How phantastic it must have been to make music with these talented sisters. To listen to their beautiful music. How can a man cheat on a woman like Kate ?
Yes the song is a longing for a childhood of playing in the woods, made more poignant by "growing up by and by". They played at being characters from old Anglo/Irish folk songs like "Willie Moore, Barbara Allen and Fair Ellen". The McGarriles are from a tradition of singing old timey songs as a family activity. All those references in the lyrics are to the names of old fiddle tunes: Shady Grove, the Bells of Rhymney, Bounce the Bow, Rock the Gallows, the Hangman's Reel, and Wake the Devil.
I didn’t know about the references to other songs, thank you! I also was never quite sure if Harlan was a man or a town so I just see it as a man and her hope but apprehension about whether returning is such a good idea.
My church is going on a mission trip to Harlan, KY in October...I've been looking at all videos & music about the place. When I came across this one. That is CERTAINLY not Emmylou Harris on the 5-string, Larrivee acoustic bass...because it's me.
NEW song about the fine folks in HARLAN and the coal mines...HILLS OF KENTUCKY..I used to haul coal outta Harlan back across clinch mountain into Tennessee...a song to sing around the campfires..add to your favorites.
From the great Transatlantic sessions series,all great musicians. The girls sounding magical. Emmy Lou wasn't really needed but always nice to see her.
No its not. It's about losin' yer keys in the back seat of yer car, just under the little clip thingy that allows your baby seat to attach and hold steadfast. It's about the clingy-ness of clinging. The fastening-ness of fastening. Steadly fastening and boldly glistening. Going where no man or woman has gone before and myriad dichotomies within.
My gift to you from the music God's... Blast from the transatlantic sessions My favourites Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Emmylou Ring the bells of Rhymney Till they ring inside my head forever.....who write THIS now days McGarrigle sisters in a League of their Own..
(See Aro tej message, that's where I learned what the song is about) There were no cukoos, no sycamores we played about the forest floor underneath the silver maple the balsams and the sky We popped the heads off dandelions assuming roles from nursery rhymes rested on the riverbank and grew up bye and bye, and grew up bye and bye Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove ring the bells of Rhymney till they ring inside my head forever bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman's reel and wake the Devil from htis dream I'm going back to Harlan I'm going back to Harlan I'm going back to Harlan And if you were Willie Moore and I was Barbara Allen or Fair Ellen all sad at the cabin door a-weepin' and a-pinin', for love a-weepin' and a-pinin', for love Frail my heart apart and play me a little shady grove ring the bells of Rhymney till they ring inside my head forever bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman's reel and wake the Devil from htis dream I'm going back to Harlan I'm going back to Harlan I'm going back to Harlan
Emmy on bass guitar.......how intriguing. she kills me too............whew i'm not alone.... this is a great tune by anna mcgarrigle.....lol i don't think theres a harlan in canada( except for my friend named harlan in b.c.) ya never know.
If you haven’t already discovered it the album The McGarrigle Hour (around 2000) is worth a listen, several songs with Emmylou and many gifted family and friends. You can just picture them all sitting around a piano in a living room after dinner.
Going Back To Harlan Emmylou Harris [Verse] There were no cuckoos, no sycamores We played about the forest floor Underneath the silver maples, the balsams and the sky We popped the heads off dandelions Assuming roles from nursery rhymes Rested on the riverbank And grew up by and by, and grew up by and by Frail my heart apart And play me a little Shady Grove Ring the Bells of Rhymney Till they ring inside my head forever Bounce the bow, rock the gallows For the hangman's reel And wake the devil from his dream I'm going back to Harlan [x3] And if you were Willie Moore And I was Barbara Allen Or Fair Ellen all sad at the cabin door A-weeping and a-pining, for love[x2]
Hello dubbedcrazy, but do my eyes not see the same things as you do...I don't see Emmylou on bass here!? I do agree about the great song tho. And I love Emmylou's version on her Wrecking Ball album.
Emmylou is not on bass, she is sitting with her hands folded atop her knee, singing. There is a grey-haired woman on the banjo, but she is not Emmylou.
If I had any musical talent whatsoever, I would want it to be like this! Absolutely outstanding!
People more dedicated to the music than the ego, pure music.
How phantastic it must have been to make music with these talented sisters. To listen to their beautiful music. How can a man cheat on a woman like Kate ?
Yes the song is a longing for a childhood of playing in the woods, made more poignant by "growing up by and by". They played at being characters from old Anglo/Irish folk songs like "Willie Moore, Barbara Allen and Fair Ellen". The McGarriles are from a tradition of singing old timey songs as a family activity. All those references in the lyrics are to the names of old fiddle tunes: Shady Grove, the Bells of Rhymney, Bounce the Bow, Rock the Gallows, the Hangman's Reel, and Wake the Devil.
I didn’t know about the references to other songs, thank you! I also was never quite sure if Harlan was a man or a town so I just see it as a man and her hope but apprehension about whether returning is such a good idea.
If anyone from the BBC reads these comments, I have a request. Please repeat these wonderful programmes again and again. Thank you, in advance.
You can get the whole series on DVD. I've got it and play it about twice a year. Brilliant set of programmes, I agree :-)
fantastic that this is still echoing down the years
This is simply wonderful.
Merci, les soeurs McGarrigle et Emmylou: l'une de mes chansons preferées.
Aurevoir, chère Kate! Tu vas nous manquer tellement, mais ta musique continuera de nous bercer!
Wow what a song.Wonderfull
touches a chord too deep to express in words!
Have known this people and music for years. I play it as of yesterday. God bless
Just watched again as spectacular singers.Sorry if I bore you with my comments
These girls have such soulful songs,beautiful,RIP Kate!
Never forgettable song! I love you!
From K.
My church is going on a mission trip to Harlan, KY in October...I've been looking at all videos & music about the place. When I came across this one.
That is CERTAINLY not Emmylou Harris on the 5-string, Larrivee acoustic bass...because it's me.
Kate is not dead she was an angel and they can’t stay for long on this earth
Kate McGarrigle is playing the banjo. She died yesterday at the age of 63 after battling cancer. She's going to be missed.
magnificently authentically outstanding
RIP Kate....thank you for the music.
Like this song.
Where is Emmylou, the Great Muse, all goes to be Great.
Beautiful Trio.
I was raised in Harlan. Love this!
NEW song about the fine folks in HARLAN and the coal mines...HILLS OF KENTUCKY..I used to haul coal outta Harlan back across clinch mountain into Tennessee...a song to sing around the campfires..add to your favorites.
@@jorgen-55 I have searched at length for Harlan, Quebec and can't locate it. Can you tell me exactly where it is?
Cherish this album Matapedia..really highly recommended!
This is incredible.
Kate and Anna wrote the song. Emmylou made it a hit on the charts. It's lovely.
It was on Wrecking Ball.
From the great Transatlantic sessions series,all great musicians. The girls sounding magical. Emmy Lou wasn't really needed but always nice to see her.
The violinist is Scottish Ali Bains probably wrong spelling but what a person to have in this world if he is still with us.Amen love the music
Love it, love it. Haunting and "nourishing."
Two great fiddle players Aly Bain and Jay Ungar. Used to watch the prog on T/V regularly,So much talent from the world.
And Russ Barenberg on guitar. He was part of Fiddle Fever, with Jan and Molly.
♥️I’m from Harlan♥️
smile ...
🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Love & miss those ladies. So visual.
Great stuff. RIP Kate.
This song is about finding your creativity in music again
No its not. It's about losin' yer keys in the back seat of yer car, just under the little clip thingy that allows your baby seat to attach and hold steadfast. It's about the clingy-ness of clinging. The fastening-ness of fastening. Steadly fastening and boldly glistening. Going where no man or woman has gone before and myriad dichotomies within.
Beautiful.
R.I.P. Kate.
God bless Kate
Pure Magic
Quite possibly one of the most beautiful songs I know. And then I mean this performance from Transatlantic Sessions.
Beautiful...
i... just.... love.... it
Emmy Lou Harris did a great version of this with Spy boy. Buddy Miller on electric mandolin
My gift to you from the music God's...
Blast from the transatlantic sessions
My favourites Kate and Anna
McGarrigle and Emmylou
Ring the bells of Rhymney
Till they ring inside my head forever.....who write THIS now days McGarrigle sisters in a League of their Own..
Those are Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Canadian singer/songwriter sister duo. Anna McGarrigle wrote the song.
Wonderful
(See Aro tej message, that's where I learned what the song is about)
There were no cukoos, no sycamores
we played about the forest floor
underneath the silver maple
the balsams and the sky
We popped the heads off dandelions
assuming roles from nursery rhymes
rested on the riverbank
and grew up bye and bye, and grew up bye and bye
Frail my heart apart
and play me a little shady grove
ring the bells of Rhymney
till they ring inside my head forever
bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman's reel
and wake the Devil from htis dream
I'm going back to Harlan
I'm going back to Harlan
I'm going back to Harlan
And if you were Willie Moore
and I was Barbara Allen
or Fair Ellen all sad at the cabin door
a-weepin' and a-pinin', for love
a-weepin' and a-pinin', for love
Frail my heart apart
and play me a little shady grove
ring the bells of Rhymney
till they ring inside my head forever
bounce the bow, rock the gallows for the hangman's reel
and wake the Devil from htis dream
I'm going back to Harlan
I'm going back to Harlan
I'm going back to Harlan
Emmy on bass guitar.......how intriguing.
she kills me too............whew i'm not alone....
this is a great tune by anna mcgarrigle.....lol i don't think theres a harlan in canada( except for my friend named harlan in b.c.) ya never know.
yeah, i was trippin! thanks for pointing that out *_*
i hope she teams up with lanois again.
wrecking ball is on another level.
If you haven’t already discovered it the album The McGarrigle Hour (around 2000) is worth a listen, several songs with Emmylou and many gifted family and friends. You can just picture them all sitting around a piano in a living room after dinner.
I never knew her, but I miss her so much :`(
@woodscritter Nope, other way around. Kate is playing the banjo and Anna is singing lead while playing the guitar. I'm sure of this.
how is this not the theme for "Justified"?
I'M NEVER going back to Hard times Harlan,KY
Going Back To Harlan
Emmylou Harris
[Verse]
There were no cuckoos, no sycamores
We played about the forest floor
Underneath the silver maples, the balsams and the sky
We popped the heads off dandelions
Assuming roles from nursery rhymes
Rested on the riverbank
And grew up by and by, and grew up by and by
Frail my heart apart
And play me a little Shady Grove
Ring the Bells of Rhymney
Till they ring inside my head forever
Bounce the bow, rock the gallows
For the hangman's reel
And wake the devil from his dream
I'm going back to Harlan [x3]
And if you were Willie Moore
And I was Barbara Allen
Or Fair Ellen all sad at the cabin door
A-weeping and a-pining, for love[x2]
This is a McGarrigle sisters song. Emmylou covered it.
Thank you
Ring the bells of Rhymney
Till they ring inside my head forever.....who write THIS now days McGarrigle sisters in a League of their Own.
This is such a beautiful song. Who wrote it?
The banjo and guitar player, Kate and Anna. Pride of Canada
Why has this album suddenly disappeared from Spotify??
There is a Harlan in Canada, in Saskatchewan but theses ladies were born in Quebec. So, which Harlan are they singing about?
Saskatchewan. As the lyrics say, there were no cuckoos, no sycamores. Just joking, pretty sure they meant Kentucky.
Weren't they born in Harlan KY?
@sgrindrod - I reckon it is.
@rainharper62 There is a better quality version on dailymotion. Not really ideal, but hey, at least it exists online. :)
Hello dubbedcrazy, but do my eyes not see the same things as you do...I don't see Emmylou on bass here!? I do agree about the great song tho. And I love Emmylou's version on her Wrecking Ball album.
Pure witchery.
Emmylou is in the grey hair and red top...
Is that Aly Bain on the fiddle?
Aly Bain on the left, Jay Ungar to the right.
The women who wrote this song would be horrified by the xenophobia expressed by some of these posts. You might consider withdrawing them.
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I guess this was in the '90's.
1995 recorded in scotland 'Montgreenan House' by the BBC
'transatlantic sessions 1'
"no audiance- just the musicians" (and BBC of course ..)
Souful Stuff. As my Granddad would say "twould make the stones weep".
Emmylou is not on bass, she is sitting with her hands folded atop her knee, singing. There is a grey-haired woman on the banjo, but she is not Emmylou.
Pretty sure its Kate MacGarrigle
i was qouted 75$ for a dvd... do a google search
Inspiring music, probably not your genre, but feel free to check JOOM VORTEX, Last Day On Earth can find it through my Subs, cheers from Australia
Please tell me music gets better then this
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