Songcatcher - Barbara Allen - Emmylou Harris
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2011
- The full version of Barbara Allen from the album, "The Songcatcher". This is a compilation album of various artists and is one of the strongest soundtracks I have heard. Enjoy!
As a young child my grandmother would sing this song to me. Listening to it today brought back great memories. I will be turning 65 in about a week and I was 5 ,or 6 years old when I heard it last,?
We played this at my Grandpa's funeral. My grandparents loved Songcatcher and all of the versions of the songs on the soundtrack. His name is William and my Grandma's name is Barbara. He really was a Sweet William.
Miss you forever Grandpa.
@debro52 Her version is exquisite. I listen to it over and over. I love the movie also. My mom & aunts made it a movie night & came over to watch. (They grew up in the mtns.) They were so happy to see life as they remembered as very little children. Thank you for your comment. It is greatly appreciated and has lots of merit. The history of the mountains should never be forgotten. My best, Moppet (Barbara)
Her version is amazing. I love Emmylou and don't think I've heard anything by her that I don't really like A LOT. (Actually, she is on my Bucket List. I've never been able to see her and love her music!) Thank you for leaving your kind comment. I do enjoy hearing when people like something! My best to you, Moppet
I have loved Emmylou since back in the seventy's when I first heard her. I have never got to see her either. If she is still touring I will see her no matter the cost.
This is so beautiful. I've heard of this song since I was young, but this is by far the prettiest I've ever heard it done. The movie "The Songcatcher" is very good too. People living in the Appalachain area should watch it because it tells of many of the old folk songs sung in the area.
Absolutely incredible movie.
I simply cannot stop crying. It is overwhelming and absolutelly priceless.
PORTES PORTES This song touches me also. The entire album is incredible. If you want to listen to all the songs, I have a Playlist called "Soundtracks". It has all the songs from this album. Thank you so much for leaving your comment. I am glad when I know that the music is important to someone. I appreciate your time, Moppet
MyMoppet52 I was born in Latin America and immigranted to Canada when I was quite young. Although, I am in the tourism industry, music is a huge part of my life; my neighbours and friends can destify to that. Good music has the power to transport you to this perfect place where love is all and somethings the feeling is so strong, that one feels like in the very presence of God.
Since I lost my father, 3 years ago, I wasn´t quite able to cry for him, since I can afford to fall apart. I´ve been working and spending some time in our beach house in Latin America to heal my soul from all the amazing friends, relatives I´ve lost in the past three and a half years. Yesterday, the sky was this deep blue, like today, I decided to listen to this song, and tears where running down my face, washing down my soul from
this deep sorrow that took over me. I guess the only thing to describe one´s pain is the poem of Victor Hugo called Tomorrow at Dawn.
I leave you with a quote from Shadowland movie when the brilliant Anthony Hopkins says: in this journey called life, one can´t have the happiness of yesterday without the pain of today. That´s the deal, that´s the price you pay for love.
MyMoppet52 I was born in Latin America and immigranted to Canada when I was quite young. Although, I am in the tourism industry, music is a huge part of my life; my neighbours and friends can destify to that. Good music has the power to transport you to this perfect place where love is all and somethings the feeling is so strong, that one feels like in the very presence of God.
Since I lost my father, 3 years ago, I wasn´t quite able to cry for him, since I can afford to fall apart. I´ve been working and spending some time in our beach house in Latin America to heal my soul from all the amazing friends, relatives I´ve lost in the past three and a half years. Yesterday, the sky was this deep blue, like today, I decided to listen to this song, and tears where running down my face, washing down my soul from
this deep sorrow that took over me. I guess the only thing to describe one´s pain is the poem of Victor Hugo called Tomorrow at Dawn.
I leave you with a quote from Shadowland movie when the brilliant Anthony Hopkins says: in this journey called life, one can´t have the happiness of yesterday without the pain of today. That´s the deal, that´s the price you pay for love.
@@MyMoppet52 thank you!!
THis is a great song by Emmylou and I also love this by Mac Wiseman he does a good job too, Thanks for sharing Gloria
Thank you so much for listening and taking the time to comment. I will check out Mac Wiseman's version. I have other versions which are English or Celtic which I enjoy. I think I have a Doc Watson up also. I enjoy anything Doc does. I guess I just love the song. Again, thank you. My best, Moppet
This song is my maiden name and my grandpa sung it to me all the time when I was little. Barbara Allen England
Gary England What a nice comment and what nice memories to have. Thanks for sharing, Moppet
This is a great rendition of a song easily 400 yrs old probably more also since i was born in the area talked about in the movie i heard many of the songs from my grandparents .
I am from the same area. I had had an gentle argument with an uncle for years about how the music came from the old world...anyway, after the movie, he believed me. I grew up listening to the primitive versions of these songs and have them on utube in other videos. I think the music is called The Songcatcher II. Thank you for commenting. I appreciate it very much. It's also nice to meet a fellow mountain person. I'm transplanted but my roots go deep! My best to you, Barbara
Thankyou!
I had to sing this song and I loved it.This song is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the voice and everything.You are so tallente.
I loved this movie. I have the soundtrack. thank you.
I have the movie on dvd, and the sound track, and Songcatcher2 The tradition that inspired the movie, I love these old songs, I think I have a connection with the music, I,m from southern Ohio.
@tosca411 Thank you! I love the music in the movie. I liked the primitive singing by the locals & actors in the movie itself, also. So glad to hear from you...I addressed that just a minute ago. You put a smile on my face. I love to know when people enjoy the music. My best to you, Moppet (Barbara)
I love the show and the music! It seems so real about the way life goes. Thank you for this movie and the songs.
Love this song and the movie 💜💖💜💖
@jimmylee123able Very nice point. I love the entire album and can watch the movie over and over. I got the second album from The Songcatcher & can't find it. It has more primitive, unknown singers on it. I like it also, but this song is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for listening & commenting. It is greatly appreciated. My best to you, Moppet (Barbara)
I learned this song when a boy. Slight difference in the lyrics and the melody. Emmylou is just incomparable.
Love the movie and the music.
Love the soundtrack never seen the movie.
@tosca411 Thank you, thank you, thank you. People do NOT hit "Like" around here. Utube started a new rating system on the icons when people pull up videos on the net. I had "liked" one video & it had lots of good comments but no other "Likes". Someone "disliked" so the song has a 50% "Like" ratio on utube. Not much of a good ad for some great music! Anyway, yes this is a lovely song. I am so glad you visited and found it. Please feel free to visit again and thanks for commenting AND "liking"!
I simply can not stop crying.
All my families....tradition.
Music, harmony.
@jimmylee123able I completely agree. The best version I have ever heard!
Cool, I know about Almeda Riddle and those like her. I bought the movie and treasure it. It reminds me what to aim for when performing or recording. Best to you.
Jack Warshaw I don't have it but wish I did. It was out of print when I tried to find it. This was only the second movie my mom would watch. She called her sisters over & they all watched several times. "Oh, Death" in the movie was the type singing they had grown up with. As I said, I was so disappointed with this 'gussied up' soundtrack, but grew to love it almost immediately. I love "The Songcatcher II" which has music that also isn't in the movie, but is authentic. I need to check & see if you have any performances posted. I love early William Elliott Whitmore for his music also. Incredible performer! My best to you, Barbara
@michael I think many of Allison Krauss, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, and Doc Watson's versions of traditional Appalachian songs are more true to original intent than many. Lots of bluegrass groups intentionally sing off-key or with odd vocal coloration, but many people in the mountains actually sang on-key and sang well.
One fine album I can recommend is "New Britain: The Roots of American Folksong." It has ancient French and German songs (Track 10) with the tune of Barbara Allen that might have predated even that lovely song. A slightly altered tune of Amazing Grace (track 21) is the version sung in old southern churches. Finally, a favorite tune is Red is the Rose, the Irish counterpart to Loch Lomond with the same tune.
+Samuel Lord Thank you for your info. I will check that album out. I love this soundtrack...NOW. When I first got it I was mad enough to spit nails. I felt ripped off. This was NOT the music in the movie. (my family grew up in that area and we can still hear the movie music when we visit). Anyway, this album has become a favorite of mine, but I was thrilled to find others were upset also. I've posted music from The Songcatcher II: Music that Inspired the Movie. Here is a song from that album. It is filled with original artists. This is Doc Watson a cappella ua-cam.com/video/DHnGXDNqQjE/v-deo.html
+Samuel Lord That is awesome message
+MyMoppet52 YOU ARE AMAZING
+Sophia Human thank you, but I just love music. it is a part of my very being...and I don't play any instrument.
+Samuel Lord I've been ill. I'm having major surgery this week. I must have been really feeling bad when I saw your comment. I have posts up from an album that sounds similar to the one you mentioned. It's different & when I feel better I will compare the songs. It's from an album called "Song Links Vol.2: A Celebration of English Traditional Songs and Their American Variants" & it has amazing music on it. Bet yours is really good also. Thanks, Moppet
my favourite will always be the everly brothers' version by virtue of being the first that i heard.this one by emmylou is a very close second.
You can't go wrong with The Everly Brothers, for sure. Emmylou is a talent all her own, also. Thanks so much for listening and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it very much, Moppet
I agree with you entirely although I understand the actors only learnt the
part they needed for the film, it would be interesting to know what ended up
on the cutting room floor.
I guess they thought it would not be commercial to use unknown singers.
Incidentally the film was not released in the UK and is only available as a zone 1release on cd , as it is of great interest the versions being much nearer to those taken to America by the original settlers.
When we sang Barbara Allen when I was young there was a first verse that went something like: In London town where I was born there was a fair maid dwelling and her name was Barbara Allen. Then the rest is pretty much the same.
Alex McGee Thank you so much for adding that. I've heard a few versions, but I can't remember that verse. I haven't heard it. Perhaps you are in Europe/England? I'm in the USA, & heard it in the mountains of Appalachia when I was small. I do enjoy following songs around. The House Carpenter is another one that has changed...just ONE example. Thanks again. Would love to know if you are in the States or not. If not, we didn't get all the verses when the song made it over here. Wishing you a wonderful weekend & a good time with friends and family, Moppet
My ancestors immigrated from Ireland to South Carolina in the late 1600s. They moved to Wolf Pit, NC, then walked (yes walked) to NW Florida in the early 1700s. They carried the songs and NC/Middle English Irish accents with them. Archaic words and phrases are still used in small pockets of Panhandle farm country. Have a lovely Easter, and thanks so much for the song.
Alex McGee So nice to hear from you. What a wonderful history. That's a long walk. It's a long drive to Fla from NC. I made it plenty of times. You have a special history & they recalled the original verses they had heard in the old country. So interesting. Wishing you a Happy Easter also! My best to you, Moppet
That voice!
Love you Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜️ Jah sisters
Thanks for sharing
Thank you! My best to you, Moppet (Barbara)
Hey, if you mean MY performances, there's loads up on youtube and elsewhere, of varying quality. I've admired people like NLCR and Doc Watson since early days. Cheers, Jack
Jack Warshaw I've been visiting your site. I'm embarrassed that I didn't know you. Your videos are so good ... I love your music! Thanks for giving me the 'heads up'. You have had a long, wonderful career. I'm sorry, but I don't know what the intials NLCR stand for. I love Jean Ritchie, The Queen Family, Hobart Smith, Estil Ball, many of the old time musicians. I was brought up on that type music...along with bluegrass. Thank you for introducing yourself and thank you for your music. I appreciate that you are keeping OT music alive! My best to you, Moppet
Gee... never been the 10th like! and for such a beauty
Aside from obligatory "hollywood" bull this movie had amazing music!!
good job btw
greetings. it's 12 years since I first viewed 'Songcatcher.' since then I've continued seeking out music in this genre. in my rustic town of Guerneville - nestled in the majestic redwood empire along the banks of the (now swollen) Russian River - we have a community radio station, the bridge. 96.7 fm, kggv lp. blogging @ kggv.blogspot. com. Sadie Damascus hosts a 2 hr. show called Balla ds by (or with) Sadie. show is ftom 6-8 pm. Thursday. Pacific standard time. enjoy!
+michael w. knowles thank you for your information. I will check it out. I have Old Timey music as a playlist, but it has the original sounding songs...it is a bit different from this. I have this soundtrack up and then I have the original songs up also. (From the mountain people). Thank you so much for your information and for stopping by, Moppet
THE SONG BY JOAN BAEZ IS VERY GOOD TOO:
SAD BUT IT SHOWS THAT WITH TRUE REPENTANCE TRUE LOVE WILL LAST.
ALEXANDER FLEMING
WASH DC/ VA
FEB 7, 2015
ALEXANDER FLEMING Thank you for listening to this & adding your info. Yes, Joan Baez was the version I remember most & I love just about everything she's done (that I've heard. Try to keep up, but I'm sure I've missed some.) This song came from across the sea & is really old. It's been around in some form for generations. Thanks again for adding, Moppet
Was in the merry month of May
When all gay flowers were a bloomin',
Sweet William on his death-bed lay
For the love of Barbara Allen.
He sent his servant to the town
To the place where she was dwelling
Said, "You must come to my master's house,
If your name be Barbara Allen."
So slowly, slowly she gets up,
And to his bedside going
She drew the curtains to one side
And says, "Young man, you're dying."
"I know, I'm sick and very low,
And sorrow dwells within me
No better, no better I never will be.
Til I have Barbara Allen."
"Don't you remember last Saturday night
When I was at the tavern,
You gave your drinks to the ladies there
But you slighted Barbara Allen?"
He reached up his pale white hands
Intending for to touch her
She turned away from his bedside
And says, "Young man I won't have you."
He turned his cheek into the wall
And bursted out a crying
"What I do to thee I do to all
And I do to Barbara Allen."
She had not walked and reached the town
She heard the death bells ringing
And as they rolled they seemed to say,
"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen."
"Oh Mother, oh mother go make my bed
Make it both long and narrow
Sweet William died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow."
Sweet William was buried in the old church yard
And Barbara there anigh him,
And out of his grave grew a red, red rose,
And out of hers, a briar.
They grew and grew to the old churchyard,
Where they couldn't grow no higher,
And there they tied in a true love's knot.
The rose wrapped around the briar.
Can’t find this movie anywhere.
Supernal
This is indeed very good shit!
we are not worthy of Emmy Lou
Oh death death
Is this an English or Welsh folksong ?
According to Samual Pepys (1666) it is Scottish.
Great track bad movie
This is very nice, but I must say, I'd have rather heard Emmy Rossum sing the whole song instead of the tidbit she sings. This is still very good, though. (: