Tune Req: Faraway Tom

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: hepcat
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 01:52 PM

thanks for the help everyone, much appreciated. Think I know the tune and chords now.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 12:34 PM

nope - this is still on the "missing tune" list

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: KathWestra
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 11:57 AM

Dave Goulder's songbook can be ordered online from Timberhead Music, Gordon Bok's label. "Faraway Tom," complete with chords, is in it. The book is $6.50 plus shipping. Go
here
to order.

As Kendall mentioned, Gordon has recorded this song, too. It's on his CD, "In the Kind Land." You can order it
here
Lots of songs well worth hearing on that one!
Best,
Kathy

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: kendall
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 08:35 PM

I dont have much volume these days but I could give you the idea. Gordon Bok recorded this gem. I do it in Am, and the chords I use are:

Am C Am Dm E Am Dm Am F Am Em Am
Change chords on these words:
When Brings Cuckoo summer on thin day running away know far Tom

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: kendall
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 08:27 PM

Or, you could call me and I could sing it for you

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: hepcat
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 05:16 PM

just tried a search for Dave Goulder, found this site. If anyone wanted to make a midi for this song, you can listen to the first few verses with RealPlayer

http://www.folktrax.com/fea004.htm

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: hepcat
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 05:05 PM

thanks, I'll have a look on amazon, unless anyone knows of a midi available?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 03:58 PM

Faraway Tom was written by Dave Goulder and recorded by him a few years ago (I think on his cassette 'The January Man'). I know it has been sung by a few other people, but if you do find someone else's version, I remember Dave saying that the tendancy is to resolve the last note of the tune, but that's not how it was written. Dave also had a song book available and I think Faraway Tom is in it.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 03:26 PM

Mario, did we ever find the tune for this? I looked at Mudcat Midis, not there.

Subject: Tune Req: faraway tom
From: hepcat
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 10:59 AM

hello,

I need the tune and guitar chords for faraway tom, I can't find them on a web search and noone I know knows them.

thanks