Thanks to all the musicians who offered to play on the Widcombe song. The consensus was that my original proposal (FTP-ing Logic files and hoping for the best with plugin compatibility) was just too impractical for the different tech setups you all have. So here’s a simpler solution.
- Download the MP3 of my demo (done in the new studio, of course!).
- Using whatever multi-track kit or software you own, add a track of yourself playing your instrument (or singing) on it.
- Send me the audio file (320kbps MP3 should be fine) of your part only and I’ll drop it into the mix. Don’t worry about lining it up – I’ll figure all the tech stuff out.
I’m looking especially for ornament folky-ness – there’s an approximation of a whistle/recorder part on the final chorus. Plus, of course, you need to join in the main theme after each chorus.
If we find a male vocalist who’s improved on my guide vocal (shouldn’t be difficult!) we’ll use that for the final version.
We’re in G major BTW. Well, of course. And it’s 95 BPM. See this previous post for the full brief.
Widcombe Rising – MP3 download
Widcombe Rising – pdf of sheet music download
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Widcombe Rising
Words and music by Joe Bennett, May 2009
English Morris feel, 2/4 bounce; crotchet=95Chorus
D
So let’s all join the Mummers
G C
Listen can’t you hear?
G C
It’s the sound of Widcombe Rising
G D7 Em C
and we sing it every year, oh yes
G/D D7 G
we sing it every yearG D
As I walked down this fair Parade
G D
One sunny day in June
G D
I met a man along the way
G D
Who said good afternoon
C G C G
I asked him for directions to get to Pulteney Weir
C G D G
He said if I was going there I wouldn’t start from hereI asked him if he had a job
He cheerfully replied
“I sit by the canal all day
(Just) watching for the tide
And since I started working, I think I’ve done some good
From Allie Park to Beechen Cliff there’s never been a flood!”So let’s all join the Mummers…
He said he lived in Abbey View
Had been there all his life
And now that he was ninety-two
He wanted for a wife
He said “I’ll love her truly, and give her all I can
As long as she lives less than fifty paces from The Ram!”So let’s all join the Mummers…