[Ansteorra-archery] Shafts of Oak

[Wilim Penbras ap Gurgeneu]

Tune?  Oh I use whichever one will fit in the bucket so to speak.  It's not
based off of any song really.  Mostly just a war tune.  You're right though,
it *almost* scans to several tunes.  I'll figure out a way to convey tune
and send it up stream.  Otherwise find me at an event and offfer me a couple
of beer and I'll sing it for you. :)  I'll be at Cour d'Amour this weekend.

Wilim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Wilson" <dwilson at dollar.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Ansteorra-archery] Shafts of Oak


> Well done song.....what tune do you use to carry the song?......for some
> reason I keep trying to sing it to the Monty Python "Im a lumberjack" tune
> and it just doesn't work right :)
>
> Ld. Diethelm Waltorfer
> Archery Marshal of Northkeep
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greylond Aston [mailto:greylondaston at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:40 PM
> To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Shafts of Oak
>
> Gerita, late on Sat night at Three Kings, after you
> and your Lord David went home, Wilm perform it for the
> first time live at the House Arkham encampment. Sorry
> you missed it.
>
> Wilm, we were very honored that you gave us the
> premire performance. Thank you.
>
> How about this for suggested changes.
>
> Shafts of Oak -
>
> I am an Archer
> I carry a Bow
> the Kings call War
> and off I go
>
> With shafts of oak
> and tips of steel
> when we bend our bows
> our foes will reel
>
> We march all day
> and through the night
> for our land and people
> we will fight
>
> With shafts of oak
> and tips of steel
> when we bend our bows
> our foes will reel
>
> we march for days
> we're traveling light
> when we find the foe
> we will lead the fight
>
> With shafts of oak
> and tips of steel
> when we bend our bows
> our foes will reel
>
> the bowstrings sing
> and the arrows soar
> the foes all fall
> we have won the war
>
> With shafts of oak
> and tips of steel
> when we bend our bows
> our foes will reel
>
> I am an archer
> I carry a bow
> the kings call war
> and off I go
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Just some ideas off the top of my head.
>
> Anyway, even Wilm's original is a great song. It has a
> great march cadence feel to it. I can't wait to see,
> or be a part of, a group of Archers singing it on the
> way to the battlefield at an event. Gulf Wars maybe?
>
>
> YIS,
>
> Greylond Aston
> House Arkham
> http://arkham.houseolight.net
>
>
>
>
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