@@MrSteve_Luddite. In this case, a darker time when a woman having sex before marriage could lead to her being disgraced or worse, and when they even made them undergo visual examinations for virginity!
@@TheMonolake You heard the lyrics beginning with "cast ye off your berry-brown gown", right? THAT is what I was referring to -- a variety of virginity examination which some women were forced to undergo back then (although a less-invasive kind of virginity examination which only tested for pregnancy!)
Such purity of voice, sadly lacking in so many female singers today. Such a pity that so many English people are unaware of their beautiful song tradition.
I think English Folk Music is now illegal. I jest, as all people are as one, apart from their fake Nation boundaries. Politics is theatre, democracy a sham, folk are real the world over.
This really shows how great Pentangle were. It became a common cliche to ridicule the endless verses in folk music...but instead of crying "will it never end", we want this to go on and on. That's because of Jacqui's magical singing, interwoven with Danny Thompson's bass. Flawless
glad it found its way to you, all!! i've come back here many a'time.. i call them a reverse super group, everything they ever went on and did after this is also good, worth your time so look it up. they've played for almost 50 years, a thing on this vile earth I call Good.
@Yippee Skippy Yeah, these are some highly intellectual lyrics beyond the comprehension of the common man. "Hey Janet, have you been boinking someone." "No, daddy." "Get naked so I can see."... "Who have you been boinking, Janet!?" "It was Willie, daddy." "Men! Retrieve this Willie, I'll have his head!" "Oh, my. You're a nice piece of ass, Willie. If I was a chick I would have boinked you too. You want some land for boinking my daughter?" "Nah dude, we gonna ride like the wind!"
@@garethjohns5545I remember I was travelling back from London one Sunday night circa 75 and listening to John Peel , he had June Tabor in the studio and she did Scarborough Fair Town , blew me away sad thing is I don’t think she ever put it on any of her albums.
@@TheCaptScarlett Very cool! I loved his work with John Martyn as well. Do you see him leave the house with his bass? He's getting on a bit on in years. I hope he's well. Those things are difficult to cart around even just from the house to the car. I have one too.
@@bassnut57 when I say neighbour, he's about 10 doors down, so i can't say I've seen him lugging the double bass about. But we're having a Jubilee street party over the weekend and I'll say hi to him on your behalf. Oh and it appears our street has other musical connections. Andrew Ridgley's family home was here and we have a number of opera singers too.
The thing that gets me about this - I am not a fan of pure folk. Yet every time I listen to this I get tingles up my spine and just have to listen all the way through. It's like holding the purest silk and letting it run through your fingers. Perfect.
I love this band, and I love this song! (I have the Connie Dover of it in my own personal collection, and I can't really tell which of these versions I like better!)
I remember many years ago in about the late 1980's that Pentangle performed at McCabe's Guitar Store in Santa Monica, California. My boyfriend took me to see them as I was a big fan. I had a chance to talk to Jacqui during the break and I asked her if she could sing this song as my request. She was very nice and easy to talk to. She said she would do this request for me. I was so happy when I heard her sing it and made eye contact with me as they began the song. It was a wonderful memory for me.
just beautiful....I saw her maybe 3 times at that venue and she is such unique and perfect instrument with her singular vocal style there is no one better.....I consider myself lucky to have seen her perform her unique gifts....
I remember my Mother singing this to me at bedtime when I was a little girl. She had an extensive repertoire of folk songs that she had memorized, and passed down to me. This song is a sweet memory for me. I know it has been said before, but Jacqui McShee looks so much like Queen Victoria!
That is so sweet, what other songs did she pass down? I would love to know, I don't know many folk songs and I love this so some similar suggestions would be great
@@Leylani333 I remember a lot of the Pentangle songs. Cruel Sister was the first one i was able to sing myself from memory as a tot. The same melody for Cruel Sister she used to sing the Riddle Song, which is similar to Cruel Sister in form. If you want to hear the way she sang it, then look up the Jean Redpath version. Mom was a huge Jean Redpath fan, and a lot of her songs were from her. The Grey Selkie by Jean Redpath is a great song. But everything Jean Redpath sings is good. "Buttermilk Hill" is an American one based on Siuil a Ruin (Gaelic). She loved that one. Oh there were lots of them, but those are the first that come to mind.
@@anniebananie3421 Thank you so much, your Mum is a legend, I have just checked out the artists you mentioned, they are so great! Added to my new playlist! X
How have I not, in my near 65 years on this earth, heard this before? In what time left that God may grant me, I shall treasure this work of beauty. To the poster on a different thread about the Fairport Convention's wonderful "Farewell, farewell" which borrorws the melody, many, many thanks for posting the link to this. I am eternally grateful.
You may also enjoy listening to the late Irish folk singer called, Anne Byrne cover this incredibly moving song. Anne's version can be found on UA-cam. She has a Joan Baez kind of voice. Sadly, Anne Byrne passed away about 4 years ago in Ireland.
@@suzannelawson9215 Thanks very much, Suzanne, for the recommendation. I've just had a listen - very beautiful. I've never heard of Anne Byrne and so shall be scouring UA-cam to hear some more - a quick on-line search suggests she may be difficult to track down on CD at least on this side - the Welsh - of the Irish Sea. As well as Joan Baez, I'm getting hints of Mary Black. There's a beautiful version of Farewell, Farewell by her on UA-cam too. Well worth a listen, as is her version of Eric Bogle's My youngest son came home today - now don't get me started on Eric Bogle, I'd be here all day! Apologies if I've strayed into grandmother and egg sucking territory and thanks again for the heads up on Anne Byrne.
I also noticed the similarity with 'Farewell Farewell'... I grew up listening to Fairport Convention and Pentangle.. And Traffic.. Jethro Tull, Yes.. List goes on...
This kind of acoustic folk music used to be common in the 60's. It faded from the main stream by the mid 70s. There's nothing that compares to mellow non electric acoustic sound of strings and the unadorned human voice telling a story in song. It's like the wistful memory of a remembered love from long ago.
John there are not many. But there are some. Johnny Flynn. Laura marling. Sibylle Baier. Jeffrey Lewis. Diane Cluck. To name a few. They are folk, not all sound like this of course. beautiful songs, still.
This is hands down the best recording of this song... I even prefer it to the recording on the album. I also favor it above all other versions and recordings. I'm so glad this happened.
@@Wotsitorlabart just enjoy the wonderful vocal performance. A lot of folk isn’t great lyrically 50 years later. Consider the times, it then becomes great, and it’s lyrically aremoniscent of the time and should be treated as historic records. Please just enjoy!
@@jhardy1971 Jason, if you mean 'Farewell, Farewell' then I like both the tune and Richard Thompson's lyrics. I think RT was being overly self critical as artistes are wont to do.
Absolutely sublime. I was 10 when this was broadcast in 1972 and just watching it now, its as fresh as it was when I first heard it all those years ago. I am transported back to a gentler time. At least, in my childhood memories
I had much the same experience, I was 12 when this was broadcast and watched it with my late mother. I had forgotten all about it until I came across it here a few months ago. When I listened to it I was back in 1972 again , every thing about it , audio and visual, was so clear and familiar to me , even though I had only seen and heard it that one time. I played the other five songs performed in the same broadcast and they where instantly so recognisable as if I had been listening to them throughout the intervening 50 years ! Incredible.
It may sound whimsical but her face and voice evoke the seventies for me. Wow, how blessed we are who grew up in the seventies and not in these days of oppression, fear, restrictions, health fanaticism, overblown technology and disappointed hopes.
Several months after discovering this masterpiece by Pentangle I still find myself having to listen at least once a week , its a great audio medicine !
Pentangle was so underrated in the United States. How beautifully calming, the purity of the 15th century with purity of voice. Fifty + years later and how many centuries will never lose its' beauty. Thank you for the upload!
The beauty of this song, the spartan (though perfect) musical accompaniment and the absolute purity of Jacqui's voice always brings tears to my eyes. Pentangle were/are one of the most under-rated bands of all time. May this music live forever!
@@VilhelmHammershoi1666 Perhaps I should have clarified by explaining that in Australia, they appeared almost non-existent. Record stores here had albums by Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention etc. but finding Pentangle albums usually proved difficult (unless you went to an import store). We also didn't have video clips of their performances appearing on TV... it was usually just pop stuff (until the later part of the 70s). The only way to find out about them was to read the British music papers (which we got 3 months behind).
At first I thought you might mean the Troubador in Los Angeles, which is quite a famous club here. But then I looked at Wikipedia and saw there is a famous club in London also called the Troubador. I added Pentangle to the list of artists who have played there en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubadour,_London#Artists
It's almost impossible how well they play together. They are all absolutely committed to their roles, and they play impeccably. No drums, they're vibing entirely off of...vibes, I guess. And the vocals...Lord, deliver me. So, so, beautiful. This is nothing short of hearing an angel sing before me. Jacqui has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.
Good God!- I realise that I was almost certainly present within the small audience at this very recording.. The date, songs, and nature of the recording, fits perfectly my fond memories of an ITV Granada recording session that took place, mid afternoon, while I was an undergraduate at Manchester University, which I was invited to attend for free. I was so impressed with how professional they were, and Jacqui's lovely singing voice.
You are definitely correct about the musicians, as Bert Jansch, John Renbourne and Danny Thomas are the guitar and bass equivalents of Jacqui's voice. True legends all.
Danny Thompson is still active. Check out Dylan's "Ring Them Bells" in the Transatlantic Sessions with Sarah Jarosz, surrounded by Thompson, Jerry Douglas, and several other iconic folkies. .
Jacqui McShee helped me to be proud to be a folk singer when I was a young girl and gave me hope that the trad music I was raised on and loved to sing and was starting to compose in Nova Scotia might actually be pretty cool.
@@PrimeDirective101 It's not 'diversity'... It's anarcho-capitalism... An emphasis on looks and record sales. Look at odetta and miriam maceba and mercedes sosa! These musicians would represent diversity... And despite its white-washed presentation, this music by pentangle, as obscure as it is, would be considered quite diverse. It is free-market commercialism that has destroyed musical tastes.
@@frankpeter6851 easy there. Russian Chinese, Afghani etc musicians suffer horribly for their various repressive 'governments of the people', their musical output often altered from intention and it's production drastically limited as a result. The increasing mediocrity of western taste has more to do with what people will do when not forced or challenged sufficiently to do better. It's a mark of western ease and success, sadly. But the failure here isn't the success that engendered it, just the frailty of a typical human adjustment to it over time. And regretable through it may be, it's far preferable to the more heinous symbols of our frailty, like gulags and torture for those who stand out for their exceptional talent. This music wouldn't likely exist if not for the very system you disparage, and frankly your tendency to disparage it amidst it's benefits is similarly a frailty- born and enabled as it is by the very success and humanity of the system that gives you the time, license and freedom to mock it for its trouble. Try being grateful, it will do you a lot of good.
When you start getting visual images of some place you've never been -down to the kind of trees and the feel of the wind blowing through those trees - you know you've heard something special
Well said, this is the song that connected me with a genre I longed for, but never knew existed..(being a massive fan of ancient britain and a devout user of my imagination)
Just sublime. I watched Pentangle play this live and it was every bit as delightful. Bert and his Appalachian Dulcimer was what got me into building them.
Everything was creative about the 70s, right down to the camerawork. This was filmed almost 50 years ago, and yet it is rare today to find cinematography that matches the types of extreme close-ups found in shots like at 4:32
Oh man, this song makes me weep for some reason. It is so beautiful. It gives me nostalgia for a time I've never lived yet I wish it to remain in my memory and never leave it. Why don't we have music like this nowadays? It is so sad indeed
This song is like the rest of pentangles songs absolutely bloody brilliant and jacqui,s singing is amazing and very beautiful i could listen to her for hours I love it ❤️🏴
It’s beyond just liking..and the whole fad of internet music ( a passing, ultimately destructive fad for the “ true “ musical industry ). In time the horses, fighting for the king and carrying a “ brace of pistols “ ( re: SOVAY ) passed but the spirit of the music lives.. centuries after… May it continue and eventually supersede satellite bombing and the B52H sorties over NATO/Russo borders. We can only pray…
I keep coming back to this. It may be just about my favorite thing on UA-cam. It is so pure to my ears it must cast a spell. Talent like this is so fine and rare and this performance crosses time. Her performance humbles me to the core, spellbound.
I remember the first time I heard this song on a PBS radio station in Chicago in the early 1970s ... the program was the "Midnight Special" ... I was transported to another time! That program introduced me to so many great folksingers and more in those days ... so wonderful to be able to revisit this music! Thank you!
Just happened upon this. Sweet sweet English music. Played it a dozen times, so harmonious. Beautifully sung and wonderful instrumentsl accompaniment. Made my day.
Pentangle’s music is absolutely SUBLIME...There is no other word to describe it, especially on a damp and chilly rainy day. It’s just so soothing and warming...like a nice, hot cup of coffee or tea. Perfect!
@@mickigoe Pentangle had a ton of drama. By Reflection, every band member threatened to leave and Jansch and Renbourn had huge issues staying sober to the extent that they often didn't show up to record. The reason we don't hear about their drama as much is because their audience was niche during their active years. I don't know what counts as "worked" but three of the supergroups that Eric Clapton was in produced some of the greatest albums of all time. Led Zeppelin and ABBA are technically supergroups and they both dominated their respective music scenes for a decade.
Long may your musical journey continue. I was born in 1969 and still finding for the first time great music from the 60s and 70s. I trust you've discovered Sandy Denny.
Sat with a little too much mead inside me and looking back over the decades of music I've enjoyed and rediscovered this. Unashamedly dabbing the tears. Need to do the mead and music thing more often I reckon. A happy old man to have been able to stumble upon a gem like this I had long forgotten.
Indeed I wonder who made that one? Bill Davis made 5 and 6 string dulcimers back then but it doesn't look anything like what he made. Could be a OOAK from a small time luthier.
Hi Jane haven't seen you in 40 yrs seems like we are still connected by the most pure voice of Jacqui and beautiful accompaniment such a soulful sound like your harp
Words cannot do justice to a voice like that, even if you don’t like folk music, there is no one today in music who can compare to that , sublime beautiful , transcendent, I don’t know just brings tears to my eyes and touches my soul
A stirring and breathtaking performance. Love both the colours/tones of the singer's voice as well as the hypnotic sounds of the accompanying musicians. 🌺
After listening to this 1,000 times I've decided that besides the OBVIOUS beauty of the melody, it's the bass that keeps me coming back. As great as the melody is, it would still get old relatively quickly after being repeated so many times. ...but the bass really keeps you interested.
Yes, as everyone has written...here's a wonderful singer, brilliant band and glorious bassist, but let's also give a nod to the gorgeous traditional melody. I'm sure this melody, which I had not heard in a long time, will stay with me for days. Thanks so much for posting this.
This is amazing. The combination of the singer's beautiful voice and the musicians' intricate playing is enchanting and delightful beyond description. 😍
Just discovered this group; I regret that I've never encoountered their artistry before. I'm well past three score and ten, and apparently so is this group, so, I'll listen and think, an remember. Spme pleasures come late in life; the young don't recognize many wonderous things; it takes aged humans to appreciate them
she looks like a figure staight out of a medieval painting. an unmatchable pure voice as well, best in her genre.
Absolutely.
Totally agree.the pure voice that has no equal to this day .
A special type of beauty to behold .
My thoughts exactly 💯
Fully agree 👍
I am so glad that I spent my youth listening to this kind of music.
Me too.
So do I! And I suffer from what young people are listening to today :'(
@@karayuschij Don't watch TV😄
When a group of musicians transport you to another place without you moving, you know something special is going on.
Absolutely,
And another time..
@@MrSteve_Luddite. In this case, a darker time when a woman having sex before marriage could lead to her being disgraced or worse, and when they even made them undergo visual examinations for virginity!
@@agentorange153 what ?
@@TheMonolake You heard the lyrics beginning with "cast ye off your berry-brown gown", right? THAT is what I was referring to -- a variety of virginity examination which some women were forced to undergo back then (although a less-invasive kind of virginity examination which only tested for pregnancy!)
Such purity of voice, sadly lacking in so many female singers today. Such a pity that so many English people are unaware of their beautiful song tradition.
I think English Folk Music is now illegal. I jest, as all people are as one, apart from their fake Nation boundaries. Politics is theatre, democracy a sham, folk are real the world over.
The Left that wanted us to return to the land now wants us to toil in Stalinist factories and collectives.
Agreed - I’m first generation and totally admire English folk music
This is a traditional Scottish ballad that dates from at least 1775
@@glasgowkiwi Probably earlier than that, possibly by another couple of hundred years.
What a breath of fresh air they were at that time
They still are!!! More so now
This takes me back… to the 15th century.
This really shows how great Pentangle were. It became a common cliche to ridicule the endless verses in folk music...but instead of crying "will it never end", we want this to go on and on. That's because of Jacqui's magical singing, interwoven with Danny Thompson's bass. Flawless
I really wish there was sheet music or tablature available for this bass part. It's absolutely amazing, and a testament to Danny's talent.
@@danielthompson6207 Same here. Obsessed with this song.
glad it found its way to you, all!! i've come back here many a'time.. i call them a reverse super group, everything they ever went on and did after this is also good, worth your time so look it up. they've played for almost 50 years, a thing on this vile earth I call Good.
@Yippee Skippy Yeah, these are some highly intellectual lyrics beyond the comprehension of the common man.
"Hey Janet, have you been boinking someone." "No, daddy." "Get naked so I can see."... "Who have you been boinking, Janet!?" "It was Willie, daddy." "Men! Retrieve this Willie, I'll have his head!" "Oh, my. You're a nice piece of ass, Willie. If I was a chick I would have boinked you too. You want some land for boinking my daughter?" "Nah dude, we gonna ride like the wind!"
And of course, originally, this was the evening's entertainment. A rare and valued event, back hundreds of years ago.
Its a priviledge to even comment on this band. English folk at its best. There is something about the English soul that is captured in their music.
Jaqui mcshee is of irish descent
@SimonTimoney-74 English folk music.
Actually it's a Scottish song
@@joansavage7712 Winsbury is in England. It's in Shropshire, near me.
@@sensibility1174 It's English!
This is one of the most beautiful songs and it could last all day. The song is now over 250 years old.
Shel Talmy told me she never sang a note out of tune in the studio.
What a lovely voice. What an enchanting song.
Wow her voice is as crisp as a winter's mourning, yet as warm as summers day. Bravo
Mourning or morning ? Or both ??
Lovely description
I crisply mourned in the winter, once.
Willy O' Winsbury here, is one of the very best performances of any folk song I have ever heard. Utterly sublime.
Jacqui, Sandy, Maddie -- the indisputable Queens of British folk for 50 years.
Don't forget June Tabor😊
Ahhhh, the memories.
how true, they don't produce them like that anymore
@@garethjohns5545I remember I was travelling back from London one Sunday night circa 75 and listening to John Peel , he had June Tabor in the studio and she did Scarborough Fair Town , blew me away sad thing is I don’t think she ever put it on any of her albums.
Danny Thompson's bass adds so much character to the music here. He's one of my favorites.
He's my neighbour
@@TheCaptScarlett Very cool! I loved his work with John Martyn as well. Do you see him leave the house with his bass? He's getting on a bit on in years. I hope he's well. Those things are difficult to cart around even just from the house to the car. I have one too.
@@bassnut57 when I say neighbour, he's about 10 doors down, so i can't say I've seen him lugging the double bass about. But we're having a Jubilee street party over the weekend and I'll say hi to him on your behalf.
Oh and it appears our street has other musical connections. Andrew Ridgley's family home was here and we have a number of opera singers too.
many had a problem recording an upright.......... right. All well Danny Thompson's playing and sound are stunning in this recordings.
I guess I am mistaken. Danny Thompson not John Renbourne on bass? I am curious now.
The thing that gets me about this - I am not a fan of pure folk. Yet every time I listen to this I get tingles up my spine and just have to listen all the way through. It's like holding the purest silk and letting it run through your fingers. Perfect.
Truly - this is a good as Folk music gets, with incredible musicians
they are a pure fan of folk
I love this band, and I love this song! (I have the Connie Dover of it in my own personal collection, and I can't really tell which of these versions I like better!)
I remember many years ago in about the late 1980's that Pentangle performed at McCabe's Guitar Store in Santa Monica, California. My boyfriend took me to see them as I was a big fan. I had a chance to talk to Jacqui during the break and I asked her if she could sing this song as my request. She was very nice and easy to talk to. She said she would do this request for me. I was so happy when I heard her sing it and made eye contact with me as they began the song. It was a wonderful memory for me.
just beautiful....I saw her maybe 3 times at that venue and she is such unique and perfect instrument with her singular vocal style there is no one better.....I consider myself lucky to have seen her perform her unique gifts....
Wow, folkmusicgirl, a special memory for you to cherish.
That venue is wonderful
Thanks for sharing that memory
You should have hundreds of likes for that in my opinion. I gave you mine. Music is our light. The only Idol we need ever worship.
How about, every person that has watched this video, we all meet up next summer and hang out....
Love to.
We still on?
Could we !
How did it go?
Buy my ticket I'll make the flight
My lover (deceased 26yrs) used to sing this to me, it always enchanted & transported me! Such a magical song, bringing back magical memories.. 🏆
I remember my Mother singing this to me at bedtime when I was a little girl. She had an extensive repertoire of folk songs that she had memorized, and passed down to me. This song is a sweet memory for me.
I know it has been said before, but Jacqui McShee looks so much like Queen Victoria!
What a wonderful memory for you!
Yes! When you mentioned it, I saw it right away!
Thanks!
That is so sweet, what other songs did she pass down? I would love to know, I don't know many folk songs and I love this so some similar suggestions would be great
@@Leylani333 I remember a lot of the Pentangle songs. Cruel Sister was the first one i was able to sing myself from memory as a tot. The same melody for Cruel Sister she used to sing the Riddle Song, which is similar to Cruel Sister in form. If you want to hear the way she sang it, then look up the Jean Redpath version. Mom was a huge Jean Redpath fan, and a lot of her songs were from her. The Grey Selkie by Jean Redpath is a great song. But everything Jean Redpath sings is good.
"Buttermilk Hill" is an American one based on Siuil a Ruin (Gaelic). She loved that one. Oh there were lots of them, but those are the first that come to mind.
@@anniebananie3421 Thank you so much, your Mum is a legend, I have just checked out the artists you mentioned, they are so great! Added to my new playlist! X
Just a ridiculous level of talent on show here, and utter beauty and joy. Thank you Pentangle!
WONDERFUL!!!!!
How have I not, in my near 65 years on this earth, heard this before? In what time left that God may grant me, I shall treasure this work of beauty. To the poster on a different thread about the Fairport Convention's wonderful "Farewell, farewell" which borrorws the melody, many, many thanks for posting the link to this. I am eternally grateful.
I'm 65 too, and I've never heard this before either!
You may also enjoy listening to the late Irish folk singer called, Anne Byrne cover this incredibly moving song. Anne's version can be found on UA-cam. She has a Joan Baez kind of voice. Sadly, Anne Byrne passed away about 4 years ago in Ireland.
@@suzannelawson9215 Thanks very much, Suzanne, for the recommendation. I've just had a listen - very beautiful. I've never heard of Anne Byrne and so shall be scouring UA-cam to hear some more - a quick on-line search suggests she may be difficult to track down on CD at least on this side - the Welsh - of the Irish Sea. As well as Joan Baez, I'm getting hints of Mary Black. There's a beautiful version of Farewell, Farewell by her on UA-cam too. Well worth a listen, as is her version of Eric Bogle's My youngest son came home today - now don't get me started on Eric Bogle, I'd be here all day! Apologies if I've strayed into grandmother and egg sucking territory and thanks again for the heads up on Anne Byrne.
Doesn't compare.. And by mentioning it you are attempting to debase this beautiful performance by Pentangle
I also noticed the similarity with 'Farewell Farewell'... I grew up listening to Fairport Convention and Pentangle.. And Traffic.. Jethro Tull, Yes.. List goes on...
This kind of acoustic folk music used to be common in the 60's. It faded from the main stream by the mid 70s. There's nothing that compares to mellow non electric acoustic sound of strings and the unadorned human voice telling a story in song.
It's like the wistful memory of a remembered love from long ago.
John there are not many. But there are some. Johnny Flynn. Laura marling. Sibylle Baier. Jeffrey Lewis. Diane Cluck. To name a few. They are folk, not all sound like this of course. beautiful songs, still.
theres loads still if you look :)
Still very common in Celtic Europe
John also try Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Aldous Harding, Peter Broderick, Ray Lamontagne, Avett Brothers, Nina Nastasia, the list goes on...
Try Gillian Welch “The Revelator”, and Beth Orton on her more acoustic stuff on UA-cam with Ted Barnes.
One of the most hauntingly beautiful ballads I've ever heard.
This is hands down the best recording of this song... I even prefer it to the recording on the album. I also favor it above all other versions and recordings. I'm so glad this happened.
@hoibsh
'Farewell Farewell' uses this tune with lyrics by Richard Thompson. I seem to recall him saying "Great tune, crap lyrics".
you are right. i have the lp and find it kind of bland. this video recording is sublime.
@@Wotsitorlabart just enjoy the wonderful vocal performance. A lot of folk isn’t great lyrically 50 years later. Consider the times, it then becomes great, and it’s lyrically aremoniscent of the time and should be treated as historic records. Please just enjoy!
@@jhardy1971
Jason, if you mean 'Farewell, Farewell' then I like both the tune and Richard Thompson's lyrics. I think RT was being overly self critical as artistes are wont to do.
I pick Dick Gaughan's version.
I have listened to this many, many times now. Love it.
I come back to this video like a junkie... it fixes me up...
Absolutely sublime. I was 10 when this was broadcast in 1972 and just watching it now, its as fresh as it was when I first heard it all those years ago. I am transported back to a gentler time. At least, in my childhood memories
I had much the same experience, I was 12 when this was broadcast and watched it with my late mother. I had forgotten all about it until I came across it here a few months ago.
When I listened to it I was back in 1972 again , every thing about it , audio and visual, was so clear and familiar to me , even though I had only seen and heard it that one time.
I played the other five songs performed in the same broadcast and they where instantly so recognisable as if I had been listening to them throughout the intervening 50 years ! Incredible.
Love it
@@MrCapri78
I don't know about all this weird-ass technology, but UA-cam has provided me many of these memory validation moments.
ah......those were the days.. (my Friend)
you collecting social security yet?
Beautiful ❤
It may sound whimsical but her face and voice evoke the seventies for me. Wow, how blessed we are who grew up in the seventies and not in these days of oppression, fear, restrictions, health fanaticism, overblown technology and disappointed hopes.
Both she and Sandy Denny are very evocative of a magical time.
True.
And don't forget Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span.
I would rather say THREE:
She
Sandy Denny
and
Judy Dyble of Trader Horne, Fairport Convention & the early King Crimson... magical voices🎶
Well said.
I would have to include Annie Haslam as well, even though Renaissance's music was more progressive rock than folk.
This is the best performance that Jacqui ever has done in my opinion. Her singing is so beautiful and Danny's bass playing is so special. ❤
Several months after discovering this masterpiece by Pentangle I still find myself having to listen at least once a week , its a great audio medicine !
Pentangle was so underrated in the United States. How beautifully calming, the purity of the 15th century with purity of voice. Fifty + years later and how many centuries will never lose its' beauty.
Thank you for the upload!
The beauty of this song, the spartan (though perfect) musical accompaniment and the absolute purity of Jacqui's voice always brings tears to my eyes. Pentangle were/are one of the most under-rated bands of all time. May this music live forever!
Bring's a tear to mine as well. 💖
I don't think anyone underrated them. They were the best of their genre
@@VilhelmHammershoi1666 Perhaps I should have clarified by explaining that in Australia, they appeared almost non-existent. Record stores here had albums by Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention etc. but finding Pentangle albums usually proved difficult (unless you went to an import store). We also didn't have video clips of their performances appearing on TV... it was usually just pop stuff (until the later part of the 70s). The only way to find out about them was to read the British music papers (which we got 3 months behind).
The voice is a class of its own, but that singing bass...wow, just wow!
Phenomenal!
Danny Thompson, who's played with so many artists of note i may as well say everybody.
Top class bass playing.
Amen brother!
@@coy0te9 listened to ; Danny Thompson - Whatever, many times, in this folk genre is double (bass) unique
I used to watch them at the Troubador nearly every week. Sat on the floor, drank beer and staggered home in bliss .
Lucky man !
Damn! You old!
I envy you
At first I thought you might mean the Troubador in Los Angeles, which is quite a famous club here. But then I looked at Wikipedia and saw there is a famous club in London also called the Troubador. I added Pentangle to the list of artists who have played there en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubadour,_London#Artists
There was a lesser known Troubadour club in Bristol
English folk music; just magic, nothing like it. I loved this group in the 60s & still do. Thank you.
Scottish tune
It's almost impossible how well they play together. They are all absolutely committed to their roles, and they play impeccably. No drums, they're vibing entirely off of...vibes, I guess.
And the vocals...Lord, deliver me. So, so, beautiful. This is nothing short of hearing an angel sing before me. Jacqui has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.
Good God!- I realise that I was almost certainly present within the small audience at this very recording.. The date, songs, and nature of the recording, fits perfectly my fond memories of an ITV Granada recording session that took place, mid afternoon, while I was an undergraduate at Manchester University, which I was invited to attend for free. I was so impressed with how professional they were, and Jacqui's lovely singing voice.
Just for this to have been recorded for posterity is a gift.
The collective talent in this band is just colossal.
Her voice is magical, so sweet and clear.All of these people are fine musicians. I am so grateful for this posting. Thanks !!
Exactly what I think. I don't understand sufficient English but her voice is so beautiful. I agree with You.
@Fred Smith t hank You very much. Effectively the female voice is too very beautiful.
You are definitely correct about the musicians, as Bert Jansch, John Renbourne and Danny Thomas are the guitar and bass equivalents of Jacqui's voice. True legends all.
Truth .
This is pure charm of British culture. The authentic folk
that bass line, all of the 60's melancholy in it
Danny Thompson is still active. Check out Dylan's "Ring Them Bells" in the Transatlantic Sessions with Sarah Jarosz, surrounded by Thompson, Jerry Douglas, and several other iconic folkies.
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Yeah the 1560s ❤
Jacqui McShee, one of the best British folk voices of all time.💖
including a millennium ago
I prefer Sandy Denny's voice but Jacqui has a wonderful voice as well.
@@duhusker4383 Sandy Danny is great too, let's say they have two different voices.
THE best.
Yes! Besides Sandy Denny. It's a great thing of being from the UK and having that great heritage.
Jacqui McShee helped me to be proud to be a folk singer when I was a young girl and gave me hope that the trad music I was raised on and loved to sing and was starting to compose in Nova Scotia might actually be pretty cool.
Robyn Carrigan feel the same
Your music, then, is a blessing in world where that kind of culture is being swept away with "diversity"
Hmm7& that is so very kind and encouraging.
@@PrimeDirective101
It's not 'diversity'... It's anarcho-capitalism... An emphasis on looks and record sales. Look at odetta and miriam maceba and mercedes sosa! These musicians would represent diversity... And despite its white-washed presentation, this music by pentangle, as obscure as it is, would be considered quite diverse. It is free-market commercialism that has destroyed musical tastes.
@@frankpeter6851 easy there.
Russian Chinese, Afghani etc musicians suffer horribly for their various repressive 'governments of the people', their musical output often altered from intention and it's production drastically limited as a result.
The increasing mediocrity of western taste has more to do with what people will do when not forced or challenged sufficiently to do better. It's a mark of western ease and success, sadly.
But the failure here isn't the success that engendered it, just the frailty of a typical human adjustment to it over time.
And regretable through it may be, it's far preferable to the more heinous symbols of our frailty, like gulags and torture for those who stand out for their exceptional talent.
This music wouldn't likely exist if not for the very system you disparage, and frankly your tendency to disparage it amidst it's benefits is similarly a frailty- born and enabled as it is by the very success and humanity of the system that gives you the time, license and freedom to mock it for its trouble.
Try being grateful, it will do you a lot of good.
When you start getting visual images of some place you've never been -down to the kind of trees and the feel of the wind blowing through those trees - you know you've heard something special
I completely agree. Music is magic. The right song can make you feel like you're travelling through time and space.
I have been transported to other worlds through the magic of music
Well said, this is the song that connected me with a genre I longed for, but never knew existed..(being a massive fan of ancient britain and a devout user of my imagination)
Just sublime. I watched Pentangle play this live and it was every bit as delightful. Bert and his Appalachian Dulcimer was what got me into building them.
I HAVE LOVED PENTANGLE FOR SO MANY YEARS. GLAD YOU LIKE IT DEB
Everything was creative about the 70s, right down to the camerawork. This was filmed almost 50 years ago, and yet it is rare today to find cinematography that matches the types of extreme close-ups found in shots like at 4:32
Timelessly brilliant, her voice and the musicians.
Oh man, this song makes me weep for some reason. It is so beautiful. It gives me nostalgia for a time I've never lived yet I wish it to remain in my memory and never leave it. Why don't we have music like this nowadays? It is so sad indeed
This song is like the rest of pentangles songs absolutely bloody brilliant and jacqui,s singing is amazing and very beautiful i could listen to her for hours I love it ❤️🏴
A great folk group...Jacqui, Bert Jansch, and John Renbourn Listened to them a ton in the 70's...Amazing!
Thanks for this!
*_Don't forget the beautifully gifted Danny Thompson on double bass ..._*
Astonishingly beautiful.
Like if you are hearing this BANGER in July 2024 !!!
fuck yeah !
9/2/24
It’s beyond just liking..and the whole fad of internet music ( a passing, ultimately destructive fad for the “ true “ musical industry ). In time the horses, fighting for the king and carrying a “ brace of pistols “ ( re: SOVAY ) passed but the spirit of the music lives.. centuries after…
May it continue and eventually supersede satellite bombing and the B52H sorties over NATO/Russo borders.
We can only pray…
I keep coming back to this. It may be just about my favorite thing on UA-cam. It is so pure to my ears it must cast a spell. Talent like this is so fine and rare and this performance crosses time. Her performance humbles me to the core, spellbound.
I remember the first time I heard this song on a PBS radio station in Chicago in the early 1970s ... the program was the "Midnight Special" ... I was transported to another time! That program introduced me to so many great folksingers and more in those days ... so wonderful to be able to revisit this music! Thank you!
What a lovely, sweet voice, and totally unique.
Just happened upon this. Sweet sweet English music. Played it a dozen times, so harmonious. Beautifully sung and wonderful instrumentsl accompaniment. Made my day.
A tremendous performance! I've been familiar with their sound for over 50 years now, and it's still thrilling to see and hear this fantastic band.
I can't even count how many times I've listened to this, it is so incredibly beautiful!!
Can’t listen to this without crying. If I was an actor that needed to tear up for a scene, I’d just need to listen to this for a minute!!!
Pentangle’s music is absolutely SUBLIME...There is no other word to describe it, especially on a damp and chilly rainy day.
It’s just so soothing and warming...like a nice, hot cup of coffee or tea. Perfect!
One of (if not THE) best folk singer that England ever produced. What a pleasure to hear!
The best along with Fairport and Incredible String Band
Certainly the finest voice ever to come out of Catford, I'd wager !
Wonderful to see live.
She's good but she's no Sandy Denney
@@freebornjohn6876 Catford⁉️ Cool, that's where Robin Trower is from, too...🎵🎶🎸
This tune and her voice - so clear and beautiful. Mesmerizing.....
Beautiful voice, beautiful eyes. Amazing performance. 🙏
This evokes particular memories of English summer fairs of the 1970s. Playing amongst hay bales, drunk on cider and high on life.
this is sublime, i never heard bass like this. No wonder he recorded the colour of spring and other amazing albums!
This band was packed to the gills with talent.
loopy Ruane you’re a loony
@@pale_saint the name loopy should be a hint...
@loopy Ruane wtf are you on about?
The only supergroup that really worked. None was a primadonna. They each was a master and loved music.
@@mickigoe Pentangle had a ton of drama. By Reflection, every band member threatened to leave and Jansch and Renbourn had huge issues staying sober to the extent that they often didn't show up to record. The reason we don't hear about their drama as much is because their audience was niche during their active years.
I don't know what counts as "worked" but three of the supergroups that Eric Clapton was in produced some of the greatest albums of all time. Led Zeppelin and ABBA are technically supergroups and they both dominated their respective music scenes for a decade.
Absolutely enchanting, can't stop playing it! Whoever screamed at 2:15 you are immortalized in a wonderful performance.
wolf-whistled*
That's funny, I always thought it was a bow sliding too far on the string, but it does sound like a whistle now that you mention it
Jacqui looked none too pleased.
Sounded a bit like a baby.
As someone born in the mid 80's it amazes me how I continue to discover groups like this.
Long may your musical journey continue. I was born in 1969 and still finding for the first time great music from the 60s and 70s.
I trust you've discovered Sandy Denny.
Sat with a little too much mead inside me and looking back over the decades of music I've enjoyed and rediscovered this. Unashamedly dabbing the tears. Need to do the mead and music thing more often I reckon. A happy old man to have been able to stumble upon a gem like this I had long forgotten.
Since I found this song about a year ago, I listen to it multiple times a day and love it more each time. Massively beautiful music and words.
I heard this song years and years ago but only discovered the Pentagle version last night. I'm infatuated.
The clearest sweetest voice and such fine music with her. I was entranced 40 plus years ago and still get goosebumps when hearing Pentangle.
a six string chromatic dulcimer. not every day you see one of those
Was just going to ask what *is* that ...
Did you ever hear of the band Dulcimer from 1970-'71 period!
Mister Wolfe no have one, made in the USA and import d by a great bloke in Wales. Wonderful tone and great to play on a pub table... great resonance!
Indeed I wonder who made that one? Bill Davis made 5 and 6 string dulcimers back then but it doesn't look anything like what he made. Could be a OOAK from a small time luthier.
I work a seven day week in a six stringed chromatic dulcimer factory. I see these things every day .
This is amazing. Never been a genre i looked into enough, never too late.
Pentangle....One of my favorite folk groups!
Just beautiful. Haven’t heard this for years. Still one of my favourite songs. ❤️
Hi Jane haven't seen you in 40 yrs seems like we are still connected by the most pure voice of Jacqui and beautiful accompaniment such a soulful sound like your harp
She looks like she stepped out of an Elizabethan portrait.
Yes! I said the same thing even before seeing your comment.
Yes; something by Holbein, for example...
An English Rose, to be sure. Are there any more? Long time gone.
And her hair blowing in the breeze...
She sounds like she stepped out of heaven!
Such a fantastic voice! Perfect phrasing, perfect pitch...a truly great live performance!
Jacqui, what a gorgeous, angelic voice you have. So lovely! Thanks to you and Pentangle for the decades of great music...cheers and ta! 💖🇬🇧
Words cannot do justice to a voice like that, even if you don’t like folk music, there is no one today in music who can compare to that , sublime beautiful , transcendent, I don’t know just brings tears to my eyes and touches my soul
Have just listened to this beautiful gentle song for the very first time & I love it thanks .
It's been years since I heard Pentangle. What a treat. Thank you for posting!
First time hearing this song, but I know this melody is going to live in my heart forever. And this woman sings it like an angel!
I'm a great fan of the Pentangle, saw them live several times in the Festival Hall and the Albert hall, both in London.
A stirring and breathtaking performance. Love both the colours/tones of the singer's voice as well as the hypnotic sounds of the accompanying musicians. 🌺
This song is exquisitely beautiful.
After listening to this 1,000 times I've decided that besides the OBVIOUS beauty of the melody, it's the bass that keeps me coming back. As great as the melody is, it would still get old relatively quickly after being repeated so many times. ...but the bass really keeps you interested.
Have listened to music my whole life and this song by Pentangle is as deep in my soul as any
Such a captivating beautiful voice. A sad loss her life ended so young. RIP Judee, your voice lives on in your music.
Jacqui is now 80 and still living.
stunningly beautiful song
Yes, as everyone has written...here's a wonderful singer, brilliant band and glorious bassist, but let's also give a nod to the gorgeous traditional melody. I'm sure this melody, which I had not heard in a long time, will stay with me for days. Thanks so much for posting this.
This is amazing. The combination of the singer's beautiful voice and the musicians' intricate playing is enchanting and delightful beyond description. 😍
Just discovered this group; I regret that I've never encoountered their artistry before. I'm well past three score and ten, and apparently so is this group, so, I'll listen and think, an remember. Spme pleasures come late in life; the young don't recognize many wonderous things; it takes aged humans to appreciate them
The most beautiful music, british and irish folk music.
Greetings from germany.
Fantastic version and beautiful voice!
Danny Thompson's bass is uncannily like a human voice resonating and weaving below Jacqui McShee's ethereal head voice. It's sublime...