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27 Feb 13 - 05:13 PM (#3484458) Subject: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: GUEST,Elrick Wee Joukydaidles is a nineteenth century poem written by James Smith. The first verse is Wee Joukydaidles, Toddlin' oot an' in; Oh, but she's a cuttie, Makin' sic a din! Aye sae fou o' mischief, An' minds nae what I say: My very heart gangs loup, loup, Fifty times a day! Smith's book of poetry notes that it was set to a tune by R.S. Riddell. Is anyone able to provide this or any other tune written for the poem? |
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28 Feb 13 - 04:21 PM (#3484802) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: Anne Neilson If you can't find the original, it might fit to the Wee Willie Winkie tune (with a bit of tweaking). |
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28 Feb 13 - 05:11 PM (#3484814) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: Bonecruncher It also fits to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy". |
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28 Feb 13 - 05:32 PM (#3484830) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: Jim McLean Could be Castle in the Air which was used for similar lyrics of this age, see The Drunkard's Ragget Wean. |
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01 Mar 13 - 02:54 AM (#3484956) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: Anne Neilson With absolutely no disrespect to Mudcat and its lovely followers, could I suggest that guest Elrick also go onto a Scottish site -- Footstompin' Forum -- where there are quite a few members with considerable knowledge of (obscure) Scottish tune collections. |
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01 Mar 13 - 05:47 AM (#3485006) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: Mick Pearce (MCP) The Riddell setting was published in 1876 - there's a copy of the sheet music in the BL: Wee Joukydaidles. Though the poem appears in many places, I can't find it sung or the sheet music elsewhere (I had a look at Levy, AmMem, Duke, ANL-Digital, Oxford SOLO, archive and google books, plus general web search). Mick |
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22 May 13 - 06:53 AM (#3517914) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Wee Joukydaidles From: GUEST,Elrick Thanks everyone - especially for the BL lead |