I'm a flute player, and spontaneously decided to compete in the singing competition at the fleadh last year, and was wondering if anyone had any good song suggestions for this year?
My fav- Was an Old song By Geordie Hanna - And I remember
he sung it one day on a wee bridge in Rasharken Co, antrim,
at a fleadh- handkerchief in hand ,,
On the Banks of the Bann - sometimes called Willie Angler,
To his tune - or
A Version of a song Len Graham ? sung ,,,
Words below.. jim,,,,,
{I send you mp3's - fiddle of the tunes - If you cant fined them}
JOLLY ROVING TAR
It was in the city of London Town, was there by the highway
I espied a lovely damsel fair and she alone did stay;
She did appear like a Venus, or some bright lovely star,
As she strayed the beach lamenting for her jolly roving tar.
Oh, it's many's the pleasant evening my love and I did pass,
With many the jovial sailor lads, many the fair young lads,
With a fiddler sweetly playing, likewise a wild guitar,
I went hand in hand together with my jolly roving tar.
Pretty Susan she jumped in the boat and merrily rowed for shore,
"Then I'll go see my father's ships and see that they're well stored.
Provisions we had plenty, I've lots of grog in store,
I will cross the briny ocean for my jolly roving tar."
Pretty Susan she jumped in the boat and then she rowed ashore,
Saying, "Farewell ye maids of London town, I'll fear no wound or scar,
Farewell ye maids of London, I'll fear no wound nor scar,
But I'll cross the briny ocean for my jolly roving tar."
SIng-Song for the fleadh?
SIng-Song for the fleadh?
I'm a flute player, and spontaneously decided to compete in the singing competition at the fleadh last year, and was wondering if anyone had any good song suggestions for this year?
# Posted on January 24th 2009 by Flute86
Re: SIng-Song for the fleadh?
My fav- Was an Old song By Geordie Hanna - And I remember
he sung it one day on a wee bridge in Rasharken Co, antrim,
at a fleadh- handkerchief in hand ,,
On the Banks of the Bann - sometimes called Willie Angler,
To his tune - or
A Version of a song Len Graham ? sung ,,,
Words below.. jim,,,,,
{I send you mp3's - fiddle of the tunes - If you cant fined them}
JOLLY ROVING TAR
It was in the city of London Town, was there by the highway
I espied a lovely damsel fair and she alone did stay;
She did appear like a Venus, or some bright lovely star,
As she strayed the beach lamenting for her jolly roving tar.
Oh, it's many's the pleasant evening my love and I did pass,
With many the jovial sailor lads, many the fair young lads,
With a fiddler sweetly playing, likewise a wild guitar,
I went hand in hand together with my jolly roving tar.
Pretty Susan she jumped in the boat and merrily rowed for shore,
"Then I'll go see my father's ships and see that they're well stored.
Provisions we had plenty, I've lots of grog in store,
I will cross the briny ocean for my jolly roving tar."
Pretty Susan she jumped in the boat and then she rowed ashore,
Saying, "Farewell ye maids of London town, I'll fear no wound or scar,
Farewell ye maids of London, I'll fear no wound nor scar,
But I'll cross the briny ocean for my jolly roving tar."
# Posted on January 24th 2009 by FIDDLE4