Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig

Subject: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: GUEST,Keith
Date: 25 Oct 03 - 05:58 PM

Does anybody have the lyrics to "The Price of the Pig?" It is sung to the melody of "Tatter Jack Walsh," a wonderful jig.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 25 Oct 03 - 06:18 PM

See DT file PRICE OF MY PIG. No source named or tune given.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Brían
Date: 25 Oct 03 - 10:33 PM

The melody I have heard it sung to on the recordinTraitional Songs and Singers from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann of Eddie Sweeney lists the tune as THE THREE LITTLE DRUMMERS.

Brían

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 26 Oct 03 - 01:18 PM

Malcolm

Looks like I posted that version. I would have learned it from Phil Callery, of The Voice Squad. The tune was indeed Tatterjack Walsh. I'll see if I can check where Phil learned it.

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 26 Oct 03 - 04:38 PM

This is one of 4 or 5 songs that Frank Harte taped for me about 23 years. I know noyhing else about it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 26 Oct 03 - 05:07 PM

I do not know the song or the tune mentioned but it sure resembles Nell Flarherty's Drake as done by The Clancy Bros. and Tommy Makim. (also in DT) Is this the same tune?
          Slainte,
               Sandy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 27 Oct 03 - 05:34 AM

Also The Humours of Whiskey that Robbie O'Connel sings would seem to fit. Similar to Nell's Drake but slower and more ornamented.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: Brían
Date: 27 Oct 03 - 10:04 AM

This could probably fit to any number of jig tunes. the recording I have after playing both THE THREE LITTLE DRUMMERS and TATTER JACK WALSH resembles neither jig completely. The first part of the tune sounds like the first part of THE THREE LITTLE DRUMMERS. The second part sounds more like the second part of THE HAG WITH THE MONEY.

Brían

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Price of the Pig
From: MartinRyan
Date: 27 Oct 03 - 07:13 PM

The words are common on 19 C. ballad sheets. I see one mention of a tune in an Irish book published about 1910 - no other details.

Regards