Star of the County Down
Maid Who Sold Her Barley
The Rising of the Moon
Foggy Dew
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Favorite Ballads - Songs that Tell a Story
- dubhlinn
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Among my favourite narrative ballads would have to be Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrigs version of this song.
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Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
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Saw a pretty good movie last night, October Sky, based on Homer Hickam's Rocket Boys, a must see for Chris Cooper fans or anyone looking for feel good movie (or anyone like me who can actually remember the '50s ). It was set in a small Appalachian coal town and got me thinking about mining songs.
Blue Diamond Mines - Jean Ritchie
1913 Massacre - Woody Guthrie (never heard it by Woody, but Jack Elliot has a couple of recorded versions)
Paradise - John Prine (not a ballad, still a good story song)
Blue Diamond Mines - Jean Ritchie
1913 Massacre - Woody Guthrie (never heard it by Woody, but Jack Elliot has a couple of recorded versions)
Paradise - John Prine (not a ballad, still a good story song)
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As this thread goes way past Irish Trad musuic, here are a few of my current favorites
Irish - Lough Melvin's Shore (Chulua)
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Leonard Cohen - The Gypsy's Wife
Emmy Lou Harris - Michangelo
Lyle Lovet - This Old Porch
- L.A. County - (country stalker story with rock beat!)
Kasey Chambers - Paper Aeroplane
Nullarbor Song (feels like a ballad, but I'm not sure)
On the subject of Kasey Chambers, can any of our Australian friends offer any insight as to how she's preceived there. I find her voice a little odd, but very appealing. Her song writing is good and geting better.
Irish - Lough Melvin's Shore (Chulua)
Kevin Barry
Leonard Cohen - The Gypsy's Wife
Emmy Lou Harris - Michangelo
Lyle Lovet - This Old Porch
- L.A. County - (country stalker story with rock beat!)
Kasey Chambers - Paper Aeroplane
Nullarbor Song (feels like a ballad, but I'm not sure)
On the subject of Kasey Chambers, can any of our Australian friends offer any insight as to how she's preceived there. I find her voice a little odd, but very appealing. Her song writing is good and geting better.
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hm... I don't think I've seen any of these posted yet:
Child Noryce (the version with which I'm familar is done by Kornog on their self-titled album)
Edward
Willie's Lady
The Errant Apprentice (Andy M. Stewart-- very funny)
Go Home, Girl
New York Girls (both of which are really story-songs, I guess, but they amuse me, too)
The Two Sisters (which has been posted several times... I still like it)
Gypsy Davie (and any variation thereon)
Willam Taylor (same deal, though the first rendition with which I fell in love was Patrick Streets)
The Slip Jigs and Reels (performed by the House Band. I think they wrote it too, but I don't have the linernotes to check...)
I also noticed that there was no mention of 'Rocky Road to Dublin.' Couldn't that be considered a story song as well? or is everyone too drunk by the time they get around to singing it that no one notices?
Child Noryce (the version with which I'm familar is done by Kornog on their self-titled album)
Edward
Willie's Lady
The Errant Apprentice (Andy M. Stewart-- very funny)
Go Home, Girl
New York Girls (both of which are really story-songs, I guess, but they amuse me, too)
The Two Sisters (which has been posted several times... I still like it)
Gypsy Davie (and any variation thereon)
Willam Taylor (same deal, though the first rendition with which I fell in love was Patrick Streets)
The Slip Jigs and Reels (performed by the House Band. I think they wrote it too, but I don't have the linernotes to check...)
I also noticed that there was no mention of 'Rocky Road to Dublin.' Couldn't that be considered a story song as well? or is everyone too drunk by the time they get around to singing it that no one notices?
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Steve Tilston wrote that song -- it's on his Of Moor and Mesa. Fairport Convention also covered it. He's written a number of other great story songs -- "The Naked Highwayman" comes to mind.ancatsidhe wrote:The Slip Jigs and Reels (performed by the House Band. I think they wrote it too, but I don't have the linernotes to check...)
I think my current favorite story song is "Tickle Cove Pond".
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