Ben Catt performs on Hammered Dulcimer with the University of Michigan Women's Glee Club, under the direction of Julie Skadsem, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor Michigan on Saturday March 26, 2011. "Sail Away" by Malcolm Daglish.
I did this with him back when i was in 5th grade along with several of his other songs, and again my senior year of high school. he came and we did a concert of all of his songs with him playing the hammer dulcimer. pretty cool. i still remember all the words to this song and several others. when you sing them from like 3rd grade up, they get etched in forever.
I sung this with a youth choir in 2001 with Malcom as well and we never had a recording, but since hearing him play in the hall and the choir I sang with, I have never forgotten that incredible song! Great to hear it again...
i sang this in 7th grade. i'm in college now but sometimes i listen to this to remember how beautiful it is. genuinely one of the best pieces i've ever had the pleasure to perform
I agree - it's beautiful. I was looking for "Sail Away Ladies" (the traditional version) and I think this might just be an arrangement of that song. It made me wonder which song you were looking for? I used to play this song with 2 mates of mine in the US and towards the end of the song, Joe would break into a clog dance in step with the beat of the song. It was really moving and fun to play.
It's a song I sang in choir last year,and I can't find it anywhere. It went "Hush little baby, dont say a word, sail away ladies, sail away. You'll be an angel by and by, sail away ladies sail away. dont you rock em diedio, dont you rock em diedio" And I just love the song
Let's acknowledge the original from Uncle Dave Macon (1927), on which Malcolm based his version. "Don't you rock 'em di-de-oh." Search RU-vid: "Sail Away Ladies Uncle Dave Macon."
