The Waterson/Carthy's do a splendid job with Ewan MacCall and Peggy Seeger's song and Nora intros it with the reverence for oral tradition that it deserves. It is very appropriate for right now.
What an incredible quality in her voice. I had the blessed good fortune to hear them sing together in a small cabin , close up. It’s something one will never forget.
just amazed by the voice... I just think it is a pitty that you should come across by such a lovely voice and great songs only by accident... You always find the music you love by accident.. :S
Written by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Ewan MacColl writes such songs as a middle class man populating his songs with working class phrases to gain credibility in an artificial and phony way. This is not the stuff of good poetry. Nevertheless it is very well sung.
Easy to say, but plenty of people of Travelling and English Romani people sing this song, and if they think it's good enough, it's good enough for me. The song carries on regardless.
Ewan MacColl was born Jimmy Miller in Salford, an industrial area called " the classic slum " by Karl Marx, to a steelworker and a cleaner. He grew up during the depression and was a member of the Young Communists as many thinking people were until Hungary. His life was more comfortable later but he wasn`t middle class and he wrote of situations and people he knew.
Rest in Power Norma Waterson. Thinking of your loved ones and the rest of us who love you too and will continue to take you forward within ourselves.
Lovely. RIP to this star who just passed away.
She allways owned the songs she sang. Love her.
Sad that I'll never hear that warm honey toned voice live again. But you gave us some really special moments
A great ballad.. Originally sourced from an Irish Travelling Man... Beautiful voice..R.I.P lovely lady.
Beautiful lady Norma Waterson RIP lovely lady
The Waterson/Carthy's do a splendid job with Ewan MacCall and Peggy Seeger's song and Nora intros it with the reverence for oral tradition that it deserves. It is very appropriate for right now.
What an incredible quality in her voice. I had the blessed good fortune to hear them sing together in a small cabin , close up. It’s something one will never forget.
@toftmf It's from the radio ballad 'The Travelling People' which is about the history and culture of Gypsies.
What a voice !!!!
Rest In peace Norma
Beautiful in every way. Yes, it still resonates, today. (Think Mass and Cass in Boston...)
just amazed by the voice... I just think it is a pitty that you should come across by such a lovely voice and great songs only by accident... You always find the music you love by accident.. :S
the best way of finding good music is by boycotting maintsream radio
People are really generous to that voice.
really stunning persperctive...
yes rip lass
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Written by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Ewan MacColl writes such songs as a middle class man populating his songs with working class phrases to gain credibility in an artificial and phony way. This is not the stuff of good poetry. Nevertheless it is
very well sung.
oral history, not oral artefacts
Easy to say, but plenty of people of Travelling and English Romani people sing this song, and if they think it's good enough, it's good enough for me. The song carries on regardless.
Ewan MacColl was born Jimmy Miller in Salford, an industrial area called " the classic slum " by Karl Marx, to a steelworker and a cleaner. He grew up during the depression and was a member of the Young Communists as many thinking people were until Hungary. His life was more comfortable later but he wasn`t middle class and he wrote of situations and people he knew.
You're so snob!