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13 Feb 11 - 05:20 PM (#3094614) Subject: Any Old Time Band From: GUEST,john p I had an old cassette tape, long since gone, and one of the tracks was of a song called 'My Dearest Dear' by 'The Any Old Time Band'. I think it was a recording of a BBC show. From what I remember, TAOTB where an ad hoc group that got together occasionally, the song is also known as The Blackest Crow. Any more info anyone. |
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13 Feb 11 - 05:47 PM (#3094633) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: michaelr Is it this San Francisco area band? |
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13 Feb 11 - 07:07 PM (#3094679) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: GUEST Thanks Michaelr, No the group were Irish or irish American I think, all male. We're probably going back at least 20 years here. john p |
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13 Feb 11 - 07:40 PM (#3094701) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: Stewie The band you are seeking sounds like Any Old Time from Cork - Mick Daly, Matt Cranitch and Dave Hennessy. As far as I am aware, they recorded only 3 albums: 'Any Old Time', 'The Crossing' and 'Phoenix'. The track listings of these may be found HERE but, unfortunately, do not include the song to which you refer. What you had is possibly a bootleg of a radio program. --Stewie. |
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13 Feb 11 - 08:13 PM (#3094714) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: Steve Shaw I saw the band Stewie describes at the Wadebridge folk festival in, I think, 1993. |
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14 Feb 11 - 04:51 AM (#3094882) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: GUEST,john p Many thanks Stewie, I've managed to dig up a few more references from what you gave, but not the particular song. As you say, probably a bootleg recording. http://www.clarechampion.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3921:ennis-trad-festival-reunion-for-any-old-time&catid=47:music&Itemid=44 http://www.allcelticmusic.com/artists/Matt%20Cranitch.html john p |
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14 Feb 11 - 11:25 AM (#3095072) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: GUEST,OLD TIMER Mick Daly, was on the band & he will tell you all you need to know .You can contact him at The Lee Valley String Band site. Oldtimer |
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14 Feb 11 - 11:44 AM (#3095081) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: Bonnie Shaljean Or Matt Cranitch who now plays with another trio called Sliabh Notes Sliabh Notes http://www.irishmusicreview.com/slIABH%20NOTES.htm [Why do messages keep disappearing? This is the second time I've posted this] |
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14 Feb 11 - 11:45 AM (#3095082) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: Bonnie Shaljean Can you give us any fragments of words to the song you're after? |
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14 Feb 11 - 06:51 PM (#3095364) Subject: RE: Any Old Time Band From: GUEST,john p Hi Bonnie. I've no problem with the words or tune, I learnt it from the cassette many years ago. Sure to be available on many lyric sites, it's quite well known I think, as both 'My Dearest Dear' and 'The Blackest Crow'. Martin Simpson has it on one of his albums, though not in ballad form. It was the recording I was trying to trace really, most likely consigned to the ether by now. john p |