Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on May 15th 2004 by heike.
This tune has been added to 68 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Calum's Road
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
|:D2A>F A3A | B<d d>c B>A F>A |B2 d>E F2 E>D | B,<D (3DEF E4 |
D2A>F A3A | B>d d>c B>A F>A |B2 d>E F2 E>D |1 B,<D D>E D4 :|2 B,<D D>E D2F>A ||
|: B2d>c B4 | A>B A<E F2F>A |B2d>c B3A | d2d>e (3fed (3dBA |
B2d>c B4 | A>B A<E F2F>A |B2 d>E F2 E>D | B,<D D>E D4 :|
One of the requestes tunes.
No idea where this version comes from. I learned it from another player in the local ITM scene. We play it not too fast, and follow it up with Alasdair Fraser's Independence Trail.
# Posted on May 15th 2004 by heike
Donald Shaw composition
This tune was composed by Donald Shaw of Capercaillie and is very popular-sometimes too popular--around the Scottish sessions.
Your version is slightly different from the one that normally gets played. It's ok but I'm not sure about the B note in bars 4 and 8 (part 1) and in Bar 8 (part 2). We usually play the B note in the lower octave, ie 2nd finger on G string on the fiddle (4th fret mandolin). The rest of the tune isn't too different.
John
# Posted on May 15th 2004 by Johannes J
Apostrophe instead of comma
Further to the above, I notice that you have typed in B' for these notes in the ABC where, maybe, you intended to type B, (which would have been correct). This is maybe why it shows up as an octave higher in the sheet music. Hope this helps and, sorry if I'm being picky.
John
# Posted on May 15th 2004 by Johannes J
Calum's Road
I have it in my Ceol Nam Feis Book 1. The story goes that Calum wanted to have a new road built to his croft as it was quite a walk from the nearest public road. The council wouldn't oblige so he built it himself and it took 10 years!! (this length of time may have been exaggerated in the telling!) Donald Shaw wrote this as a tribute to Calum's hard work!
Now that's a good reason to write a tune!!!
Kaz
# Posted on May 16th 2004 by Mostlywind
Now I know why ABC2Win complained (although it interpreted it correctly). I changed the ABC here. Thanks!
Thanks also for the background info!
# Posted on May 16th 2004 by heike
Kaz you're right about the tune origins. Calum was from Rathsay, an Island off Skye and the road was from Arnish to the main road, about 2 miles. He was awarded a British Empire Medal for his efforts and he lived from 1911-1988. The road was built in the 70s, I think.
# Posted on May 17th 2004 by borderpiper
Callum's Road
Another tune that sounds great with this one is a reel called Ornette's Trip To Belfast, also by Donald Shaw. Is it on this site?
# Posted on May 21st 2004 by Joe CSS
Story
I learnt this from Angus lyon. He said someone called Calum (whom I have forgotten) spent years and years building a road, and he finished building it and died the week after.
# Posted on September 3rd 2004 by jimbob
Do you have the guitar chords for Calum's Road?
Hi All,
I have been searching for the guitar chords for Calum's Road in D Major.
If you have them may I please ask you to send them to me via a reply to this post?
Please and thank you.
Best Wishes,
Greg
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by Greg
Re: Do you have the guitar chords for Calum's Road?
I have a set of chords - but not the ones played on the Caipercaille CD. - a rough plan
Part A
D /
Em Bm
G D/F# Em A
D /
Em Bm
G D/F# Em A D
Part B
G F#m
Em D Bm A
G F#m
Em D A D
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by allan21
Re: Do you have the guitar chords for Calum's Road?
Thank you! I will give them a try.
Regards,
Greg
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by Greg
Re: Do you have the guitar chords for Caipercaile's Calum's Road?
Thanks Allan,
It is the Caipercaile's version I need afterall....
Greg
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by Greg
Re: Do you have the guitar chords for Calum's Road?
Thanks Allan. It is the Caopercaile's version I need after all.
Best Regards,
Greg
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by Greg
Re: Do you have the guitar chords for Calum's Road?
...sorry for the double reply. I don't know how to edit ot delete.
Greg
# Posted on October 29th 2006 by Greg
Calum's Road
There's a book published last year about Calum and the Road - it makes good reading
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_m_h_/203-0071041-1330341?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=calum%27s+road
# Posted on March 15th 2007 by domnull