Australia quickly found a new population with the English courts' vicious sentences which ripped families and communities apart in all parts of the empire, usually for crimes as trivial as poaching or the theft of a bread.
Tasmanian whalers are known to have had a version of this song, The Hat With the VelvetBand, which served them as a working, drinking and fighting song.
There was a competition to see who could drink the most BlackVelvet [Guinness and champagne].' As some guests drank themselves into oblivion, the popular group The Dubliners sang 'BlackVelvetBand'.
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It may well be that the "blue velvetband" versions are a rewrite.
But it's the same story, and the "blue" form is less popular, so I'm content to lump them while considering the blue velvetband secondary and the result of redaction.
In any case, there are so many fl and blue velvetbands floating around the tradition that you probably should check all songs which use these titles.
Her hair, that did hang o'er her shoulders, was tied with a flvelvetband.
The tune which was noted with the early broadside versions of "The BlackVelvetBand" is "Tars of The Blanch".
The song is in essentially the same metre as broadside versions of "The BlackVelvetBand" as well as the recorded modern versions and most of the known collected versions.
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e: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 01:38:02 +1000 BlackVelvetBand Traditional Irish Song Transcribed by K Woodgate Easy melody Version G C D7 e--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--3---3--3--0--2--3--2--0--(0)-------------0-------------------3---2- G-------------------------------2--0---2-------0---------------------- D----------------------------------------------------4-2--0-(0)------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- Twas in the town of Tra-lee ap - pren-tice to trade I was bound, With a G Am D7 G e----------------------------------------------------------------------
For-tune and trou-ble came o'er me- which caused me to stray from the D7 G Am7 D7 e----------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------3---2--0--0---0-----------------------0---------0--2------------ G-----------------------------------------0-2-----0--2------------0---2- D-0-(0)-------------------0-------2---4------------------------4-------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- Land,- Far a- way from my friends and re- lations to follow the BlackVelvet G e--------------
Band Chorus: G C e---------------------------------------------------------------------- B-3---3-----3----0-------2--3---2--0-(0)------------------0------------ G------------------------------------------2----0-----2-------0-------- D------------------------------------------------------------------4-2- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- Her eyes, they spark-led like dia-monds,you'd think she was queen o' the D7 G Am7 D7 e----------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------3---2----0---0-------------------0------------0---2------------- G-----------------------------------0--2-------0---2--------------0---2- D-0-(0)-------------------0---2-4----------------------------4---------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- Land,-With her hair thrown o-ver her shoul-ders, tied up with a BlackVelvet G e--------------
After a ten year hiatus the band reformed in 2003 with a wide repertoire and musical flexibility, The BlackVelvetBand have been performing a diverse range of gigs including wedding, corporate events, bars, barn dances,
Those fortunate enough to have seen them play at one of their regular venues, ‘Sullivans’ in Christchurch will have experienced the intense energy generated by the band and will have found themselves involuntary compelled to dance.
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The BlackVelvetBand is an Irish quartet led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Kieran Kennedy, also featuring singer Maria Doyle, bassist Shay Fitzgerald, and drummer/vocalist Dave Horner.
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