I first heard this in the Feathers Arms in Brierfield, within sight of Pendle Hill. It is a traditional Lancashire song. The song was performed by a Brummie by the way. My grandparents, great grandparents and great great grandparents were all weavers. This song is for them.
I sang with Stan Ellison , for a while ,and I have heard him introduce this beautiful song many a time and oft. And I still cant remember who wrote it . aai do know that he wrote the tune, and I know that somebody else wrots the words. and whilst Stan may have collected the words of off Paul Graney , the poets name that he gave was not that of Paul Graney. So, Sorry Paul mate but the massive mountain of royalties you were hoping for will not be dropping on your doormat any time soon. The name of the poet is anoyingly , right on the tip of my tongue and could make itself known absolutely any time , but my synapses have taken a bit of a pounding recently and the circuitry is is under scrutiny even as we speak. All I know is he was a local poet ( obviously) and his antique sounding name also had a coloquiality (?) about it, My brain is working on it now , and whilst it may take a few months , I feel optimistic of it being turned up
@@davepope3533 Hey Dave I'm sure we must have met many years ago . You may remember me from Gypsy's Kiss . Stan was such an inspiration when I first started playing. Mac McCreary introduced me to him and my guitar playing, although it never came close to his genius level, owes a lot to Stan . Is he still around , I'd love to see him again.
Most beautiful song ever
I first heard this in the Feathers Arms in Brierfield, within sight of Pendle Hill. It is a traditional Lancashire song. The song was performed by a Brummie by the way. My grandparents, great grandparents and great great grandparents were all weavers. This song is for them.
This is another level of expression entirely
At last, someone has put this lovely song on You tube, have waited & kept checking. Thank you
I so wish Mike would do a studio version of this track before he hangs his clogs up. Its by far the best version out there.
The original poem was by Richard Pomfret
Used to have a French teacher at Nelson Grammar School called Mr Pomfret. Any relation?
I might be wrong but I'm fairly sure Stan Ellison wrote the music and got the lyrics from Paul Graney
I sang with Stan Ellison , for a while ,and I have heard him introduce this beautiful song many a time and oft. And I still cant remember who wrote it . aai do know that he wrote the tune, and I know that somebody else wrots the words. and whilst Stan may have collected the words of off Paul Graney , the poets name that he gave was not that of Paul Graney. So, Sorry Paul mate but the massive mountain of royalties you were hoping for will not be dropping on your doormat any time soon. The name of the poet is anoyingly , right on the tip of my tongue and could make itself known absolutely any time , but my synapses have taken a bit of a pounding recently and the circuitry is is under scrutiny even as we speak. All I know is he was a local poet ( obviously) and his antique sounding name also had a coloquiality (?) about it, My brain is working on it now , and whilst it may take a few months , I feel optimistic of it being turned up
@@davepope3533 Hey Dave I'm sure we must have met many years ago . You may remember me from Gypsy's Kiss . Stan was such an inspiration when I first started playing. Mac McCreary introduced me to him and my guitar playing, although it never came close to his genius level, owes a lot to Stan . Is he still around , I'd love to see him again.