Chords Req: Annachie Gordon

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Annachie Gordon
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Oct 21 - 04:15 PM

no i think it is the place

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Annachie Gordon
From: GUEST,Don Meixner
Date: 13 Oct 21 - 12:32 PM

Correct me if my thinking is wrong. Buchan as a place name and Buchan as a clan name all are found in and around Aberdeen. Lord Salton (Saulton Saltoun) also claims a historical connection to Aberdeen. Aberdeen claims a good bit of sea coast. So when the singer, storyteller sings, Buchan is Bonny and there lives my love it isn't a stretch to think she is starting the song by saying her love comes from a nice place in the North East coast of Scotland somewhere between Peterhead and Dundee.

American songs are no easier to search out even if I do know my own brand of English a little better.

Don

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Annachie Gordon
From: GUEST,Rigby
Date: 11 Oct 21 - 11:08 AM

Bronson prints one melody, which comes from Dean Christie and which he therefore considers a bit suspect. Nic Jones' melody is recognisably based on it, though not identical.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Annachie Gordon
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Oct 21 - 11:24 AM

Years and years later ...

I have copies of the chords to the "modern" (aka, Nic Jones) melody, and the music to the melody as sung by Joe Rae.

Is there a melody to this song transcribed in Child's book - or any other printed source? If so, has anybody recorded it? I guess I'm wondering what the "original" tune used for the ballad sounds like ... although Nic's arrangement is gorgeous and probably can't be improved upon!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: GUEST,JohnM
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 05:09 PM

Have tried "tabledit" and searching for the full Nic Jones version as Guest Seacat suggests but no luck. Has anyone got a copy of this?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Cluin
Date: 13 May 03 - 11:38 PM

The Irish Descendents were guilty of passing on their misheard lyrics too.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 13 May 03 - 08:08 PM

Auchanachie (or Auchinachie) is a placename; a surname is derived from it. Annachie is also a placename (both are in Aberdeenshire) but may also be a contraction of Auchanachie. Opinions differ.

The Harking mistake seems to be Mary Black's fault, but Loreena MacKennitt and her fans have spread it very widely. MacKennitt's website quotes lyrics with all manner of annoying errors, and typically fails to credit Nic Jones (or anybody else, for that matter).

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: michaelr
Date: 13 May 03 - 07:04 PM

That's quite a "mishearing" -- from Buchan to Harking!

Can anyone shed light on the origins of the name Anachie? I've never seen it anywhere but in this song.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 13 May 03 - 12:46 PM

Yes, it is. Mary Black learned the song (I think via her brother) from Nic Jones (who re-wrote it substantially), and a mis-hearing seems to have crept in somewhere along the way.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Maryrrf
Date: 13 May 03 - 12:22 PM

I've noticed several times in the first line "Harking" is bonnie. I think it's actually supposed to be "Buchan"?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: InOBU
Date: 13 May 03 - 08:09 AM

BRILLIANT! Thanks again, Cheers Larry

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: michaelr
Date: 12 May 03 - 08:12 PM

BTW, have a look at tablEdit, as recommended by Guest Seacat. Looks like a cool program. Among other things, it will play a tablature tune while highlighting the notes as they sound.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: michaelr
Date: 12 May 03 - 07:57 PM

Larry, my email to you was bounced back, so I'll just post the chords here.

G    D7sus4 G               Am7             G/B
Hark-ing is   bonny and there lives my love

    C                G G/F#      Em7 Em7/D   C
My heart it lies on him and will   not re-   move

   G             Gadd9/F#    C/E      D7sus4   G
It will not re-move, oh for all that I have    done

Am7 G/B   C               G   G/F#   Em7   Em7/D   C    Cadd9
Oh    I       never will forget my      love   Ana-    chie


D7sus4 = X00213
Am7 = X02010
G/B = X2003X
G/F# = XX4033
Em7 = 0X2030
Em7/D = 0X0030
Gadd9/F# = XX4035
C/E = XX2013
Cadd9 = X32030

(From The Mary Black Songbook, Dara Records, 1993)

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Cluin
Date: 08 May 03 - 04:52 PM

Cords for Annachie?

Aye. It's then we'll be able to hear him comin' for the swishin' o' his legs, so we will.   ;)

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: InOBU
Date: 08 May 03 - 04:42 PM

A chara Michael! Gorra mile maith agut. That would be great, my email is [e-mail], Can you send it as a JPG? THat may be the easiest way for me to open it. Cheers Larry

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: michaelr
Date: 08 May 03 - 03:17 PM

In the Mary Black Songbook, transcribed by Declan Sinnott. If you want, I can scan and email.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: Les from Hull
Date: 08 May 03 - 01:52 PM

That Mary Black version? The one that quite closely follows the Nic Jones version?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: InOBU
Date: 08 May 03 - 01:05 PM

Thanks Nick... do you need lots of room on the old hard drive to down load the above, and where do you down load the above? Cheers Larry

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: GUEST,Seacat
Date: 08 May 03 - 09:42 AM

If you download "tabledit" then look for "Annachie Gordon" on one of the many tab sites you get the whole shooting match. I have it on my machine if you get stuck.

Nick.

Subject: Chord Req: Cords for Annachie Gordon???
From: InOBU
Date: 08 May 03 - 09:01 AM

Hiya folks, the words but not cords have been posted, anyone with the cords for the Mary Black version? Cheers and thanks Larry