First time I've heard this lady. Her unassuming authenticity is striking. Richard Thompson would be very impressed I'm sure. There is absolutely no discontinuity between her, the rendition of the song and her Scottishness. It's pure.
This is "the real thing," as they say. A beautiful song delivered with genuine feeling and musical skill without any affectation. The feeling behind the song is just right there. She's not trying to prove anything; she's in perfect control of what she's doing, yet there's absolutely nothing mechanical about the performance. She knows just what she's doing--an example is the phrasing she uses when she sings "she thought maybe we should"-- and she uses pauses artfully to keep the melody from getting monotonous. Everything she does is in service of communicating the feeling in the song. It's a wonderful performance. Thank you so much.
I first heard about Maeve from my friend Ken Waldman about six months ago. She is "a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing" herself. What a beautiful song and performance.
this was actually my post but I happened to be logged in on Ken's account at the time, oops. Just watched it again and it just has an incredible effect on me, very deep.
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing And I miss her more than ever words could say If I could just taste all of her wildness now If I could hold her in my arms today Well I wouldn't want her any other way
@@shackbhoy I don't think RT says Cauldrom and it isn't a word as far as I've been able to see. A cauldron would be in a laundry and would be very "steamy", hence Cauldron Street.
@@discoveryourinnerartist5270 I hope you don't think I'm homophobic because that was nowhere near my intent. But I am a musician and I know this song is very obviously and intimately written in first-person. The person singing the song is telling the story of a woman they were madly in love with. If you're implying that it can be done as a woman singing a song about a man in love with a woman there is no way a performer could expect that the audience would get that. (and don't go all Victor Victoria on me.😁) there are songs written by women songwriters that I absolutely love, but I'd never dream of Performing them because of my relationship with an audience as a performer. It would give either the wrong impression or just be confusing or worst of all, seem disingenuous.. Maybe there are performers that could pull that off but I don't think this is one of them.
@@jackhammer111 I think you're see problems we're they don't exist. It never occurred to me that she was trying to pass it off as a 'lesbian love song'. The lyric has the lady refer to the man as 'man', early on in the song, and in the middle. It's all fine.
@@jackhammer111 I don't think you are homophobic. I listened to some of your music and you sound great. I do think you are taking things far too literally. For me, this is a beautiful interpretation of a great song. We can disagree.
First time I've heard this lady. Her unassuming authenticity is striking. Richard Thompson would be very impressed I'm sure. There is absolutely no discontinuity between her, the rendition of the song and her Scottishness. It's pure.
Really beautiful version - so glad to have stumbled upon this :)
Still love getting to hear you play. Thank you Maeve.
Chasing Maeve's back catalogue after her amazing performances with Arooj Aftab ... R (Australia)
What a lovely version.
Works really well with the harp and of course Maeves beautiful voice.
Beautiful my sister's favourite but I love King of Bohemia as well
A gorgeous version of one of many Richard Thompson masterpieces. Just beautiful. Thank you so much for this.
This is "the real thing," as they say. A beautiful song delivered with genuine feeling and musical skill without any affectation. The feeling behind the song is just right there. She's not trying to prove anything; she's in perfect control of what she's doing, yet there's absolutely nothing mechanical about the performance. She knows just what she's doing--an example is the phrasing she uses when she sings "she thought maybe we should"-- and she uses pauses artfully to keep the melody from getting monotonous. Everything she does is in service of communicating the feeling in the song. It's a wonderful performance. Thank you so much.
+Tom Nicholas I didn't mean to cross out that one line. Posting comments on RUclips is a new thing for me, but I was moved to do it in this case.
I first heard about Maeve from my friend Ken Waldman about six months ago. She is "a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing" herself. What a beautiful song and performance.
this was actually my post but I happened to be logged in on Ken's account at the time, oops. Just watched it again and it just has an incredible effect on me, very deep.
Glad Ken's not suffering from split personality disorder!
This is so beautiful, both muscial and expression wise - thanks for sharing!
wow, simply beautiful and emotionally sung...thanks
Wow! I’ve got goosebumps. You’re fine as a bee’s wing too! And what an amazing story. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Magical ❤
very lovely, Maeve...
Beautiful on so many levels
Gorgeous cover
This is quite simply gorgeous.
Talento e bravura insieme! La bellezza salverà il Mondo! Brava.
wonderful!
thanks for sharing
I can’t believe only one comment before me. Beautiful interpretation of a beautiful song. And a unique point of view! Very good and well-done.
The wonderful Richard Thompson.
Exquisitely done!
Wow so good, love the accent
Wonderous!
When I win the lottery I am gunna gat a harp that plays itself
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
And I miss her more than ever words could say
If I could just taste all of her wildness now
If I could hold her in my arms today
Well I wouldn't want her any other way
Please play this in New Bedford this December
Perfect 👌
Elle est trop belle….la harpe…et elle chante bien aussi.
so beautiful, is there sheet music available for this version?
"Cauldron Street" not sure where the Cauldrom Street comes from
www.google.co.uk/search?q=beeswing+lyrics&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari
@@shackbhoy I don't think RT says Cauldrom and it isn't a word as far as I've been able to see. A cauldron would be in a laundry and would be very "steamy", hence Cauldron Street.
@@nicklatheron8795 It's Caldrum St. It's a street in Dundee. A steamie is another name for a laundry in Scotland
@@sheonaure8100 mystery solved. I understood the steamy reference. Off I go with a look of half surprise!
It's really great that you fell in love with this song. but that doesn't make it work as a lesbian love song.
Begging your pardon?
Just because a woman sings a song as written by a man, it doesn’t make it a lesbian love song. Sheesh!! Storytellers tell all kinds of stories.
@@discoveryourinnerartist5270 I hope you don't think I'm homophobic because that was nowhere near my intent. But I am a musician and I know this song is very obviously and intimately written in first-person. The person singing the song is telling the story of a woman they were madly in love with. If you're implying that it can be done as a woman singing a song about a man in love with a woman there is no way a performer could expect that the audience would get that. (and don't go all Victor Victoria on me.😁) there are songs written by women songwriters that I absolutely love, but I'd never dream of Performing them because of my relationship with an audience as a performer. It would give either the wrong impression or just be confusing or worst of all, seem disingenuous.. Maybe there are performers that could pull that off but I don't think this is one of them.
@@jackhammer111 I think you're see problems we're they don't exist.
It never occurred to me that she was trying to pass it off as a 'lesbian love song'. The lyric has the lady refer to the man as 'man', early on in the song, and in the middle.
It's all fine.
@@jackhammer111 I don't think you are homophobic. I listened to some of your music and you sound great. I do think you are taking things far too literally. For me, this is a beautiful interpretation of a great song. We can disagree.