Fairport Convention & Ian Anderson (John Barleycorn)

[sivyjachu]

Amazing - I get thrills down my spine listening to this :-)

[mickskaful]

anderson is amazing but what a shite version man, steeleye spans version allday mate

[captainkane1984]

Anderson sounds terrific here.

[eamonosu]

FAR TOO SHORT

[jlpire]

@eamonosu YES !!!

[DaveKovacs82]

What I mean to ask is: Is there a way I can see this video in its entirety?

[DaveKovacs82]

Is this from some DVD? If so, which one?

[modelleg]

Cigarettes killed Ian's singing voice.

[MrUrgando]

Hey why is Ian singing so good here???

I got used to his recent voice, but in this video it looks like if it doesn't have problems!!

[kanexyzx]

It is nice to hear songs in a very differents versions.This mix between the great Ian end the magic Fairport is quite impressive.

[Hardwyck]

Absolutely. And who else could make an old huymn tune ("We plough the fields and scatter") sound so great.

[tullist]

Always hear how Ian's voice is "shot" and he should give up singing. Doubtless there have been moments in the past 25 years when the voice has struggled. But mostly it just sounds different than 35 years ago and I think lots of people hear him for the first time in decades and think, O my god, his voice is terrible. I have long since learned to love it and think he sounds great here.

[nigbeard]

This is nice but I prefer the darker faster-paced live perfomance of this song on Tull's "A Little Light Music" album.

[Zingo33]

Agree. The one on 'A Little Light Music' is almost heavy rock.

[aqua7cn]

Also Traffic and Fairport did a great version of John Barleycorn...i even think Steeleye Span did it

[dododung]

yeah. Steeleyes is brilliant.

[tassmus89]

Can i find the hole song, here on Youtube?

[tassmus89]

*whole

[komkua]

great singing by ian!

[thirdfloorit]

This is great thanks!