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02 Jun 09 - 09:56 AM (#2646431) Subject: Origins: My Love is but a Lassi & The Dark Girl From: GUEST We were playing a few tunes last night & I recorded these two: 'My Love is but a Lassie Yet' & 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue' Kathleen Smyth Fiddling on the Causeway Coast. Now I had always thought of these two tunes as being Scottish, but I understand that many people claim they are from the South of England, others the North of England & yet more think of them as Irish. Does anyone here have the answer? Cheers Dick |
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02 Jun 09 - 10:04 AM (#2646437) Subject: RE: Origins: My Love is but a Lassi & The Dark Girl From: meself No - but your "My Love is But a Lassie Yet" is a different tune from the one I know by that title. Maybe that's why there's some disagreement - people are talking about different tunes with the same title ... Anyway - good tunes! |
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02 Jun 09 - 10:05 AM (#2646439) Subject: RE: Origins: My Love is but a Lassi & The Dark Girl From: meself Doesn't that title - "My Love is ... " - come from lyrics that Burns put to the (or a) tune? |
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02 Jun 09 - 01:56 PM (#2646671) Subject: RE: Origins: My Love is but a Lassi & The Dark Gir From: GUEST,julia That first tune is "Farewell to Whisky" by 18th century Scottish Fiddler Neil Gow.It is usually played as an air There is an Irish tune called "My Love is a Lass", but I don't reacll it sounding like "My Love is bust a Lassie yet" cheers- Julia |