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The Folk Revival Project
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The main purpose of this channel is to conserve and share authentic recordings of traditional music. It also exists to increase awareness and historical understanding of traditional music, and to promote folk music and folk culture. I have lots of interesting content that will be coming in the near future. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss it.
Jean Ritchie - Loving Hannah (c.1990s)
'Bally Boat' 2:30
As you can see in this thread mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=115504, Jean Ritchie claimed that ‘bally’ came from something like ‘good’ in a Celtic language, which does not appear to be accurate. The word is more likely ‘bawley boat’ (a type of English sailing vessel), or a corruption of ‘bonny boat’, a phrase used in other traditional ballads.
2:58 The final syllable of the song is spoken, not sung. This is a feature of traditional Irish language sean-nós singing.
Here is a traditional Irish version sung by Paddy Tunney
th-cam.com/video/qcglJd8yzrU/w-d-xo.html
The melody is similar in many ways to the Ritchie version, but is closer to the famous 'Dives and Lazarus' or 'Star of the County Down' tune.
Support this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/TheFolkRevivalProject?Link
As you can see in this thread mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=115504, Jean Ritchie claimed that ‘bally’ came from something like ‘good’ in a Celtic language, which does not appear to be accurate. The word is more likely ‘bawley boat’ (a type of English sailing vessel), or a corruption of ‘bonny boat’, a phrase used in other traditional ballads.
2:58 The final syllable of the song is spoken, not sung. This is a feature of traditional Irish language sean-nós singing.
Here is a traditional Irish version sung by Paddy Tunney
th-cam.com/video/qcglJd8yzrU/w-d-xo.html
The melody is similar in many ways to the Ritchie version, but is closer to the famous 'Dives and Lazarus' or 'Star of the County Down' tune.
Support this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/TheFolkRevivalProject?Link
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Sean-nós singing and dancing on the Aran Islands, 1929 [restored video/audio]
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Amhránaíocht agus damhsa ar an sean-nós ar Oileáin Árann, 1929 [físeán/fuaime athchóirithe] Pádraig Ó Maoláin (Pat Mullin) was blind man from Inis Oírr, one of the Aran Islands on the west cost of Ireland. Inis Oírr remains a strong Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) region today. However, when Pádraig was born, around half of Ireland would have spoken Irish as a first language. The song he sings is a ...
Traditional Portuguese choral music (c. 1972) [restored video/audio]
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Música coral tradicional portuguesa (c. 1972) [vídeo/áudio restaurado] This footage is from the archives of Michel Giacometti (1929-1990), a Corsican ethnomusicologist who lived and studied in Portugal. Here is a large playlist of his footage of traditional Portuguese music th-cam.com/video/UZCGurAUHqM/w-d-xo.html Here is another video I have uploaded which involves traditional Portuguese music...
"The Humours of Whiskey" / "Stick to the Craytur" - Tom Lenihan (1967) [RESTORED VIDEO/AUDIO]
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Humours of Whiskey / Stick to the Craytur / Paddy's Panacea / Whiskey, Me Boys Tom Lenihan skips several verses in this recording. Here is a recording of him singing the full version: www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/songs/cmc/paddys_panacea_tlenihan.htm “Tom learned this from an American songbook entitled ‘617 Irish Songs and Ballads’, (circa 1900); he set it to an air he was familiar with wh...
Authentic Irish sean-nós singing | Jack Ághas, 1960s ,County Kerry [restored video/audio]
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Amhránaíocht bharántúil ar an sean nós | Jack Ághas, 1960idí ,Contae Chiarraí [físeán/audio athchóirithe] The term sean-nós, Irish for ‘old style’, refers to traditional Irish music and dance from the Gaeltachts (Irish-speaking regions). This is some of the earliest audio-visual footage of sean-nós singing. It was filmed in Begley's Pub in the village of Baile na nGall (‘Ballydavid’) on the Din...
Six authentic recordings of keening from Ireland and Scotland (1955-1965)
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Sé thaifead barántúla de chaoineoireacht as Éirinn agus Albain (1955-1965) - Irish / Gaeilge Sia clàran dearbhte de "chaoineoireacht" à Èirinn agus Alba (1955-1965) - Scottish Gaelic / Gàidhlig Keening is a form of ancient vocal lament widely practiced in Ireland and the Gaelic-speaking parts of Scotland until the eighteenth century. Historically, Gaelic mourning ceremonies took place according...
Appalachian ballad singer Texas Gladden (1947) | "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" [Child 278]
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“I have a perfect mental picture of every song I sing. I have a perfect picture of every person I learned it from, very few people I don't remember. When I sing a song, a person pops up, and it's a very beautiful story. I can see Mary Hamilton, I can see where the old Queen came down to the kitchen, can see them all gathered around, and I can hear her tell Mary Hamilton to get ready, I can see ...
Amhrán Mhuínse | Traditional sean-nós song with transcription and lyrics
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Amhrán Mhuinse | Amhrán traidisiúnta ar an sean-nós le tras-scríobh/liricí The singer is either Sorcha Bean Uí Chonfhaola or Sarah Ghriallais. The melody is transcribed up an octave and into the key of C. Just one verse has been transcribed. Here is a link to the full recording: th-cam.com/video/GgFa7mbwujg/w-d-xo.html “Amhrán Mhuínse” or “Amhrán Mhuighinse” is a traditional sean-nós lament fro...
Traditional death wails and keening songs from around the world | Europe, Asia, America, Oceania
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0:00 Australia 0:31 Ireland | Éire - Keening / Caointeoireacht th-cam.com/video/7dE8ZEigMpw/w-d-xo.html 1:06 Tamil Nadu | தமிழ்நாடு - "Oppari" / ஒப்பாரி 1:36 Sardinia | Sardigna 1:55 South America (Yaminawá Tribe) If you're interested in Irish Keening songs, have a look at this video I uploaded previously: th-cam.com/video/mY5qkW5C3SY/w-d-xo.html Support this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/The...
Traditional Northern Portuguese Ballad (1974) | "Romance de D. João" sung by Maria Cláudia Nunes
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Canto Tradicional do Norte Português (1974) "Romance de D. João" cantado por Maria Cláudia Nunes The recording was made in Vinhais, a municipality in the district of Bragança, in the far Northeast of Portugal. This video has unfortunately been edited which means many of the verses are missing. The full version (sung by the same singer) can be heard here: th-cam.com/video/qmCiBjZSl-Q/w-d-xo.html...
John Barleycorn | Five authentic recordings of a mystical English folk song
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John Barleycorn (Roud 164) is a traditional English folk song which describes the process of making whiskey by personifying the barley from which it is made. The first known version of the song was printed on a London broadsheet in 1624, although it may be related to an older Scottish song called ‘Allan-a-Maut’ ('Alan of the malt’), which also personifies barley. Some have suggested that the so...
Flora MacNeil / Floraidh Nic Nèil | Traditional Scottish Gaelic singer | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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Floraidh Nic Nèil | seinneadair traidiseanta Gàidhlig | Aithriseachd iomlan Flora MacNeil, MBE (1928 - 2015) was a traditional Scottish Gaelic singer. She learnt her songs from older female family members when she was a child. When she left the island of Barra, she took her songs with her, and had a long and successful music career beginning in the early stages of the British Folk Revival. Here...
Where did Appalachian music come from?
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This video exists for educational purposes and will not be monetized in any way. Links to the original videos are provided below. This video aims to explore the origins of some of the features of traditional Appalachian music. Of course not every feature was covered, but these were the ones I could find clear videos of. Many of the comparisons may be superficial, particularly the African ones, ...
Traditional Irish Keening Song - Cití Ní Ghallchóir / Kitty Gallagher (1951) | Transcription/lyrics
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Amhrán traidisiúnta caoineadh na hÉireann - Cití Ní Ghallchóir (1951) | Tras-scríobh / liricí Keening is a form of ancient Gaelic vocal lament widely practiced in Ireland and the Gaelic parts of Scotland until the eighteenth century. Gaelic mourning ceremonies once took place according to set customs, involving two sets of mourners and specific types of music played by mourners and bards. The k...
The songs of Joseph Taylor (1907) | Historic recordings of nineteen traditional English folk songs
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Please go to 28:26 to learn about the singer, Joseph Taylor (1833-1910), and the man who recorded him, Percy Grainger (1882-1961). Here is a link to the Percy Grainger Collection, which contains hundreds of phonograph recordings of traditional folk singing made in England between 1906 and 1909, including the recordings in this video: sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Percy-Grainger-Colle...
Sean-nós singing (1907) | Traditional songs in the Irish language: Waterford, Kerry, Dublin, Donegal
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Sean-nós singing (1907) | Traditional songs in the Irish language: Waterford, Kerry, Dublin, Donegal
Traditional Northumbrian Sword Dance (1930) [Restored Video/Audio]
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Traditional Northumbrian Sword Dance (1930) [Restored Video/Audio]
Jean Ritchie sings "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" and "The Cuckoo" (1986) [Rare live performance]
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Jean Ritchie sings "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" and "The Cuckoo" (1986) [Rare live performance]
Gaelic Waulking Songs in the Outer Hebrides (1941) [With full lyrics and translation]
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Gaelic Waulking Songs in the Outer Hebrides (1941) [With full lyrics and translation]
Traditional music and dance in Brittany | Sonerezh ha dañs hengounel Breizh (1928)
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Traditional music and dance in Brittany | Sonerezh ha dañs hengounel Breizh (1928)
Appalachian Ballad Singing (1969) | Dillard Chandler, Dellie Norton, Berzilla Wallin
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Appalachian Ballad Singing (1969) | Dillard Chandler, Dellie Norton, Berzilla Wallin
African American chain gang | work songs and spirituals (1929) [restored video and audio]
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African American chain gang | work songs and spirituals (1929) [restored video and audio]
Traditional English fiddling and Morris dance (1928) | Sam Bennett [RESTORED]
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Traditional English fiddling and Morris dance (1928) | Sam Bennett [RESTORED]
The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) | "Doggett Gap" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED]
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The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) | "Doggett Gap" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED]
English farmer Fred Jordan sings old ballad "The Outlandish Knight" (Child 4) [lyrics on screen]
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English farmer Fred Jordan sings old ballad "The Outlandish Knight" (Child 4) [lyrics on screen]
Jean Ritchie sings "Shady Grove" and "Jackero" (1966) [Rare live performance]
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Jean Ritchie sings "Shady Grove" and "Jackero" (1966) [Rare live performance]
Newfoundland farmer Patsy Judge sings Irish folk song "The Tanyard Side" (1981) [with lyrics]
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Newfoundland farmer Patsy Judge sings Irish folk song "The Tanyard Side" (1981) [with lyrics]
Jean and Edna Ritchie sing traditional ballad "The Four Marys" (1966) [restored video and audio]
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Jean and Edna Ritchie sing traditional ballad "The Four Marys" (1966) [restored video and audio]
Traditional Appalachian ballad "The Scotland Man" performed by George Landers (c.1960s)[RESTORED]
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Traditional Appalachian ballad "The Scotland Man" performed by George Landers (c.1960s)[RESTORED]
Traditional Irish music in Spiddal, Co. Galway (c.1962) [restored video with lyrics and commentary]
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Traditional Irish music in Spiddal, Co. Galway (c.1962) [restored video with lyrics and commentary]
Without old films we'd never know how phoney-baloney contemporary period pieces are. The past is a very unfamiliar place.
I'm a Hollingsworth. I have a bunch of Lunsford family out in that area and in Georgia. They sound very similar when they speak. Just like my Pawpaw actually. He was from Hollingsworth, GA.
The other musicians are Mr and Mrs Lyda Brooks and Gaither Robinson on banjo (R)
They should've left it in B&W!
So All the men have on half chaps or "gaitors" as some say, o.k., so what about the sweet gal? They gonna carry her pass the great danger of ever wondering serpents?
OG crip walk 3:02
I think the first version is orally transmitted and the other versions may be learned from printed music sheets. It sounds archaic compare to the other versions because of its apparent pentatonic characteristics, that it actually sounds like some traditional Appalachian tunes.
Holy shit, learn to sing first! 😂
This film, made in 1928, predates by a year the publication of Look Homeward Angel by Ashville’s arguably most famous son, Thomas Wolfe. That is remarkable.
To record this was pioneering for the time. That’s amazing to me. To just be able to set up a camera and record some music is something we take for granted nowadays. Not so in 1928. What a real treat. Thank you!
Couldn't understand a word coming out of their mouths 😂
I've seen Deliverance. They're Family. Good porn.
Brilliant
Why does this have to be in color? Can't people just let things be the way they were?
I saw her upper ankle! Scandalous!
So this is Scottish folk music that the Scottish took when the Scottish moved to the Appalachian’s it’s not Appalachian music it’s Scottish folk music and the dancing is also Scottish folk dancing
I was heading to the comment section to say how this is exactly the same as the music I heard in Ireland, so we're probably talking about the same thing - all timeless music!
Except it is Appalachian music, isn't it? We ate brothers and came overwhelmingly from the isles, our blood and culture inexplicably linked. Don't go cultural appropriation on me, idiot. Greater enemies to deal with.
A fiddle, guitar, two banjos, an axe and a shotgun certainly rounds out the equipment necessary to play 100% authentic American music.
Thank you so very much. Wonderful work restoring this. What an honor and privilege to see this. Just precious. One can see here how tap dancing, clog dancing, square dancing and old timey music mountain arose in the US, then country, bluegrass and on to rock. If only these lovely people knew their contribution and part in it all. Such a beautiful language.(From great-great grandaughter of Irish immigrants to US❤)
Love it
Simply brilliant and there are many other films created by Lansford, a man with an eye for posterity. Note the rifle nearby. 😊
This just supports my theory that 90% of crooked fiddle tunes are just the result of people recording fiddlers who didn't know how to count.
Culture, companionship, and simplicity 😊
Hermosa música y lindo recuerdo! Carlos, músico from Buenos Aires!
God bless the United States of America.
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle When the sun's comin' up, I got cakes on the griddle Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle Thank God I'm a country boy
Amazing! Very beautiful!
Interesante saludos desde paraguay.🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🧉🧉🧉🧉🧉🙌🙌
My mother grew up in the hills of Kentucky and my cousin and I sing this music today. Hart Holler
Wow, that's beautiful
Great video! Thanks for posting it. I love how after the song ended, the director got close-up shots of Bascom playing fiddle and of his feet doing his little dance. I assume those shots were to intersplice into the main video to create the effect of multiple cameras (and angles) when only a single camera was used.
The most beautiful sound in the mf world
Interesting violin shape
People on camera from back then who talk like actual people!!! Pretty coo
I have several wax cylinder recordings done by Thomas Edison, recorded 1895 to 1900.
For those in America crying about oppression yet still continue to speak their native language And myself being Irish American and not knowing a few words of the Gaelic language is a travesty
They have nothing to worry about these days this carry’s on and on to the point of saturation today. What’s troubling is how little blue grass Celtic folk clogging is fading away into oblivion. I was at a show the other night it was an Immediate necessity for me with not much to do that day. It was called Celtic Revival and had a mixture of German Irish Scott’s English Blues and oppressive music. It was about kings taking the peoples lane and enslaving the Irish
It reminds me of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" by John Denver. Maybe he was inspired by this music. Almost certainly.
What a Wonderful Time this must’ve been 😢 4:11
Sounds like “thank God I’m a country boy”
I grew up like this in North Carolina.
Why do they sound black
Back when hillbillies had class. Now they’re all dependent drug addicts like everyone else. I always say, as soon as Appalachia gets dependent upon the socialism, that’s when America is completely lost.
So america was lost during FDR? in all the elections most of Appalachia voted for FDR a socialist
Arguably this is String Band 'Olde Timey' music, which is derivative of appalachian old time.
Fancy footwear too clean not working guys
Black people invented this genre too
Bluegrass before it was ever called that.
A window into the past. Hard to believe that the house I live in was already 17yrs old when this was filmed.
This is a great video but in the future please do not add the unnecesary and distracting video bits on the sides just to fill the screen.
I can hear country boy by John Denver a little bit. Amazing
It's wild. I'm Portuguese, born in 1993, and I distinctly remember hearing laments very similar to these in a couple of funerals as a child. I also remember my grandmother doing it when someone she knew passed away! I know it was common in northern Portugal (where I'm from) and Galícia
That's very interesting to hear. You may be interested in watching a video on this channel comparing traditional laments across cultures. There are also a couple of videos of traditional Portuguese music :)