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04 Oct 02 - 03:08 PM (#796990) Subject: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberly diamond mine From: GUEST,Tom Murphy My grandfather sang a song to me in the late 60's about the Kimberly Diamond mines he had passed by during the Boer War. Does anyone know anything else about the song and the remaining lyrics?
I've just returned from Kimberly, the place where diamonds grow, Thanks in advance. |
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05 Oct 02 - 10:30 AM (#797369) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberly diamond mine From: Sorcha Can't find a blessed thing about this. Help! |
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22 Nov 04 - 11:26 PM (#1336077) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberly diamond mine From: Joe Offer Sounds like an interesting song. Can we find it? -Joe Offer- |
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23 Nov 04 - 07:58 PM (#1337091) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberly diamond mine From: Bill Hahn//\\ Probably not the song you are seeking. There is a song by Marais/Miranda---Train to Kimberley. Not about diamonds as I recall, merely about the place and the train. Bill Hahn |
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25 Nov 04 - 06:32 PM (#1339194) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberly diamond mine From: Jim Dixon The name in the song is probably Barney Barnato. Click the link to see an article in which he is mentioned. From there you can follow the links to more information about the Kimberley area and the diamond mines. I didn't see anything there about a song, however. |
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17 May 11 - 12:36 AM (#3155499) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberley diamond mine From: Jim Dixon Oxford University has the sheet music, described thus: THE DIAMOND KING, or, A REAL LIVE MILLIONAIRE: a skit suggested by the Barney Barnato craze Words by Bennett Scott; music by A. J. Mills; sung by D. J. McCarthy London: Francis, Day & Hunter, ©1895. First line: I've just arriv'd from Kimberley. First line of chorus: I'm the di'mond king. |
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17 May 11 - 07:29 AM (#3155620) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boer war song Kimberley diamond mine From: Charley Noble Jim- That citation certainly looks like a hot lead. Charley Noble |
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12 Mar 12 - 10:38 PM (#3322006) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamond King (Scott/Mills, 1895) From: GUEST,Tom Murphy Jim, I think you have nailed it. I just can't seem to find the site on Oxford University. Thanks |
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13 Mar 12 - 01:07 AM (#3322049) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamond King (Scott/Mills, 1895) From: Stilly River Sage Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads: The allegro Catalogue of Ballads I searched the music broadsides in several ways (author, performer, subject, keywords, etc.) and don't find mention. But sheet music could end up in so many different types of collections. B.I. Barnato, a memoir (1897) is a Google book online. Scanned at the NY Public Library and looks downloadable. SRS |
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13 Mar 12 - 01:44 AM (#3322060) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamond King (Scott/Mills, 1895) From: Stilly River Sage Ah! Went back to the general library catalog (SOLO) and found it. Location: Bodleian Library call number: Mus. 5c c.19 (158) Type: Music/closed stack Barcode: N13726468 Item type: score Request Options: Sign in to view request options I saved a citation for it to the Mudcat facebook page. I have a screen capture I'll see if I can upload that for you, the details portion of the record. You should be able to see it here This isn't a full-text citation, this is what you need when you walk in the door to ask someone to go get it for you or take you to look at it. Or perhaps an accommodating library exchange program will get a copy of it through Interlibrary Loan?
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16 Mar 12 - 01:16 AM (#3323452) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamond King (Scott/Mills, 1895) From: Stilly River Sage Bringing this back to the top, in case interested parties didn't notice the pages linked to. The links should be durable (I hope). SRS |
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06 Apr 21 - 02:20 PM (#4101022) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamond King (Scott/Mills, 1895) From: GUEST,# https://archive.kent.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=MWT%2FRES%2F159 It's in their special collections. |