Never cared much for this ballad but this version is magical. You'd expect nothing less from the Royal Family of Trad. That smile shared by Norma and Eliza circa 3:47 is beyond beautiful.
No comments, eh? Well, allow me. I absolutely love this subtle chugger of a tune - it froths like a good pint and crackles like a fire in an inglenook. A sea-burnished pebble. Lovely!
What a gorgeous presentation of this wonderful traditional song. I now know several variants-all the same story, different tunes. How precious these Waterson-Carthys are! Love 'em.
Just magical. Profound, multi-faceted talented family. What a joy! Sincere sadness to hear of Norma's recent passing. 'Stars in your Crown' dearest Norma. Rest in eternal peace and your legacy lives on.
Now, any version of this song brings back when I was preparing to flee a disastrous marriage in California and take the bus back to South Florida: my friends called me up regularly and sang of the bonny bay of Biscayne-O...
I think that the reconciliation is that the tune - which is a great tune and, I think, very uncommon (at least I never heard this tune before and I've heard a lot of versions) - comes from East Anglia and was collected from Walter Pardon, a great source singer. Lew
Never cared much for this ballad but this version is magical. You'd expect nothing less from the Royal Family of Trad. That smile shared by Norma and Eliza circa 3:47 is beyond beautiful.
No comments, eh? Well, allow me. I absolutely love this subtle chugger of a tune - it froths like a good pint and crackles like a fire in an inglenook. A sea-burnished pebble. Lovely!
What a gorgeous presentation of this wonderful traditional song. I now know several variants-all the same story, different tunes. How precious these Waterson-Carthys are! Love 'em.
Just magical. Profound, multi-faceted talented family. What a joy! Sincere sadness to hear of Norma's recent passing. 'Stars in your Crown' dearest Norma. Rest in eternal peace and your legacy lives on.
I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. What beautiful people, beautiful singing and beautiful song.
I never can hear this song too many times. ..An absolute gem sung by the royalty of folk music!
THE REAL HISTORY OF THESE ISLANDS . GOD BLESS NORMA & MARTIN FOR TELLING HOW IT WAS . NOT SOME OFFICALVERSION OF THE TRUTH WHICH EXCLUDES THE PEOPLE .
Well hell, its just the best music on the internet. Its beyond comment.
Now, any version of this song brings back when I was preparing to flee a disastrous marriage in California and take the bus back to South Florida: my friends called me up regularly and sang of the bonny bay of Biscayne-O...
So beautiful,never heard this version before.
I would love to meet norma waterson. She is like the anchorwoman and the keeper of the flame for the music of the ordinary (and not so ordinary) ppl.
Absolutely! God bless her. RIP dear Norma.
I think that the reconciliation is that the tune - which is a great tune and, I think, very uncommon (at least I never heard this tune before and I've heard a lot of versions) - comes from East Anglia and was collected from Walter Pardon, a great source singer. Lew
So different from the Irish and Scottish versions I’m familiar with. The tune is pretty much unrelated, the words very different.
As Norma said in the video, this was based on Walter Pardon's version, which happens to be on RUclips: ruclips.net/video/6-cKNkBhL2M/видео.html
Walter Pardon really missed a trick by not titling his album, "Dont say What! Say Pardon!"
Eliza is wicked !!
SSSSShe's beautifully bad, isn't she? i love 'er!
And don't get me started on the genius of Norma Waterson.