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08 Jul 02 - 01:36 AM (#744194) Subject: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST,Andy We have a recording which we can't identify. Lyrics start as in subject, then - 'the dog is barking at the door' and go on to describe leaving 'Paddy's shamrock shore' bound for Helsinki. Also on album version of Hard Times Come Again No More. Any ideas on the artist(s)? |
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11 Jul 02 - 11:38 AM (#746546) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Jim Dixon This isn't very clear. Do I understand correctly that you have a tape copy of an album, and you can't identify the album or the performer(s)? Or did the tape come from a live performance? Please try again. Quote a line or so from each song. Give us the exact words if possible. Make it clear whether your quotes come from the same song or different songs, etc. Describe the performance: male voice, female voice, several voices? What instruments? Are the songs all Irish? It's likely we can help if you give us more information. |
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12 Jul 02 - 11:41 AM (#747179) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: MMario refreshing |
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22 Jul 02 - 05:01 PM (#752614) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST Sorry haven't been able to get on line for a while. Yes it's a tape of an album which we can't identify. It is a male singer, sometimes more than one voice, and the instruments sound like violin, tin whistle and guitar? They could be Irish. Songs in the order as follows (I think it's all by the same group)
"O come on you lads of high renown
...her name is Mary, but I cant make out all the words on this track.
when I came to an alehouse along the highway opened the door and I called for a quart and as to the payment, I gives it no thought Chorus:
whack fol the day. For all in me pocket was one penny..." The others we can't identify. Here are some of the lyrics from the songs
"The sun is up, the day is clear, The dog is barking at the door, It won't be long before I leave and I won't see you no more. And as I reach ??? pier Find the boat and all the gear Me mind goes north to where I'll find myself some day. Three short months... The Summer months and that is all Then I'll say goodbye to Paddy's Shamrock Shore. I'll take a plane to London town And moving over Amsterdam Head on north until I reach Helsinki's shore." 5- "I met her on a moor one day... Ride lassie ride..." 6- Instrumental 7-"Hard Times Come Again No More" It sounds like it's a vinyl recording so it may be fairly old. |
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23 Jul 02 - 05:44 AM (#752908) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: masato sakurai 1- "Mary and the Soldier" 2- "The Gypsy Laddie" ~Masato |
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23 Jul 02 - 05:26 PM (#753305) Subject: Listen to the mystery... From: GUEST,Andy I have most of the titles to the songs as follows: 1 Mary and the Soldier 2 The Gypsy Laddie 3 Penny Wager 4 unknown track 5 Ride Lassie Ride? 6 Instrumental 7 Hard Times... The one we are really interested in is the fourth one, so I have made an mp3 of it (1.6Mb). I'd be grateful to anyone who would listen to it and identify the song and artist. Here is the link to the file: http://www.musicinrussia.com/mp3/4-unknown.mp3 |
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23 Jul 02 - 05:44 PM (#753321) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST Don't know how to make the link clickable, but it seems to work if you paste it into the address bar... |
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24 Jul 02 - 10:20 AM (#753693) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST,Andy Anyone tell me how to make the link clickable? http://www.musicinrussia.com/mp3/4-unknown.mp3
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24 Jul 02 - 10:32 AM (#753702) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: MMario Andy - instructions on how to make a clickable link are in the MudCat Newcomers FAQ - first thread on the forum. The dog is barking at the door
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24 Jul 02 - 10:35 AM (#753703) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: MMario Of course I proceeded to screw that one up!
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24 Jul 02 - 10:43 AM (#753710) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Sorcha Boy, the voice and style are familiar, but I am having a brain cramp....... |
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24 Jul 02 - 06:18 PM (#754009) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Sorcha My friend Judith (she of the Child and Bronson books) agree that it sounds a LOT like Robbie O'Connell. I'll see if I can find a discography for him.....is the whole tape the same singer? |
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25 Jul 02 - 08:25 AM (#754328) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Jim Dixon I had a go at transcribing the lyrics from that mp3 file. I think I got most of the words. The ones I missed are represented by (...). I think they mostly involve Irish place names, which I'm not very good at. Doubtful words are marked with (?). Maybe others can fill in the blanks.
VERSE 1: Oh, the sun is up. The day is clear. The dog is barking at the door.
CHORUS 1: Three short months in..., the summer months and that is all.
VERSE 2: All summer long I sang that tune, fished for salmon and lobster, too. (Repeat CHORUS 1)
VERSE 3: And moving north, I made my way. I spent some time...
CHORUS 2: So farewell to ... to Dublin town, my comrades all (?),
(Repeat CHORUS 2.)
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27 Jul 02 - 12:11 PM (#755483) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST,Andy Hurwitz Thanks for listening. I can't be sure the whole tape is by the same artist, there may be more than one vocalist. I'd still like to identify the artist. Anybody else want to listen? |
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26 Oct 04 - 03:36 AM (#1307370) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Mr Happy The Johnstons did a version of 'The Penny Wager'. Your description sounds very much like this. |
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09 Jun 21 - 01:29 AM (#4109424) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST,Rivo I have this album. Korkkijalka from Finland. Singer Harry Bent from Ireland. |
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09 Jun 21 - 01:47 AM (#4109425) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Joe Offer Thanks, Rivo. That's the hint I needed. The album title is Korkleg (click), by the Finnish folk band Korkkijalka, mostly known for playing Irish folk music. The band was founded in 1982 as "Shandrum". In 1984 the band, led by Kari Reiman, played in a theatre play called "Richard's Corkleg" by Brendan Behan. Record label Hi-Hat wanted to release the soundtrack, but demanded that the name of the band should be in Finnish, and this is how Shandrum changed into Korkkijalka. Since the early 90s, the band has only done some occasional gigs. But I still can't be sure which song is the song requested in the original post, the one Jim Dixon transcribed. I'm guessing it's "Moving North." I see that Kevin Burke of the Celtic Fiddle Festival played on this album. -Joe- Tracks:
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09 Jun 21 - 07:07 PM (#4109534) Subject: RE: ID Song: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: GUEST,# It's "Moving North", Joe. Here's the group singing the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk2UXq9aQU |
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12 Jun 21 - 07:24 PM (#4109913) Subject: RE: ID Song: The sun is up, the day is clear.... From: Joe Offer We now have access to a recording of "Moving North." Can anybody fill in the blanks in the transcription by Jim Dixon above? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk2UXq9aQU Did we identify the songwriter? -Joe- |
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12 Jun 21 - 08:00 PM (#4109921) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: GUEST,# http://images.45cat.com/korkkijalka-korkleg-moving-north-polarvox.jpg Writers credited on the demo 45rpm as H Bent and T Vakkilianen. |
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12 Jun 21 - 08:00 PM (#4109922) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: RunrigFan Harry Bent https://www.discogs.com/Korkkijalka-Korkleg/release/1729220 |
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12 Jun 21 - 08:21 PM (#4109925) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: GUEST,# Timo Vakkilainen is the proper spelling. Sorry about that. |
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15 Jun 21 - 04:32 AM (#4110230) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: RunrigFan The sun is up the day is clear The dog is barking at the door It won’t be long before I leave And I won’t see you no more And as I reach Greencastle pier Find the boat and load the gear My mind moves north to where I’ll find myself someday (Chorus) Three short months in Dun na nGall (Donegal) The summer months and that is all Then I’ll say goodbye to Paddy’s Shamrock Shore I’ll take the plane to London Town Moving over Amsterdam Head on north to where I’ll find myself someday. All summer long I sang that tune Fished for salmon and lobster too With not a care to bother me But what I’d eat for my next meal And travelling all of Inishowen Drank and sang in Moville town Fahan, Carn, Buncrana, Letterkenny too. Chorus And moving north I made my way To spend some time in Helsinki Where the cold chills a man To the marrow of his bone But looking back I had some craic The sun was always on my back And where I’ll go now sure the devil only knows. So farewell to Dun na nGall To Dublin town my comrades all Who knows when I’ll come back to the Shamrock Shore I took the plane to London Town And moving over Amsterdam Moving north to where the devil only knows. And so farewell to Dun na nGall……..repeat (Copyright - Vakkilainen/Bent) via https://www.facebook.com/korkkijalka/ messenger |
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15 Jun 21 - 04:36 AM (#4110231) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: RunrigFan Head on north until I reach Helsinki shore. for chorus |
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20 Jun 21 - 07:23 PM (#4110825) Subject: RE: ADD: The sun is up, the day is clear-Moving North From: RunrigFan Hope that helps |
