19 Dec 04 - 02:12 PM (#1361264) Subject: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: Roberto I'd like to get the tune of Fred Jordan's version of THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT. Thank you. R |
19 Dec 04 - 03:12 PM (#1361314) Subject: RE: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: Tradsinger Roberto, I don't know the tune as such, but according to the Steve Roud database, it appears on 2 recordings; a) Topic TSCD 600 ('Hidden English') b) Rounder CD 1775 ('Classic Ballads 1') Hope that helps. Gwilym |
19 Dec 04 - 03:31 PM (#1361331) Subject: RE: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: Malcolm Douglas More than two! I don't know of a transcription to staff notation, though, which I'm guessing is what Roberto wants. |
19 Dec 04 - 03:33 PM (#1361332) Subject: RE: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: GUEST Considering the way Fred sang, and varied things from performance to performance, I don't think that there could be a definitive notation. Learn it the way Fred did, by listening. |
20 Dec 04 - 11:40 AM (#1361596) Subject: RE: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: Matthew Edwards And also on the excellent Veteran CD Fred Jordan: A Shropshire Lad VT148CD. I've been listening to his singing a lot recently and I'd say that he varies the tune from verse to verse, never mind from one performance to another. Its a superb example of traditional singing as he changes pace and rhythm to emphasise the story. Didn't he sometimes add as an aside how much he admired a farm that could stable "thirty and three" horses? |
21 Dec 04 - 06:03 AM (#1362253) Subject: RE: Tune Req: fred jordan's outlandish knight From: Roberto As Malcolm says, it is a transcription to staff notation I was looking for. The guest that objects that Fred makes uses of many variations is right, but that is true for almost the whole body of traditional singing. Nevertheless, there are good transcription, generally of a very specific stanza. R |