Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Danny Boy version

[Bob McGraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One of my favorite versions of this tune is on The Chieftans'  "Tears  
of Stone". It features Diana Krall on vocals...unfortunatly it has a  
pretty lame backing vocal arrangement. Except for that, it's a gem.
WVa Bob


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On Mar 14, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Danny Boy's" tune is the ancient Londonderry Air that has been used  
> for many different lyrics.  Not all of them are as somber as "Danny  
> Boy"
>
> See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry_Air
>
> e.g.
> "Would God I were the tender apple blossom
> That floats and falls from off the twisted bough
> To lie and faint within your silken bosom
> Within your silken bosom as that does now."
> etc.
>
> Vern
>
> On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:49 PM, EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hi Mick:
> >
> > It's not too horrible...as long as one realizes it was purely done  
> > as a tip
> > of the hat to the show's host..Danny Thomas.  But if one sings  
> > along - to
> > the extremely sad lyrics, then that upbeat big band tempo just  
> > doesn't
> > work at all!  I'm dating myself too, though - I just gave the link  
> > a  re-listen
> > and found myself appalled by this changing-up of what is supposed  
> > to  be a
> > very somber, meaningful 'eulogy'. I guess I never paid attention  
> > when  the
> > show was on, since it never sounded the same then to me as the   
> > 'real' Danny
> > Boy.
> >
> > I've sent Randy a link to a vocal done by Declan Galbraith...a  
> > Scots-Irish
> > kid who's a huge hit in Britain.  He recorded it probably around  
> > age 9.
> > He's just turned 18, so his voice might have changed by now. This  
> > is about as
> > 'speeded up' as I personally ever want to hear Danny Boy ;) (Ymmv).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03iH-Bsvj8_
> > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03iH-Bsvj8)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ..now if only I could play my chromatic as well as this kid can sing
> > ...sigh. :)
> >
> >
> > Elizabeth
> > PS: as to how to respond offlist? I scanned your visible email  
> > address and
> > put it into the 'copy to' box in my email window. I get the list in  
> > Digest
> > form  so the email addresses are visible. I'm unsure if those who  
> > get the
> > list other  than in Digest form see them the same way. In addition,  
> > to ensure
> > it stays  offlist, one has to type 'offlist' into the subject line.
> >
> >
> > "Message: 14
> > Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:34:59 -0600
> > From: Mick Zaklan  <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Danny Boy version
> > To:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Hate to date myself, but I always used to dig  the Danny Thomas show
> > version:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeJhllk3m2c&feature=related.
> > Sorry,
> > I don't know how to reply to anyone offlist.
> >
> > Mick Zaklan"