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Title: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Hester on February 20, 2007, 08:30:07 PM Okay, well, it will be obvious from this Q. that I'm still a newbie.
I just received my copy of the Liege & Lief remaster in the mail today. I notice that the song "Farewell, Farewell" is credited simply as a Richard Thompson composition. But the tune is traditional, isn't it? I recognize it as the one to which Anne Briggs sings "Willie O Winsbury". Anyone care to enlighten me? Cheers, Hester P.S. Seeing those old pictures in the sleeve notes, wasn't Richard Thompson a puppy! Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Bob Barrows on February 20, 2007, 08:35:23 PM this has been definitely well covered here:
http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=20641.msg234129#msg234129 Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Hester on February 20, 2007, 09:10:32 PM this has been definitely well covered here: http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=20641.msg234129#msg234129 Hi, Bob: Thanks, that's an interesting discussion. It raises some excellent points, for instance how a single ballad text may have traditionally been sung to more than one tune. But, I'm still left wondering why the song "Farewell, Farewell" was credited as an entirely original composition in the Liege & Lief liner notes, instead of "Words: Richard Thompson, Music: trad. arr. Thompson" Anyone know why? Cheers, Hester Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Bob Barrows on February 20, 2007, 09:14:29 PM No, I've never seen an answer to that question. You may want to continue this discussion in the original thread.
I'm sure the mods will be doing some combining soon and we do wish to minimize the amount of work they have to do ... ;) ;D Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Ollie on February 20, 2007, 09:14:56 PM I think that i read this in Patrick Humphrey's book Meet On the Ledge. Fairport had the song, but the numbers of the tune and words were mixed up or something. So, I think maybe, Richard rewrote words and the tune? Maybey someone out there with a copy of the book could enlighten you more
Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: jude on February 20, 2007, 09:21:20 PM I think that i read this in Patrick Humphrey's book Meet On the Ledge. Fairport had the song, but the numbers of the tune and words were mixed up or something. So, I think maybe, Richard rewrote words and the tune? Maybey someone out there with a copy of the book could enlighten you more Did you go to the thread mentioned in the post above, Ollie? You'll find the explanation there I think. Jude Title: Re: "Farewell, Farewell" -- trad. tune? Post by: Ollie on February 20, 2007, 09:24:55 PM Probably, I didn't notice it. Thanks, I'll have a read of it!
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