Exactly!
And when they ask where the tune came from you say "Whey man, it's in
aall the books." in a confident Wideopen accent that will tolerate no
dissent.
Barry
Richard York wrote:
You mean we could get away with Pachelbel's, "Harvest Ground Canon",
from his famous suite, "A Bass for Al
You mean we could get away with Pachelbel's, "Harvest Ground Canon",
from his famous suite, "A Bass for All Seasons"?
:)
Richard.
On 03/09/2011 21:19, Barry Say wrote:
It has been reported that when Jack Armstrong appeared on the radio,
the producers encouraged (required?) him to provide Northu
It has been reported that when Jack Armstrong appeared on the radio, the
producers encouraged (required?) him to provide Northumbrian titles for
the tunes he used. Whether or not this is true, why not take existing
tunes which you like to play and give them 'Harvest' titles.
I heard an intervi
Please may I thank all those of you who, both on and off-list, have sent
such a wealth of ideas.
I knew this group was a helpful bunch of people, but have been really
delighted by the quantity of great ideas, and the time you've taken to
put them together.
The service our friend is conducting
Goswick Kirn - ideal for a kirn (or harvest) supper
Margaret
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Two or three from Vickers - The Kirn Staff (Kirn
Two or three from Vickers - The Kirn Staff (Kirn = Corn, as in Kirn
Supper) and the Threshers,
also perhaps The Hare in the Corn,
though the hare being in the corn is more of a problem before you have
cut it.
You'd expect musicians at a Kirn supper.
There are probably a f
Yes, Cut & Dry is the obvious one. I did a survey of versions for an
article in the NPS mag many (harvest) moons ago, and have since come up
with more information and my own version, but one good version is
enough (e.g. Peacock or Dixon).
Others with appropriate titles are Jack's Gon
Hi Richard,
I think "Cut and Dry Dolly" is named for the celebration of the last
cut of corn/grain/hay, whatever it was.
Here's an abc of the tune as given in Bruce and Stokoe's
"Northumbrian Minstrelsy":
X:1
T:Cut and Dry Dolly
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy
