Catherine Martin was written by Turlough O'Carolan. Related to the Scottish strathspey, Stumpie. Most of the information about sukey jumps comes from several 1939/1940 recordings of Folk/Blues singer/musician Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) as well as interviews of Leadbelly that were conducted & recorded by folklorist/ collector Alan Lomax. Original composition by Paul G. Sykes. 1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 06, 2016 View interactive tab Download Pdf This is the. *Please note that this tablature page can display up to 1,500 items per page. Moon River was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) in 1961 for the move Breakfast at Tiffanys. My novice strumstick version of Moon River, tuned DAD although I like CGC as well, see dulcimer tab below. And it all began right here in Western North Carolina. Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire. A pub song played throughout the British Isles. Written by George Root and originally published in 1864. They are used with at least three tunes. stream Create and get +5 IQ. "Salty Dog Blues" is an early 1900's folk song in the public domain. Lyrics at taken directly from Isaiah 41. On the little Lord of All. Dulcimer tablature derived from hymn written by Johnson Oatman with music by Charles Gabriel in 1898. Based upon Pomp and Circumstance - March No. This song supposedly dates back to the Civil War, but it may come from an older British song, as the lyrics mention gunieas, an English coin minted from 1663 to 1816. Sorry - I couldn't find lyrics to translate, but it sure sounds like a drinking song to me! Contains octave jump in key of D, and key change modulation between D and G. Collected in CT, 1949, Arranged by Steve Smith. Crashsaw Bailey (1789 - 1872) was an English Industrialist who became one of the great iron-masters of Wales. Good Merry melodies! Oh! Collected and arranged by Alan Lomax, 'Folksongs of North America', 1960. This ballad is related to The Elfin Knight (Child Ballad #2) and dates to the mid 1600s or earlier. * River - words and music by Bill Staines. This version is in DAD tuning and the key of G. Celtic Carol According to William Chappell's 'Popular Music of the Olden Time' Vol 2 pp 686-689, the tune was written by Dr Thomas Arne for the masque "Alfred" and given its first performance on August 1st, 1740. Music 1623, Words Samuel Longfellow 1864, Arranged by Steve Smith. Look on YouTube for Rachel Eddy with this title and you'll hear lots of ornaments and variations you can add to it. I heard Sandy Bull play this on a banjo years ago, and managed to pick it out on a dulcimer. A proclamation in 1994 stipulated that both Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem (the Call of South Africa) would be the national anthems of South Africa. Peals along the vaulted sky. This version is adapted from one the Charlotte Folk Society uses in its slow jams. As a satire the piece has its points and touches more than the surface of current life, manners and morals." The reason I like to fingerpick Greensleeves is to make the dulcimer sound more lute-like in Elizabethan-style. The author of the song is unknown, but the best known version of the song was written down by A. P. Carter and recorded by the Carter Family. Traditional Folk Tune popular with dulcimer players, A Branle is a French Renaissance dance which is said to have opened most balls at the time. Free Dulcimer Tabs (updated 4th June 2020) These free arrangements of tunes or songs for mountain dulcimer all use tablature AND musical notation. You can find both on YouTube. was looking for the tab for this, and couldn't find it, so I ended up working it out for myself. Learn to play some of Bill Staines' most popular songs on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. This hymn's lyrics were written by Edward Denny in 1839. This version is in CGC tuning. A traditional civil war fiddle tune, about the seedy waterfront red light district under the bluff of Natchez, Mississippi. mountain dulcimer player and did this as an exercise to get familiar with She'll Be Coming 'round the Mountain - Melody and Harmony. This is a duet tuned DAD in the key of D, Three part arrangement: Low Melody, Harmony, and High Melody. In fact, the name of the tune is Finnish for "Finland"! It appears the song may have evolved later to influence "The Sprig Of Thyme" and many other similar tunes in the British Isles. How to play "Moon River" Font 1 +1. Just by chance, he discovered a little band of itinerant revival street preachers on the steps of Murphy Methodist church, who had rigged a wooden platform on the back of a car, and were about to use it for preaching. Some say the author is unknown and Nelson "adapted" the words. {:m4V)~\1ap9|4PS^9CwbK~/X!w$L*{f!w%:p1E>%f:BurMe/dCm*wOCOI!89/&d;I>FFGzAD(;{{)]phW-'WwT+!\Nm8b?c_7|`Ja=E_z\0KZ 8-(}OcG2 H_/L >"-V ZrqQ0]}(tyB}X&n# Attached is tab for Mozart's Sussex Waltz (Michael Turner's Waltz). A cheerful melody anyway. 5 0 obj from The Traditional Tunes Archive: http://www.tunearch.org/wiki/TTA, Folksong, believed to have been sung in France before the 17th century. In the Yiddish version, the dreidel is made out of "blay", which is lead, which is historically accurate, and in the English version it is made of clay. A 3-part round originally from the German, "O wie wohl ist mir am Abend." Andy Williams - Moon River Tab. It is also sometimes known as The Spanish Merchant's Daughter. He escaped before conviction, but confessed on his deathbed. Here are the lryics The song is presented in its entirety. This version of Groundhog is in DAA tuning. "Love's Evil Choice"). Glory in the highest heaven. A lovely tune by John Howard Payne / Henry Bishop, 1823. Download Pdf. This is an old traditional Irish tune I learned from "Irish Peasant Songs", a collection of tunes by P. W. Joyce that was published in 1906. ?t'o?.{a?=%83"~6nco)%(=N.YB1v [_/Sp""}=%Ys 'w!4zO'E29'#_4s>@s#m./.AJ You are not permitted to print and distribute copies of these tabs for any monetary amount. Chope, and featured in Pickard-Cambridge's Collection of Dorset Carols. I'm a new A song with the identical chorus and a slightly different verse became known in English as "Yellow Bird. Goethe's little poem about the encounter between a boy and a little rose have been set to music by several composers, including Franz Schubert. No, not "I Am A Little Dutch Girl" or the George Morgan 1950's country song. "Barbara Allen" (Child 84) is a ballad originating in England and Scotland, which immigrants introduced to the United States, where it became a popular folk song. This is one of the most popular of English religious folk ballads. He was well known for being hostile to trade unions and opposed his workers organizing themselves along these lines. (Incidentally, at today's silver prices, Mr. Niles paid Annie Morgan $64 for I Wonder As I Wander - more money than she had ever seen at one time. Over the Waterfall. This tune requires a 6+ fret in order to play the melody. found at The Traditional Tune Archive: http://www.tunearch.org/wiki/TTA, 12th Song from 1672 - 1685, arranged by Steve Smith. Classic piece for those who play at Renn Fairs and the like. [1] McPeake's lyrics are a variant of the song "The Braes of Balquhither" by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1774-1810), a contemporary of Robert Burns. You're the Flower of My Heart Sweet Adeline, Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer 1), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Dulcimer2), Your Love is the Greatest Gift of All (Guitar). HVDCEAPH>JR EZooc['4pZ>#g[;Z Nh2[1zs5^m i (7K*XQ}[.~{Pdy+T+n4[o"OL+j_o Us:Zhzc|iq`[^N_,T+`lZKKo]zJo[]&Km-w O1V;:AR *:&&59#|FKpfAI;Oz"T1W} #gf0~ >W\"1&gRp"DV~@&PIYSQt^$A&!_K>/%Q~]chJIMGo9 ,oc*3+J_ pTyngdm?&NaV\E{lx7>O*OoSP:m|*/oWe * r%'9^r>Y- m'F It was performed and popularized by The Weavers and The Kingston Trio in the 1950's. Leaving Lismore, traditional Scottish tune, also known as La Valse Ecossaise. The purchase allows you to make three additional copies for your ensemble partners. The LISTEN file begins with the EBA dulcimer and ends with the DAD dulcimer. This song is based on a real pirate, only his name was Andrew Barton, not Henry Martin. A version of the English ballad "Dives and Lazarus," this was collected by John Jacob Niles from the singing of Lottie Higgins; Harlan, KY in 1934. This version in B Minor and does not require a capo. The listen file includes a verse in DAA played with a noter, the second verse in DAA with chords, and the third verse in DAD with chords. A noter or melody only method is all that is needed for playing the DAE version. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Melody and Harmony, A Robert Burns poem completed on June 6, 1790 as "Lament Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, On The Approach Of Spring". Moon River arr Umfleet Page 1 / 2 T A B 1 1 1 3 Em 1 2 1 0 1 A7 2 3 2 0 0 D 4 2 0 0 T A B 5 0 5 4. \[zD+I`iE;Ymdu8a kdV%k!V@IBpaX$W+;_1dI)nlG0d.U6 .N T]6rt 2 2+i?CYg~Ud:qTAR+|oxnHk&1$VtyC7#) Y5Ua5o. Bach. Tannahill's original song, first published in R. A. Smith's Scottish Minstrel (1821-24), is about the hills (braes) around Balquhidder near Lochearnhead. Anyhow here's the song. Reuben's Train It is from Bach Chorale BVW 281, based on a melody by Melchoir Vulpius from around 1600. Circa 1833, listed as by Carolan in the Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. There are many versions of the song's lyrics, given how many folks have sung it. There were eleven girls born in our house, and only three boys, and that seemed to be pretty much the pattern all through the community. Club members are local folks with a shared interest in the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. Four-part arrangement: Low Melody, Harmony, High Melody, and Flatpicking, A catchy tune. 2. ", Collected from Stella Shelton in Alleghany, NC on July 29, 1916, Collected from Stella Shelton by Sharp, 1916 (Folk Songs ofd the Southern Appalachians), I've Been Working On The Railroad - Melody and Harmony. (Description from contemplator.com), Steven C Foster tune "Way Down Upon The Suwannee River", Related to the Celtic tune, 'Fairy Dance'. Reel from the Hardy Family manuscripts, Dorset, 19th century This children's play (skipping) song appears in Frank Kidson's "Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs" (1891). I then changed it to Harvest Moon until another friend reminded me of the Neil Young song so now it is Harvest Moon Arising. This version has tab for DAD, CGC, and GDA# mountain dulcimer tunings. The Dawning of the Day (Irish: Finne Gael an Lae) is an old Irish air composed by the blind harpist Thomas Connellan in the 17th Century. A jig teaching song in both drones and chord melody. If you can help me out with more exact details, let me know, It's been tough finding information on this one! O'Carolan tune meaning "So Big So Little" about a war between fairies that live on a big hill versus fairies living on a small hill. This is a song of loggers across the northern US. I'm actually playing in GDD, but DAA should be good also. This anthem was adapted as "Siunaa koko maailmaa" or "Lord Bless the Whole World" into the hymnal of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church as Verse #501 with a text written by Jaakko Lytty in 1985. Popular throughout Europe and the United States as early as the beginning of the 19th century. Row, Row, Row Your Boat - DAD tuning. Mr. Niles furiously transcribed this little tune into his field notebook, and then encouraged Annie Morgan to sing more. Paid users learn tabs 60% faster! "Sukey Jump" is a long obsolete, Southern Black American colloquial referent for country dances. Arranged for Mountain Dulcimer & ?2008 by Alan R. Barnard, A Thousand Candles (Swedish Christmas Carol), From Christmas Carols Ancient & Modern by Wm Sandys FSA. I heard it played on the 5-string kantele on Poul Lendal's album nskebarn. This hymn was published in "Hymn for Saint's Day, and other Hymns" in 1864, with the author shown as Horatio Nelson and the tune INNOCENTS. If you check online, there seem to be as many interpretations of the lyrics as there are recordings! 1- INT, O Worship the King- INTAmazing Grace- INTFairest Lord Jesus- INTI'd Rather Have Jesus-INTAway in the Manger-INTCradle Hymn-INTWhile Shepherds Watch-INTSandy River Belle- INTPraise to the Lord-INTWhat A Friend-INTThis Is My Father's World-INTCluck Old Hen- INTPlanxty Irwin-INTSimple Gifts- INTThe Ashgrove- INTHow Firm a Foundation- INTBlind MaryINTThe Rights of Man- INTDidley No. Guitar Tab, classical guitar, acoustic guitar - Intermediate - By Henry Mancini. Wildwood Strings, located in Petersburg, IL, Morehead Mountain Strings Dulcimer Club, located in Morehead, KY. What makes it interesting to me as a dulcimer player is that while fiddlers now play it in G, in the opera it is sung in D, so if a fiddler tells you you're playing it in the wrong key, you can tell him you're right! British Patriotic Song. It is based on an 1819 melody by Sss, with the original words, slightly changed over time and location, by G. Gtsch. "Up on the House Top" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864 in the town of New Paris, Ohio. I think it was Burl Ives I heard sing it many years ago. My parents spent 39 years as Lutheran missionaries in New Guinea. This old-time tune is also known as "Big Ball's in Town" and was borrowed by Woodie Guthrie for "Miss Pavilchenko". (Amazing Love), Stephen Foster tune from "Plantation Melodies" - DAD. Tutorial + TAB (Slow Version) 01:37Buy PDF(TAB) https://www.musicnotes.com/l/zNdn8=====My Gear Guitar - Gioachino Giuss. Loch Lomond is a traditional Scottish song that first appeared in in Vocal Melodies of Scotland 1841. Muss i denn is a traditional Swabian song first published in 1827. Reuben And Rachel - DAD tuning. Obviously, this is not Schubert's arrangement, but I like it anyway. A "Sukey Jump" song that comes from the singing of Huddie Ledbetter - "Lead Belly" - in the 1930's and 40's. All Dulcimer Tabs By Joe S. LAST UPDATED 10 Aug 2022 Here we provide a compilation of one of the largest lists of free dulcimer tabs and free dulcimer sheet music available on the internet. You are free to copy, print, or transfer these files as you wish solely for the purpose of your own use. "Moon River", by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, fopr mountain dulcimer. Mountain Dulcimer Instructor and Performer. Difficulty: intermediate: Capo: no capo: Author Edwin-E [a] 1,434. . Paid users learn tabs 60% faster! This tune does not require any half frets to play the melody but it does require a 6+ fret in order to play one of the chords. Song from Finland. There are lots of versions of this song. Around Her Neck She Wore A Yellow Ribbon - Mixolydian. This Scandinavian folksong I heard sung by Norwegian singer Kim Andr Rysstad on the album Big Basco by Danish group Basco. 8270 East 41st Street - Tulsa, OK - 74145 - 918.688.6790 - info@sgstands.com. Four-part arrangement: Melody, Harmony, Bass, and Dulcimer Drum. In the 1840's, Michael Turner of West Sussex in England included this in one of his manuscript books of folk dances and tunes, but without attribution. From Wikipedia: "Engine One-Forty-Three" is a ballad in the tradition of early American train wreck songs, based on the true story of the wreck of the FFV near Hinton, West Virginia on October 23rd, 1890. Moonriver Tab by Sungha Jung 65,214 views, added to favorites 316 times Author Unregistered. There is a page with sheet music and chords and a page with just the text and fret numbers. He has been variously portrayed as a "Robin Hood" character, a murderous criminal, a shape shifter, and a nameless victim of the Jim Crow South. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Melody and Harmony, Whiskey Before Breakfast - Arabic Maqsum Rhythm. In "The American Songbag", Carl Sandburg writes of this song, "Only two of the many verses of this song are presented here. The words of the song are based on a traditional French carol known as Les Anges dans nos campagnes (literally, "Angels in our countryside") composed by an unknown author in Languedoc, France. One note is a D# and a D (open melody string) is substituted for that note. He edited it and scored it for print in October, 1933, and he sang it publicly for the first time in December of that same year at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Not the Simon & Garfunkel version. Written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond around 1895 and published in 1901 and again in 1906, Carrie sold a million copies of the sheet music. Written by Mark Horning and Theron Quist. Civil war tune played frequently by both sides, From "American Folk Songs for Children" by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Donald McGallavry as played on the "Lewis and Clark" soundtrack (Film by Ken Burns). "Line" is a shortened form of a name such as Caroline. % Most of these dulcimer tabs are provided in popular DAD tuning. Some people think Woody Guthrie wrote this, while others only know the Grateful Dead version. Players might want to use a capo on the 6th fret for the DAD version. The song is sometimes called \"Mrs McGraw\", which I understand is the proper Irish pronunciation of the name. Midnight on the Water. See the shepherds quickly rising, The song crossed the Atlantic and became a standard of the "voyageurs," the French-Canadian fur trappers who sang as they rowed their canoes through the North American wilderness. Track: Classical Guitar - Acoustic Guitar (nylon) Difficulty (Rhythm): Revised on: 4/17/2018. 5 0 obj Known as "Pisgah" in the Sacred Harp Book. This version is in the E Phrygian mode. A Christian hymn written by Maltbie Davenport Babcock, and published after his death in 1901. It was collected by Lydia Parrish and published in her 1942 book, "Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands." Over the years, our guest performers and instructors have contributed to this collection, and you'll see some of their work here. Now the world is hushed in stillness, Angels sing while earth rejoices, Celebrate Juneteenth with these favorite tunes: "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder", "Steal Away", and "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands". Hungarian Christmas Song. The version I'm submitting is designed for noter/drone playing, it only has one line of notes. This version is in Em and tablature is for DAD and EBD mountain dulcimer tunings. Q)P1Qjbr6|PQAYRC j)@:m7X?I{vx P>kR\nc%TySj,H}8y9%%8,&3_g9Kz%>tIqz2^t/FGbT'&HeM W%su#,es$K|+99|pL.N:HT#qv_+#QmH3B:/d,`w2bc{j This is a simple melody only version of Skye Boat Song. Melody and Harmony/, Arranged by Shirley Gullion, submitted with her permission, Words: Autumn Perreault (aka AutumnStrings) except for 3rd verse which I wrote The Old Rugged Cross has two incidental notes that require a 6.5 and 7.5 fret. June 2022. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Although Woody Guthrie recorded it in the 1940's and various artists copyrighted their versions since then, this tune has been around since well before then and since, in many versions. The Wassail Song unlike other Christmas carols does not celebrate the nativity. I best remember the version that Burl Ives recorded in 1949. "Aiken Drum" is a popular Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme, which probably has its origins in a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir (1715). The song was very popular in Ireland in the 1920s before being rediscovered and covered by bands like The Dubliners and Flying Column, although the more modern versions have slightly different lyrics. As lizards will do in this situation, it detached its tail. As in other popular renderings of the Lazarus and Dives parable, "Dives" (Latin for "rich" or "splendid") was considered as a proper name. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Lord, Bless Africa) was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a mission school in Johannesburg. Tidings of a Saviour's birth. As with others, there are plenty of versions out there, fast and slow. L&N detectives claimed he was a man named Morris Slater, and some residents of Brewton believed him to be a man called Bill McCoy who was shot by local law enforcement. A traditional British ballad. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal . This is an old-time fiddle tune from the Ozarks. This version contains a melody only version and a chord/melody version. Consists of: the "Cherry Tree Carol", The "Holly and the Ivy" and the English version of "Away in the Manger", A La Puerto Del Cielo (At the Gate of Heaven), by George Coles, 1792-1858. This version is almost identical to Mozart's, with minor changes to make it similar to the most common versions being played since the 1980's, but changed from "G" to "D". It has been redone many times since. Some versions of this song have a tragic ending where she is killed in battle. Boy, any time you want to know about traditional songs you should visit mudcat.org - you'll be there for hours! The LISTEN file starts with a EBD dulcimer and the second time through it is played with a DAD dulcimer. "Meanwhile I heard singing coming from the other side of the town square. It was originally an English ballad (Child Ballad 56) and a carol. The version has many melody notes on the middle strings. My favorite, by far! The basic idea is that you go right up the basic 6-tone (or hexatonic) scale (E - F# . This tablature file contains DAA, DAD, CGG, and CGC versions of Jock O'Hazeldean and tries to hold a little bit closer to what some might consider the traditional (or better known) melody. In this revised form it was first published and appointed 'For the twenty-second of December.'". Playing with the dreidel (a spinning top with four sides, and a Hebrew letter printed on each side) is a traditional Hanukkah game played in Jewish homes all over the world. As the mighty Lord of All. q/k5q5iMRH qtn,Ps^ This tab file includes the basic fret numbers for playing the melody in DAC tuning along with some suggested fret numbers to play while singing. No word, however, of some of the more colorful cures mentioned in the other verses of the song! I found the tune in Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, but the lyrics are from around 1869 as reported by Lomax in "Cowboy Songs". The midi file plays the melody in DAA, then DAD, then DAA with chords, then DAD with chords. The title is a play on words: "moine" means both a "spinning top" and a "monk.". A song with this theme, The Dumb Lady, Or, No no not I, I'le answer, was printed on a broadside circa 1672-84. &. Hope and love have come to dwell here, This is an old Irish jig I derived from P. W. Joyce's "Ancient Irish Music" published in 1873. stream From the Operetta, The Merry Widow - 1905, by Franz Lehar Her clothes were unbelievably dirty and ragged, and she, too, was unwashed. The Mountain Dulcimer Club in Bellingham, WA The Bellingham Dulcimer Club - aka the BDC - is located in the City of Bellingham in Whatcom County in Washington State. Folk Song. Mr. Joyce collected many Irish tunes at the time and this one he "Noted down from the whistling of Philip Gleeson, of Coolfree, in the County of Limerick". She smiled as she sang, smiled rather sadly, and sang only a single line of a song. The Maoz Tzur tune that is by now considered to be "traditional" in most parts of the Jewish world, is an adaptation of a German folk song. Moon River sung by Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's. This is how I hear it, but I believe it's closer to the original than the others out there :) I transcribe it in the key of F, so music in the video is sharper by ~70 cents. Red River . This simple melody only version in DAA tuning includes a LISTEN file played with a noter. Mozart, Six German Dances KV 536 No. Traditional Folk Spiritual collected in 1867 as "The Good Old Way" in "Slave Songs of the United States". Mississippi Moonlight; original composition by Paul G. Sykes, 2018, in DAA tuning (but can easily be played in DAD tuning as well). lively noter/drone version in DAA and DAD' - all on one sheet. This version offers substitute notes for dulcimers that might not have the half frets. In 1935 her book "Mules To Men" about life for Black people in rural Florida, Black folklorist Zora Neale Hurston also used the term "sukey Jump" as a referent for a dance attended by Black people which was held outdoors around a bonfire. pO Like Burns, Tannahill collected and adapted traditional songs, and "The Braes of Balquhither" may have been based on the traditional song "The Braes o' Bowhether". Kentucky Folk Melody According to Google, the last verse refers to the Spanish theater of the Napoleonic Wars. Bing Futch, located in Orlando, FL. A Scottish tune which later became popular in England and the US as Jamie Allen. 1902) in DAA noter/drone style and DAD' fingerpicking style. Moon River Tab by Henry Mancini. I'll have to search it out and compare versions!). 2- INTCarolan's Dream-ADVA Mighty Fortress-ADVThe Touch-ADV. The tune is sometimes mistakenly attributed to O'Carolan, who was born 20 years after O'Cathain's death. She began to sing. 2. Moon River (including tablature) $6.99 #Guitar notes and tablatures # Andy Williams # David Jaggs # David Jaggs. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. By 1826 this tune had already become a part of the English folk tradition, although it has changed a bit from the original operatic version. "BEG" Beginner - for those of you just starting out with the dulcimer. Jaakko Lytty is the first singer. One of at least three Swedish songs by this name. 13th annual New Mexico Dulcimer Festival October 28-29, 2022 Albuquerque, NM Returning to a 2-day in-person format, workshops on mountain and hammered dulcimers plus other instruments, concerts, jams, open mics. music by James Sanderson iv1(K}yVwWaY4:MGqC NCUEiKP$t,KDa$6wK } Playing all of the chords in the chord melody style requires a 6+ fret for the bass string. This popular version is just the first two measures of each line of five measures of the original round, written by William Hayes. moon river Tab by Audrey Hepburn. She must have been an astute businesswoman, because she sang for him seven more times, each time he gave her a silver quarter, and each time she revealed a little bit more of the song. Mountain dulcimer: Steven K. Smith (OH), Susan Trump (NY), Irma Reeder (NM). The verse requires a 6+ fret. Missouri, Missouri. 5 in C As he records in his unpublished journal: Brought redemption down to earth, This is a song that John Jacob Niles collected from 85-year-old Christopher Bell in 1934 near Gatlinburg, TN. They decided to call out Doctor Johnston and then ambush him and his car at a railway bridge and commandeer the car for the IRA. lyrics by Sir Walter Scott There is also a Scottish Gaelic (Gidhlig) translation of the carol which is known as Ainglean chuala sinn gu h-ard (literally, "Angels We Have Heard on High"). See more info on the Teachers page. I'm not sure where I found this Old-Time tune, but it's a fun one. Wabash Cannonball Watch our community members perform this song. The swell of heav'nly voices This version is in DAA tuning and all of the melody is played on the melody string(s). Old Joe Clark. Thanks to all who have submitted arrangements, we have surpassed this number! Traditional song. Stars Of Glory Download all three arrangements here. In most American versions, a squirrel, rat, or other small animal replaces the cutty wren. My own arrangement, best for fingerpicking or flatpicking style. An English round from the late 1700's. Sweet Hour of Prayer -Duet-BEGSouthwind-Duet-BEGThis is My Father's World-BEGNothing But the Blood-BEGO Worship the King -INTAmazing Grace-INTFairest Lord Jesus-INTI'd Rather Have Jesus-INTAway in the Manger- INTCradle Hymn- INTWhile Shepherds Watch - INTSandy River Belle- INTPraise to the Lord- INTWhat A Friend- INTCluck Old Hen- INTAngels We Have Heard on High -Duet- INTGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -Duet- INTSpotted Pony- INTSoldier's Joy- INTSimple Gifts- INTSouthwind- INTThe Ashgrove- INTA Mighty Fortress- INTHammer-Pull- INTSkye Boat Song- INTRickett's Hornpipe- INTDidley No. This tune is from Finland. Collected in CT, 1945, Arranged by Steve Smith, Collected in VT, 1945, Arranged by Steve Smith, The Fiddler Has Played His Last Tune For The Night, A Reel in A minor. It is making the rounds at KY dulcimer gatherings. I made this arrangement for the Public Domain. "Love's Evil Choice"). Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair Dom Do Lamh) by Ruairi Dall O'Cathain (blind Rory O'Cahan,1570-1650), an Irish harper who emigrated to Scotland. The burden of her song had to do with wondering and wandering and the reasons for Christ's birth and death: "I wonder as I wander out under the sky how Jesus, the Savior was born for to die" and then she stopped although I had thrown a silver quarter at her feet." Mg9 qt68.C The most common seems to be "This Endris Nyght" - a 15th century English carol. Shots. A 6.5 fret is required to play this version. 'The Folk Song Abcdedary' in 1966 stated, 'most versions of the song are unprintable,' so this is the version they included. Muss i denn with some minor changes was used for the song "Wooden Heart", which was sung by Elvis Presley in the movie "GI Blues". " First printed in 1838. Mancini,Johnny Mercer : Moon River - Version originale. There was a Red Light Saloon in Muskegon, Michigan in the 1870's, but they say it's not clear the song was written about it. It is based on a parable of Jesus reported only in the Gospel of Luke (16:19-31). This popular Easter tune serves as the melody for "Jesus Christ is Risen Today" (which was based on a 14th-century Latin hymn) and "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" (which was written by Charles Wesley in 1739). Subscribe to Plus. An American version of the 17th century British song, "The Maidens sad complaint for want of a Husband." The most recognized song in the English language. Since that time, it has become one of the most popular and beloved American Christmas carols, arranged numerous times for choirs, soloists, orchestras, and handbells, and it has appeared in countless anthems and Christmas church cantatas. Its entirety reason I like it anyway Andr Rysstad on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer tunings 15th English! 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