Re: [ARSCLIST] Professional courtesy: Looking for "The Lake Song"

[DSL FODA01 <foda01@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andy - might this be of help:

http://www.oldewebster.com/video/lakesong.htm

Let me know...

Dave



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andy Kolovos" <akolovos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Professional courtesy: Looking for "The Lake Song"


> Folks,
>
> This is one of those requests that might be seen as annoying, so I
> apologize in advance.  At this point I feel out of options and didn't know
> who else to turn to.
>
> I am getting married in a few weeks on property that has been in my
> fiancée's family for some time on Webster Lake (aka Lake
> Chargoggagoggmanchaugaggogchabunagugngamug) in Webster, MA.  As a part of
> the ceremony we plan to have a friend perform a version of a song called
> "The Lake Song"--a song about Webster Lake.  The difficulty is that we are
> having trouble coming up with all the lyrics.
>
> From what I've been able to determine, the song was written by Will
> Heagney, Will Mahoney and Bert Reed, published by Harry Von Tilzer, and
> apparently recorded by the Pennsylvanians--or at least performed by them
> if they never recorded it.
>
> The Fred Waring Collection at Penn State contains some references to the
> song as well as a bit of info about the sheet music, but that's about all
> I've been able to turn up.
>
> Based on the spotty memories of my fiancée's family we've been able to
> piece together a partial reconstruction.  Our "emergent version" is also
> drawn from a streaming video file of the Webster High School Choir
> performance here:
>
> http://www.oldewebster.com/video/lakesong.htm
>
> that presents at least part of the song.
>
> I'm appealing to the collective knowledge of list members to see if anyone
> knows: 1. The lyrics ; 2. If the song was recorded by the Pennsylvanians ;
> 3. And if so, some info about the recording that might aid me in tracking
> down a copy.
>
> For the record, "The Lake Song" that most people are familiar with is the
> one recorded by Ethel Merman--I'm not talking about that one.  Hers is a
> totally different song, although it does deal with the same lake.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> andy
>
> -- 
> Andy Kolovos
> Archivist/Folklorist
> Vermont Folklife Center
> www.vermontfolklifecenter.org
> akolovos @ vermontfolklifecenter.org
>