20 Jan
2011
20 Jan
'11
10:50 a.m.
Quite a few of the old-time songs have lyrics. June Apple, Fly
Around My Pretty Little Miss. Sandy Boys and more. Some of our
old-time bands sing along after the caller drops out -- works fine for
a contra, but it's not such a good idea for a square (grin).
There are even a couple that the dancers sing, too. Going down to
Cairo (which is a regional, Missouri & Southern Illinois, song) is
popular. And of course there's a section in Nail That Catfish to a
Tree where the dancers all "oo-ooo-ooooh" along with the music.
Dale
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Jeff Kaufman <jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu> wrote:
Chrissy Fowler wrote:
--
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have
one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day
difficult.
-E. B. White
A friend asked me if there are contra dances whose associated
melodies/tunes have lyrics.
Some of the older tunes have lyrics, though people don't usually sing
them for dancing:
la bastringue (mademoiselle voulez vous dancer ...)
haste to the wedding (come haste to the wedding ye friends and ye
neighbors ...)
someone claims to have rory o more lyrics:
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/song-midis/Rory_OMore.htm
Then there are southern tunes (that don't have specific dances) but do
have some lyrics:
sandy boys (come along sandy boys ...)
cluck old hen (cluck old hen, cluck old crow ...)
angeline the baker (angeline the baker ...)
Jeff
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