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And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky.
Those that dance will start to dance
And those who don't will sway
In time to this our merry tune
That we play for you today
So come all ye rolling minstrels
And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky
Our fiddler, he just loves to play
And that's why he plays so good.
And now he plays a violin
Made out of solid wood.
So come all ye rolling minstrels
And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky
Possessor of the magic touch,
But no magician, he
Will play for you some magic notes
Instead as you will see.
So come all ye rolling minstrels
And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky.
The sound of beating on the drums
From behind you hear,
And to the rhythm of guitar
We hope you'll lend an ear.
So come all ye rolling minstrels
And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky
Well, the man who plays the bass does make
Those low notes that you hear.
And the high notes come from you and me
For we will sing so clear
So come all ye rolling minstrels
And together we will try
To rouse the spirit of the air
And move the rolling sky.
No posing. Nothing fake. No concern about being popular.
Just making music for the sake of art. Very admirable. But impossible to sustain.
Word.
I like it. Simple and to the point. Well done.
Word.
I'll 4rth that. I still have the vinyl also....
Edit: I uploaded some Steeleye Span songs since this post and they were rejected :(
I'll 5th that.
Saw Steeleye Span in London at the Hammersmith Odeon.
They left the stage and banknotes started floating down ... lots of them.
I caught enough to cover the cost of the tickets.
Ah life ....
BTW Sandy Denny's "Who knows where the time goes" is sublime.
Can’t wait to see Thompson in March!
He's touring? Where?
I know where you're coming from. This Fairport track is very much of it’s era. I remember going to English folk clubs during the mid-seventies, they drank warm beer. It also seemed like everyone had sandals, corduroy and beards (even the girls)! They were happy times.
The American complaint is that our beer is flat, sour and warm. On the contrary, our beer is still, bitter and served with the chill off... Drink your beer before it gets cold!
A general truth is that the beverages of the world taste best on location - the holiday purchases never live up to the memory when tried at home.
Out of respect to ScottishWillie it took us 6 months to convert four Scots students from Paisley to real ale when they were on industrial placement 'down south'. Hopefully they tried Belhaven when they went back home. That was in the '70s.
Bill and Rebecca have broadened my musical horizon since 2011. commercial radio is a waste of time.
Fairport's Cropredy Convention
... and the only one still there!
This song is really growing on me.
Solid 9. Thanks Bill!
And on this track especially it's so easy to hear how much Sandy Denny brought to Zepplin's 'Battle of Evermore'.
good Stouts and Ales taste better "warm" 55f or so. At normal Lager temps they lose some flavor.
... they drank warm beer...
Fairport's Cropredy Convention
The best comment ever :-)
Denny's voice always seemed a bit muddy to me compared to Maddy Prior, (or even Grace Slick, too, for that matter). Not much love for Maddy here in RP. Too bad, her voice is a British national treasure.
I love to listening to Sandy and Grace but Maddy's voice was mainlined heaven.
I know where you're coming from. This Fairport track is very much of it’s era. I remember going to English folk clubs during the mid-seventies, they drank warm beer. It also seemed like everyone had sandals, corduroy and beards (even the girls)! They were happy times!
I have thought of them as the Jefferson Airplane of Britain; her voice soared over those guys!! playing their electrified folk but also blues in their early days they were experimental (they've gone through many stages beware) and everyone is singing at the same time in a distinctive voice.
Denny's voice always seemed a bit muddy to me compared to Maddy Prior, (or even Grace Slick, too, for that matter). Not much love for Maddy here in RP. Too bad, her voice is a British national treasure.
I adore this song fro so many reasons I cannot express.
Thank you.
Sounds like hobbit-rock to me.
Begone, foul orc!
Fredriley wrote this six years ago. After seeing the Decemberists play last month, I'd say they are still going strong. Very strong. And Mumford and Sons is opening right now for U2 in their "Joshua Tree" Tour.
Who let Dan Rather in here?
From a fellow Paris-of-the-Piedmont resident, I must say I always enjoy your comments :)
I'd agree that current Decemberists work is certainly folky - always amazing when Colin works 'thistle' into yet another song. But their earlier work was more proggy. In fact, I heard that some critic said that Crane Wife was "the best Jethro Tull album since Heavy Horses". As a long-time Tull fan, I heartily agreed
Doesn't change my opinion that this song blows worse than a Texas twister. . .
Who let Dan Rather in here?
I feel the same way except for exactly the opposite, great song!
Doesn't change my opinion that this song blows worse than a Texas twister. . .
I feel the same way except for exactly the opposite, great song!
... I'm pretty sure that I'm technically a much better singer.
Let's hear ya sing Battle of Evermore.
I'm working WAY late in the office tonight.. and have the stream cranked up... Had to stop for a few minutes and have a little flashback with this tune... in a good way. THANKS BILL ! (-:
is that not the point?
The song is fine, I suppose. I thought that it was interesting (if a little embarrassing) when it made the playlist. Unfortunately, since I listen to RP at least 12 hours/day-7 days/week I hear this one far too often.
It stands out like a cherry tomato in a bowl of ice cream. There's nothing wrong with it, but...
Instant mute, 100% of the time. . .
Thanks, ever so much, for sharing.
Technique has nothing to do with singing!
Amen to that. To AphidA: If you do have the technique you claim to then you should know something about the notion boober refers to. I think it's called variously 'soul', 'charisma', 'attitude', things of that sort. All of them equate to having something of interest to offer as an artist. There are plenty of uninteresting techinicians out there.
I'm saying that hers sucks independently of anything, though I'm pretty sure that I'm technically a much better singer.
Technique has nothing to do with singing!
This sounds like Sandy Denny as Grace Slick, to me anyway.
I have thought of them as the Jefferson Airplane of Britain; her voice soared over those guys!! playing their electrified folk but also blues in their early days they were experimental (they've gone through many stages beware) and everyone is singing at the same time in a distinctive voice.
I think this song pre-dates that one by a few years. It sounds like a pretty traditional chord progression anyhow.
Um, they play traditional music electrified on this, so, yeah, yer probably right.
I'm saying that hers sucks independently of anything, though I'm pretty sure that I'm technically a much better singer.
yep, good innit?
I guess so - it's just pure chance that you're not a better known singer than she is since I'm sure you're singing talent far exceeds. Tough break for you.
I concur.
Sure would love some Steeleye Span! I only have vinyl. Sandy and Maddy's voices give me chills.
Pyro wrote:
I'll third that!
I'll 4rth that. I still have the vinyl also....
Edit: I uploaded some Steeleye Span songs since this post and they were rejected :(
Sure would love some Steeleye Span! I only have vinyl. Sandy and Maddy's voices give me chills.
Pyro wrote:
I'll third that!
Funny — I don't remember it having Aeolian cadences.....
This sounds like Sandy Denny as Grace Slick, to me anyway.
I think this song pre-dates that one by a few years. It sounds like a pretty traditional chord progression anyhow.
And again!
Godlike!
Brilliant - and part of my life for years.
I guess it is, when everyone is tryi-yi-yi-ying to adapt to the key the others just chose to sing or play in. "harmony" it isn't. But then again, these aren't harmonic times. Could use a harmonica, though. Or a melody.
The song works well enough, though. I, for one, actually like the Sandy Denny vocals.
Don't you recall the verse in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales about the portable generator? And the pilgrims cursing its wooden wheels?
(Never mind that it—like the pilgrims—ran on that all-too-precious commodity, mead!)
Is it just me, or is there sort of a new folk protest movement coming around? Pete Seeger is still fightin' the good fight of course, but he's inspired (and working with) a new batch of folks doing similar stuff. Maybe it's the spirit of the age, replaying the turmoil of the 60's. Maybe it's just me.
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I sure hope so. We need it.
I would also add their cover of Dylan's "I'll Keep it with Mine". That one comes straight out of my childhood. my father used to play these guys along with Pentangle, among many, many others from that era.
Is it just me, or is there sort of a new folk protest movement coming around? Pete Seeger is still fightin' the good fight of course, but he's inspired (and working with) a new batch of folks doing similar stuff. Maybe it's the spirit of the age, replaying the turmoil of the 60's. Maybe it's just me.
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Fairport Convention are often credited with being the first English electric folk band.<citation needed> Formed in April 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' style music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English tunes and songs. The lineup of their most celebrated album, Liege & Lief, comprised Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Dave Swarbrick, and Richard Thompson.
Affected by numerous personnel changes throughout its first decade, Fairport Convention was temporarily disbanded in 1979 but played annual reunion concerts until they reformed in 1985. Since then, they have enjoyed stability and continue to tour and record regularly.
In part, the continuing success of Fairport Convention is due to the annual music festival the band organises. Cropredy Festival has been held every year since 1977 near Cropredy, a village five miles north of Banbury, Oxfordshire and attracts 20,000 fans. Now renamed Fairport's Cropredy Convention, it remains one of the key events in the UK folk festival calendar.
BBC Radio 2's Sold On Song TOP 100 songs as voted for by Radio 2 listeners put their early song "Meet On The Ledge" at Number 17. They had performed "Meet on the Ledge" on the 1969 launch of "From the Roundhouse" (a short-lived BBC-TV youth and arts programme about the London "underground scene"). In 2002 the band was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and in 2006, Liege & Lief was voted the most influential folk album of all time in a public ballot, also run by the BBC.