Origins: Ballad of St. Anne's Reel (David Mallett)

Subject: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: GUEST, Northern Skye
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 01:43 PM

It's me again...another query on song origins. This one I know as 'St. Annes' Reel' and it starts like this: He was stranded in a tiny town on fair Prince Edward Isle, waiting for his ship to come and find him, a one horse place a freindly face some coffee and a tiny trace of fiddlin' in the distance far behind him...anyone know who wrote this gem? Thanks, Karen

Subject: RE: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: DonMeixner
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 01:46 PM

Dave Mallett

Subject: RE: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: MMario
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 01:47 PM

David Mallott

Subject: RE: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 01:55 PM

In the DT, ascribed but without tune: BALLAD OF SAINT ANNE'S REEL

Further information (and misinformation) in this previous discussion: Help: St Ann's Reel

Dave Mallett's tune apparently includes only a few bars of the well-known Canadian reel for which it's named.

Subject: Tune Add: BALLAD OF ST ANNE'S REEL (David Mallett)
From: MMario
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 01:57 PM

This should be the tune in songwrite format:

N-THE BALLAD OF SAINT ANNE'S REEL
C-DAVID MALLETT
A-
T-
S-100
K-G
B-4/4
F-
H-
M-4R-3 D-8 D-8 D-5 D-8 D-5 D-8 B-4 @-4 @-2 C-5 E-8 G-4 C-4
L-He was stran -ded in a tin -y town on fair Prince Ed
H-
M-4B-4 D-3 D-4 D-4 D-5 D-8 D-4 B-8 C-5 B-4 B-4 A-3_
L- -ward Isle Wait -ing for a ship to come and find him
H-
M-4A-4 R-2 R-8 E-8 E-4 E-4 E-5 E-8 D-4 D-4 E-5 F-8 G-4 G-4 G-5 F-8
L- A one horse place, a friend -ly face, some cof -fee and a
H-
M-4E-4 D-4 D-5 D-8 E-4 E-2 C-8 C-8 D-4 C-4 B-5 C-8 A-4 @-3_
L- ti -ny trace Of fid -dlin' in the dis -tance far be -hind him
H-
M-4R-3 R-8 D-8 D-4 D-4 D-5 D-8 B-4 @-4 @-5 @-8 C-5 E-8 G-4 E-4
L- A dime a -cross the coun -ter then, a shy hel -lo, a
H-
M-4E-4 D-4 D-4 B-8 C-8 D-4 D-4 D-4 D-4 D-4 B-4 C-5 B-8 A-2 A-2_
L- brand new friend A walk a -long the street in the win -try weath -er
H-
M-4A-4 R-3 E-4 E-4 E-4 E-8 E-8 D-4 D-4 E-2 G-4 G-4 G-8 F-8 F-4
L- A yel -low light, an op -en door, and a "Wel -come friend,
H-
M-4E-4 C-4 C-4 B-8 C-8 D-4 D-4 D-4 B-4 C-4 B-4 A-8 A-8 @-4 @-1_
L- there's room for more. And then they're stand -ing there in -side to -geth -er
H-
M-4R-3 R-8 G-8 F-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 D-4 E-8 F-8 F-8 F-8 G-4 G-8 G-8 E-4 C-4
L- He said, "I've heard that tune be -fore some -where but I can't re-mem-ber
H-
M-4D-3 G-8 G-8 F-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 D-4 E-5 F-8 G-4 G-4 G-4 D-4
L- when, Was it on some oth -er friend -ly shore, did I hear it on
H-
M-4E-4 E-3 R-3 D-8 D-8 D-8 D-8 D-5 B-8 B-4 A-4 D-4 D-4 E-8 F-8
L- the wind Was it writ -ten on the sky a -bove, I think I
H-
M-4G-4 G-4 G-4 G-8 F-8 E-4 C-4 C-4 B-8 C-8 D-5 D-8 D-4 B-4 C-4 B-4 A-5 @-8
L- heard it from some -one I love But I nev -er heard a sound so sweet since
H-
M-2@-1_@-4 R-3
L-then

Subject: RE: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: Tiger
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 04:01 PM

The original reel is used for the fiddle breaks on the Clancy Bros. recording - very nice job.

Subject: RE: Origins: St.Annes's Reel lyrics, who wrote 'em?
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Mar 03 - 05:11 PM

got it...this site rocks! Karen