So, we are doing it all again. It was such a great gift to hear all your entries for The Unfortunate Lass for Sing Yonder 1, I'd love to hear some new takes on The Three Butchers for volume 2. As before, there are nine wonderful contributors signed up for the rest of the album, I am very excited to share their creations with the world!

WHERE YOU COME IN:

We have one space left on the compilation - for Roud 17: The Three Butchers. In the spirit of the project, namely that folk music is for everyone, this last song is open to anyone of any level of skill or experience who would like to submit a version. Obviously folky versions are great, but we would also love to hear from it done in other genres. Then you will have a great chance to join some fantastic artists on the compilation, share the revenue (all the proceeds of Bandcamp sales will be split equally between the ten artists - we as publishers will take no cut). There will also be a special edition of the songbook which will act as the sleeve notes for the album.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Have a look at the arrangement in volume 2. You can download a PDF of the chords and notes here - it's the relevant pages from the lead sheet edition of the book of volume 2. If you want to hear my take on it, it is also on this website, just click the play button next to The Three Butchers on the home page. There's also a midi and Sibelius file available if that sort of thing is useful to you. Then have a go at it! Any style or level of instrumentation is fine; go wild with it! As long as you follow the chord progression shown in the book**, you are at liberty to do it however you like. The track does not need to be professionally recorded, just the best recording you can get, even if it's on a phone.
Just send us an mp3 (or an uncompressed file if you can) to compilation@singyonder.co.uk before 31st October 2024**.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT:

To decide who joins the main album, we will make a decision based on which will work best within the compilation as a whole. However, with your permission, we will make all the submitted versions available as bonus tracks on the digital download album. But of course, only the one chosen as track seven of the compilation will receive a share of the revenue. We will also list all the participants in the songbook and sleevenotes though, and point people at where they can find your music on the Bandcamp page (if you wish). Sing Yonder won't retain any rights to the track, so once the album is out, you are free to include it on your own releases.

That's it - we can't wait to hear your versions of The Three Butchers!


* Your lifetime, my lifetime, or the lifetime of the project itself, whichever comes first (hopefully the last one, to be honest).

** If you want more info, you can contact me via twitter, facebook, or anywhere else you find me.


Read a review of the first album here.


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