The Wailin' Jennys - Bring Me Little Water Silvie

[bullardsJoe]

One of my favorites! Love the harmony.

[FleckedPorcelainPage]

My friends and I can sing this and are working on doing a cover of a couple more of their songs (:

[okzoia]

This could not be more beautiful. They sound like angels!

rick

[krsears01]

I heard the Wailin' Jennys from Canada perform this song in 2006 on NPR's Prairie Home Companion and have loved it ever since. One version of the story accompanying the song supposedly describes a dying civil war soldier in an Atlanta Hospital who is being visited by his sister, Sylvie. Another version involves an African-American slave in a cotton field appealing to his wife, Silvie. For me at least, the lyrics, the harmony and the performance are haunting and unforgettable.

[MsBella639]

exquisitely beautiful!

[BeHappyHereNow]

Sure do love me some Fright & Salvage.

I miss my days in Berkeley. I'm told I had a good time.

[russtacean]

beautiful.

[EuropeanDeity]

they are amazing!!!

[wailinjennyfan]

Can't wait to see you in Alexandria, Va 4/20 !!!!

[strollby]

FANTASTIC, THANKS

[Lmotleygirl]

so proud that you girls are canadian!1 thanks for making such awesome folk music!1

[westmore122]

I can't imagine this song live. It is amazing!!!!!

[twil9ght]

I had the pleasure of learning the harmonies for this song from the Jennys themselves at a music festival. Soo beautiful.

[pallet3473]

Awesome harmonies-check out a funk blues version of sylvie on youtube @ FREEVERSE/SYLVIE

[sarapiork]

So you are a descendant of Lead Belly's, ay? Whatev.

[heeh2]

im descended from the slaves that wrote this song

beautiful

[SirCoughsalot]

It was actually written by Lead Belly, if I remember correctly.

[heeh2]

in the interest of good business in the 40's, I'm sure the explanation met his audience well.

[barefootwanderer]

Oh my, shivers up and down my spine.

god I love this band

[AmandaV03]

There are really awesome. A year or two they came and performed for my college choir and they taught us the harmonies of this song. It was awesome.

[AcousticMax]

I saw them last week in Buckingham UK and I nearly passed out when they finished this song!

Awesome live.

[ShangoJamal]

SANG IT SISTAHS!!!!

This was absolutely FABULOUS!

[mikeyirish1967]

I have chills right now... I didn't think anyone could sing this song better than Sweet Honey in the Rock, but the Jennys knock this one so delicately out of the park.

[XbadassX]

Hahaha i just realized how dramativ that sounds! XD But seriously, it's one of the most beautiful performances i've ever seen; they're incredible!!

[XbadassX]

Just saw them last night----dude, it's indescribable. It touches your soul.

[baarrsski]

WOW... this has quickly become one of my favorite a-capella songs! Wish they had recorded it just like this on a CD!

[Compass56]

I like the way that they fuse heavy metal and 70s punk rock.

[gragh]

BEAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHA

[williestradlin]

This is the sexiest thing ever!

[guychicken]

Great job. Nice harmonies.

[Driftboatbum]

Excellent! I have all their albums, wish I had a copy of this live version. Thanks for putting this up.