The tragic thing about that battle is that it should never have happened. The US and the UK had already signed a peace treaty to end the War of 1812, but the news didn't reach New Orleans in time :-(
I decided to start with Calypso. Paul will probably say that strictly, it isn't 'cos it was co-written by Harry Belafonte but back in the 50s everything with a Caribbean rhythm was called Calypso - over here at least. Anyway it's a great song and that's what really counts.
Season 326. Submission 1. "Goodnight, Irene" (Words and music by Huddle Ledbetter and John A. Lomax, 1933)
This one has been recorded by Lonnie Donegan.
Thank you, Rob, for hosting and this great theme!
When I was a little girl, my mom and her mom used to sing this one to me before bed. I'm singing here for them this Mother's Day.
Here's my wee bit for Lonnie, a rapid two chorder with some Involuntary dribbling in the last verse !! Lol
This was in the skiffle list. Apparently I already know a lot of skiffle songs but was unaware of it. I hope the deacon approves. Four-part harmony in the chorus.
Take her to Jamacia
Funny how a song pops up to you for the first time and then reappears soon after.
Todd b has done this one more than once but a terrific recent version brought it to my attention. I did it last season in a minor key.
Here it is again - major with a brief minor bit.
Don't know or care which island the yellow bird came from or whether this is the approved rhythm .......
OK since TCK tells us this is not a calypso song it should be OK to do it after my previous song which may have been a calypso or a mento song - my head hurts.....
I do know it's a song I've always liked.
Lonnie Donegan cover. And the title is absolutely true.
I thought I'd bring a little Australian calypso from the 60's.
First there was a skiffle band called the Groop, They became an R&B pop band retaining the same name. This band morphed into a an Aussie super group called Axiom, which later combined with another group to form Mississippi. They perhaps didn't really like the Americanisation of their name and, when travelling to Geelong, not far from where I used to reside, they by-passed a town called Little River. The Little River Band was thus born.
This is a song fro the first incarnation of the Groop.
This is a new departure for you Brian, putting together some chord
melodies. Nice done... are you improvising them on the spot or have
you been attending a course on how to do this kind of stuff.
It certainly adds another string to your bow and I think it would be
a useful skill to learn to throw in a little solo here and there to break
up a strumming pattern.
We already heard a fine instrumental fingerpicked version of House of the Rising Sun played by Allen Tate.
My version has a strummed uke as background and a tremoloed mando trying to sing the melody.
I'm glad Lonnie Donnegan did this song, cause I used to love it when "Jumping" Bill Carlisle did it on the Grand Ole Opry. Had fun trying it.
first saw Lonnie Donegan 60 years ago when he filled in the interval of the Chris Barber traditional jazz band with his skiffle group.For us teenagers these old American folk and blues songs were fresh and vibrant.