun 22 - 12:04 AM

Here 'tis: https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/