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OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2016-05-16 18:37

Back in the Bronze Age, when I was small, the old folk used to sing a folk song that has stuck in my head these many decades, and I'd like to identify it.

I don't remember the words, only the melody. It's Czech or Slovakian, I'm nearly certain. Certainly Eastern European.

I've tried a few time to find someone who can identify it, but no luck.

Can anyone here point me to someone who might be able to help?

Thanks.

B.

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-05-16 18:42

Write out the tune and post it so someone will be able to recognise it.

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-05-16 18:52

If you're a Smart Phone owner, speaking from experience, apps like SoundHound have helped me with this task.

An article on such apps appears here. SoundHound is listing #2.

http://evolver.fm/2012/10/10/top-5-apps-for-identifying-songs/

(I have no financial interest in your purchase of these products.)

Post Edited (2016-05-16 18:52)

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2016-05-17 20:32

Tried the posting thing, but no response, and SoundHound didn't help.

I was hoping for the name of a ethnomusicologist who's familiar with Eastern European folk music.

Cheers.

B.

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: Katrina
Date: 2016-05-18 15:16

I know some, but I know way more Balkan than Slovak/Czech/etc. I do have a Czech friend however. My email should be available when you click on my name...Just let me know.

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-05-18 16:00

Do you have living parents or other relatives a generation older than you? Ask them.

Can you write out the notes and post them here? Some of us might be able to help.

Ken Shaw

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Re: OT - Identifying a folk song

Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2016-05-30 20:48
Attachment: folk song.jpg (50k)

Here's the melody.

Thanks for any help you can give.

B.

Post Edited (2016-05-31 00:02)

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