Erich's Songbook

This is a very incomplete selection of songs that I have been known to sing, usually at get-togethers with friends, or at revels in the SCA (where I'm known as Erich Hlodowechssun). The page is still very much under construction, but I have begun (as of 28 November, 2004) to work on it again.

I have started notating music and generating MIDI files for many of the songs. Please note that the MIDIs are rather simplistic and the chordal accompaniments do not represent any arrangements I might use on guitar or bouzouki.


Music and MIDI An Alarc'h (The Swan) Breton traditional [15 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Alonzo the Brave and Fair Angeline Newfoundland traditional [14 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Are Ye Sleepin', Maggie? Robert Tannahill, Music: Scottish traditional [18 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI An Astrologer's Song Rudyard Kipling, Music: Erich Schraer [1 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI The Cuckoo's Nest English traditional [19 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Derelict (Cap'n Billy Bones his song) Young E. Allison, Music: anonymous [5 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Drive the Cold Winter Away English traditional [18 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Follow Me Up to Carlow Patrick Joseph McCall, Music: Irish traditional [19 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Kay's Song Lis Schraer, Music: Erich Schraer [16 Mar 2005]
Music and MIDI A Lusty Young Smith English anonymous [3 Dec 2004]
Matty Groves English traditional [1 May 1996]
Music and MIDI Song of Harald Harfager Sir Walter Scott, Music: Erich Schraer [1 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Song of the Red War-Boat Rudyard Kipling, Music: Erich Schraer [2 Dec 2004]
Music and MIDI Watkin's Ale English anonymous [20 Dec 2004]