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Two traditional songs …

Posted on 10/10/2024 by dougaj4

… with very different renditions. First from 1967, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick join Julie Felix: Then a new version of Tam Lin from 2022, by Fiona Gillespie and Elliot Cole and performed by Makaris: For more om Makaris see … Continue reading →

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Two forks in the Celtic path

Posted on 14/01/2018 by dougaj4

Re-visiting the Steeleye Span version of Tam Lin lead me to two very different musical groups that I had not heard of before: Anaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter and musician, here performing another version of Tam Lin with Jefferson Hamer: … Continue reading →

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Tam Lin

Posted on 11/07/2017 by dougaj4

Tam Lin is a Scottish folk tale and song dating from 1549 or earlier. It is set at Carterhaugh (not Carter Hall), which is a real place. The song was widely re-interpreted in the British folk revival, most notably by Fairport  … Continue reading →

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