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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: DaveRo Date: 22 Jan 22 - 05:38 AM I'm currently reading 'The Nile' by Terje Tvedt (2021). It covers European and particularly British involvement in Egypt, and all the Nile countries to the south. In addition to the battle of Abukir, 1801, mentioned earlier, there was a later British expedition sent to Egypt in 1807. Egypt was controlled then by Muhammed Ali, originally from Albania, who was resisting British interference - they had been forced to leave Alexandria in 1803. About 5000 British Soldiers were sent to Egypt in March 1807 to force him to be more cooperative. They took the city of Rashid (aka Rosetta as in the stone) which is a port city on the delta (so actually on the Banks of the Nile) but were counter-attacked and barely managed to retreat. The heads of 185 British soldiers were sent to Cairo and displayed on stakes - as Napoleon had done earlier to the captured Mamluks. A second attempt to take Rasid ended in disaster; British captives were marched past the rotting heads of their former comrades. I found the book interesting, particularly on Sudan (or rather both Sudans, it's up to date) about which I knew little, and which the British took to maintain leverage on Egypt by controlling the Nile. (And where they banned Christian missionaries who were disturbing the peace by converting Muslims.) |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Ross Campbell Date: 21 Jan 22 - 04:52 PM I recall singing another verse (no idea where I got it) which would have come before verses 6 & 7 in my version above (2011). "Let a hundred days be darkened And let maidens give a sigh It would melt the very elements To hear the wounded cry Let a hundred days be brightened And let the maidens give a smile And remember Abercrombie On the banks of the Nile." Ross |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: MGM·Lion Date: 19 Mar 13 - 04:29 AM Only just seen, for some reason, Reinhard 2+ yrs back, 29 jan 11. The YT did sing 'fingers too small' also. ~M~ |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Date: 18 Mar 13 - 08:05 PM A SOLO Search at Oxford shows A collection of favorite songs sung at Vauxhall Gardens with unbounded applause by James Hook, 1804, containing The Tough Wooden Walls Of Old England, (Songs of Vauxhall Gardens series). It says composed by Mr.Hook in 1804. The Crystal Songster (London, ca1846 - 1859) also contains The Wooden Walls of Old England, though no indication of composer. google books has a copy, but no digital version. Mick |
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Subject: Lyr Add: BANKS OF THE NILE (Bodleian, 1855-58) From: Jim Dixon Date: 18 Mar 13 - 07:22 PM From the Bodleian Library broadside collection, Harding B 11(158): BANKS OF THE NILE [Manchester, between 1855 and 1858] Hark! I hear the drums beating; no longer can I stay. I hear the trumpets sounding; my love, I must away. We are ordered from Portsmouth many a long mile For to join the British soldiers on the banks of the Nile. Willie, dearest Willie, don't leave me here to mourn. You'll make me curse and rue the day that ever I was born, For the parting of my own true love is parting of my life, So stay at home, dear Willie, and I will be your wife. I will cut off my yellow locks and go along with you. I will dress myself in velveteens and go to see Egypt too. I will fight or bear your banner while kind fortune seems to smile, And we'll comfort one another on the banks of the Nile. Nancy, dearest Nancy, with me you cannot stay. Our colonel he gives order no woman there shall go. We must forget our own sweethearts, besides our native soil, And go fight the blacks and heathens on the banks of the Nile. Your waist it is too slender, love; your waist it is too small. I'd be afraid you would not answer me when on you I would call. Your delicate constitution would not bear the unwholesome clime, Nor the cold sandy deserts on the banks of the Nile. My curse attend the war and the day it first began. It has robbed old Ireland of many a clever man. It took from us our true loves, the protectors of our soil, To fight the blacks and Negroes [sic] on the banks of the Nile. So now the war is over and homewards we'll return Unto our sweethearts and wives we left behind to mourn. We'll embrace them in our arms until the end of time, And we'll go no more to battle on the banks of the Nile. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: GUEST,Heather Wood Date: 29 Jan 11 - 01:07 PM Our (Young Tradition) sleeve notes on Galleries say "a composite version, developed as we recorded it." This song was put together in the studio - we had not sung it in live performance. No idea where tune or words camae from. Sandy Denny learned it from us but put her own inimitablae stamp on it. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Reinhard Date: 29 Jan 11 - 12:37 PM Howard, Michael, The Young Tradition did sing "fight the blacks and heathens" but so did Sidney Richards too on A Soldier's Life for Me (The Folks Songs of Britain Vol 8) some years before the YT; see the lyrics in the Digital Tradition. And the "fingers they are too small" are from Fotheringay, not the YT. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: MGM·Lion Date: 29 Jan 11 - 09:09 AM Ah, thanks, Al. But if it was the French they fought, then the 'blacks & heathens' line would not refer to that campaign. ~M~ |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: GUEST,Alan Whittle Date: 29 Jan 11 - 07:51 AM There was a land campaign in Egypt in the Napoleonic wars. I was in the Dorset regiment military museum the other day, in Dorchester and saw the medals and battle honours from it. Of course I'd heard of nelson's famous battle, but I hadn't heard of the military action on land. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: MGM·Lion Date: 29 Jan 11 - 06:59 AM I agree ~~ tho some confusion here, I suspect: is it Egypt (the Urabi Wars of 1882}, or referring to the far more prominent Mahdist wars in Sudan {Kipling's Fuzzy-Wuzzies}? Would do for either, I suppose. This line would make it impossible as a ref to the Battle Of The Nile, 80 years earlier, when it was of course the French who were the enemy, and was of course a naval, not army, battle. Many versions, tho not all, mention Egypt; but would there have been a popular distinction between the two? Khartoum, capital of Sudan, where Gordon fought his famous battle against the Mahdi's lot, is where the White & Blue Niles meet. ~M~ |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Howard Jones Date: 29 Jan 11 - 06:12 AM Michael, you're right about YT, but I've a feeling at the back of my mind that I was already aware of that version of the song before hearing them. Of course my memory may be at fault. However non-PC it may be, I still think it's a great line. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: MGM·Lion Date: 28 Jan 11 - 11:10 PM The 'blacks & heathens' version mentioned by Howard above is The Young Tradition one, IIRC. They also sang "fingers are too small" rather than "figure". ~Michael~ |
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Subject: LYR ADD:- Banks of the Nile (Tom Phaidin Tom) From: Ross Campbell Date: 28 Jan 11 - 09:40 PM This is how I had it from the De Danaan LP many years ago, and how I used to sing it - a great song that I've been meaning to resurrect for a while - a few differences from the transcription listed above:- THE BANKS OF THE NILE (Tom Phaidin Tom's version) Oh, hark -- the drums are beating, I can no longer stay I hear the bugle sounding, love, and I must march away We're ordered down to Portsmouth for many's the long mile It's there to be embarked for the banks of the Nile Oh, Johnnie, dearest Johnnie, would you leave me here to mourn? For I will curse and rue the day that ever I was born For parting with you, Johnnie, is like parting with my life I'll go with you, dear Johnnie, and I will be your wife I'll cut off my yellow hair, and I'll go along with you I'll dress myself in a soldier's gear, and I'll see the captain too I'll fight beneath your banner, love, good Fortune yet may smile And we'll comfort one another on the banks of the Nile Oh, Nancy, dearest Nancy, that's a thing that can't be so Our Colonel he has ordered that no woman there should go The government has ordered, and our King he does command And I am bound by oath, my love, to serve in a foreign land Your waist, it is too slender, and your complection is too fine Your delicate constitution would not stand the long campaign The sultry suns of Egypt your precious health would spoil On the hot and sandy deserts on the banks of the Nile Oh, cursed be these cruel wars, that ever they began For they have robbed our country of many's the pretty man They've ta'en from us our sweethearts, the protection of our soil And their blood it steeps the grasses deep on the banks of the Nile And when the war is over, it's homeward we'll return Unto our wives and sweethearts, that we left behind to mourn We will embrace them in our arms until the end of time And we'll go no more to battle on the banks of the Nile Ross |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: RTim Date: 28 Jan 11 - 07:37 PM Two versions collected by George Gardiner in Hampshire, one is very complete. Tim Radford |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Howard Jones Date: 28 Jan 11 - 07:03 PM I've known this song for many years - so long that I can't remember my source for it. The rather un-PC version I know has him going "to fight the blacks and heathens on the banks of the Nile" |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Steve Gardham Date: 28 Jan 11 - 06:24 PM Joe, Can't add much to what you've got. According to my records the title appeared in Catnach's 1832 catalogue although I haven't seen a Catnach broadside of it. Some broadsides state the tune is 'The Wooden Walls of Old England.' It was widely printed as you show above but most of those I have are c1850. All broadside versions have 7 stanzas. The Glasgow Poets Box printing was dated 1852. |
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Subject: Origins: Banks of the Nile From: Joe Offer Date: 28 Jan 11 - 04:23 PM "Banks of the Nile" is the song for January 28 on Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day project. We don't really have a comprehensive thread on this song, but this thread seems the best of the lot of them. Perhaps we could use this thread for a little more research on the song? -Joe- Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry on this song: Banks of the Nile, The (Men's Clothing I'll Put On II) [Laws N9]DESCRIPTION: (William) has been ordered to the banks of the Nile. Molly offers to cut her hair, dress like a man, and go with him. He will not permit her to; (the climate is too harsh or women are simply not permitted). (He promises to return and they are parted) AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: before 1859 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 11(158)) KEYWORDS: soldier cross-dressing separation request FOUND IN: US(MW,So) Britain(England(South),Scotland) Australia Ireland Canada(Mar,Newf) REFERENCES (33 citations): Laws N9, "The Banks of the Nile (Men's Clothing I'll Put On II)" Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #25, pp. 1-2, "The Banks of the Nile"; #26, p. 2, "The Banks o' the Nile"; #27, p. 2, "The Banks o' the Nile" (1 text plus 2 fragments) Greig/Duncan1 99, "The Banks of the Nile" (13 texts, 12 tunes) Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Ox 175, "Banks of the Nile" (1 text) Palmer-FolkSongsCollectedBy-Ralph-VaughanWilliams, #108, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety, p. 340, "Plains of Mexico" (1 text) Randolph 42, "Men's Clothing I'll Put On" (Of Randolph's 6 texts, Laws assigns only the "A" version, with tune, to this group (and even this is hidden by a typographical error), but "B" and "E" might belong with this or "William and Nancy I") Randolph/Cohen-OzarkFolksongs-Abridged, pp. 92-93, "Men's Clothes I Will Put On" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 42A) Chappell-FolkSongsOfRoanokeAndTheAlbermarle 66, "The Dolphin" (1 text, probably a confused version of "The Dolphin," a song of a sea battle, and "The Banks of the Nile" [Laws N9] or similar) Dean-FlyingCloud, pp. 105-106, "Banks of the Nile" (1 text) Harlow-ChantyingAboardAmericanShips, pp. 206-207, "Dixie's Isle" (1 text, 1 tune -- a version with American Civil War references) Meredith/Anderson-FolkSongsOfAustralia, pp. 122-123, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text, 1 tune); probably also pp. 215-216, "The Banks of the Riverine" (the latter might go with "William and Nancy I") Fahey-Eureka-SongsThatMadeAustralia, pp. 154-155, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text, 1 tune) Fahey-PintPotAndBilly, pp. 30-31, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text, 1 tune) Paterson/Fahey/Seal-OldBushSongs-CentenaryEdition, pp. 273-275, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text) Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, p. 298, "The Banks o' the Nile" (1 text) Hodgart-FaberBookOfBallads, p. 231, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text) Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H238a, pp. 296-297, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) Munnelly/Deasy-TheMountCallanGarland-Tom-Lenihan 50, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin 68, "High Germany" (1 text, 2 tunes) Moylan-TheAgeOfRevolution-1776-1815 170, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) Morton/Maguire-ComeDayGoDayGodSendSunday 47, pp. 139-140,174, "Texas Isle" (1 text, 1 tune) Manifold-PenguinAustralianSongbook, pp. 130-132, "The Banks of the Condamine" (2 texts, 2 tunes) Fowke/MacMillan-PenguinBookOfCanadianFolkSongs 72, "Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune, considered by Fowke states to be an abbreviated, localized version of "William and Nancy (I)" [Laws N8], but it could just as easily be a version of "The Banks of the Nile" [Laws N9]) Peacock, pp. 996-997, "Dixie's Isle" (1 text, 1 tune) Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs, p. 147, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) Mackenzie-BalladsAndSeaSongsFromNovaScotia 35B, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text); 36, "Dixie's Isle" (1 text) Huntington-SongsTheWhalemenSang, pp. 266-268, "Farewell My Dear Nancy" (1 text, 1 tune, a fragment lacking the beginning. The final three stanzas appear to belong here but might be something else) Dallas-TheCruelWars-100SoldiersSongs, pp. 77-78, "The Banks of the Nile" (1 text, 1 tune) Grigson-PenguinBookOfBallads 98, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text) DT, BANKNILE* (BANKNIL2*?) ADDITIONAL: A. K. MacDougall, _An Anthology of Classic Australian Lore_ (earlier published as _The Big Treasury of Australian Foiklore_), The Five Mile Press, 1990, 2002, p. 308, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text) Bill Beatty, _A Treasury of Australian Folk Tales & Traditions_, 1960 (I use the 1969 Walkabout Paperbacks edition), pp. 292-293, "The Banks of the Condamine" (1 text) Roud #950 RECORDINGS: Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, "The Banks of the Nile" (on SCMacCollSeeger01) Pat MacNamara, "Banks of the Nile" (on IRClare01) unknown singer, "Down in Dixie's Isle" (on MUNFLA/Leach) BROADSIDES: Bodleian, Harding B 11(158), "Banks of the Nile", J.O. Bebbington (Manchester), 1855-1858; also 2806 b.9(227), 2806 b.9(53), 2806 c.14(179), Firth b.25(245), Harding B 11(276), Firth b.26(269), Firth c.14(148), Firth c.14(149), Harding B 11(158), Harding B 11(2900), Harding B 11(2900A), Harding B 26(47)[some blurring], [The] Banks of the Nile" LOCSinging, as100630, "The Banks of the Nile," P. Brereton (Dublin), 19C Murray, Mu23-y1:078, "The Banks of the Nile", James Lindsay (Glasgow), 19C; also Mu23-y3:024, "The Banks of the Nile," unknown, 19C CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "Jack Monroe" [Laws N7] cf. "William and Nancy I" [Laws N8] cf. "High Germany (I)" cf. "The Girl Volunteer (The Cruel War Is Raging)" [Laws O33] cf. "When First To This Country (II)" (theme) cf. "The Tomahawk Hem" (some lyrics) NOTES [475 words]: What is the historical reference here? The earliest Bodleian broadside, Harding B 11(158), is printed between 1855 and 1858. One possibility (see Laws N9 notes relating that "Randolph observes that Ord" makes the connection) is the second Battle of Abukir in which "in March 1801, a British army of 5,000 under General Ralph Abercromby landed to dislodge a French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. They did so, but not before 1,100 British troops were lost." (Source: Wikipedia article Battle of Abukir ) - BS Possibly supporting this is the fact that there was also a battle at Abukir (Aboukir) Bay on August 1-2, 1798, in which Nelson annihilated a French force, allowing Britain to control entrance to Egypt. This was, of course, a sea battle -- but it's often called "The Battle of the Nile." What's more, there were women involved -- they were the wives of the sailors. According to David Cordingly, Women Sailors and Sailors' Women, Random House, 2001 (I use the undated, but later, paperback edition), pp. 102-103, no fewer than four (wives of sailors) took part in the battle of Aboukir aboard the Goliath. There were probably quite a few more on other ships; it's just that the women on the Goliath were fairly well documented (and were praised for their conduct). Britain again interfered in Egypt in 1807, and the nation (along with the Sudan) was formally freed from Ottoman rule in 1841, largely as a result of European meddling. There were enough British soldiers floating around that the song would be relevant at almost any time from 1798 until the first broadsides appeared. The song takes place *before* the battle; as a result, I never really thought to associate it with a particular event. Though I concede that Aboukir makes sense; it put Egypt "in the news." - RBW Laws quotes Dixie's Isle as "a Civil War adaptation" of N9. The "adaptation" is illustrated by the change from We are called up to Portsmouth, many a long mile, All for to be embarked for the Banks of the Nile to They call me down to New Orleans for many a long mile To fight the southern soldiers way down in Dixie's Isle. - BS In some of the Australian versions, rather than Willie being a soldier, he becomes a shearer. But the plot and pathos of the song remain clear. Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety's text appears to be an adaption of this song to the context of the Mexican War (1846-1848). In this version, the modification is so complete that the girl does not even ask to come along; Laws, in fact, does not list Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety's piece as an adaption of this song. Nonetheless, the kinship with "The Banks of the Nile" is still patently obvious. And neither Belden nor I knows of another version of the Mexican version of the song. So it seemed sufficient to list it here. - RBW Last updated in version 5.0 File: LN09 Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2021 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle.
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Marcus Campus Bellorum Date: 25 Aug 00 - 12:25 AM Thanks John. |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: John Moulden Date: 24 Aug 00 - 07:54 PM Thematically identical, parodies many of the verses and is to much the same tune. |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Marcus Campus Bellorum Date: 23 Aug 00 - 10:16 PM How similar is "Banks of the Nile" to the Australian version "Banks of the Condamine"?
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Martin _Ryan Date: 03 Feb 00 - 03:20 PM ... and a certain Dan Milner a.k.a. Liam's Brother. Regards |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: GUEST,bigJ Date: 03 Feb 00 - 01:35 PM Martin, Yes, the Flower of Sweet Strabane would do it. It looks as though Jimmy will have a good weekend in Innishowen this year. The theme is 'Songs of Work' and among the guests are Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. Regards. |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Martin _Ryan Date: 02 Feb 00 - 08:08 PM Many thanks, BigJ and Stewie! Is the tune the standard one (i.e. as near "The Flower of Sweet Strabane" as makes no difference! BigJ: I know Dan McGonigle and have heard him sing the song indeed. I'll be in Inishowen at the end of March for the annual festival.
Rob |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Stewie Date: 02 Feb 00 - 06:15 PM BigJ, I was typing out my posting while you posted yours - better two than none! Regards, Stewie. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: BANKS OF THE NILE (from De Danann) From: Stewie Date: 02 Feb 00 - 06:09 PM The words as given in the De Danann insert in 'Mist Covered Mountain' are:
THE BANKS OF THE NILE
Hark the drums are beating
O Johnny, dearest Johnny
O Nancy, lovely Nancy
Then I'll cut off my yellow locks
Your waist it is too slender, love
My curse attend the war
And when the war is over Source: De Dannan 'The Mist Covered Mountain' gael-linn CEF 087 (1980). Cheers, Stewie. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE BANKS OF THE NILE (from Dolores Keane From: GUEST,bigJ Date: 02 Feb 00 - 05:48 PM Martin, here goes with the words:-
THE BANKS OF THE NILE (Key G#)
Hark the drums are beating and no longer I can stay.
Oh Johnnie, dearest Johnnie, don't leave me here to mourn,
Oh Nancy, lovely Nancy, that's a thing that can't be so,
Then I'll cut off my yellow locks and go along with you,
Ah, your waist it is too slender love, and your figure is too small,
My curse attend the war, and the hour it first began,
And when the war is over it's home we will return, This is how I hear, or mis-hear it. The additions are from Dolores Keane's version of the song as sung on the CD Night Owl (1997 Grapevine GRACD 238) where she credits her version to Tom Phaidin Tom. Other recorded versions can be heard from: The Young Tradition - Martin Carthy - Cyril Tawney - Roy Harris - Ewan MacColl and Niamh Parsons. A good traditional version is sung by Dan McGonigle on the Inishowen Traditional Singing Circle cassette produced several years ago by Jimmy McBride. Regards. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: BANKS OF THE NILE (from Fotheringay) From: Kilshannig Date: 02 Feb 00 - 04:36 PM My Martin, I know the song from the band "Fotheringay" (Sandy Denny) and I wanted to compare it with the Mudcat DB. Something else keeps popping up --strange, cause I know for sure it was in the DB as a Scottish song! -- so I'll give you my version (that is, the version I always do. It is a mix: Fotheringay and De Dannann. (Forgive me for the mistakes: I learned the song by ear - pretty hard for a Dutch guy whose native tongue is not English.) among others recorded by Ewan MacColl and Sidney Richards (Folksongs of Britain, vol. 8) BANKS OF THE NILE (from Fotheringay) Oh, hard the drums do beat, my love; no longer can we stay. The bugle horns are sounding clear, and we must march away. We are ordered down to Portsmouth, and it's many a weary mile To join the British army, on the banks of the Nile. Oh Willie, dearest Willie, don't leave me here to mourn. Don't make me curse and ruin the day, that ever I was born; For the parting of a love would be like parting with my life, So stay at home, my dearest love, and I will be your wife. Oh Nancy, dearest Nancy, sure that will never do. The government has ordered, and we are bound to go. The government has ordered, and the queen she gives the men, And I am bound o'north, my love, to serve in a foreign land. Oh, but I'll cut off my long hair, and I'll go along with you. I'll dress myself in uniform, and I'll see Egypt, too. I'll march beneath the banner. With fortune it will smile, And we'll comfort one another on the banks of the Nile. What a waste it is, that you're slender, and you figure it's too small, And the salty suns of Egypt, your rosy cheeks would spoil. With the cannons they do rattle, and the bullets they do fly, And the silver trumpets sound to loud, to hide the dismal cries. Oh, curse upon those cruel wars, and the hour that it began, For they've robbed the poor old Ireland from many a handsome man. They have robbed us from our sweethearts, protectors of the soil, And the dry and sandy desserts, which are the banks of the Nile. (And the blood does steep the grass that's deep, on the banks of the Nile.) Greetings Rob
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Date: 02 Feb 00 - 04:39 AM John Yes , please. Regards |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: John Moulden Date: 01 Feb 00 - 06:52 PM Sorry, I've sold it twice - that is Niamh Parsons asked me to look for one when she learned I had sold the one I had - I found another and Niamh bought it when I was in Dublin in December. It still turns up - do you want me to look specifically? |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Martin _Ryan Date: 01 Feb 00 - 03:00 PM "Have", John? - or "should have"! Given that my CD player has started to act up just when I need it - I might be driven back to LP's alright! I look forward to hearing the album - but could do with the words/tune more immediately to answer the query. Thanks for your help, bigJ. Regards p.s. John: your last catalogue mentioned a secondhand book on Irish music/song in Australia. Still got it? |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: John Moulden Date: 01 Feb 00 - 01:42 PM An unaccompanied performance by Tom Pháidín Tom is on the eponymous LP recorded and produced by Comhaltas. Some of these LPs are still available. I'll be going to Dublin this weekend and plan to get a few more for Ulstersongs' stock. Martin, that LP is the sort of thing you have. |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: GUEST,bigJ Date: 01 Feb 00 - 12:55 PM Martin, Yes, it was the 'Mist Covered Mountain' Gael-Linn CEF 087 (1980) where it was sung by Tom Phaidin Tom. The first line goes "Hark the drums are beating, I can no longer stay.' I haven't done a comparison yet, with the versions in the DT, but when I have I'll get back. |
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Subject: Banks of the Nile/De Danann From: Martin _Ryan Date: 01 Feb 00 - 08:31 AM I've been asked for the words/tune of a particular version of "The Banks of the Nile". It was recorded by a guest artist on a De Dannann album years ago ("The Mist Covered Mountains"?). Any chance someone might have it? If you could post the words here and/or compare it with the variouis versions in the DT, I would appreciate it. Regards |
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