Sometimes it's just a question of what you hear first!
Definitely! By the time I heard the Steeleye one, the Fairport version had already been fixed in my head as definitive. ;)
That link I posted was the first I'd run across Bill Jones at all, but she has such a beautiful voice.
I'm really surprised at myself that I didn't include her in your cd, but I think even at that point she had stopped doing stuff (she made 3 albums and won some awards then got married and had children, at which point I guess all the touring became a bit difficult) so perhaps that's why I didn't think of her. Still so glad you like them though - they're jam packed with my favourite folky stuff (just with a notable exception it seems...)
The dance video seems to be titled "Hudson House", but that may just be a variant
You know, I hadn't even noticed that! It came up when I searched for 'Hunsdon House' so I just assumed, but yes, I think it's one of those title variations you get with the tradition. Here's a cool version that I didn't link to originally because the quality is quite bad, where we get some background and a comparison with 'Grand Square' (which I'm pretty sure I've done at ceilidhs).
it's all very squared-off and interlocking. Very cool!
I know, isn't it pretty! The chap in the video above calls it a 'grand square' I think.
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Re: (This comment doesn't actually include any book discussion - just folk music...)
Date: 2013-08-27 07:45 pm (UTC)Definitely! By the time I heard the Steeleye one, the Fairport version had already been fixed in my head as definitive. ;)
That link I posted was the first I'd run across Bill Jones at all, but she has such a beautiful voice.
I'm really surprised at myself that I didn't include her in your cd, but I think even at that point she had stopped doing stuff (she made 3 albums and won some awards then got married and had children, at which point I guess all the touring became a bit difficult) so perhaps that's why I didn't think of her. Still so glad you like them though - they're jam packed with my favourite folky stuff (just with a notable exception it seems...)
The dance video seems to be titled "Hudson House", but that may just be a variant
You know, I hadn't even noticed that! It came up when I searched for 'Hunsdon House' so I just assumed, but yes, I think it's one of those title variations you get with the tradition. Here's a cool version that I didn't link to originally because the quality is quite bad, where we get some background and a comparison with 'Grand Square' (which I'm pretty sure I've done at ceilidhs).
it's all very squared-off and interlocking. Very cool!
I know, isn't it pretty! The chap in the video above calls it a 'grand square' I think.