Dear Flemming, I am returning to your channel for years and always enjoy listening to this magnificent version of a great song. You created something realy special with this rendition.
For Lord Franklin, I believe he wanted one last chance to restore his popularity which had gone quit sour after the first failed attempt to find a Northern passage. He was really way too old to lead such expedition and should have stayed home. Thus saving his own and many more peoples souls. Our luck is that he went, now we have a wonderful song :0)
@milehighmike1 I hear what you are saying, but personally, I think that the story about John Franklin turned out to be also a tale of a very powerful women: Jane Franklin who through her persistence in her efforts to find her husband, was a remarkable woman way ahead of her times. She was a true mover and shaker and her story is to me almost more interesting than that of her husband. But no matter how we view this tale, it is a facinating piece of history.
I heard this first at The Troubadour Coffee House, Earl's Court, London on Thursday evenings in the 1970s which was the folk music night in the basement. It was a magical enchanted place at that time. Lady Franklin's Lament was always the first song - whatever else followed. The Troubadour has since changed its atmosphere, and possibly its character, into something more commercial and less romantic.
I was in Montreal around 1994 and saw a freighter go by on the St Lawrence River, named Lady Franklin. Google hints that there were other vessels called Lady Franklin, the one I saw was probably an ice breaker, which I consider appropriate.
@sejd51 The irony of the failed expedition was that the Antarctic was more thoroughly mapped out in the ensuing search and rescue effort than it would have been had Franklin and his crew crossed over successfully.
I have read the theory about the lead poisoning, although It probably was a combination of their fatigue, the cold, the starvation, all factors and odds against them.
Hey G, that sounds like such a wonderful experience you had back in the 70ties. I host an open Mic show at a book store in my town and every time I start it by singing Donovan's Mellow Yellow and making new lyrics up as I go. So much fun :0)
@sejd51 That's a pity, I enjoyed the sound when you all blended in with your instruments and voices. Nevermind, this is very good too. I have always thought about putting wave sounds in some of the nautical songs I play and know of many who have already done it. This is a perfect song for these audio additions and I think what you've done here with the creaking boat sounds and waves crashing really adds to the atmosphere. Very nice!
@milehighmike1 Yes, Robert McClure claimed to have discovered the passage, hovewer, he or nobody else at that time was able to actually sail the passage because of the ice. So Lady Franklin politically maneuvered the situation to John Franklins advantage and claimed that John F. found the passage, although he never survived to get that far. It's overall, a fantastic story. Thanks for keeping up with the breaking news :0)
It is not at all likely that Lady Jane Franklin, his second wife, wrote this song. It is more than likely a broadside song, author unknown; there are several versions, information added to the verses as news came scantily back from th rescue missions. I have recorded the oldest known version on a CD, 'Get You'. Fred Johnston.
@Cwray27 Hi Cwray, glad you liked it. Yes, Bob Dylan is a master of stealing other old stuff, but he brings it to new life, so bless his heart. This tune however is an original and I love it. :0)
@TheOKJose I agree with your comments. It is much harder to fill a good audio production being just one person, but going solo was the best thing which ever happened to me musically. :0)
@sejd51, the Northern Passage goes through the Arctic. Not the "Antarctic" as jstephenj said. To which you agreed by saying it was a "Good point." Yes, searching for the lost Franklin expedition certainly spurred further exploration. But for it to be a good point, it'd be good to get your points correct and when you're pointing north, that's toward the Arctic.
It's interesting that Bob Dylan used this song as a base for 'Bob Dylan's Dream". I saw Paul Clayton's version of "Lady Franklin" on RUclips, and wondered Dylan had heard Clayton's version. It seems that Dylan did base "Don't Think Twice" on Clayton's 'Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens?". I still think Dylan is the best, even though I keep finding out that he "stole" a lot of his melodies.
Yep, he was a big borrower of songs. I just recorded my own version of "Red sails in the sunset" which he calls "Beyond the horizon" and I call my Danish version "Bag blå horisonter" Jeg fand osse ud af at "Those were the days " was not written by Paul McCartney allthough he claims so. It;s an old Russian song from the turn of last century!!!! named Dorogoi dlinnoyu composed by Boris Fomin . So I took the liberty to translate it into Danish also and it will be on my upcoming CD.
@TheOKJose Hi OK Jose This is actually my original recording of the song. I later made a video with our band : Samarkand. A band which later broke up. Thanks for listening.
Nice song. What happened to an old posted version sung as a trio? The violin was very nice on that. Still... this is quite good too. Thanks for posting.
I have a Video recording of a documentary, of the exhumation of three crew members bodies frozen in ice. An ortopsie found that they really had died from lead poisoning! and it was odds on that the rest of the crew suffered the same fate? The high tech tin food killed them off not the elements or being frozen in.
Wendigoon fans where y’all at?
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Heard him makes the off-hand remark of this song and had to hear it.
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Dear Flemming,
I am returning to your channel for years and always enjoy listening to this magnificent version of a great song.
You created something realy special with this rendition.
It was my second song on youtube. Glad you liked it.
@@FlemmingBehrend I am glad that many more followed :)
A lovely rendition of a much loved song. I think it still touches because it's emotion that we can all feel...
For Lord Franklin, I believe he wanted one last chance to restore his popularity which had gone quit sour after the first failed attempt to find a Northern passage. He was really way too old to lead such expedition and should have stayed home. Thus saving his own and many more peoples souls. Our luck is that he went, now we have a wonderful song :0)
You had me in the first half Flemming. I'm not going to lie.
@milehighmike1 I hear what you are saying, but personally, I think that the story about John Franklin turned out to be also a tale of a very powerful women: Jane Franklin who through her persistence in her efforts to find her husband, was a remarkable woman way ahead of her times. She was a true mover and shaker and her story is to me almost more interesting than that of her husband. But no matter how we view this tale, it is a facinating piece of history.
I heard this first at The Troubadour Coffee House, Earl's Court, London on Thursday evenings in the 1970s which was the folk music night in the basement. It was a magical enchanted place at that time. Lady Franklin's Lament was always the first song - whatever else followed.
The Troubadour has since changed its atmosphere, and possibly its character, into something more commercial and less romantic.
A very fine version of this song!!
Very touching
It's strange to come here after both the ships have been found
My left ear really enjoyed this
I was in Montreal around 1994 and saw a freighter go by on the St Lawrence River, named Lady Franklin. Google hints that there were other vessels called Lady Franklin, the one I saw was probably an ice breaker, which I consider appropriate.
my left ear thanks you
Good point Stephen
This is the rendition that I always listen to. Excellent job.
The vocals are great, but that flute made nearly pass out from laughter 😂
I agree, I think it was my first RUclips video. And you are right, the flute was off! :0)
Commovente e bellissima.
@sejd51 The irony of the failed expedition was that the Antarctic was more thoroughly mapped out in the ensuing search and rescue effort than it would have been had Franklin and his crew crossed over successfully.
I have read the theory about the lead poisoning, although It probably was a combination of their fatigue, the cold, the starvation, all factors and odds against them.
Hey G, that sounds like such a wonderful experience you had back in the 70ties.
I host an open Mic show at a book store in my town and every time I start it by singing Donovan's Mellow Yellow and making new lyrics up as I go. So much fun :0)
@sejd51 That's a pity, I enjoyed the sound when you all blended in with your instruments and voices. Nevermind, this is very good too. I have always thought about putting wave sounds in some of the nautical songs I play and know of many who have already done it. This is a perfect song for these audio additions and I think what you've done here with the creaking boat sounds and waves crashing really adds to the atmosphere. Very nice!
@milehighmike1 Yes, Robert McClure claimed to have discovered the passage, hovewer, he or nobody else at that time was able to actually sail the passage because of the ice. So Lady Franklin politically maneuvered the situation to John Franklins advantage and claimed that John F. found the passage, although he never survived to get that far. It's overall, a fantastic story. Thanks for keeping up with the breaking news :0)
Thanks John. It was my first RUclips video that I made. Pentangle was a fantastic group for sure.
this is beautiful...
It is not at all likely that Lady Jane Franklin, his second wife, wrote this song. It is more than likely a broadside song, author unknown; there are several versions, information added to the verses as news came scantily back from th rescue missions. I have recorded the oldest known version on a CD, 'Get You'. Fred Johnston.
Read entry about the ballad Lady Franklin's Lament in Wikipedia!
very good; i know john renbourn's version with the pentangle and i love it too
Fantastic rendition.
@Cwray27 Hi Cwray, glad you liked it. Yes, Bob Dylan is a master of stealing other old stuff, but he brings it to new life, so bless his heart. This tune however is an original and I love it. :0)
@ScottAln05
No, Franklin was trying to find a Northern Passage. Had he waited hundred year, he could have done it :0)
@milehighmike1 You should read : Lady Franklin's revenge. I highly recommend it.
Did they take the tune for 'Over the hills and far away' and change a few bits?
@TheOKJose I agree with your comments. It is much harder to fill a good audio production being just one person, but going solo was the best thing which ever happened to me musically. :0)
@timfiify I have not Tim, but thanks for letting me know about it.
@sejd51, the Northern Passage goes through the Arctic. Not the "Antarctic" as jstephenj said. To which you agreed by saying it was a "Good point." Yes, searching for the lost Franklin expedition certainly spurred further exploration. But for it to be a good point, it'd be good to get your points correct and when you're pointing north, that's toward the Arctic.
It's interesting that Bob Dylan used this song as a base for 'Bob Dylan's Dream". I saw Paul Clayton's version of "Lady Franklin" on RUclips, and wondered Dylan had heard Clayton's version. It seems that Dylan did base "Don't Think Twice" on Clayton's 'Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens?". I still think Dylan is the best, even though I keep finding out that he "stole" a lot of his melodies.
Yep, he was a big borrower of songs. I just recorded my own version of "Red sails in the sunset" which he calls "Beyond the horizon" and I call my Danish version "Bag blå horisonter" Jeg fand osse ud af at "Those were the days " was not written by Paul McCartney allthough he claims so. It;s an old Russian song from the turn of last century!!!! named Dorogoi dlinnoyu composed by Boris Fomin . So I took the liberty to translate it into Danish also and it will be on my upcoming CD.
@TheOKJose Hi OK Jose
This is actually my original recording of the song. I later made a video with our band : Samarkand. A band which later broke up. Thanks for listening.
Bob Dylan used this melody for his song "Bob Dylan's Dream," which appears on his Freewheelin' album.
Hey,
thanks Jim :0)
Hi Nanjoeluv
My dream is to produce a music video, Slideshow is OK, but live movie to the songs really rocks. Thanks for your comment.
Sejd
@rambam1204
Thanks for listening rambam :0)
Nice song. What happened to an old posted version sung as a trio? The violin was very nice on that. Still... this is quite good too. Thanks for posting.
@jstephenj, Wasn't this expedition to the Arctic?
We all know the crew died from lead posioning but why did they go?
tears,of course only Eskimo'S made it thru
Arrrrrrr matey
I have a Video recording of a documentary, of the exhumation of three crew members bodies frozen in ice. An ortopsie found that they really had died from lead poisoning! and it was odds on that the rest of the crew suffered the same fate? The high tech tin food killed them off not the elements or being frozen in.