'On the first day of March in the year '93'

03 Feb 01 - 02:35 PM (#389249)
Subject: Looking for versions of a song that goes
From: Clinton Hammond

"On the first day of March in the year '93
The first recreation that was in this country
The kings country gentelmen, o'er hills, dales, and rock
Rove'd out most joyfully in search of the fox"

chorus
"Tally ho hounds away Tally ho hounds away
Tally ho hounds away me boys, away hounds away"

Anyone familliar with bands that have recorded this song at'll?

;-)

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03 Feb 01 - 03:17 PM (#389271)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: GUEST

The only recording I have is of Ewan MacColl on the CD Bold Sportsmen All (Topic TSCD495) the lyrics are in the Digitrad Lyric Search - click on R - click on REYNARD THE FOX 2 - voila.

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03 Feb 01 - 04:42 PM (#389298)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond

Cool.. Ewan MacColl... anyone else?

;-)

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03 Feb 01 - 05:20 PM (#389309)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Stewie

The Irish Ramblers recorded it on 'Patriot Game' Elektra LP ELK-249. They noted: 'The words and music are found in Dr Joyce's 'Ancient Irish Music'. The words, as here, sometimes acquire a local colouring'.

--Stewie.

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03 Feb 01 - 08:00 PM (#389368)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: bill\sables

There is a Northumbrian hunting song "College Valley Hunt" with a similar chorus
Tally Ho hark away
Tally Ho hark away
Sucess to the College Valley hounds
Oh hark hark away
Bill

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03 Feb 01 - 09:12 PM (#389405)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Malcolm Douglas

Also  The Kielder Valley Hunt

Malcolm

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04 Feb 01 - 10:52 AM (#389645)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Snuffy

Sweeney's Men recorded it. Reissued on a 4-CD set called Irish Folk Favourites (an old LP each from The Dubliners, Kilfenora Ceili Band, Sweeney's Men, Grehan Sisters, Finbar & Eddie Furey, and Mick Moloney)

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04 Feb 01 - 05:42 PM (#389935)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Stewie

Snuffy, I had forgotten Sweeney's Men did it. Both their albums - 'Sweeney's Men' and 'Tracks of Sweeney's Men' - have been reissued on a single CD with a previously unissued track, 'Old Woman in Cotton' - Essential/Castle ESM CD 435. 'Old Woman' is a great song which I first heard on a album by The Peelers.

--Stewie.

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04 Feb 01 - 06:52 PM (#389992)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond

I'm having little luck finding any of this stuff locally... anybody out there wanna code up an MP3 of a recording of this song? I'd love to get the band doin' this but I'm the only one who knows it...

;-)

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05 Feb 01 - 07:24 AM (#390274)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Wolfgang

Too difficult for me, but if you are not pressed for time, I'd send you a tape with Sweeney's men singing. PM me if you are interested.

Wolfgang

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05 Feb 01 - 12:27 PM (#390458)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond

that's cool WG

will do!

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01 Mar 01 - 03:38 PM (#408958)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Clinton Hammond

WG!

The tape arrived today... I'm about 60 seconds into the first song, and i'm loving it!!! Ta oh so very much mate!!!

It's a night of pints I owe ya!

;-)

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02 Mar 01 - 03:20 AM (#409319)
Subject: RE: Help: Looking for versions of a song that goe
From: Wolfgang

That's amazingly quick.

A night of pints? If that's not a good reason to come to Canada...

Wolfgang

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