This song brings tears to your eyes. I lost someone before... he was the only person who understood me. If he listens to me still, despite being gone, I hope that this song reaches him. My brother, I love you.
thanks so much for posting this. it's one of my favorite songs. something about it just touches my soul. I can't listen without getting teary. Kate Rusby is one of the best ever. and certainly one of the best today. Cheers
Just tried listening to the newer version of this on Spotify and it just doesn't have the weight and power of emotion as this older version. Absolutely wonderful.
Beautiful! This is a folk circuit staple, but I've never heard such a heartrendingly powerful arrangement. She sings on the Show of Hands version of High Germany, and I recommend that for the same reason.
This is absolutely beautiful. For a more traditional, breathtaking-in-its-purity version, check out Joan Baez. From an early concert. Stunning in focus and clarity, it shows the reason she became, well, ... "Joan Baez".
Love is such a strange thing, isn't it? To preserve it, you must endure sacrifice, pain, and loss. I miss her so much but I now understand the purpose of grief. Yesterday, the ophthalmologist said my eyes were quite dry: they aren't now!
"before 1707, the term Celtic was unheard of" That is simply not true. The first mentions of people called Keltoi comes from Greek sources 2500 years ago. It referred to tribes in Germany who spoke an ancestor of the modern Celtic languages and such languages were spoken all over Europe as well as Britain and Ireland. It is only in more modern times that the British and Irish have themselves used the terms Celt and Celtic but that is totally different from what skippy claimed.
allan connochie I respect your statements, but what I've learned about history is that we trust people on how it is interpreted if we were not there ourselves, we really do not know.... example: the bible. Now how much has it been kept from us, but what's worse is; is that good or bad? In any case, is it really true, just a story, or just put into place to control us. I've heard them all, and unless we ourselves were actually there at that time, of any history, we should believe what we ourselves decide.... that's called "free will". We are not robots, we are individuals with our own thoughts and our own decisions to make. So understand I respect you for your opinion, as are so many others I respect. (Isn't life grand)!
John Ramirez But we do know because the literary works exist describing the Kelts ot Keltoi who spoke a language related to the Brittonic spoken in Britain. It isn't hearsay.
The Picts were entirely different from the Scots (Scotti as the Romans called them), the Scots were from Ireland, they intermingled and interbred with the Picts, with whom they had shared an alliance against the Romans, suggesting that the Scotti/Irish had a long established trading relationship with the Picts.
The word we know as "Celt" is a Greek root word. Also @youwinoneinternets - "Scotti" is the Irish name for the Pictish, not Roman. the Romans referred to all the peoples of what we now call The British Isles by the same name - the Brittani.
What can I say ? I like Luke Kelly's version, but the female voice brings a whole different dimension to this. Pity you can't see that. To understand, look at the video response put up by IvoniceAstird. You might learn something.
does anyone know or have the chords so that i can play this song on the piano because i really want to learn it for my gcse piece! if anyone does, please could they send it to me? thanks
Why on earth did they use such an awful picture of Kate on this CD cover ... it really doesn't do the lovely girl justice ... nevertheless, she is an astonishing talent ... and I still love her ... We don't have to WIN the human race ... just SAVE it ... Colin Hugh Abbott.
This song brings tears to your eyes. I lost someone before... he was the only person who understood me. If he listens to me still, despite being gone, I hope that this song reaches him. My brother, I love you.
Anyone still listening to this in 2023?? Such a heart rending song...so many memories... Thank you Kate x
10 ot of 10 to Kate Rusby for her beautiful modern rendition of this old English folk song. She makes it live again
For England, Yorkshire, Faith, Justice, Life!
thanks so much for posting this. it's one of my favorite songs. something about it just touches my soul. I can't listen without getting teary. Kate Rusby is one of the best ever. and certainly one of the best today. Cheers
Was in love with luke Kelly's version but this is so very beautiful and hunting.. such perfection
Just tried listening to the newer version of this on Spotify and it just doesn't have the weight and power of emotion as this older version. Absolutely wonderful.
A beautiful song, a beautiful sound. For pure, powerful raw emotion, though, there is none better on this title IMHO than Luke Kelly.
Poetry in lyrical voice, verses, story and music. Magical!
This is a breathtaking version. Kate's voice is so distinctive that comparison with other versions is meaningless.
this is the sweetest cover for this old song
Love your,simply love your songs.
This song always makes me feel a little sad, though beautiful it is
this is by far the most tragically romantic version i've heard.
Her voice is pure South Yorkshire.
So beautiful it made me cry
Lovley song, fabulous CD. Then again all of her CDs are fabulous.
Beautiful! This is a folk circuit staple, but I've never heard such a heartrendingly powerful arrangement. She sings on the Show of Hands version of High Germany, and I recommend that for the same reason.
such a beautiful song - kate rusby is fantastic, thanks for uploading!
The most heartbreaking version of this song...
This is absolutely beautiful. For a more traditional, breathtaking-in-its-purity version, check out Joan Baez. From an early concert. Stunning in focus and clarity, it shows the reason she became, well, ... "Joan Baez".
Whoa...she reminds me of Natalie Merchant...I have to get some of her CDs...GREAT VOICE!!!
She's wonderful, isn't she? Have you heard 'Elfin Knight' yet? That, and 'Little Jack Frost' are my favourite songs :P
Love is such a strange thing, isn't it? To preserve it, you must endure sacrifice, pain, and loss. I miss her so much but I now understand the purpose of grief.
Yesterday, the ophthalmologist said my eyes were quite dry: they aren't now!
Perfect for the winter blues.
Yes. Truly. Non- stop rain here.
you cant tell a book by its cover! so wonderfull a song, such beautifully understated singing, as if she was singing just to you.
Thank you. With combining hopes in similar cases, maybe our wishes will be reached.
My favorite poem, beautiful
she's good live :)
Lau's version is the absolute best in my opinion. Such a stunning version.
Rest in peace Mairead.
"doin dishes or dustin"!!!!!!!!!! She shud take dat as a compliment den!! gol. Yeah she is a pretty decent singer alrite
ween - cold blows the wind
thankyou very much for telling me! it has helped me alot!
Im still here!
It's been 12 months and a day, yet still I mourn
💔 I’m so sorry.
... holy sh-
*falls in love*
Awesome
"before 1707, the term Celtic was unheard of"
That is simply not true. The first mentions of people called Keltoi comes from Greek sources 2500 years ago. It referred to tribes in Germany who spoke an ancestor of the modern Celtic languages and such languages were spoken all over Europe as well as Britain and Ireland. It is only in more modern times that the British and Irish have themselves used the terms Celt and Celtic but that is totally different from what skippy claimed.
allan connochie I respect your statements, but what I've learned about history is that we trust people on how it is interpreted if we were not there ourselves, we really do not know.... example: the bible. Now how much has it been kept from us, but what's worse is; is that good or bad? In any case, is it really true, just a story, or just put into place to control us. I've heard them all, and unless we ourselves were actually there at that time, of any history, we should believe what we ourselves decide.... that's called "free will". We are not robots, we are individuals with our own thoughts and our own decisions to make. So understand I respect you for your opinion, as are so many others I respect. (Isn't life grand)!
John Ramirez But we do know because the literary works exist describing the Kelts ot Keltoi who spoke a language related to the Brittonic spoken in Britain. It isn't hearsay.
who left no written language.
The Picts were entirely different from the Scots (Scotti as the Romans called them), the Scots were from Ireland, they intermingled and interbred with the Picts, with whom they had shared an alliance against the Romans, suggesting that the Scotti/Irish had a long established trading relationship with the Picts.
The word we know as "Celt" is a Greek root word. Also @youwinoneinternets - "Scotti" is the Irish name for the Pictish, not Roman. the Romans referred to all the peoples of what we now call The British Isles by the same name - the Brittani.
i agree, totally agree
Oh. My. God.
I just mean the sound of her voice.
i bought it ages ago!
This song is in Fm. Let's use Fm, D#, C#, G#....
What can I say ?
I like Luke Kelly's version, but the female voice brings a whole different dimension to this. Pity you can't see that.
To understand, look at the video response put up by IvoniceAstird.
You might learn something.
i bet that this cover made by Dave McKean
@blumenthol
Well, go to Luke Kelly s' version and tell 'em!
lol, i getcha
does anyone know or have the chords so that i can play this song on the piano because i really want to learn it for my gcse piece!
if anyone does, please could they send it to me?
thanks
The prophets dean and gene do a great version of this song also..
And once offered up unto the Boognish, it became theirs once and forever
AgentCornshucker Amang!
Why on earth did they use such an awful picture of Kate on this CD cover ... it really doesn't do the lovely girl justice ... nevertheless, she is an astonishing talent ... and I still love her ...
We don't have to WIN the human race ... just SAVE it ...
Colin Hugh Abbott.
Luke Kelly did this by far the best - IMO
highly doubtful... but ill give it a listen...
what?