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(Date Posted:10/12/2006 12:36 PM)
Is it "Captain Ward" ?.
Child Ballad 287 (that sounds a likely Spiers & Boden source to me!). The tune they do in the middle of it is the Radstock Jig (or I have imagined that bit and am just being haunted by this infernal piece of music...  )
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(Date Posted:10/12/2006 6:22 PM)
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Is it "Captain Ward" ?.
Sounds right to me!
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(Date Posted:11/12/2006 12:26 AM)
New songs?  I haven't heard them yet.
dear me I really have to get to another gig sometime in the new year..
Strange, when I read the topic title I had the image of J and J in pirate costumes...
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(Date Posted:11/12/2006 12:32 AM)
Oh yeh that last post was by me it wouldn't sign me in for some reason
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(Date Posted:16/12/2006 12:15 PM)
Captain ward rings a bell but can't say for sure..and I've had a few suggestions from friends as to what it could be and now I'm confused completely! I'm normally quite good at remembering snatches of words I've heard or melody (even if it's just four notes!) But all I can really remember about this one is that it had a nice key change in the instrumental part (which isn't a lot of help if the instrumental is a different tune anyway!) I'm so annoyed that I can't remember!
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(Date Posted:17/12/2006 2:43 AM)
It's Child Ballad #287. I've heard them do it just the once (it's first outing) but I think the text was more or less this:Captain Ward & The Rainbow quite close to what Dr Faustus used to do. The MIDI provided, however, is not the tune. Googling the title, however, throws up innumerable versions so you may well find the tune used among these. Sorry, I've not searched myself andf haven't had a chance to talk to them about it. It's such a fantastic ballad though, and you'll have tremendous fun researching it. And if you run into Tim Van Eyken on the way, he'll talk about this and other pirate stuff for England (in the true style of patriotic pirates who just don't do over English ships, hehe).
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(Date Posted:17/12/2006 10:57 AM)
OK thanks I'm off to check that out now..ahoy there me hearties.hehe
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(Date Posted:17/12/2006 3:35 PM)
Quite right. Captain Ward from (predictably) the Peter Bellamy version. We've just added in a chorus as well - tried it out on the last few tour dates.
j
p.s. heartened to see that I'm not the only grammatical-pedant who manages to misuse the non-possessive apostrophe on occasion (see Countess's post above / sleeve notes of Songs ;-) )
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(Date Posted:17/12/2006 11:43 PM)
Now that really IS being pedantic!!!
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(Date Posted:17/12/2006 11:54 PM)
Jon - don't you mean "misuse"?!!! 
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 1:01 AM)
Yes. Ha ha! But I'm a moderator fortunately ;-)
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 1:25 AM)
Then you should be setting an example ..........
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 2:14 AM)
Jon's absolutely right and I'm SO ashamed. Comes with posting while pissed and having to negotiate the coding which is just so non-user friendly to those of us with Macs. Hmmm, a chorus! That'll be fun . . .
Later: ah, I see. The Doleful Dance Of Death. Took a bit of finding as my Songs is called Tunes.
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 8:29 AM)
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Took a bit of finding as my Songs is called Tunes.
Mmmmmmmm..... yes I've lost count of the number of times that I have picked up Songs instead of Tunes because of that!
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 11:17 AM)
Yes, my songs is called tunes too. They are subtly different colours though..is that what's known as being chromatically pedantic? ;-) Oh hang on no, that probably implies some kind of obsession with musical scales..
I found the song anyways, it was on my peter bellamy cd all that time, haha
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(Date Posted:18/12/2006 9:21 PM)
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chromatically pedantic
Chromatic = good = Jon's Duet
Diatonic = bad (as in a nightmare to play) = all Squeezy's things
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(Date Posted:14/01/2007 3:23 PM)
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Diatonic = bad (as in a nightmare to play) = all Squeezy's things
Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
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(Date Posted:15/01/2007 11:52 AM)
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Reply to : Countess RichardDiatonic = bad (as in a nightmare to play) = all Squeezy's thingsGrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
Don't worry Darren, she's always like this  (and besides, we know she is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG....  )
BTW, I've got a new melodeon!!
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(Date Posted:15/01/2007 7:21 PM)
Another new one?!! You'll have as many as us soon ............
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(Date Posted:15/01/2007 7:32 PM)
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BTW, I've got a new melodeon!!
Mmmmmmmm....wish I could play the melodeon. I've always thought it would be great fun.
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 2:02 PM)
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Reply to : FeeBTW, I've got a new melodeon!!Mmmmmmmm....wish I could play the melodeon. I've always thought it would be great fun.Trunkles.
Mrs K - I am at four and counting (I have a long way yet to catch up with DTN!). It's a Saltarelle Connemara II and a truly lovely thing
Trunkles - you should give it a go! It IS great fun <...luring another one in...> 
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 5:39 PM)
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Trunkles - you should give it a go! It IS great fun <...luring another one in...>CheersFi
I'd love to, but where do you start? It's always struck me as a very complex thing to learn and I've no idea how I might go about it!
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 6:04 PM)
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Reply to : FeeTrunkles - you should give it a go! It IS great fun <...luring another one in...>CheersFiI'd love to, but where do you start? It's always struck me as a very complex thing to learn and I've no idea how I might go about it!Trunkles
No, it's not too hard to start with (nothing like as hard as the fiddle or guitar!!). I had never played anything other than piano (really badly) when I started. If you like you can IM/email me and we can have a chat about it (email is on my profile...I'm off on hols for a week though from tomorrow).
Cheers
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 6:12 PM)
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No, it's not too hard to start with (nothing like as hard as the fiddle or guitar!!). I had never played anything other than piano (really badly) when I started. If you like you can IM/email me and we can have a chat about it (email is on my profile...I'm off on hols for a week though from tomorrow).CheersFi
Thanks, I might do that at a later date if I may. I think it might have to be my summer project for this year!
Have a nice holiday!
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 8:41 PM)
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I think it might have to be my summer project for this year!Have a nice holiday!Trunkles.
You could find out all about melodeons from Fi and John at the Oxford Folk Festival, Trunkles ... while you're helping out with stewarding of course ... your offer to help with stewarding is gratefully received by the way ... you did offer didn't you? ... course you did, I remember, you said you'd love to help ... at least, I presume you're going to offer? ... aren't you?  
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(Date Posted:16/01/2007 9:35 PM)
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You couldfind out all about melodeonsfrom Fi and John at the Oxford Folk Festival, Trunkles ...while you'rehelping out with stewarding of course... your offer to help with stewarding is gratefully received by the way ... you did offer didn't you? ... course you did, I remember, you said you'd love to help ... at least, I presume you're going to offer?... aren't you?CheersNick
Is that an ever so subtle hint because your short handed?
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(Date Posted:24/01/2007 8:19 PM)
You can never have too many stewards
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(Date Posted:24/01/2007 10:03 PM)
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You can never have too many stewards
Sadly, I have already have my full festival ticket and am rather looking forward to enjoying a relaxing weekend with great music!
Maybe next year!
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(Date Posted:25/01/2007 12:20 PM)
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CheersFiThanks, I might do that at a later date if I may. I think it might have to be my summer project for this year!Have a nice holiday!Trunkles.
We did, but Oh! it was cold in Denmark, and we had snow, no idea there had been snow here until we got back! Anyhoo...offer stands whenever you are interested, of course it will mean you have to reveal yourself to us!!
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(Date Posted:25/01/2007 5:34 PM)
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We did, but Oh! it was cold in Denmark, and we had snow, no idea there had been snow here until we got back! Anyhoo...offer stands whenever you are interested, of course it will mean you have to reveal yourself to us!!CheersFi
Denmark hey...... I'm not surprised it cold!
Thanks Trunkles.
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