Open with Belle of Belfast:
- 8 measure dulcimer intro
- Chorus (which doubles as the first verse) - All Sing
- 2nd verse - Ashley sings
- Chorus - All Sing
- instrumental solo (a verse's worth)
- 3rd verse - Ashley sings
- Chorus - All Sing
On the "All Sing" chorus parts, y'all can just sing the second half (she is handsome, she is pretty...) if you would prefer. Honestly, whatever you think sounds good.
Next is King of the Fairies:
- Play the entire piece, including the repeat of the first section, twice.
Third will be Bard of Armagh. Nathan, will you be able to sing this?
- Verse 1
- Verse 2
- violin solo
- Verse 3
- Verse 4
- tin whistle solo
- Verse 5
- Verse 6
Last will be Rosin the Beau:
- Three chords only, D G & A. Forget the Bm and Em, we're keeping it simple.
- I don't remember how many verses there are! But Howard is singing all of them, and Laura and I will harmonize on the response sections (if we're lucky, maybe the audience will too). Nathan, you can either join in on the responses or maybe split the verses with Howard? You guys work that out.
We have one more official OF practice on March 13th before this performance. My March 6th (Sunday) is open if you guys want an extra session. Julie has offered her house as a venue. Let me know what you think.
Just a thought... I get them every once in a while. Why are we singing about a girl from Belfast when Belfast isn't really even in Ireland? It's the capital of Northern Ireland, which is a separate country. And to make matters worse - it's English. Wouldn't it make more sense to do as others have done and rename the song the Belle of Dublin City. It gets the right number of syllables and refers to the country that has something to do with St. Patrick. You know what they say about Unitarian singers?
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