EDWARD
From Eighty English Folk Songs, collected and published by Cecil J. Sharp and Maud Karpeles. Between 1916 And 1918, Cecil and Maud visited the Southern Appalachian mountains, noting songs that had travelled with immigrants from Britain and taken root in their new home - eventually blossoming into a whole new musical tradition.
Track Illustration: Oil painting of Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham
lyrics
How came this blood on your shirt sleeve
O dear love tell me
It is the blood of the old grey mare
That ploughed the field for me, me, me
That ploughed the field for me
It does look too pale for the grey mare’s blood
That ploughed the field for thee, thee, thee
That ploughed the field for thee
How came this blood on your shirt sleeve
O dear love tell me
It is the blood of the old grey hound
That traced the fox for me, me, me
That traced the fox for me
It does look too pale for the greyhound’s blood
That traced the fox for thee, thee, thee
That traced the fox for thee
How came this blood on your shirt sleeve
O dear love tell me
It is the blood of my brother-in-law
Who would not ride with me, me, me
Who would not ride with me
And it’s what did you fall out about
O dear love tell me
About a little bit of bush
That soon would have made a tree, tree, tree
That soon would have made a tree
And it’s what will you do now my love
O dear love, tell me
I’ll set my foot into yonder ship
And I’ll sail all across the sea, sea, sea
I’ll sail all across the sea
And it’s when will you come back again
O dear love, tell me
When the sun sets into yonder sycamore tree
And I know that will never, never be - Never be
I know that will never, never be
credits
from Turn The Glass,
released April 18, 2015
Cathy Lesurf: vocals. Isobel Kimberly: ukulele, backing vocals. Gary Southwell: nylon 9 string guitar. Jim Kimberly: steel string guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals. Andy Cutting: button accordion.
Tasting notes: An elegant distillation of traditional songs with complexity and depth: Notes of smoke and honey melting into
top notes of breathtaking clarity.
Great voices, rich harmonies, powerful acoustic arrangements that find the heart of every song, from artists at the peak of their powers.
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
Collaborating remotely with 12 songwriters from all over the world, Kim Edgar emerged with a work of striking art pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 11, 2023
Ian Anderson just gets on with the job of making solid, honest music that displays a real appreciation of its roots. Oh yes, he's a great musician,too.
Stephen Harvey