Nic Jones - Annan Water
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- 'Annan Water' from Nic Jones' album 'Ballads and Songs', released in 1970.
Nic wrote in the album notes: "Annan Water is not such a well-known ballad. I have altered and simplified it considerably. The original verses may be found tucked inconspicuously away in an appendix of volume 4 of the Child Ballads. The tune used is an adaption of The Brisk Young Lively Lad, found in The Folk Song Journals."
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Lyrics:
Oh Annan Water's wondrous deep
And my love Annie's wondrous bonny
I'm loath that she should wet her feet
Because I love her best of any.
Go saddle to me the bonny grey mare
Go saddle her soon and make her ready
For I must cross that river tonight
And all to see my bonnie lady.
And woe betide you Annan Water
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I'll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
And he has ridden o'er field and fell
O'er moor and moss and many a mire
His spurs of steel were sore to bide
And from the mare's feet flew the fire.
The mare flew on o'er moor and moss
But when she'd wan the Annan Water
She couldn't have ridden a furlong more
Had a thousand whips been laid upon her.
And woe betide you Annan Water
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I'll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
Oh boatman come put off your boat
Put off your boat for golden money
For I must cross that stream tonight
Or never more I'll see my Annie.
The sides are steep the waters deep
From bank to brae the water's pouring
And your bonny grey mare she sweats for fear
She stands to hear the water roaring.
And woe betide you Annan Water
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I'll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
And he has tried to swim that stream
And he swam on both strong and steady
But the river was broad and strength did fail
And he never saw his bonny lady.
Oh woe betide the willow wand
And woe betide the bush of brier
For it broke beneath her true love's hand
When strength did fail and limbs did tire.
And woe betide you Annan Water
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I'll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
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Not a syllable goes to waste in Nic Jones' singing. Each one is utilized to its maximum melodic potential. I also love the way he treats the meter as essentially free, whatever the lyrics require. And the way the bass notes harmonize the melody in fifths. All superb. Technicalities aside, the end result is a beautifully depicted series of images in your head. I first heard this almost 30 years ago and when I listen to it now I have the same images in my head that I had the first time around. Same with most of Nic Jones' songs tbh.
i knew him in his prime, Iwas the guest at the Glossop folk club, the week after his accident, he fell asleep at the wheel coming back to his home from that club,. I booked him several times at a folk club in the early seventies and again in the 80s ,he had tremendous stage presence, this lp along with penguin eggs is superb
Dick Miles my brother was a mate of his back in the late 60s and early 70s in Chelmsford Essex and I still listen to the man on a regular basis.
He’s one of my musical heroes
You may well know my fatha', Fred Loader - a regular on that circuit!
The most breathtaking voice
Nic has many definitive versions, but the melody in the guitar part sets this even higher on the ethereal plane.
Exquisite singing; ornaments like the ripples on a river .....
Gosh this makes me weep
My house overlooks Annan Water. We hear the river 24x7.
This man is very good, beautiful voice, guitar on the button, what have I missed all these years.
I can die happy having heard Nic's music
Oh Annan Water’s wondrous deep
And my love Annie’s wondrous bonny.
I’m loath that she should wet her feet
Because I love her best of any.
Go saddle to me the bonny grey mare,
Go saddle her soon and make her ready,
For I must cross that river tonight
And all to see my bonny lady.
And woe betide you Annan Water,
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I’ll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
And he has ridden o’er field and fell
O’er moor and moss and many a mire,
His spurs of steel were sore to bide
And from the mare’s feet flew the fire.
The mare flew on o’er moor and moss
And when she’d won the Annan Water,
She couldn’t have ridden a furlong more
Had a thousand whips been laid upon her.
And woe betide you Annan Water,
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I’ll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
Oh boatman come put off your boat,
Put off your boat for gold and money
For I must cross that stream tonight
Or never more I’ll see my Annie.
The sides are steep, the water’s deep
From bank to brae the water’s pouring,
And your bonny grey mare she sweats for fear,
She stands to hear the water roaring.
And woe betide you Annan Water,
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I’ll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
And he has tried to swim that stream
And he swam on both strong and steady,
But the river was broad and strength did fail
And he never saw his bonny lady.
Oh woe betide the willow wand
And woe betide the bush of briar,
For it broke beneath her true love’s hands
When strength did fail and limbs did tire.
And woe betide you Annan Water,
At nights you are a gloomy river,
And over you I’ll build a bridge
That never more true love may sever.
This is just so heartbreakingly beautiful. It's a crime that Nic's albums aren't freely available.
Watched the documentary and the Warwick Folk Fest performance with his son was very moving and Nic the man gave an authentic exposition of the creative process and communicating 'something more than just words'.
What a clown I must have been ! I used to have this lovely album & more or less gave it away with some other good stuff, If we knew then what we know now. This was always one of my favourite tracks by the magic Nic Jones. The guitar work is almost minimal in content. Just lovely.
Thank you so much for putting this up. It's a travesty that this album hasn't been released on CD. It's absolutely brilliant! I saw Nic perform this one. It was - and is - just lovely.
I still have this vinyl, and still love the song and the album................ and although I can't play it, I only have to look at it and then I hear it.
+Jancis Harvey It's impossible to get his older albums... I'd give anything to have them; especially 'From the Devil to a Stranger'.
I just have this album and I can play it now and I love it !!
@@JancisHarvey Have loved your records too for many years Jancis!
I have loved Nic Jones singing and guitar since the late 1970s and had only been back from England a week when I heard of his horrible accident. I have always gone out of my way to find all his available recording s and TH-cam has provides some many otherwise lost treasures. I still wish I could play guitar as well as he did, but his recordings always move me. 'Annan Water" is one of his best works.
Made me cry when I first heard this 30 years ago and made me cry today. Thank you so much for posting this treasure!
Wonderful to find this again! I was obsessed with this track about 20 years ago, and haven't been able to find it since.
Nic Jones is clearly a master. The only thing I noted when going to the Child version was not only it was much more complex but it had one or two subtleties lost in Jones' version. The big one being that the horse sweats for fear because she hears the water-kelpie roaring. It's not the water, but rather the otherworldly spirits which drown the unwary which are active.
love the "water kelpie" aspect, never heard that before, Thx
I love his songs and was very moved to see him at The Village Pump festival this summer. I saw him on Breakfast TV this morning and looking forward to BBC 4 on Friday. The Enigma of Nic Jones. Return of Britain's Lost Folk Hero.
Fell in love with this and Drowned lovers via Kate Rusby. Hard to adjust to an earlier version when you've only heard one, but I can love both.
Simply brilliant. I can't imagine a better version. One of the most brilliant song performances I believe I've ever heard.
Yeah, I'd say this is a definitive version, to which others get compared :)
Just watched a doc about this guy on BBC4, never heard of him before in my (long) life, He sounds fuckin ace man!
So gorgeous.
i'd never heard this, can't get this album for love nor money -thanks
some of his earlier stuff isn't available because of recording contracts I have several on vinyl but they aren't available on CD.
Totally magical, heart breakingly gorgeous
Wow. Just... wow. What an evocative voice, he really brings out the emotion in full force. Gives me chills! Thanks so much for uploading this :)
Outstanding song, beautifully played
Thank so much for posting this.
thanks for this - has been years since I heard it. Vinyl was good, live was even better!
Just listened to kate Rusby version and this is so much "purer". Wish i had found this man when he was in his prime.
i knew him in his prime, Iwas the guest at the Glossop folk club, the week after his accident, he fell asleep at the wheel coming back to his home from that club,. I booked him several times at a folk club in the early seventies and again in the 80s ,he had tremendous stage presence, this lp along with penguin eggs is superb
This is a beatuful song
If our family historian is to believed, my father's side of the family is from the Annandale region of Scotland. I have always loved this song and now it seems even more poignant with that background knowledge.
@1fretter I can imagine that, since it's an genuine tour-de-force on Nic's part.
And all the more reason these recordings should be available to the public. That is why I have uploaded several of the unobtainable songs. But to be frank, Nic should get the rights to the recordings back...
@wrongwayup
Nic Jones and definitive version seem to be linked together very often.
@t4texas I agree. It's really impressive how Nic managed to get so much out of what is essentially a fairly simple song.
Yep I just watched the doc a couple of hours ago also. Never really knew of him before. Impressed or what?
wrongwayup.Thanks for this magic track beautiful. Have posted comments today already but being new to the modern world am not sure you received hence this message.I mentioned Martyn Wyndham-Read before another great artist.Thanks.
@wrongwayup i love them both, i am in agreement with you now, i love this song dearly now
Kate Rusby's version is good, of course, but not a patch on this one. Nic's version captures the pain and poignancy of the lyrics simply and perfectly.
Have heard Kate murder many songs, o/k on rare occasions,
awesome! love the john wesley harding version on Trad Ar Jones also!
Agreed,
Glad you found it again. :)
Wow, I'm really behind on these comments... Anyway... I agree, this should be available for people to purchase. Alas, it still isn't, which is why I decided to upload it to youtube (I wouldn't have done so if it was for sale).
@AnonymousScreenOgler Agreed.
Why does it matter if you're gay or not? In the past crying was once thought to be quite manly, particularly when warriors did it, because it showed that the person crying was brave enough to show their true deep feelings on a matter.
After reading all comments, the detail of homosexual or heterosexual seems utterly redundant. Cry if you wish. The subject is the music. Absolutely fantastic it is too! Perhaps some comments have been deleted, for whatever reason. The mention of sexual orientation seems to be for the seeking of attention ONLY. The music gains more attention, do not feel hurt.
@willzer808 It's magnificent :P
@willzer808 Fair enough. I think Rusby's version is great as well (which I why I posted this video as a response to the Rusby video).
@Teddyb1939 I did not receive any other messages from you prior to this one. But that's no problem. I'm glad you liked this track. :)
While we're getting sassy, gay people can be soldiers too.
Quite sublime. Anyone know what guitar tuning is used here?
Try Isambarde's rendition - which they credit to Nic - it's a good-un
@thekingshand82
Gay people aren't the only ones that cry. Soldiers do too.
any chance of putting up " The Outlandish Knight" from the Ballads and Songs album?...Cheers
@oscar6418 I'll see what I can do :)