Lyr Req: Avondale (Behan)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avondale
From: MARINER
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 06:35 PM

I think you're correct Mark,they are also the words used by Al O'Donnell on his excellent recording of the song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avondale
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 03:19 PM

I believe the words in the DT should be

Where tall trees whisper low the tale

and

Where fame and ancient glory fade

This is based on my memory of the Mick Moloney recording, so those may be wrong, and there may be other errors I've missed.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avondale
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 11:23 AM

Ta Martin

A fine song, I played that recording by Geordie on my Resonance show last November.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avondale
From: MartinRyan
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 11:07 AM

Kevin

It's in this thread

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avondale
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 11:02 AM

There is another song on subject of Parnell called the "Blackbird of Sweet Avondale" sung by Geordie Hanna on a Topic CD Celtic Voices, although there he's listed as George whereas I usually see him listed as Geordie.

It's based, I beieve on a Jacobite song The Royal Blackbird but with Parnell symbolised as The Blackbird rather than James Stewart

Subject: Tune Add: AVONDALE
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 22 Nov 04 - 08:30 AM

As originally requested, The chords for the song are embedded in the ABC notation below enclosed in " ".

X:1
T:Avondale
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
K:D
A,2 |"D"D D D3 F |A F D3 F |
w: Oh, have you been to A-von-dale, or
"Em"G F E3 D |"A"C E A,3 A, |
w: lin-ger'd in her love-ly vale, Where
"D"D "G"F G2 F G |"D"A F D3 A |
w: tall trees whis-per all low the tale Of
"Em"G E "A"C3 A, |("G"B, D) "D"D4 |
w: A-von-dale's proud ea-_ gle?

I extracted the ABC notation direct from the downloadable version of Digital Tradition, but changed the 4th last chord from E to Em after a two second look at the G natural and E notes that need to match the chord.

Regards, John

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 21 Nov 04 - 05:40 PM

John, are you going to tell us more, or will it be in your next book? :-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: Big Tim
Date: 21 Nov 04 - 05:52 AM

Just last week Mrs. Dominic Behan told that "Avondale" was her favourite song written by Dominic.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: Peace
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 08:07 PM

They have spellings?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: MartinRyan
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:49 PM

No problem - you should see my atempts at spelling non-Irish placenames!

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: GUEST,Celi
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:46 PM

@ Martin Ryan:
I am sorry if that is wrong, but that was what said to me by request in an other Community.

Greetings, Celi

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:43 PM

Thank you all, thats exactly what I am searching for!


Greetings, Celi

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: MartinRyan
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:41 PM

Peter

Not from the Wolfe Tones!

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: Padre
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:35 PM

Or perhaps, 'Sweet Rose of Allendale' also in the DT?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:32 PM

Do you mean Dominic Behan's Avondale? It's in the DT here.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: MartinRyan
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:31 PM

"Avondale", written by Dominic Behan, using, curiously enough, a beautiful tune, used earlier for "The Orange Maid of SLigo". A search on Avondale shoujd turn it up for you.

Regards

Subject: Lyr Req: Sweet Avendale
From: GUEST,Celi
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 07:24 PM

Hello,
I am searching for the lyrics from a song called "Sweet Avendale" performed by the Wolftones. I could not find it trying google and the search function, perhaps some of you can help me?
Chords or Tab would be perfect, but the only lyrics will be googd at all.

Thanks, Celi