Daniel Kelly Music

I have started from the 1818 snippet recorded in Charles Robert Maturin's book, 'Women: A Tale', and added bits of the many other variants collated here: http://bluegrassmessengers.com/false-knight--madwoman-dublin-1818-maturin.aspx This recording was prompted by Orit Klein Vartsky's recent appearance on 'The Folk Connection' in Israel (at around 38 minutes): https://www.mixcloud.com/MennyVee/more-ballads-old-new-the-folk-connection-32incworldwaves/ Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Thanks to all those who watched my Lyre cover of this, it is by far the most watched video on my channel. @toddwilliams5782 complained that my original version was too melancholy, so I've done this version closer to the @LornBalfe tune from the score, which you should have a listen to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IyWUntRFPA First verse and chorus lyrics are by Jonathan Goldstein and John Daley, as tweeted here: https://twitter.com/JM_Goldstein/status/1642197205263187968 Also check out the @elfloreofficial cover (we are Bouzouki buddies): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6eVIbvIV8 The additional two verses are mine. #HonorAmongThieves #Juiceofthevine #DungeonsandDragons #Filk #IWasntAlwaysAThief​ Purchase my original song inspired by the movie: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/track/party-of-four

This was the last of the nine songs that I wrote on Friday, had to have one #Cat song on the album! Getting a foil hat to stay on a cat is no easy challenge. #Filk #Area51 #Cats #Ukulele Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Someone on Reddit (TriedAndTrueMethods) suggested I should do an album of alien songs, after hearing my 'Saucer Sources' song. So for a bit of fun, I set myself the absurd task of writing an album in a day. I managed to write 9 songs in just over 3 hours. This is one of them. Coming out on an album 'Area 51 and three quarters' soon. I'll publish the lyrics with the album. #Filk #Area51 #Aliens #Disclosure Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

This video of David Grusch (claimed ex-USAF, ex-NRO) is gaining some media traction: https://youtu.be/cH2B90uhFGw David asserts that the US government has known of and engaged with #Aliens for many years. #UFO videos are from the US Navy disclosure mentioned here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/several-hundred-ufo-reports-received-by-pentagon-new-tracking-office Images from Pixabay. You can order the #Area51 hot sauce here: https://www.chilemojo.com.au/products/area-51-the-sauce-that-doesnt-exist-200ml Lyrics here: https://www.folklounge.org/portfolio/saucer-sources/ Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/ #USAF #NRO #IWantToBelieve #XFiles #FirstContact #DavidGrusch #Filk

I was assigned this song to do a cover of for the Filker Song Swap 2023. You can listen to the original at the Dots and Lines Bandcamp page here: https://dotsandlines.bandcamp.com/track/leatherwing-bats The song was published under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license linked here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ By the conditions of the license, this cover is also released under the same license. I have used some photos under various version bat photos under CC licenses linked here: Alan Wolf - https://www.flickr.com/photos/90055788@N00/95654966 (BY-NC-2.0) Ltshears - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat#/media/File:Vampire_Bat_12.jpg (BY-SA 3.0) jplevraud - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrinkle-faced_bat#/media/File:Centurio_senex.jpg (BY-SA 3.0) The song was inspired by this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjRKBczDiiI

I just finished watching the first season of the TV adaptation of Anne Rice's trilogy 'Lives of the Mayfair Witches': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Mayfair_Witches I loved these books when they came out back in the 90s, and really enjoyed the TV adaptation, Alexandra Daddario is fabulous as Dr Rowan Fielding. This song by Paul Anka seemed perfect for a #filk song: https://youtu.be/qrCLPQXEqoQ The subject matter is fitting as well, with both song a series covering the ides of womanhood, possession, childbirth and family. Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

We were treated to a fantastic parody of this song which was focused on the dangers of fracking. When I went looking for the original I found this reference in a 1892 Gentlemen's Magazine to it being as old as 1594 (under 'Jone's Ale was Newe'): https://archive.org/details/gentlemansmagaz78unkngoog/page/58 Here is the broadside I used for the lyrics (~1838): http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/edition/12083 This book uses 'Joan' and links the song to Cromwell, but the origin is Elizabethan: https://archive.org/details/gentlemansmagaz251unkngoog/page/340 Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/ Some of the revival versions: https://mainlynorfolk.info/copperfamily/songs/whenjoansalewasnew.html

I loved this song when I heard it on the radio in the 1980s. I honestly had no idea what it was about, but just loved the mood. Surprised to hear it is about political wives and the miserable lives they lead: https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858546261/ Official version from Robert Palmer: https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858546261/ #Ukulele #RobertPalmer Thumbnail painting by Alfred Elmore (1815–1881). Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

As a fellow #seashanty enthusiast, I love the work that The Longest Johns (@thelongestjohns) do. On first listed of their 'Cures what Ails ya' album, I didn't realize that this song was about fighting the stifling old stewards of 'folk', that do their best to isolate and control the tradition. Here is the album version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crq-qc_r6Jk A song I wrote a few weeks ago about this issue: https://youtu.be/kc7Xo0urtmo #thelongestjohns Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/ I found this tune in the 1800 publication of Robert Burns work: https://archive.org/details/nationalburnsinc03burn It doesn't seem to match any of the tunes that come under this name on the Session: https://thesession.org/tunes/7826

This alternate version of the words to Dainty Davie is attributed to Robert Burns and is included with a melody in this 1800 publication of his works: https://archive.org/details/nationalburnsinc03burn It is not clear to me where the melody that Luke Kelly uses, almost the same as the Furey's are using here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOy8da5QULY This version of the melody (second tune in the set) is close, but doesn't quite match the 1793 text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXWj1npJsCY #DaintyDavie #Scotishmusic #RobertBurns #Burns #Scotland William Leighton Leitch painted 'Warlock Knowe' in 1872, not sure if it is the one Burns is singing about: https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/William-Leighton-Leitch/772203/Warlock-Knowe,-1872.html Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

At the local book fair raising money for refugees I picked up a copy of the Merry Muses of Caledonia: https://archive.org/details/merrymusesofcaleburn This book is Robert Burn's secret collection of self written and collected bawdy songs. I won't be recording any of the bawdy songs on this channel, but this version is the Dainty Davey that Burns based his far more intimate version on. That said, this song has its origins in a Minister, David Williamson who was been hidden in a house dressed as a woman while an outlaw in 1674. The story is that David managed to impregnate the 18 year old daughter of Lady Cherrytree while he was 'hiding' in the bed. This song was doing the rounds during his lifetime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Williamson_(minister) There are quite a few more variations of this song that I will record. I've based the melody on this fabulous version by Luke Kelly and the Dubliners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn6RAwijZAM #DaintyDavey #robertburns #LukeKelly #Dubliners Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Folks that follow my channel will know that we are a big fans of the #Eurovision Song Contest. I didn't get up at 5am this morning to watch the first semi-final, but my daughter did. The rest of the family watched the replay tonight. This was my favorite song from the semi-final, but I also loved #Finland and suspect it has a good chance of winning. Here is the Music Video for this song for #Norway by Alessandra Mele (@alessandrasmusic ): https://youtu.be/vSfffjHjdTk I felt like there was a lot of nautical imagery in the song, and it sounds a little sea-shanty inspired. Good luck to #AlessandraMele this is a fabulous song! Words and music all owned by the authors here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Kings_(song) Disco overlays from Pixabay. #Eurovision2023

In Adelaide on a Wednesday night the finest crowd of Ukulele players gets together for a fantastic evening of music at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. Sometimes when I'm travelling I happen to be in town on the open mic night (first Wednesday of the month) and always try to get along: https://www.thegov.com.au/ The open mic night is especially great because the multi-instrumentalists in the crowd often provide bespoke backing to performers. Facebook Group for the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/24652197448 I had written this song for Princess Leia during the day, and put a melody and chords to it just 2-3 hours before the open mic: https://www.folklounge.org/portfolio/princess-leia/ Richard, Alex and Jacqui provided impromptu backing on my first run through (having never heard the song before), and it being 3rd May, we did a second run through which was kindly filmed by Pam. Best Star Wars day every! #Ukulele #StarWars #CarrieFisher #PrincessLeia #TheGov #Adelaide

It is May the 4th! I wrote a song for Princess Leia, dedicated to my beautiful wife. Lyrics and chords here: https://www.folklounge.org/portfolio/princess-leia/ Thankyou to the fabulous folks at the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society for begin a great audience for the world premiere of this song tonight, and for asking for an encore with the full house band! May the Force be with you! I don't own the rights to any of the still images from A New Hope. #May4th #StarWars #PrincessLeia #Ukulele Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Here in #Yass we are looking like getting a fabulous large scale solar farm built nearby the town. Great news for the renewable energy transition. The company with the proposal is ENGIE (@ENGIEGROUP): https://engie.com.au/home/assets/solar/yass-energy-park Unfortunately, I received a flyer in my mailbox attempting to stop the project with some ignorant alarmism. I won't even link to their Facebook group. #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #renewableenergy Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Tomorrow night the dancers will be gathering at the Golden Lion Inn from midnight to carry out the 200 year old tradition of the Obby Oss in Padstow, Cornwall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Obby_'Oss_festival I have included just a few verses of the version that appears in 'The West Country Garland", in 1875. The footage is from the BBC Archive, published in 1951: https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/992397136636579841 https://archive.org/details/westcountrygarl00unkngoog Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/ The writer in this 1964 English Folk dancing book, Douglas Kennedy, claims to have seen the May Day procession in 1912 with Cecil Sharp: https://archive.org/details/englishfolkdanci0000unse I'm not sure if this is genuine pagan history still living, or possibly a recent tradition embellished for the benefit of folk academics and tourists. Watching the teaser and the Oss, I tend to believe it is the first. #Padstow #MaydDay #ObbyOss #Pagan #Cornwall

A beautiful new song by @YusufCatStevens check out the music video here: https://youtu.be/p5XM5btvU0Q (sorry the guitar is out of tune by the end, I put new string on and they aren't holding yet) #CatStevens #Yusuf #KingofaLand

This poem appears in the biography that Ronald Knox wrote for Lieutenant Commander Patrick Shaw-Stewart: https://archive.org/details/patrickshawstewa00knoxrich The poem isn't titled, but was found written in Patrick's copy of 'The Shropshire Lad'. It is #ANZAC day here in Australia, when our inability to learn the lessons of War is pondered. Patrick was killed in action (by a shell) at the age of 29. While Patrick was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy when he died, he called himself a 'Major' in letters, possibly because he spent time working with the Army. Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Thanks to @qplane8659 for suggesting I have a go at this one. The #HornyBard song that we know Jonathan Goldstein and John Daley wanted to write but weren't allowed to put in the movie. There is only a snippet of this song in the film, but I have added these verses: And now we are drinking, me mind gets to thinking, That lass has a smile, that my heart’s beguiled, The sway of her hips, and her ample charms dancing, I’ll buy her a drink and hope she’ll come to bed, The life of a fighter is often times lonely, And these two strong arms are in want of a man, If he’s of small stature, I’ll dream of him only, And pine for his charms just as long as I can, The sorcerers needs and somewhat non-standard, The shape-shifters talents are highly desired, And if he can woo her, their play will be magic, They’ll fill up their night until both are tired, So grab your companions and drink of loves bounty, The limits of pleasure are all in your head, For now is the time to kiss and to cuddle, For love will be flown by the time you are dead. #honoramongthieves #dungeonsanddragons #filk Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

A segment in Malcolm Guite's ( @MalcolmGuitespell ) re-telling of the story of Galahad and the Grail quest where Dindrane sings Solomon's ship from the ocean. The image is from the 1300s French manuscript, Queste del Saint Graal / Tristan de Léonois: https://manuscriptminiatures.com/4317/17221

I get invited to play in some interesting places, this weekend was no exception as I attended the Kosciuszko Huts Associations woodworking weekend on a property in Wee Jasper. Fabulous to see people keeping trades alive that would otherwise be lost to us, and fighting to keep the high-country huts in close to original condition, rather than being replaced by pre-fabricated monstrosities. Thanks to Nathan for the invite, and all the people who worked to put the weekend together. Chords and Lyrics here: https://www.folklounge.org/portfolio/bushmans-ballad/ This excellent video steps through all the bushman's wood-working processes: https://youtu.be/dcoTnER4Efg And some history of the high-country huts and their construction: https://khuts.org/ A general history of early European building in Australia: http://romseyaustralia.com/houses.html Also thanks to Mark for letting me plug my Amp into his PA, and joining me for a fabulous post-gig jam session. #WeeJasper #Woodworking #LostTrades #Kosciuszko Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

Some good friends recently had their Facebook accounts hacked. And not just fake profiles impersonating them, but properly compromised accounts, which were then used to try and attack others. These hackers are scum of the earth. I asked ChatGPT to write a folk song about it for me. These are the words it produced on the first go. I then asked it to add chords. I added a bit more to the chorus chords, but it is otherwise what ChatGPT gave me. I have been watching the recent news articles about rapid AI advances with some terror. As a songwriter, this is extra terrifying. I would have probably taken 30-40 minutes to write a song about this, it would have been better, but how much better? And will anyone be willing to pay for 'better' in the future? #Facebook #Hackers #ChatGPT Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/

I found this song in a hardcopy version of 'Eureka: Songs that Made Australia' compiled by Warren Fahey (@bodgiefahey ) and published in 1984. I came by this book thanks to the Yass Historical Society, who were downsizing due to a forced eviction (thankfully they have since found temporary accommodation). The song appears in Chris Kempster's songbook here: https://www.bushtraditions.org/music/songs/Kempster%20songbook.pdf Photos of cane harvesting and growing from Trove. I grew up in a Queensland Cane farming town, so this subject matter is quite familiar. I cannot find a good biographical link to Merv Lilley, so grateful for suggestions. You can hear Joe Flood (Merv's step-son) and Raymond (@raymondcrooke ) singing the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFAxoYnZW6o I have covered one other Merv song: https://youtu.be/eDFvgoiXhIA Purchase my music: Bandcamp: https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/