Its fun tune to add some ornamentation to, and i often play with a little part after the bpart before i play the tune is played again. The log driver s waltz wade hemsworth if you should ask any girl from the parish around what pleases her most from her head to her toes, shell say im not sure that its business of yours, but i do like to waltz with a log driver. The song celebrates the profession of log driving, a practice in the lumber industry which involved transporting felled timber. If you look at the handy chart, you will see that the 1 chord is d, the 4 chord is g, the 57 chord is the fifth note, a, as a seventh chord, so a7. A young girl who loves to dance and is ready to marry chooses a log driver over his more welltodo, landloving competition. The log drivers waltz by cypress choral music free. Explore the nfbs vast online film collection by subject, director or via curated playlists and watch great canadian documentaries, animation and fiction films.
Written by wade hemsworth, scored 09061926 interesting link between waltz and log driver work. This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log driver s waltz by wade hemsworth. Cartoon pictures and video for log drivers waltz 1979 bcdb. When the drives nearly over i like to go down and watch all the lads while they work on the river. The log drivers waltz a pretty canadian tune written by wade hemsworth of ontario who has now passed away, who was inspired for this tune by how the log drivers danced across the logs. And the unemployment office said theyd send me through to the little abitibi with the survey crew and. Driving logs down the river has made him the best dancing partner to.
This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade. Shop and buy log driver s waltz and the black fly song sheet music. And we all like to waltz with the log driver chorus for he goes birling down and down white water thats where the log driver learns to step lightly yes, birling down and down white water the log driver s waltz pleases girls completely verse 3 to please both my parents, ive had to give way and dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers. The log driver s waltz wade hemsworth if you ask any girl from the parish around what pleases her most from her head to her toes shell say im not sure that its business of yours but i do like to waltz with a log driver chorus for he goes birling down and down white water thats where the log driver learns to step lightly. This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log drivers waltz by. Many people told me about the very amusing nfb animated short that the song was written for, and only then did i start to notice it on television. The log driver s waltz traditional melody traditional trad.
Twas early in the spring when i decide to go for to work up in the woods in north ontario. Jan 20, 2010 this lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log driver s waltz by wade hemsworth. The history of the log drivers waltz toronto guardian. He goes birling down a down white water a log driver s waltz pleases girls completely the log driver goes congoing under a spear. The log driver s waltz is a canadian folk song, written by wade hemsworth. Sep 04, 2016 a c log drivers waltz pleases g7 girls comcpletely c to c please both my parents, ive f had to give dm way and g7 dance with the doctors and merchants and c lawyers. Blackfly was one of the nfbs animated classics of 1991.
Sep 30, 2016 so, if youre going to play the log drivers waltz in the key of d, your song leader might say log driver in d. Check out log driver s waltz by michael mitchell on amazon music. If you ask any girl from the parish around what pleases her most from her head to her toes shell say im not sure that its business of yours but i do like to. Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb collection, this lighthearted animated short is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth. Driving logs down the river has made him the best dancing partner to be found. If you should ask any girl from the parish around, what pleases her. Print and download in pdf or midi log driver s waltz. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Canadian folksinger wade hemsworth wrote the log drivers waltz, but it was made famous by the mcgarrigle sisters in the 1979 nfb film. The log drivers waltz wade hemsworth if you should ask any girl from the par ish a round what pleas es her a gd 146 34 kk kk k k j kkk k k j k k k k most from her head to her toes, shell say im not sure that its busi nessof a d j kkkz k t dk k n k k k k j dk k k k k yours, but i do like to waltz with a log dri ver.
Log drive 1957 features several of his songs, including the log jam song. The log drivers waltz videos and latest news articles. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous. I laugh a lot each time i watch this but avoid blackfly season up north like the plague stephen fyfle, 14 oct 2019 stunning animation, vocals and lyrics, as well as that great classic that was based on the song of the same name. The log drivers waltz sheet music for treble clef instrument. The log drivers waltz, as most people know it, was one of the canada vignettes series of short films that were made by the national film board of canada and aired on cbc and other canadian broadcasting companies as interstitial programming. The log drivers waltz wade hemsworth hamilton sings. Its an nfb smash though the nfbs best known for canadian obscurities, log drivers waltz most certainly was one. After arranging the log drivers waltz which, at the time, was completely unknown to me, i discovered how well known a song it was. Kate and anna mcgarrigle sing along to the tale of a young girl who loves to dance and chooses to marry a log driver over his more welltodo competitors. A short illustrating a traditional canadian folk song about a womans admiration for the agility for her boyfriend, the log driver. Why canadians are still celebrating the log drivers waltz, more. The log driver s waltz by cypress choral music published on 20170123t16. When i got to the log drivers waltz, my brain naturally went to the weird place, and.
Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb. Kate and anna mcgarrigle sing to the music of the mountain city four. Nov 23, 2009 the log drivers waltz is a canadian folk song written by wade hemsworth. He goes birling down a down white water a log drivers waltz pleases girls completely the log driver goes congoing under a spear. Log drivers waltz by michael mitchell on amazon music. The log driver s waltz traditional melody versions of this piece available for. Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb collection, kate and anna mcgarrigle sing. So today, i had a nostalgia rush and looked up some of those nfbc shorts. Jun 29, 2015 thirtysix years after the national film board short made its debut, people are still paying homage to the log drivers waltz. The most famous version of the song is done by kate and anna mcgarrigle and the mountain city four, and thats the one used in this animated short by the national film board in 1979. Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb collection, this lighthearted animated short is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade. Log drivers waltz sheet music for violin, viola, cello. The log driver s waltz is also a canadian animated film from the national film board, released in 1979 as part of its canada vignettes series. This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log driver s waltz by wade hemsworth.
What better time than canada day to celebrate this classic. I know that come evening theyll be in the town and we all like to waltz with the log driver. Thats where the log driver learns to step com pletely light he goes bir lint down the down white wa ter the log driver s waltz pleases girls shell say ina not sure khat i s busines40f yours butl do love to dance with the log driver i know that come eveningtheyll be on the town andwe all want to dance with the log driver. When the drives nearly over, i like to go down to see all the lads while they work on the river. I know that come evening theyll be in the town and we all like to waltz with the. Log driver s waltz full movie in hd visit a short illustrating wade hemsworths folk song. The log drivers waltz, as most people know it, was one of the canada. Animated pictures from the cartoon log drivers waltz from national film board of canada. This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth.
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