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Goodnight An' Joy Be Wi' You A'
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The Scots song which was sung on Old Year's Night before Auld Lang Syne was adopted
singer songwriter acoustic folk british guitarist song celtic traditional fingerstyle scottish scotland guitar kelso
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Solo singer-songwriter and tunesmith playing British fingerstyle steel and nylon string guitar, and historic instruments. Scots and Irish influences.
I've been writing and playing songs and tunes since teenage years in folk clubs and pubs. I co-organise the Kelso Friday night live music sessions at the Cross Keys (hosted singaround 7.45-10pm) and Cobbles Inn (10-12pm open mic with The Cobbles Band) with the help of many friends. All welcome! Visit us at kelsofolkandlive co uk. It is worth clicking on the tab because the sound quality of my tracks is far higher than the auto player on this page. Many can be streamed or downloaded at 320KBps and the enhancement for solo guitar/voice far exceeds the benefit you get for highly compressed band recordings. My recordings are full dynamic, not compressed. Just select Hi-Fi for the first song, and an MP3 high bitrate window will open - you will still get a sequence of songs. Most of my downloads are free, but some 320KBps tracks are paid-for. These are selected because they make up my main instrumental album. I now have a YouTube page and have started doing some video recordings for fun: @daviddkilpatrick I have mainly played Lowden guitars since 1999. I current play a 1985 S5FN (nylon string), 1986 S22 (jumbo O-size mahogany/cedar), and 1995 S32 (small body rosewood/spruce). I also play my own 1997-built Martin 'kit' Grand Auditorium rosewood/spruce, a Sigma OM-T, Furch Little Jane, Tacoma Papoose, Guild 8-string baritone, Vintage V880 parlour guitar and Gordon Giltrap signature model, a Troubadour mahogany/spruce classical and an Adam Black 12-string. And that's just the guitars... also viola, mandolin, mandola, waldzither, bouzouki, Appalachian dulcimer, low D whistle, keyboards.
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Genre
World • Traditional Celtic
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Peak #8
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
David Kilpatrick
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David Kilpatrick 2004
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December 30, 2004
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MP3 2.0 MB • 128 kbps • 2:09
Story behind the song
It's Hogmanay - Auld Year's Nicht - tomorrow and this set of James Hogg words and R A Smith's 1820s tune has always appealed me as an alternative to Auld Lang Syne for closing the night. It can also be used for closing any music session; it is a 'thank you' from the leading musician or singer to the audience for joining in, and an apology for any mistakes made in the playing and singing! I have sung this very low and without much melodic lift; as written it ranges from low D to high E on the treble clef, and sounds rather strident. I've kept the correct pitch for the guitar, my small Washburn R305S parlour guitar, and followed the 1830 music fairly accurately for melody and most main harmonies. You may recognise a similarity in parts to the well-known song 'The Parting Glass' which has the same origins.
Lyrics
The year is wearin' to its wane and day is fadin' west awa' Loud raves the torrent and the rain and dark the clouds come down the shaw (note - woodlands, not 'shore') But let the tempest tout and blaw upon his loudest winter horn! Good night an' joy be wi' you a' - We'll maybe meet again the morn! Ye hae been kind as I was keen and followed where I led the way Till ilka poet's lore we've seen of this and mony a former day If ere I led your steps astray forgie yer minstel ance for a' A tear falls wi' his parting lay! Good night, an' joy be wi' you a'! James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd, contemporary of Sir Walter Scott; words based on the traditional Hogmanay parting song of Scotland which dates back to the 1500s.
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