Haste to the Wedding (jig)
"Haste to the Wedding"
History
The earliest known source for the tune is James Oswald's "Caledonian Pocket Companion", volume 10, page 8 (London, 1759), where it is titled "The Small Pin Cushion". No source or composer is listed, which in Oswald's collections sometimes means he wrote it himself.
"The tune 'Come, Haste to the Wedding', of Gaelic origin, was introduced in the pantomime 'The Elopement' in 1767. This version is known as the Manx tune and was printed by the Percy society in 1846. It is the basis for the Manx ballad, 'The Capture of Carrickfergusby,' written by Thurot in 1760 (Linscott)." One of the tunes associated with the dance "Lady in the Lake" in N.H./ Widely known in the USA: in the repertory of Buffalo Valley, Pa., dance fiddler Harry Daddario [who?].
According to one theory, the name "Haste to the Wedding" derives from a tradition in
In song
Traditional lyrics
Haste to the Wedding/Rural Felicity[1]
Come haste to the wedding ye friends and ye neighbours
The lovers their bliss can no longer delay.
Forget all your sorrows your cares and your labors,
And let every heart beat with rapture today.
Come, come one and all, attend to my call,
And revel in pleasures that never can cloy.
Come see rural felicity,
Which love and innocence ever enjoy.
Let Envy, Let Pride, Let Hate & Ambition,
Still Crowd to, & beat at the breast of the Great,
To Such Wretched Passions we Give no admission,
But Leave them alone to the wise ones of State.
We Boast of No wealth, but Contentment & Health,
In mirth & in Friendship, our moments employ
Come see rural felicity,
Which love and innocence ever enjoy.
With Reason we taste of Each Heart Stirring pleasure,
With Reason we Drink of the full flowing Bowl,
Are Jocund & Gay, But 'tis all within measure,
For fatal excess will enslave the free Soul,
Then Come at our bidding to this Happy wedding,
No Care Shall obtrude here, our Bliss to annoy,
Come see rural felicity,
Which love and innocence ever enjoy.
In popular music
"Haste to the Wedding (live)" | |
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Song by the Corrs | |
from the album In Blue | |
Released | April 2000 |
Recorded | 17 July 1999 |
Venue | Dublin, Ireland |
Length | 5:00 |
Label | 143, Lava, Atlantic |
Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"Haste to the Wedding" was recorded by English folk rock group Fairport Convention as part of a medley of tunes—"Royal Selleccion Number 13"—on the 1977 album The Bonny Bunch of Roses.
"Haste to the Wedding" has been extensively played by Irish
In 2005, the Corrs recorded a studio version of the song for their Irish-themed album Home.
In dance
In
In
Notes
- ^ Other names include: Haste to the Wedding, Come Haste, Haste To The West, Haste Ye Tae The Wedding, Hasten To The Wedding, Hasten To The Wedding Mary, Rural Felicity, The Rules of Felicity, Fast Trip To Reno, Quick Trip To Reno, Gigue Des Petits Moutons, Green Mountain Volunteers, The Long Eight, Perry’s Victory, Footprints, Granny Plays the Fiddle, Trip to the Dargle, A Trip to the Gargle, Let Brainspinning Swains, The Small Pin Cushion, Carrickfergus, Thurot, and Cut Your Toenails You’re Tearing All The Sheets.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Come Haste to the Wedding". Thoughts on Dance: Dancing and Reenacting 18th Century Dance. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ISBN 9781457434600. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ISBN 9781609800857. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Rose, Keith. "Haste To The Wedding Dancing Instructions". Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Ar Rinci Ceili. Dublin: An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha. 2014.
- Source for notated version: Smith Paine (Wolfboro, N.H.) [Linscott]. Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1939; pg. 87. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 24.