Phonograph to Folk Revival [PART 1/6] – a brief recorded history of 100 folk melodies

00:00 Introduction
00:18 Siuil A Run (Roud 911)
02:51 High Germany (Roud 904)
05:40 Spotted Cow (Roud 956)
07:49 The Weaver (Roud 3085)
09:33 Whiskey in the Jar (Roud 533)
12:36 As I Roved Out (Roud 3479)
13:47 The Trees They Do Grow High (Roud 31)
16:10 Turtle Dove (Roud 422)
18:00 Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277)
20:08 Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484)
21:30 Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Roud 1, Child 200)
23:00 The Banks of Green Willow (Roud 172, Child 24)
25:19 The Lark in the Morning (Roud 151)
27:03 Bridget O’Malley / Bríd Óg Ní Mháille


CORRECTIONS:
1) Rusper, where David Penfold (13:48, 16:08) lived, is in Sussex, not Suffolk. I checked after realising he didn't sound like he was from East Anglia!
2) Obviously Joan Baez is not an English composer... I don't know how I missed that one.
3) The famous versions of "The Trees They Do Grow High" (13:47) were probably inspired by this recording sung by May Bradley of Shropshire: https://www.vwml.org/record/RoudFS/S3... (click the first speaker icon). I should definitely have included that recording in the video.

This video aims to draw attention to some underappreciated traditional recordings that have inspired other musical works, and document the process that takes place when folk songs are adopted by folk revival musicians or artists of other genres. Some of the recordings have been chosen based on the popularity of the revival versions, others because the recordings are particularly interesting, and some because I simply like the ballad or the particular tune.

The recordings displayed on the left of the screen are authentic versions performed by ordinary people, all of whom most likely learnt them orally from other members of their communities.

The recordings on the right are performed by dedicated musicians who were either inspired by the recordings on the left, or by other recorded or written versions which happen use the same tune.

Most recordings of the same ballad will use a variety of melodies, often completely unrelated, but I have naturally focused on examples where the tune is somewhat consistent.

Many thanks to the owner of the YouTube channel Reynard the Fox for collecting and uploading over two thousand field recordings, including several I used for this video. I encourage anyone interested in traditional folk music to explore and subscribe to Reynard the Fox’s channel:    / @liederfuchs  




Here are links to some of the recordings that might be difficult to find:
Siuil A Run - Elizabeth Cronin:    • Видео  
High Germany - George Lane: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
High Germany - Phoebe Smith:    • Видео  
Spotted Cow - Edgar Hyldon: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
Spotted Cow - Harry Cox:    • The Spotted Cow [Roud 956], performed by N...  
Spotted Cow - Peter Bellamy:    • The Spotted Cow  
The Weaver – Robert Cinnamond:    • The Weaver  
Whiskey in the Jar – Lena Bourne Fish:    • Gilgarrah Mountain (Roud 533) (Fragment) -...  
Whiskey in the Jar – Mary Byrnes:    • Whiskey in the Jar (Roud 533) - Mary Byrnes  
Whiskey in the Jar – Sarah Organ Gunning:    • Видео  
As I Roved Out – Michael Gallagher: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit... (21:00)
The Trees They Do Grow High – David Penfold: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
Turtle Dove – David Penfold: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
Seventeen Come Sunday – Alfred Atkinson: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
Seventeen Come Sunday – Harry Cox:    • Seventeen Come Sunday [Roud 277], performe...  
Lowlands of Holland – Paddy Tunney:    • The Lowlands Of Holland  
Raggle Taggle Gypsy – Paddy Tunney:    • Seven Little Gypsies (Child 200) - Paddy T...  
Raggle Taggle Gypsy – John “Jacko” Reilly:    • The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Child 200) (CD Re...  
The Banks of Green Willow - David Clements: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
The Banks of Green Willow – Martin Carthy:    • Видео   (2:41)
The Banks of Green Willow – Tony Rose:    • Tony Rose - On Banks of Green Willow (1976...   (23:34)
The Lark in the Morning – William Hacklett: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
The Lark in the Morning – Paddy Tunney:    • The Lowlands Of Holland  
Bridget O’Malley – Hudie Devanie:    • Bridget O Mally (Arr. Devaney)