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07 Nov 11 - 12:30 PM (#3252125) Subject: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: MartinRyan Surprised to find that this one hasn't got a thread of its own - although I posted the words on the Digital Tradition many years ago. Here's the basics and we can see what we can add: DT set of lyrics Niamh Parsons singing it on Youtube. Regards |
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07 Nov 11 - 12:33 PM (#3252129) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: MartinRyan Here's the DT set, with some minor correction of typos etc.: ------------------------------------- THE BANKS OF SULLANE It was early on a bright harvest morning, I strayed by the banks of Sullane To gaze on such beauties of nature As grace every woodland and lawn Oh the prospect was surely enchanting, As gay lassies in juvenile bloom Promenaded by the banks of that river That flows by the town of Macroom I being airy and fond of recreation To the river(side) I ventured to rove When weary of rambling and roving I sat myself down by a grove I sat there some time meditating Till the sun its bright rays had withdrawn And a damsel of queenly appearance Came down by the banks of Sullane I stood in great joy and admiration And accosted this damsel most fair For to me she appeared like Venus Adorned with jewels so rare Were I ruler of France or of Prussia Oh It's with me you'd soon wear the crown And I'd join you in wedlock my darling You're the beauty of sweet Masseytown We walked and we talked on together Inhaling the bright pleasant air Until in a voice most alarmed She said "See - my father goes there!" His presence to me was appalling With his cross angry look and his frown Which pierced through my heart like an arrow On my way back to sweet Masseytown And its now I've retired from my roving With a heart full of sorrow and grief There is no one on earth can console me Or give me one moment's relief I will roam through the African Desert Until death summons me to my tomb For the sake of that charming fair Helen That I met near the town of Macroom Regards |
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07 Nov 11 - 12:54 PM (#3252152) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: Steve Shaw The tune makes for a wonderful slow air. Jackie Daly played it beautifully on his album Music From Sliabh Luachra Vol. 6. |
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07 Nov 11 - 01:02 PM (#3252162) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: MartinRyan Yes - it's a beautiful air, alright. Very similar to "Cailin Deas Cruite na mBo" (The Pretty Girl milking her cow) - but then so are several other songtunes! Regards |
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28 Dec 20 - 04:13 PM (#4085372) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: Joe Offer Here's the entry on this song in the Traditional Ballad Index. Shlomo Caine sang this beautifully. Banks of SullaneDESCRIPTION: The singer meets "a damsel of queenly appearance" and proposes; if he were king she'd wear a crown. Her father's angry looks discourages him. He will rove alone until death "for the sake of my charming fair Helen That I met in the town of Macroom"AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (OCroinin-Cronin) KEYWORDS: courting separation father FOUND IN: Ireland REFERENCES (2 citations): OCanainn, pp. 70-71, "The Banks of Sullane" (1 text, 1 tune) OCroinin-Cronin 145, "The Banks of Sullane" (1 text, 1 tune) Roud #9718 RECORDINGS: Ollie Conway, "Banks of Sullane" (on IRClare01) Elizabeth Cronin, "The Banks of Sullane" (on IRECronin01) CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow" (tune) cf. "Heather Down the Moor (Among the Heather; Down the Moor)" (theme) NOTES [22 words]: OCanainn: "One of the most popular English ballads of the Ballyvourney and Coolea area in West Cork." Macroom is in County Cork. - BS Last updated in version 3.2 File: RcBaOSul Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2020 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle.
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28 Dec 20 - 04:49 PM (#4085379) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: Steve Shaw Bejaysus, I'd forgotten all about this, so I've just grabbed my Tombo D tremolo, and, voila, I could still hack it. Played in second position it comes out in the key of A. Lovely set of words too, though Mrs Steve (understandably) won't let me sing it to her... |
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29 Dec 20 - 04:22 AM (#4085446) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Sorry to miss Shlomo singing this - I always seem to join the Zoom session just after he leaves! Regards |
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29 Dec 20 - 07:46 AM (#4085474) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: GUEST Jimmy Crowley has recorded this...late 1970's..early 1980's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUIHBMi0AM |
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29 Dec 20 - 06:40 PM (#4085578) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: GUEST Jimmy Crowley 1981-"Some things never change" LP Mulligan records track 2----reissued on his Free State Label-me thinks..go to his website..also in his first songbook..."Jimmy Crowley's Irish Songbook" 1986 Mercier Press |
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30 Dec 20 - 01:09 PM (#4085718) Subject: RE: Origins: The Banks of Sullane From: leeneia This is a beautiful song, but it has a great weakness. Who believes a person fell deeply in love at the first meeting and then mourned for the rest of his life for a person he hardly knew? It's hard to keep interested in such a tale. ================= Speaking of lone damsels, recently four of us were in rural Iceland, heading for a bird refuge. On the way in, we observed and photographed birds on a nearby farm. (There were more birds on the farm than in the refuge.) After a while, the daughter of the place, a beautiful blonde girl about sixteen approached us to see what we were doing. She and the DH were talking about birds when her grandfather appeared out of nowhere, looking over her shoulder and checking us out. I don't say there was a poof! and a column of smoke, but I sure never saw him or heard footsteps. Everything went well, although Grandfather's smile remained on the stiff side. I'm telling this story to show that the things that happened in the song are still happening. |