INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song? Dawson's version

Subject: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: GUEST,L-Man
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 07:55 PM

Is there an audio file to "A Smuggler's Song" by Kipling. Peter Dawson sang it, amongst others. Better still, has anyone ever worked out the accompanient chords to post here?
L-Man

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:22 PM

A quick search of the title, and, "ta-da!" found some chords posted by Mudcat's very own Charley Noble. Just CLICK HERE.

I'll see if I can find an audio of it, too.

Welcome to the Mudcat.

kat

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: Peace
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:31 PM

Fifth one down.

http://www.archive.org/audio/audiolisting-browse.php?cat=877

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:35 PM

There's a good version, imo, at CDBaby, done by the New Scorpion Band: CLICK HERE.

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: Peace
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:43 PM

Good eye, kat. I was thinking poem.

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:52 PM

Tks, brucie. 'Twas the "chords" clued me in.:-)

From what I've seen in a Mudcat search and google, there seem to be several different musical versions of this. One mentioned on Mudcat is by Michael Longor; another by Peter Bellamy. I have a tape of Dawson, but cannot remember if this song is on it or not. Will have to look.

kat

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: GUEST,L-Man
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 07:49 PM

Thanks Kat, I think you must have a different melody, as the Peter Dawson version is quite a song, has two sections and is beyond my music ability to nut out. Shall persevere. Is the sheet music available?
L-Man

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song?
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 10:32 PM

I haven't found any, so far, L-man, but here are some links which may help. Also, we do have some very knowledgable members in Australia who will probably show up, soon, and have it right at their fingertips.:-)

Here ya go, first some info in the DigiTrad, here at the Mudcat, which may help: [Rudyard Kipling/Bellamy] (It is correctly called A Smuggler's Song, and appeared in Puck of Pook's Hill. Midi made from notation of Bellamy's music as given in The Song and the Story (Isla St Clair and David Turnbull, 1981).)
Though, again, that is apparently Bellamy's version.

I also found the following sites which look REALLY interesting:

music australia.org

Callaway centre

Good luck!

kat

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song? Dawson's version
From: wysiwyg
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 01:41 PM

This the versi0on wanted? Should be able to capture a MIDI from the page....

http://morrab.tripod.com/a_smuggler.htm

Sounds like a slower version of the Cindy Mangsen recording.

~Susan

Subject: RE: INFO: Audio to Smuggler's Song? Dawson's version
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Feb 08 - 01:21 PM

Sussex Carole and Andrew do a nice job on this one. Check out their latest CD.