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21 Dec 04 - 08:07 AM (#1362352) Subject: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: OldFolkie My wife wants to learn the Seekers' song 'Shores of Avalon', which I believe is set to the tune of Nut Brown Maiden. Does anyone have the music to this - we have the tune on the Seekers' CD, but need the sheet music for it so that she can take it along to her singing teacher. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! |
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21 Dec 04 - 08:43 AM (#1362390) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: The Borchester Echo You can download a MIDI file of Nutbrown Maiden from the Contemplator site here. |
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21 Dec 04 - 09:24 AM (#1362421) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: OldFolkie Thanks for your help with the link. Although we already know the tune, we need to get sheet music of it to take to her singing teacher!! Thanks again for your help. Rgds Old Folkie |
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21 Dec 04 - 10:11 AM (#1362477) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: The Borchester Echo Well if you can't just write down the tune from the MIDI you'll need also to download something or other to convert the file to notation. See this thread. |
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21 Dec 04 - 08:47 PM (#1362663) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: Joe Offer Say, Old Folkie - I see we haven't had the lyrics posted here. Would you be willing to post them? Thanks. -Joe Offer- |
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21 Dec 04 - 11:06 PM (#1362741) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST |
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21 Dec 04 - 11:13 PM (#1362744) Subject: ADD: Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,Dale Heh, some guests just don't have anything worth saying, do they, Joe? Well, I'm not Old Folkie, but here they are anyway. The Shores Of Avalon This boat that I am rowing Will take you where I'm going To peaceful waters flowing On the shores of Avalon There lies within each troubled heart A special time and place apart No storm is ever raging On the shores of Avalon This boat that I am rowing Will take you where I'm going To peaceful waters flowing On the shores of Avalon Clear dreams shall always guide our eyes A ray of hope before us lies Where all is calm forever On the shores of Avalon This boat that I am rowing Will take you where I'm going To peaceful waters flowing On the shores of Avalon Where all is calm forever On the shores of Avalon To journey's end together On the shores of Avalon Arrangement and original lyrics by Judith Durham, Athol Guy, John Kovac, Keith Potger, & Bruce Woodley. |
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22 Dec 04 - 03:39 AM (#1362867) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: Joe Offer Anybody know a songwriter name? I thought I had a complete collection of Seekers recordings, but I can't find this one. When did they record it? Oh, wait - here it is. 1997 Future Road CD by Judith Durham and the Seekers. Arrangement and original lyrics by Judith Durham, Athol Guy, John Kovac, Keith Potger, & Bruce Woodley. -Joe Offer- |
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22 Dec 04 - 04:48 PM (#1363512) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca You can get a PDF of the tune at: |
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23 Dec 04 - 02:54 PM (#1364335) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,Uncle Jaque I just loaded that MIDI onto MELODY ASSISTANT V 7.04 where it came up in notation form just as nice as could be; deleted all but the melody staff, transposed it up to "D", printed it out so I could play it on my tin whistle, and gave it a go. The linked version has a medley of "Nut Brown Maiden" and "Blue Bells of Scotland" which go nicely together, but I can't seem to get the "Avalon" lyrics to work with this tune for some reason. The "meter" just does not seem to jive. Has anyone else tried it? Are you sure that's the right score to use with "Avalon"? Am I missing something, here? |
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23 Dec 04 - 05:36 PM (#1364440) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca I've tried the tune there, and it's full of extras, but when I isolate the topmost line of notes in Finale Notepad Plus, I get the right tune.
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23 Dec 04 - 05:39 PM (#1364442) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca BTW, Jaque, did you try any of the MID files from the JC Tunefinder that I linked to. There are ABCs or MIDI or PDF or GIF files for the asking. |
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23 Dec 04 - 05:44 PM (#1364447) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,Dale that IS pretty much the tune used in Shores Of Avalon, lots fancier, though. |
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23 Dec 04 - 07:21 PM (#1364513) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,Uncle Jaque Right then; I'm missing something! Maybe I have to hear it sung for the connection to click; the next best thing might be to see the lyrics lined up under the notes by syllable. Metricly speaking, "Avalon" is in "Sevens", in that each line has 7 syllables. About any song that is metricly compatable would do. I assume that the tune is old / trad, while the lyrics are contemporary, are they not? I also find myself playing a low "D" in the end of the 6th bar where it shows the paired F and A; it's sort of the unwritten element of that chord and just sounds right for some reason. (remember; I transposed up to "D" - ##). D is where I suspect most Fiddlers would play it, too. |
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23 Dec 04 - 09:47 PM (#1364586) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,Uncle Jaque Well all right then; not really caring much for the "nut brown" tune for those lyrics, I composed another one I like better on my whistle. I think it's rather inspired by one of the old Hymns I was recently perusing in my collection from the early to mid 1800s. I put it up on Melody and scanned a printout of the score for your appraisal; Uncle Jaque's Version of "Avalon" (Draft Score) My timing is a little raggedy in a few places there, and it needs a little fine tweaking.. but that ought to give you the general idea of it. I think that 6/8 time just sort of "flows" a little better. What do you think? |
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28 Dec 04 - 05:44 PM (#1366233) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Unc, any chance to get a MIDI of it or ABC? |
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16 Nov 12 - 02:23 AM (#3437274) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: mg Wow..I just found this song on you tube...it is so pretty.. Sung b y Judith Durham and the Seekers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XbwkRFnvzM0 |
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16 Nov 12 - 09:33 AM (#3437385) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks, mg. It's lovely. |
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14 Feb 21 - 09:39 AM (#4093105) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: GUEST Peter Stewart I believe it was my Great Uncle put the words to the music for the marriage between a Robertson girl and himself in the late eighteen hundreds years in our family there is a newspaper cutting to say so at that time both families were loch Tummel side Perthshire Scotland. |
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20 Feb 23 - 06:08 PM (#4165662) Subject: RE: Tune Req: Nut Brown Maiden / Shores of Avalon From: Joe Offer Joe - do cleanup |
