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  • Waltzing with Bears: songwriter, recordings?

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Tom on Thu Jul 4 12:55:08 2019
    On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 7:01:50 PM UTC-5, Tom wrote:
    [email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:16:39 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
    wrote:

    On Monday, October 21, 1991 at 12:22:42 PM UTC-4, Paul Mailman wrote:
    Some years ago I learned a song called "Waltzing with Bears," a cute
    song about dear Uncle Walter who has a hobby of going out into the
    woods and dancing with the bears, much to the distress of his
    family. I learned it through a combination of hearing other people
    sing it, and a songbook from the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
    which, alas, did not attribute the song.

    A friend who has heard me sing the song has asked where she could
    get a recording of it. (She didn't ask to record one of my
    performances. <sniff, pout>). Can any netters out there identify
    the songwriter and/or recordings of the song? (I have heard two
    recorded versions, one male and one female.)

    Lyrics/chords available on request. If I can find out who wrote it,
    I'll send it in to the lyric server.
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    It is quite recorded by Priscilla Herdman.

    A couple of links ... http://www.luicollins.com/music/detail/lyrics/Mars/WaltzingWithBears.h
    t
    ml
    https://play.riffstation.com/chords-tabs/waltzing-with-bears-
    priscilla-
    herdman-lyrics/_OCYIK95KXE ps: gotta be a record for old post - 1991
    - good find. :-)
    John T.



    Also Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett - Waltzing with Bears on
    The First 15 Years, Vol. 2

    Claudia Schmidt was singing it, back in the 90s at least, as well. Maybe sang it on "Prairie Home Companion," but she always added a verse, starting with "but what about the children?!" though I don't remember it well.

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  • From Joseph C. Fineman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 4 17:58:39 2019
    According to _Rise Up Singing_ (which contains the words to one
    version), recordings include

    Robbie Clement, _Magic Place_
    Bok, Muir, & Trickett, _Minneapolis Concert_
    Priscilla Herdman, _Stardreamer_

    According to another informant, it may also be found on

    Gordon Bok, _The Mountain Concerts_
    Bok, Muir, & Trickett, _The First Fifteen Years, Vol. II_

    This song has a complicated history. It started out as a Dr. Seuss
    song, but the best-known version was written by Dale Marxsen & seems
    to be legally an independent song. It has since accreted numerous
    stanzas by other hands.
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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Paul Mailman on Fri Jan 17 09:14:34 2020
    On Monday, October 21, 1991 at 11:22:42 AM UTC-5, Paul Mailman wrote:
    Some years ago I learned a song called "Waltzing with Bears," a cute song about dear Uncle Walter who has a hobby of going out into the woods and dancing with the bears, much to the distress of his family. I learned it through a combination of hearing other people sing it, and a songbook from the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston which, alas, did not attribute the song.

    A friend who has heard me sing the song has asked where she could get a recording of it. (She didn't ask to record one of my performances. <sniff, pout>). Can any netters out there identify the songwriter and/or recordings of
    the song? (I have heard two recorded versions, one male and one female.)

    Lyrics/chords available on request. If I can find out who wrote it, I'll send
    it in to the lyric server.
    --
    ///////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
    \\ Paul Mailman ====== Internet: [email protected] //
    // Atex, Inc. (A Kodak Company) ====== Voice: (508) 670-3173 \\
    \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////////

    Are you guys kidding? This song has been recorded umpteen times. My favoite version is by Tommy Makem.

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