'Funeral home' songs

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 07 Sep 12 - 04:21 AM

Keith Marsden's ' Funeral Song '

Dave H

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Elmore
Date: 07 Sep 12 - 04:16 PM

What's the Life of a Man?

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Felipa
Date: 14 Aug 15 - 05:10 PM

When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs) is beautiful

Things in Life (Don Stover)

There's a few different songs with the line Peaceful Valley in them including one on Stover's "Things in Life" album

Plenty of relevant spirituals ("I'm just a-going over Jordan, I'm just a-going over home" came into my mind)

in far less serious vein: Tim Finnegan's Wake, Cholesterol, Some Little Bug, The Night Pat Murphy Died, Isn't it Grand Boys

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Joe_F
Date: 14 Aug 15 - 06:00 PM

The Farthest Field

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Aug 15 - 11:39 PM

"Now we take this feeble body."

~Susan

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: GUEST,Aussie Guest
Date: 15 Aug 15 - 02:01 AM

I went to a funeral a few years back of an old drinkin mate, who was going to be 'creamated' (that's how it was spelled on the program), and he chose "Put Another Log on The Fire" off some C&W CD ... there were many wry smiles in the back rows ...

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 15 Aug 15 - 06:15 PM

We use this thing called a "Hymn Book".

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 19 Aug 15 - 07:02 PM

I'm not sure I understand that!

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 14 Sep 15 - 08:36 AM

At a couple memorials we have sung Dave Carter's When I Go and his other song Gentle Soldier of my Soul. Also David Francey's Saints and Sinners and Chris Smither's Lay the Old Man Down.

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 14 Sep 15 - 12:51 PM

Way Over Yonder by Carole King.

Played it back in 1999 when my father died, and I hope someone will play it for me someday.


Jay

Subject: RE: 'Funeral home' songs
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 16 Dec 15 - 09:02 PM

Have to say I was gobsmacked by the reference on 26th February 2003 to 'Old Lang Zine/---!!!!
That would certainly have Robert Burns turning in his grave -- and it fair gars me grue!
The song is Auld Lang SYNE with an 'S' !!!!!

As for funeral songs- - there are so many laments in both the Scots and the Gaelic traditions that we are spoiled for choice!
Heart-rending, beautiful, sorrowful --- songs, tunes, ballads - -- and we Celts really love to hear them, play them, sing them - - -