This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth. My hat is off to the bytown ukulele group, aka bug, for their arrangement of the log driver s waltz, which was the subject of yesterdays posting. Log driver s waltz the traditional tune archive browse properties browse. A log driver s waltz pleases girls completely 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 a log driver for he goes birling down and down the white water thats where the log driver learns to.
Its a populist anthem the log drivers waltz is all about real people, subways, and murdering downtown elites. Images of real log drivers give way to cartoon loggers leaping and dancing over logs and waltzing with entranced young girls, past moose and beavers and wellregarded by parents, anyway professionals. Although it was written by wade hemsworth, it is a womans story sung by a woman. Log driver s waltz the log driver s waltz is a delightful canadian folk song, written by wade hemsworth. They play a punkinfluenced variant of celtic folk music, similar to such bands as. With homages to the original film, and celebrating the flora, fauna, and folk art of this great land, the log driver s waltz brings a hallmark of canadian childhood to life. Sorry i didnt find anything when i searched log driver s waltz, guess i should have just looked up log driver s instead. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Just like the last two cartoons i posted over the last couple of days, this one is a quintessentially canadian cartoon as well. The log drivers waltz chords with lyrics by wade hemsworth. The log drivers waltz kindle edition by hemsworth, wade. When she and the log driver finally meet on the dance floor, their joy leaps off the page.
I grew up watching the short nfb film of the song the log driver s waltz without fully understanding the lyrics. 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. But i really had a hard time singing it in the key of c. Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb collection, kate and anna mcgarrigle sing. Now, his great nephew has helped turn it into a childrens book. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The log driver s waltz is a canadian folk song, written by wade hemsworth. When the drives nearly over, i like to go down to see all the lads as they work on the river. Their manners are fine but their feet are of clay for theres none with the style of a log driver. Trying to find the music for the vignette log drivers waltz. Free printable and easy chords for song by wade hemsworth the log drivers waltz. Video courtesy of national film board of canada making their films accessible to all canadians.
The history of the log drivers waltz toronto guardian. The log driver s waltz by cypress choral music published on 20170123t16. 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. Gold waltz overturned natural spin turnturning lock to the right dance lesson. This work is a piece of canadiana, is funny and exciting, and includes a coloratura soprano solo. A young girl who loves to dance and is ready to marry chooses a log driver over his more welltodo, landloving competition. She is impressed with the waltzing skills of the log driver over the doctors and merchants and lawyers her parents try to fix her up with. So many of us grew up with this little cartoon this lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade.
This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth. Canadian folk anthem log drivers waltz finds new life in. Canadian folksinger wade hemsworth wrote the log driver s waltz, but it was made famous by the mcgarrigle sisters in the 1979 nfb film. Lucas waldin, conductorchef dorchestre wade hemswortharr. The log driver s waltz kindle edition by hemsworth, wade, phelan, jennifer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the log driver s waltz. Susanna heystek playing with the prairie mountain fiddlers eckville dance jamboree 2011. Im not sure that its gbusiness of emyours but i a7do like to waltz with a d log driver soc a7for he goes d. Thats where the log driver learns to step lightly yes, birling down a down white water the log driver s waltz pleases girls completely when the drives nearly over i like to go down and watch all the lads as they work on the river i know that come evening theyll be in the town and we all like to waltz with a log driver. Classic log drivers waltz updated for 2017 youtube. Written in the 50s, but popularized by a national film board video in 1979, the tune about a young womans delight in dancing with a lightfooted log driver has been turned into a childrens book. Air farce updates the classic log drivers waltz cartoon for 2017.
Here is an updated link to the video, posted by abby sale in the youtube permathread. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Animation and illustration is by john weldon, who in my opinion, is one heap skookum animator the log driver s waltz provides the musical backdrop for the canadian animated film produced by the national film board of canada, which was released in 1979 as part of its. Jesse ferguson performing wade hemsworths song, the log drivers waltz. The log drivers waltz wade hemsworth 1979 ukegeeks. The log drivers waltz song was actually in one of the cds and it was one of my favourite songs from the cd. I know that come evening theyll be in the town and we all want to waltz with a log driver. 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. Written by wade hemsworth, scored 09061926 interesting link between waltz and log driver work. Rebecca pellett, composercompositeur heather bambrick, singerchanteuse recorded live at roy thomson hall on june 10.
The log drivers waltz by cypress choral music free. Its birling down, adown white water, a log driver s waltz pleases girls completely. What true canadian of any age doesnt remember, and love, this tale of a young girl who loves to dance and is ready to marry chooses a log driver over his more welltodo, landloving competition. Lyrics and info for 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. Animated pictures from the cartoon log driver s waltz from national film board of canada. Print and download in pdf or midi log driver s waltz. Westfalia waltz susanna heystek leslieville antique days ch 2 by klonkie. Rebecca pellett, composercompositeur heather bambrick, singerchanteuse. Provided to youtube by holding account log driver s waltz michael mitchell canada is. The hidden cameras log drivers waltz audio youtube.
While listening to the nfb of canada video and reading the words on the printout, i realized two things. Well, now i guess we have a log driver s slide and waltz. When the drives nearly over, i like to go down to see all the lads while they work on the river. This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log driver s waltz by wade hemsworth. The 1979 log driver s waltz cartoon short featured a nimble log driver floating in and out of the life of a female admirer as she looked on with literal googly eyes. The slide is hardly recognizable as the log drivers waltz. Driving logs down the river has made him the best dancing partner to be found. Log drivers waltz sheet music for violin, viola, cello. Air farce updates the classic log driver s waltz cartoon for 2017. To please both my parents ive had to give way and dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers. Kate and anna mcgarrigle sing along to the tale of a young girl who loves to dance and chooses to marry a log driver. 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 shames whiteclass, softhanded men in favour of a log smashing badmanto the point that the protagonist turns down a wedding with a lawyer. Stream the log driver s waltz by cypress choral music from desktop or your mobile device. 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. However, with this short cartoon, based on the song of the same name, they finally came up with something uniquely and proudly canadian. The song celebrates the profession of log driving, a practice in the lumber industry which involved transporting felled timber. Captain tractor is a canadian folk rock band, based in edmonton, alberta. The log drivers waltz sheet music for treble clef instrument. Log driver s waltz theme code index 5l31 5l5l5l also known as composercore source wade hemsworth region canada genrestyle meterrhythm airlamentlistening piece, waltz valsevals keytonic of g. There is still romance in phelans version, but this time readers experience the courtship from the unnamed womans perspective.