'On the first day of March in the year '93'

Subject: Looking for versions of a song that goes
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 02:35 PM

"On the first day of March in the year '93
The first recreation that was in this country
The kings country gentelmen, o'er hills, dales, and rock
Rove'd out most joyfully in search of the fox"

chorus
"Tally ho hounds away Tally ho hounds away
Tally ho hounds away me boys, away hounds away"

Anyone familliar with bands that have recorded this song at'll?

;-)

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 03:17 PM

The only recording I have is of Ewan MacColl on the CD Bold Sportsmen All (Topic TSCD495) the lyrics are in the Digitrad Lyric Search - click on R - click on REYNARD THE FOX 2 - voila.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 04:42 PM

Cool.. Ewan MacColl... anyone else?

;-)

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Stewie
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 05:20 PM

The Irish Ramblers recorded it on 'Patriot Game' Elektra LP ELK-249. They noted: 'The words and music are found in Dr Joyce's 'Ancient Irish Music'. The words, as here, sometimes acquire a local colouring'.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: bill\sables
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 08:00 PM

There is a Northumbrian hunting song "College Valley Hunt" with a similar chorus
Tally Ho hark away
Tally Ho hark away
Sucess to the College Valley hounds
Oh hark hark away
Bill

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 09:12 PM

Also  The Kielder Valley Hunt

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Snuffy
Date: 04 Feb 01 - 10:52 AM

Sweeney's Men recorded it. Reissued on a 4-CD set called Irish Folk Favourites (an old LP each from The Dubliners, Kilfenora Ceili Band, Sweeney's Men, Grehan Sisters, Finbar & Eddie Furey, and Mick Moloney)

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Stewie
Date: 04 Feb 01 - 05:42 PM

Snuffy, I had forgotten Sweeney's Men did it. Both their albums - 'Sweeney's Men' and 'Tracks of Sweeney's Men' - have been reissued on a single CD with a previously unissued track, 'Old Woman in Cotton' - Essential/Castle ESM CD 435. 'Old Woman' is a great song which I first heard on a album by The Peelers.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 04 Feb 01 - 06:52 PM

I'm having little luck finding any of this stuff locally... anybody out there wanna code up an MP3 of a recording of this song? I'd love to get the band doin' this but I'm the only one who knows it...

;-)

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Wolfgang
Date: 05 Feb 01 - 07:24 AM

Too difficult for me, but if you are not pressed for time, I'd send you a tape with Sweeney's men singing. PM me if you are interested.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 05 Feb 01 - 12:27 PM

that's cool WG

will do!

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 01 Mar 01 - 03:38 PM

WG!

The tape arrived today... I'm about 60 seconds into the first song, and i'm loving it!!! Ta oh so very much mate!!!

It's a night of pints I owe ya!

;-)

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Wolfgang
Date: 02 Mar 01 - 03:20 AM

That's amazingly quick.

A night of pints? If that's not a good reason to come to Canada...

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From:
Date: 02 Mar 01 - 03:47 AM

The first line of this song goes like this: "I could not sleep at all last night!"

it's a 10-20 year old song. Thanks for helping out.

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