[NSP] Re: 'My Deary sits ower late up'
Thanks folks Another fascinating discussion. I first had this tune as a song from Johnny Handle in the late 60s and then sang it often to my own bairns. As 'deary' was no longer in popular use on Tyneside by then ( I never heard it from parents, grandparents or great grand parents) he changed if for laddy. Most recordings since then (Northumberland for Ever, Cut Dry Dolly, K. T. et al) have used laddy or laddie. I think the song might pre date the tune variations, it is sung without repeats - A B A B A B A. Hear are the words as I have them they really bring the tune to life for me (I've used the vernacular as it scans better): Cheers Anthony Me Laddy Sits Ower Late Up Refrain: Me laddy sits ower late up Me hinny sits ower late up Me deary sits ower late up Between the pint pot an' the cup 1. He addles three ha'pence a week I t's nowt but a farthin a day He sits with 'is pipe in 'is cheek An' fuddles 'is money away 2. Me laddy is never the near Me hinny is never the near An' when a shout laddy come yem He caals oot agin for more beer 3. Whe Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn Now Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn How Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn With a rye loaf under yer arm --- On Wed, 10/11/10, Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: From: Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk Subject: [NSP] Re: 'My Deary sits ower late up' To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu, Gibbons, John j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk Date: Wednesday, 10 November, 2010, 9:58 On 10 Nov 2010, Gibbons, John wrote: the reprint edition has a typo in the penultimate strain, the 1st bar beginning g/f/|egB egB... instead of g/f/|egd egB ... I agree. This looks like a raw typo, and I am fairly certain it was in no way an editorial decision of any sort. Looking at the abc file from which it was generated at the time gives no clue as to which part of this household was responsible, but thanks for finding it. Marked in for future reference. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: 'My Deary sits ower late up'
I see Dixon consistently alternates 'low' and 'high' strains - so it is based on something with 2 strains, probably a song tune. 'Adam a Bell' is a Robin Hood style ballad from round Carlisle. John From: Anthony Robb [anth...@robbpipes.com] Sent: 11 November 2010 09:20 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu; Gibbons, John; julia@nspipes.co.uk Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: 'My Deary sits ower late up' Thanks folks Another fascinating discussion. I first had this tune as a song from Johnny Handle in the late 60s and then sang it often to my own bairns. As 'deary' was no longer in popular use on Tyneside by then ( I never heard it from parents, grandparents or great grand parents) he changed if for laddy. Most recordings since then (Northumberland for Ever, Cut Dry Dolly, K. T. et al) have used laddy or laddie. I think the song might pre date the tune variations, it is sung without repeats - A B A B A B A. Hear are the words as I have them they really bring the tune to life for me (I've used the vernacular as it scans better): Cheers Anthony Me Laddy Sits Ower Late Up Refrain: Me laddy sits ower late up Me hinny sits ower late up Me deary sits ower late up Between the pint pot an' the cup 1. He addles three ha'pence a week I t’s nowt but a farthin a day He sits with 'is pipe in 'is cheek An' fuddles 'is money away 1.Me laddy is never the near Me hinny is never the near An' when a shout laddy come yem He caals oot agin for more beer 1. Whe Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn Now Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn How Johnny cum yem ti yer bairn With a rye loaf under yer arm --- On Wed, 10/11/10, Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: From: Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk Subject: [NSP] Re: 'My Deary sits ower late up' To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu, Gibbons, John j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk Date: Wednesday, 10 November, 2010, 9:58 On 10 Nov 2010, Gibbons, John wrote: the reprint edition has a typo in the penultimate strain, the 1st bar beginning g/f/|egB egB... instead of g/f/|egd egB ... I agree. This looks like a raw typo, and I am fairly certain it was in no way an editorial decision of any sort. Looking at the abc file from which it was generated at the time gives no clue as to which part of this household was responsible, but thanks for finding it. Marked in for future reference. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Shameless Plug - Force 6
In a previous discussion, I said that The Windy Gyle Band's new CD Force 6 was well worth buying. My recommendation was based on a pilot CD that Anthony Robb gave me when he visited the Pipers' Gathering this past summer. I have now received a copy of the final version which includes 13 tracks to the pilot CDs 11 and I would just like to say that it is one of the best compilations I have listened to in a long time. There is a great mixture of old and new played in a style reminiscent of the old recordings of past generations of players; I spent a happy evening listening and re-listening to this disk to discover that I have been playing polkas all wrong for the past 20 years (something that is probably no great surprise to my friends). If a player who has little chance to visit Northumberland but wants to hear some authentic music then this CD should be high on his or her Christmas wish-list! Thanks for listening, I'll shut up now. Richard -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
