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Wish there was Whaler's Dues here instead of Farm on the Freeway from Crest.

We are all old now but, damn, when we were young, we were great.

A Balkan tune brought to UK by Bert Lloyd, some say.

I have no words.

I had a CD of this, and I often find that studio perfection is hard to match in a live setting. This blows the studio version out of the water, because the perfection is still there, along with an immediacy that can only occur during an unstoppable period of time! Nobody knows how to get so much happening on those inner fingerpicked accompaniments as Martin Carthy does, and he does it on song after song.

I am one of the few Sovay's I have ever come across! I was named after this song which my father and mother loved. My father was a guitarist and wrote his own pieces and loved these two musicians. This is a tune he wrote for me ruclips.net/video/ulqYgJG-T6g/видео.html

Two giants of English folk music, opening a treasure chest of beautiful music to many (then still young people) by their individual interpretation and their many respective groups. Thank you, gentlemen .... And Swarb is very missed!

One of my favorite songs

I saw them both but never together.

Brilliant, superb, amazing musicians!!! Such a welcome change from mainstream pop & pretentious 'classical' when I first found proper, accomplished folk music & song in the early '70s. RIP, Swarb. <3

If he'd have given her that ring, she'd have killed that bum

Saw them live at the Mucky Duck Houston in summer. Humid as hell. Carthy couldn't keep his guitar in tune, Great show. Memories are all we have.

Folk metal. Dark.

Lucky me, I saw them both live in the day.

A fine song, well done. But really, what an unreasonable woman!

I've heard Martin perform this with daughter, Eliza who became an awesome ballad singer and violinist. She was a kid in 1989.

So sadly missed is Swarb..huge loss to the folk world

Brilliance

My favorite song in 1/1 time

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I so love this song. With two of the best British folk artists ever...

I saw them in Hamburg the year after this. They got slightly out of sync on one of the songs, so before starting the next song, Carthy says to Swarbrick: 'if you finish before me, go and get the drinks in'.

Yorkshire Tv seemed to love Swarb and his assorted friends. the musicianship from these guys is second to none. i read that because Ian Campbell refused to include this song in his repertoire, this was the reason for Swarb leaving.

What energy and musicianship. Beautiful!! Sovay - such a great song. Have been a big fan of these two since 1970. Both legends. Had the pleasure of seeing Martin Carthy perform in a small venue in Davis, California in 1978 or 1979. Was able to shake his hand. I requested he sing "Skewball" - which he did!! One of the high points of my life!

Sovay is clearly psychotic.

Incredible.

Saw Martin reading his paper in Robin Hoods Bay this morning, Folk royalty. 🇬🇧❤️

Sounds very Breton, is he Cornish? (Same thing)

These were so perfect together

Two incomparable performers. I was lucky to see them live twice - forty years apart!

Always loved hearing Swarb humming along. Still heartbroken that we've lost our greatest fiddler. RIP Swarb.

I heard them performing it furst in 1996. I sing this song--one of my youtube videos

pure class

Unbelievable rhythms, melodies, lyrics, harmonies, everything. And live as well.

RIP Swarb.

How can anyone prefer the crap that passes for popular music these days?

They played at the state museum in Columbia,SC in the early 90's. I happened to know the guys in charge Of the production and had the good fortune of meeting them both after the show. Very nice and interesting to talk to. I highly recommend "Life and Limb" by this duo.

Musical giants.

Sovay - and so good. Saw them years ago at places like the Red Lion Folk Club in Birmingham. Tweeted; twitter.com/NigelMusicNZ

@:M MaxwellW: it´s in g minor, but any minor key would do, to suit the singer...

Saw this magnificent pair two nights ago in Lewes they have still got the magic

It's amazing watching Swarb here, he never seems to look at what he's doing, he's just watching Martin Carthy. Two amazing musicians !

I love these guys! Their "Byker Hill" and "Oh Dear Oh" are priceless.

It's what ever rhythm/meter that fits the words! Listen to Waterman's Hornpipe by Brass Monkey (another project which Martin Carthy is part of). Those are strange rhythms!

I saw the two of them do this song at Kings Place the other evening. They haven't changed! Love the dark guitar accompaniment - only Martin Carthy!

Yes, I know: but that's what he said. I'd be intrigued to see what a score looks like, though - one beat a bar. I think of it as kind of 3/4 - ish - with variations - many variations. Just when you think you've got it another variation comes along and throws you out.

'in one' doesn't really help xD one what?

I once saw Carthy introduce it onstage, and he said then that it is in one.

Isla St Clair done a great version on the kids show 'The Song & Story'.Thats when I first heard this great song.

Matchless musical grace.