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Monksgate (To Be A Pilgrim)

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Adapted by Vaughan Williams from a traditional Sussex melody. Played here on a Walnut and Butter hourglass baritone dulcimer tuned AEA.
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John Henry
12/04/11 10:41:43AM @john-henry:

Most people associate this hymn with John Bunyan's 'Pilgrims Progress ' tho the words found there have changed with time, as has the tune. I have (fond ?) memories of singing this song back in wartime forties, with the headmaster beating the time on the lectern with his cane. One neeed to be truely valiant to be found 'not paying attention' !!!

Thanks for all the comments folks, am glad that some of you enjoyed it, tho' its hard to play properly without a noter 3.gif

John
john p
12/04/11 08:30:29AM @john-p:

A 'valiant' attempt John H Smile.gif

John K - Ralph Vaughan Williams was an avid folksong collector and one time president of the EFDSS, This was during the first folk song revival back in Edwardian days(beginning of the last century).
He often used folksongs in his compositions/arrangements, the most well known are probably a set of military marches(Seventeen Come Sunday) and Fantasia on Greensleeves.
FOG also uses one of my favourte English tunes - 'Lovely Joan', a song that I return to time after time.

Monks Gate is a village in Sussex where the tune was collected, originally known as 'Our Captain Cried All Hands'
Rick Kennedy
12/03/11 10:24:35PM @rick-kennedy:

Thanks for posting this--I love the look of that walnut dulcimer. I am inspired to try some other tunings (still kind of stuck with DAD) and to look up this tune!
Robin Thompson
12/03/11 10:19:46PM @robin-thompson:

A very nice tune, John! And I am so proud of your breakthro' with your infernal machine. :)
Brian G.
12/03/11 07:35:40PM @brian-g:

Hi John! I was not familiar with that tune, but I like it quite a bit. Thank you for sharing it. And, no, that's not a noter in my last video. :) (I do own a few basic noters, but I have to admit that I haven't used them all that much.)
John Henry
12/03/11 07:25:20PM @john-henry:

Thanks John, it was recorded some time ago as a test piece, never really intended that it should be posted, but today I had a breakthro' in using this infernal machine. One small step for you......, huge for me. (I should never have got rid of me carrier pigeons, lol)

Never mind my thumb, have a look at that last video of Brian,G's. Is that a noter I can see lurking on the table close to the tuners of his instrument, has he seen the light at last 29.gif

John
John Keane
12/03/11 07:01:32PM @john-keane:

Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of my favorite composers. You did an extremely nice job on this! I couldn't help noticing your thumb-shaped noter... Grin.gif

Seriously though...just outstanding.