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mwc9725e - Posted - 05/24/2013: 10:03:52
I saw somewhere on the web that it originated in England, but it sounds very Scottish, to me. Anyone have any info about its origin?
etparadox - Posted - 05/24/2013: 10:37:34
From what I've read the melody can be traced to England but the lyrics were popularized around the time of the civil war after being printed in a newspaper. From there it spread throughout the Ozarks and Appalachia.
csbdr - Posted - 05/24/2013: 12:31:29
I love that tune! Her's a favorite version of mine by Red Tail Ring. I like it because it's "just" fiddle and guitar, so I can play a banjo part along with it.
youtube.com/watch?v=4wRnDa7GdzQ
Stolkee - Posted - 05/26/2013: 00:24:12
quote:
Originally posted by csbdr
I love that tune! Her's a favorite version of mine by Red Tail Ring. I like it because it's "just" fiddle and guitar, so I can play a banjo part along with it.
youtube.com/watch?v=4wRnDa7GdzQ
Man, that is fine.
csbdr - Posted - 05/26/2013: 06:50:37
they're one of my favorite groups right now. Off topic but here's their version of "Pretty Polly." Pretty sharp on the banjo...
youtube.com/watch?v=22vK1G-AVms
sorry for the brief highjack...
whyteman - Posted - 05/26/2013: 14:30:08
yes, the song did spread to the Ozark region. My wife and I are intrigued by the version that song collector Max Hunter learned from Benson and Fleecie Fox of Leslie, Arkansas which is about 40 miles west of Mountain View.
Our take on the song is the first item at the top of my music page. I give a full description of the song on the music page as well. In a nutshell, the time signature is different and the minor chord is omitted.
My wife and I have promised to sing this song at the funeral of which ever of us expires first. Honest.
Don
mbuk06 - Posted - 05/26/2013: 16:23:53
Hauntingly beautiful song. Bruce Molsky's version is wonderful. It reminds me of 'The Leaving of Liverpool' though that song is not in 3/4 time and the melody is somewhat different. I guess it's the age-old theme of departure and separation.
youtube.com/watch?v=d6jh1vqNvMs
youtube.com/watch?v=oz3tLk3NPTo
Edited by - mbuk06 on 05/26/2013 16:29:15
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