Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: michaelr
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 07:21 PM

It's called Ciggecy diggegy.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: GUEST,dbgrate
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 07:03 PM

Thanks,very much....very unusual tuning...is there a name for it? Thanks,again!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 11 Jul 13 - 11:06 AM

As Jeri mentions, the Mitchell/Hamer version is based on Martin Carthy's recording of the song.

Carthy's tuning on this is: C G C d g g

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: Jeri
Date: 11 Jul 13 - 10:43 AM

Ray Fisher set the words to the Breton tune "Son ar Chiste" (The Song of Cider) which was written in 1930 by a piper. (From this thread. A lot of people (I believe) are familiar with Martin Carthy's playing of this.

You might be able to figure out the tuning from him tuning on this video of it.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: leeneia
Date: 11 Jul 13 - 10:22 AM

I can't answer the questions, but the song can be heard and seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9m7dKhICck

That sounds like an old dance tune to me. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Subject: Chord Req: Willys Lady as played by A.Mitchell and
From: GUEST, DBGRATE
Date: 10 Jul 13 - 10:47 PM

Does anyone familiar with the version of Child Ballad "Willys Lady",as played by Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer,know if he plays in a standard, open, or some other tuning?   Any ideas are appreciated!