@@mikeymoose1986 A Google search will corroborate but Banger TV's folk metal Lock Horns ua-cam.com/video/CydjgVX5c8I/v-deo.html and the Map of Metal mapofmetal.com/ were the first I heard of it. Around the same time as this song we also see Bathory's pivot to folkish Viking metal, which would be a sin not to mention, since imo Quorthon played a big part in shaping the direction of European metal in the 90s and 00s. It's hard to credit one song or band in particular, since people in different places often catch the same creative "wave" at once, but a song like The Widdershin's Jig captures the zeitgeist of the early folk metal seeds very well. A few short years later, in the mid 90s, the folk metal flower really began to bloom with Cruachan, Mago De Oz, and others. The influence of something like Sepultura's Roots during this mid-90s period shouldn't be disregarded either. Hope this helps and you enjoy your metal studies as much as I have! Disclaimer: I wasn't in the scene or even alive during some of this period so of course anyone older with first hand experience would know best.
I remember buying this album on tape when it first came out,it's still fantastic..decent instrument playing/vocals & lyrics that make you think when you listen to them :)
oh thank you very much for the clarification. I've been listening to this song for 20 years now and never understood....may the guardian spirits be with you always.
No no no he was fully aware of the original. He was an old Skyclad fan from what i got it. It was in a review of no daylights nor heeltaps. I just wanted to hear that new version to see for myself.
Fuckin' hell i had the damn signed sweat shirt of this album for 17 years and fuckin' left it back at my old place when i moved. How gutted i was. This has to be the most legendary folk band of all time, sabbat were just as classic, i saw them too. LEGENDS in the making. Id like to see fukin' nu-metal do as great as this, MY ARSE....!!!!
skyclad is good now, it was not only martin, i admire him, but he was not skyclad, now its the kevin ridley era, and the last album from the clad is good, not as the wayward sons, but its nice to hear it
@PennyDreadful1 ...... memorized every word... not bad for an american, eh?... a couple years back, Cradle of Filth played in America, and i had the chance to talk with Dani... we spent most of our time chatting about Sabbat, Martin, Skyclad, and Jeff Wayne's musical version of the War of the Worlds... not all Americans are without class and culture... (but most of them are.)
You're so right, I only found them out recently, and now I'm really into them, but no other Brits seem to have heard of them. But British taste in music has gone down the shitter nowadays so I don't expect many Brits to appreciate a band as great as Skyclad
@ccatdaddy64 yes sir. what AngelicStorm1 said. the style then began to appear in scandinavia with bands like Shaman, Korpiklaani, Trollfest, Finntroll, etc.
@samothesamo unfortunatly England has a reputation of inventing musical genres that no-one within said country likes :( Hell a shit ton of people dont know who iron maiden or black sabbeth are so you cant expect them to know some of the more obscure stuff.Again :(
wow i didnt know that, i thougt the canadians and native americans put their heads together to create the english language. no shit its englands language i was just askin what you say arse for, and its not a foreign concept, i'm not american at all, i just happen to live here
@feckneddy wish i could say the same about a particular folk metal band called ensiferum. theyre dead to me, as harsh as it sounds, without a particular lead vocalist/guitarist.
"It was always my heartfelt dream too see the energy of metal mixed with elements from more traditional styles"-Martin Walkyrier
Often considered the first notable pure folk metal song
Is there another source for that or do you say it from your own experience/knowledge?
@@mikeymoose1986 A Google search will corroborate but Banger TV's folk metal Lock Horns ua-cam.com/video/CydjgVX5c8I/v-deo.html and the Map of Metal mapofmetal.com/ were the first I heard of it. Around the same time as this song we also see Bathory's pivot to folkish Viking metal, which would be a sin not to mention, since imo Quorthon played a big part in shaping the direction of European metal in the 90s and 00s. It's hard to credit one song or band in particular, since people in different places often catch the same creative "wave" at once, but a song like The Widdershin's Jig captures the zeitgeist of the early folk metal seeds very well. A few short years later, in the mid 90s, the folk metal flower really began to bloom with Cruachan, Mago De Oz, and others. The influence of something like Sepultura's Roots during this mid-90s period shouldn't be disregarded either. Hope this helps and you enjoy your metal studies as much as I have!
Disclaimer: I wasn't in the scene or even alive during some of this period so of course anyone older with first hand experience would know best.
A timeless classic in metal and whatsmore, some of the most thoughtful well-written lyrics you will ever hear.
I envision a horde of leprechauns doing a circle pit when I hear this
the first folk metal song
The First Folk Metal Song Ever!!!
And It Is A Complete MASTERPIECE!!!!
But Martin's just a genious, in Sabbat AND The Clan Destaned!
Thank you Mapofmetal for introcuing me to the greatness of Skyclad and Folk Metal... This song is so addicitve!
Remember this is all about the lyrics ... and yes one of the first folk metal albums if not the first
Señoras y señores y aquí empezó todo.widdershins jig.
One of the first Pagan/Folk-Metal Songs ever - Hails to M.Walkyr and Skyclad!
And the Gods of Metal said: LET THERE BE FOLK!!!
Folk to the folkless...
And the Metal Masses cried out: FOLK OFF!
;p
Skyclad and this song especially were way ahead of their it's time.
I remember buying this album on tape when it first came out,it's still fantastic..decent instrument playing/vocals & lyrics that make you think when you listen to them :)
20 years of folk metal!!!! :D
oh thank you very much for the clarification. I've been listening to this song for 20 years now and never understood....may the guardian spirits be with you always.
No no no he was fully aware of the original.
He was an old Skyclad fan from what i got it.
It was in a review of no daylights nor heeltaps.
I just wanted to hear that new version to see for myself.
I can only agree
... no words
most underestimated band of the world
Fuckin' hell i had the damn signed sweat shirt of this album for 17 years and fuckin' left it back at my old place when i moved. How gutted i was.
This has to be the most legendary folk band of all time, sabbat were just as classic, i saw them too. LEGENDS in the making. Id like to see fukin' nu-metal do as great as this, MY ARSE....!!!!
this song is just awesome...
the intro bass riff was sexy :D
As you are free to live your own life, so I am free to mine.
Should be every man's motto!
The Last Podcast on the Left brought me here
the apex of folk-metal mastery... all others should bow down before this.
wow this band is amazing, thanks for video a new fan!
Awesomeness!
This is wonderful=)
MASTERPIECE!!!
the wayward sons of mother earth
the first folk metal song º_º is impossible to not like this
according to wikipedia it is! the start to a truly great genre!
skyclad is good now, it was not only martin, i admire him, but he was not skyclad, now its the kevin ridley era, and the last album from the clad is good, not as the wayward sons, but its nice to hear it
That song is f*cking awesome!
Clan Destined weren't that great, altho' i was invited to the gig party after, awesome!
yeah
first folk metal album
It has a Reference -Encyclopaedia Metallum
@PennyDreadful1 ...... memorized every word... not bad for an american, eh?... a couple years back, Cradle of Filth played in America, and i had the chance to talk with Dani... we spent most of our time chatting about Sabbat, Martin, Skyclad, and Jeff Wayne's musical version of the War of the Worlds... not all Americans are without class and culture... (but most of them are.)
you gave the world rock and roll and the simpsons
@olivemitten
On the contrary, I think Skyclad's early stuff is much angrier both with respect music and lyrics. This vocal style fits them perfectly.
You're so right, I only found them out recently, and now I'm really into them, but no other Brits seem to have heard of them. But British taste in music has gone down the shitter nowadays so I don't expect many Brits to appreciate a band as great as Skyclad
@ccatdaddy64 yes sir. what AngelicStorm1 said. the style then began to appear in scandinavia with bands like Shaman, Korpiklaani, Trollfest, Finntroll, etc.
@samothesamo unfortunatly England has a reputation of inventing musical genres that no-one within said country likes :( Hell a shit ton of people dont know who iron maiden or black sabbeth are so you cant expect them to know some of the more obscure stuff.Again :(
clasic!
Dat bass.
It's funny, there's a translation thing on your comment.
When translated it says "That bass".
@olivemitten Have you guys listened to Martins vocals on Sabbat's A history of a time to come?
IntermediateJesus dreamweaver, their mount Everest
Fuckin' Awesome!!
You want o be uploaded??? XD
quite cool band
anyone have the no daylights nor heeltaps version?
@Simpson654 that depends where you draw a heavy metal line...surely zepellin are more 'rock' (i hate classifying music this way anyway tbh :P)
It maybe good if you don´t know the original version,but in my opinion the early skyclad-stuff does not work without Martins voice.
this is the original version....
Overlooked and underrated you mean?
wow i didnt know that, i thougt the canadians and native americans put their heads together to create the english language. no shit its englands language
i was just askin what you say arse for, and its not a foreign concept, i'm not american at all, i just happen to live here
@feckneddy wish i could say the same about a particular folk metal band called ensiferum. theyre dead to me, as harsh as it sounds, without a particular lead vocalist/guitarist.
anyone wanting the new mr Walkyer stuff A Beautiful Start To The End Of The World - The Clan Destined
i didnt say it was i just didnt know and was curious
can u put skyclads name in front of the song title?
Soo, I hear this is sort-of the band that started the folk-metal scene?
I heard its pretty good.
Or as one guy in metal archives put it an "utter masterpiece".
That just got me curious.
No one needs this version!
Spinal Tap : Stonehenge is folk metal xD
What exactly does widdershins jig mean? literally and metaphorically
What the hell is it showing, cant you see???
Why did this guy get downrated?
didnt this like invent folk metal???
"Hey guys, what can we do to have people take our music seriously?"
"Lets add a Violin!!"
And then there was Skyclad
what album is the origional on?
Why insulting people who like this stuff ?