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Fine as a Bee’s wing
Beeswing is song by Richard Thompson, said to be about, or at least inspired by Anne Briggs. Here is what the man himself says about it: “RICHARD THOMPSON: I wrote the song Beeswing kind of about her. There was a … Continue reading
coffeescup a.k.a. lemonflower
Browsing for anything new on You Tube I come across a cover of Anne Briggs’ “Go Your Way”. Typical You Tube home produced standard, jerky out of sync video, dim lighting, adjust the controls before the song starts, yawn … … Continue reading
She Moved Through the Fair
“She Moved Through the Fair” (or “She Moves Through the Fair”) is a traditional Irish folk song. Here are three very different versions. The first, simple perfection, unaccompanied from Anne Briggs The second an orchestrated version from Harpist Loreena McKennitt, with … Continue reading
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Blackwaterside x 4 and Anne Briggs
By Anne Briggs and Bert Jansch and the Jimmy Page version of the Bert Jansch version and the Carla Luft version of the Jimmy page version of the Bert Jansch version There is much discussion of whether Page stole his … Continue reading
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