Help: Some folk song help! ;o)

Subject: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: TenorChadly
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 10:04 AM

Hey, me again... anyone got any ideas of any "Up-beat" Folk Songs? Whether they be American, English, etc. is fine...

Thanks again!

Peace out

--Chad

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: Arnie
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 10:10 AM

TC - what do you mean by 'up-beat'exactly?? If you mean lively numbers, I'll give you a few suggestions...

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: GUEST,Jerry B
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 10:25 AM

Chad,

Try some chanteys: New York Gals (aka Can't You Dance the Polka), South Australia, Johnnie Come Down to Hilo, Hieland Laddie, Blow the Man Down, Roll the Woodpile Down, Rueben Ranzo, Paddy Lay Back, Santy Anno, Huckleberry Hunting. Lots of great songs in that realm that'll get people singing.

JB

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 10:25 AM

New York Girls
The Beverly Maid and the Tinker
The Miner's Lifeguard (the way I do it, anyway)
The Happy Man
The Agincourt Carol
The Plains of Waterloo

... heck, aren't they all upbeat? I'm having difficulty thinking of a dirge, now...

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: Arnie
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 10:32 AM

To get the evening off to a lively start, I find that you can't beat some good old Dubliners type numbers. Whiskey in the Jar is a particular favourite as everyone joins in the percussion using drinks trays, tables etc..Belfast skipping song is also pretty quick. Scottish numbers are alsolively, such as Barnyards o' Delgaty and Highland Harry. On the American side there's Hard Travellin' and Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms. Is that enough to be going on with??

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 11:43 AM

Anyone know of any choral arrangments to these songs???

Here's my deal: For peaking interests and allowing students to feel a new experience, each fall I plan on doing a different kind of concert with my chorus, and then a winter concert in December.. The fall concert will be mostly something with a theme.. like a "Gospel/Spiritual Spectacular" Or a "Multicultural Explosion"... I also wanted to look into having a concert with a folk theme, folk songs stemming from the US and the UK... Mostly SATB, with some arranged for females, and some arranged for males.. For a male chorus, I'm pretty set.. I'm thinking "Shoshone Love Song", "Loch Lomond", and "Colorado Trail", but then I realize all the songs I wanna pick are.. like.. slow.. love songs, kinda... I'm gonna need to do some faster stuff, if you know what I mean.. can ya help?

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 07:10 PM

Wild Colonial Boy - he was pretty up-beat. er.... beat-up as well.

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: 53
Date: 19 Oct 01 - 09:50 PM

try rock and roll.

Subject: RE: Help: Some folk song help! ;o)
From: Mudlark
Date: 20 Oct 01 - 01:41 AM

Carlton Weaver is one of my favs...Gilgarry Mountain another, Blow the Candle Out, Johnson's Motor Car, ...you're right Dai, now I can only think of upbeat ones!