Tune Req: The Sweetness of Mary (Alastair Fraser)

Subject: 'The Sweetness of Mary'
From: keltcgrasshoppper
Date: 04 Oct 00 - 06:49 PM

Does anyone have the notes for 'The Sweetness of Mary" as played by Alastair Fraser ?? Thanks in advance is you have them. The page in our copy of "The Music of P.E.I. where it should appear is MISSING DRAT... Thanks all KGH

Subject: RE: Help: 'The Sweetness of Mary'
From: Jeri
Date: 04 Oct 00 - 07:01 PM

KGH, I play it in D - I don't know what key Alasdair Fraser does it in. (Have it in a tunebook in A, I think) I can put either the-way-I-do-it-but-it's-a-bit-different or the the one in the book into ABC or MIDI if you'd like.

The tune was written by Joan MacDonald Boes, BTW. (There was a thread on this a while back - I'll try to find it unless you find it first. I may have already posted the ABCs.)

Subject: RE: Help: 'The Sweetness of Mary'
From: Jeri
Date: 04 Oct 00 - 09:18 PM

There are several sets of ABCs in this thread. If you don't have the capability to read ABCs, I can turn them into a JPEG. You can e-mail me and I'll e-mail it back to you.

Subject: RE: Help: 'The Sweetness of Mary'
From: radriano
Date: 05 Oct 00 - 04:01 PM

I got the ABC notations for "The Sweetness of Mary" from the previous thread and, I must confess, neither of them make much sense to me. I'm pretty knowledgeable when it comes to ABC so I'm a little confused here. Anyone else had the same reaction?


Radriano

Subject: RE: Help: 'The Sweetness of Mary'
From: GUEST,Murray MacLeod
Date: 05 Oct 00 - 06:40 PM

There is a wonderful solo guitar version of this strathspey on the first CD by the world's greates guitarist, Tony McManus.

Murray