There's a hole in my bucket

Whistle
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I have been listening to my Windham Hill Samples Celtic Christmas Collections.

On the Celtic Christmas III trac 6 the Song South Wind is played by Paddy Glackin on Fiddle and Micheal O Domhnaill on Guitar.

To my surprise… the song went into a melody and It sounds a lot like the old folk song There’s a hole in my bucket lil’ ELiza. (you know the song?) Well fix it dear Henry…

Is there a Itrad tune to this song?

Laura

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Could it have been improvisation on the tune, or perhaps a bridge, rather than a different tune entirely? I could see how one could tweak “Southwind” into something sounding a little like “There’s a hole in the bucket.”

That said, the very first time I heard that particular song, it was sung by the Irish Rovers, so it’s possible it’s got Irish roots I’m not aware of.

Redwolf

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On 2002-11-07 17:14, hillfolk22 wrote:
… the song went into a melody and It sounds a lot like the old folk song There’s a hole in my bucket lil’ ELiza. (you know the song?) Well fix it dear Henry…

AAAAAHHHH!!!
I had forgotten that song, but now it’s stuck in my head and I can’t get it out!

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On 2002-11-07 18:07, raindog1970 wrote:
AAAAAHHHH!!!
I had forgotten that song, but now it’s stuck in my head and I can’t get it out!

Sooooory

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the jig ‘Have a drink on me’ comes close enough

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Oh, ya! That’s it!
Except played slower to go along with the tempo of South Wind.

I knew I could count on you Peter.

Thanks

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I’ve listened to the same CD: the tune is “Have a Drink With/On Me,” played a LOT slower than the usual tempo for a jig. John Whelan pairs this same tune with Widow Brady.

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On 2002-11-08 09:06, Peter Laban wrote:
the jig ‘Have a drink on me’ comes close enough

Hmmm… all this time I thought AC/DC was an Austrailian band. :wink:

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On 2002-11-08 12:56, fiddling_tenor wrote:
I’ve listened to the same CD: the tune is “Have a Drink With/On Me,” played a LOT slower than the usual tempo for a jig. John Whelan pairs this same tune with > Widow Brady.

What I find interesting about the Celtic Christmas series from Windham Hill, is the fact that the music is not quite traditional in a sense of the Christmas season, and I can listen to the cds long before and after Christmas.

Also, a wee bit of a change of pace from the Itrad as well.