Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink

Subject: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 11:18 PM

Male Irish singer - modern/folk

Who is the singer? What is the song?

Something along the lines of:

I wish I was in Kallefergus
If only for a night in Bali Grand
I'd swim over the deepest ocean
But the sea is wide
I can't get over
I wish I was now in Kilkenny
Black as ink
I'll sing no more
Till I'm a corpse

A most sincere thank you.

Gargoyle

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/
From: Nerd
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 12:50 AM

The song is Carrickfergus. Many people have sung it, including Luke Kelly and Van Morrison.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: Big Mick
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 08:03 AM

Garg, you might be referring to the Van Morrison version that he did with The Chieftains. The CD was titled "Irish Heartbeat" and is widely available. It is a wonderful version of a much performed song.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: MartinRyan
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 08:47 AM

Gargoyle gargling?

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 10:16 AM

THANK YOU!!! I will scour the web with the title.

The male vocalist is a solo on a woman's album - deep baritone - there are no names or titles available.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: Big Mick
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 10:30 AM

Whoa, that makes a difference, Garg. The album I referred to is not a women's album. Let me do some checking. But I do think that you would enjoy the one I listed.

Mick

Subject: Tune Add: CARRICKFERGUS
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 10:31 AM

Carrickfergus is just only up the rd. 15 miles from
me but I think the carrickfergus in the song is in
southern Ireland,dont know/=here is the abc tune I hope....

X:34
T:Carrickfergus
C:
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
g2 g2 f2|e4 A4-|A2 B2 c2 d2|B3 A G4-|G2 G2 A2 B2|
c4 E4-|E2 F2 G3 G|G8-|[1 G2 :|2 G2 d2 g2 a2|b8-|
bgab c'2 b2|a3 f d4-|d2 dd g2 a2|b8-|bgab c'2 b2|
a8-|a2 g2 g3 f|e4 A4-|A2 AB c2 d2|B3 A G4-|
G2 G2 A3 B|c4 E4-|E2 F2 G3 G|G8-|G2||

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 11:14 AM

The Song is in the Digitrad
Quack!!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 04:09 AM

THANK YOU ALL,

It has been found (perhaps....maybe....)??????????

With you contributions a glorious end if assured.

THANX

Gargoyle

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 08:16 PM

I rather like the gargoyle version. Distilled Carrickfergus, brief and concentrated, and to the point, with a great last line.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 03:21 PM

Gargoyle wrote: The male vocalist is a solo on a woman's album - deep baritone - there are no names or titles available.

Itwouldn't be Dolores Keane, would it? ;0)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: Snuffy
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 05:30 PM

Woman's or women's album? Cherish the Ladies?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 05:55 PM

Finbar Wright? Brian Kennedy?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 06:29 PM

or Charlotte Church and someone from Welsh Male voice choir?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST,Ron in California
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 09:07 PM

Greetings,
maybe this communication has already met it's end, but I was recently introduced to this ballad, and would appreciate a response. I have roots in Carrickfergus, and am hoping to visit someday soon.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 09:19 PM

I should have a look at the links to other discussions here, if I were you (see top of the page). This one was mildly amusing at the time, but contains less information that almost any of the others (it's pretty much all been said already).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Jun 05 - 01:11 PM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: IrishSinger - Who?Kalilegus/Kilkenny/Ink
From: GUEST,Laurie
Date: 23 Dec 05 - 12:19 PM

From your description, the singer you are looking for may be Cedric Smith. He sings the lead vocals on "Carrighfergus" on Loreena McKennitt's 1985 debut album "Elemental". He is the only male singer on the album although there is a STUNNING reading of a Robert Blake poem by Scottish Shakespearian actor Douglas Campbell.
I hope this is the recording you are looking for. It is easily my favorite interpretation of "Carrighfergus".