Log drivers waltz sheet music for violin, viola, cello. 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. However, with this short cartoon, based on the song of the same name, they finally came up with something uniquely and proudly canadian. Classic log drivers waltz updated for 2017 youtube. Why canadians are still celebrating the log drivers waltz. To please both my parents ive had to give way and dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers. The log drivers waltz kindle edition by hemsworth, wade. The slide is hardly recognizable as the log drivers waltz. Now, his great nephew has helped turn it into a childrens book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the log driver s waltz.
The hidden cameras log drivers waltz audio youtube. Print and download in pdf or midi log driver s waltz. There is still romance in phelans version, but this time readers experience the courtship from the unnamed womans perspective. The song celebrates the profession of log driving, a practice in the lumber industry which involved transporting felled timber. Gold waltz overturned natural spin turnturning lock to the right dance lesson. Cartoon pictures and video for log drivers waltz 1979. 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.
Provided to youtube by holding account log driver s waltz michael mitchell canada is. Free printable and easy chords for song by wade hemsworth the log drivers waltz. This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log driver s waltz by wade hemsworth. Captain tractor is a canadian folk rock band, based in edmonton, alberta. Easily one of the most oftenrequested films in the nfb collection, kate and anna mcgarrigle sing. Kate and anna mcgarrigle sing along to the tale of a young girl who loves to dance and chooses to marry a log driver. Log driver s waltz the log driver s waltz is a delightful canadian folk song, written by wade hemsworth. When the drives nearly over, i like to go down to see all the lads while they work on the river. When she and the log driver finally meet on the dance floor, their joy leaps off the page. A young girl who loves to dance and is ready to marry chooses a log driver over his more welltodo, landloving competition. Canadian folksinger wade hemsworth wrote the log driver s waltz, but it was made famous by the mcgarrigle sisters in the 1979 nfb film. 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.
Westfalia waltz susanna heystek leslieville antique days ch 2 by klonkie. 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. Air farce updates the classic log driver s waltz cartoon for 2017. Susanna heystek playing with the prairie mountain fiddlers eckville dance jamboree 2011. Lucas waldin, conductorchef dorchestre wade hemswortharr. Driving logs down the river has made him the best dancing partner to be found. Well, now i guess we have a log driver s slide and waltz. The log drivers waltz wade hemsworth 1979 ukegeeks. They play a punkinfluenced variant of celtic folk music, similar to such bands as. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The history of the log drivers waltz toronto guardian.
The log drivers waltz sheet music for treble clef instrument. When the drives nearly over, i like to go down to see all the lads as they work on the river. Written by wade hemsworth, scored 09061926 interesting link between waltz and log driver work. 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. 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. Rebecca pellett, composercompositeur heather bambrick, singerchanteuse recorded live at roy thomson hall on june 10. Air farce updates the classic log drivers waltz cartoon for 2017. The log driver s waltz kindle edition by hemsworth, wade, phelan, jennifer.
Im not sure that its gbusiness of emyours but i a7do like to waltz with a d log driver soc a7for he goes d. 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. Lyrics and info for the log driver s waltz wade hemsworth. The log driver s waltz is a canadian folk song, written by wade hemsworth. Stream the log driver s waltz by cypress choral music from desktop or your mobile device. I know that come evening theyll be in the town and we all want to waltz with a log driver. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. This work is a piece of canadiana, is funny and exciting, and includes a coloratura soprano solo. Its a populist anthem the log drivers waltz is all about real people, subways, and murdering downtown elites. I grew up watching the short nfb film of the song the log driver s waltz without fully understanding the lyrics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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 chords with lyrics by wade hemsworth.
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. Animated pictures from the cartoon log driver s waltz from national film board of canada. 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. Sorry i didnt find anything when i searched log driver s waltz, guess i should have just looked up log driver s instead.
Trying to find the music for the vignette log drivers waltz. The log drivers waltz song was actually in one of the cds and it was one of my favourite songs from the cd. Their manners are fine but their feet are of clay for theres none with the style of a log driver. 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. Its birling down, adown white water, a log driver s waltz pleases girls completely. 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.
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. Here is an updated link to the video, posted by abby sale in the youtube permathread. Jesse ferguson performing wade hemsworths song, the log drivers waltz. 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. Canadian folk anthem log drivers waltz finds new life in. I know that come evening theyll be in the town, and we all want to waltz with a log driver. The log driver s waltz by cypress choral music published on 20170123t16. This lighthearted, animated tale is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth. While listening to the nfb of canada video and reading the words on the printout, i realized two things. This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song the log drivers waltz by wade hemsworth. 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. 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. 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. Log driver s waltz the traditional tune archive browse properties browse.