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Should give a preview at the beginning for ppl who have never heard this version, so they know what they are getting in to.... and then spend the rest of the 9 mins explaining it.

myballwall 4 months ago

As the song spread, it was adapted, modified, and rewritten to the point that dozens of versions existed by the end of the 18th century, although only a few are typically sung nowadays. The references to the traditional English fair, "Scarborough Fair" and the refrain "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" date to 19th century versions, and the refrain may have been borrowed from the ballad Riddles Wisely Expounded, (Child Ballad #1), which has a similar plot.

KoalaTeaAkaKT 4 months ago

The lyrics of "Scarborough Fair" appear to have something in common with an obscure Scottish ballad, The Elfin Knight (Child Ballad #2),[1] which has been traced at least as far back as 1670 and may well be earlier

KoalaTeaAkaKT 4 months ago

As the versions of the ballad known under the title "Scarborough Fair" are usually limited to the exchange of these impossible tasks, many suggestions concerning the plot have been proposed, including the hypothesis that it is a song about the Plague.

KoalaTeaAkaKT 4 months ago

The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she completes these tasks he will take her back. Often the song is sung as a duet, with the woman then giving her lover a series of equally impossible tasks, promising to give him his seamless shirt once he has finished.

KoalaTeaAkaKT 4 months ago

You seem to be a very smart and polite lady i really enjoy your tutorial great explenation of what chords you play great voice and guitarist

danboi2k11 5 months ago

Hey Kirsten,

Thanks for the vid. I gotta tell you though, if you don't know some basic chords, you're not gonna try to play this song fingerpicking anyway.

prwatson701 11 months ago

No offense you play great and have a great voice but I wouldn't call this 'Celtic style' ...this sounds like a country version of the song ...its missing that trademark abrupt chord pinching and changes that characterize the medieval style and it needs a feeling of a back and forth bounce to make it sound Celtic...almost like in the Beatles version of a taste of honey which is a very similar song in its base form ....just felt a little misled on calling it celtic style.

xVandalsMessiahx 1 year ago

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anglosaxonmasters 1 year ago

The song is, incidentally, a traditional British folk song... Love your lesson. (:

AlsoKnownAsYou 1 year ago

Nice.

gatocabrito 1 year ago

nice tutorial. what's ur guitar model + brand? i like it

truviet911 1 year ago

oh ur so hot ;)

RyanVonFleming 1 year ago

Scar-ber-uh

not

Scar-ber-oh

I've seen quite a few Americans say it wrong, probably due to the way its spelt.

Fladoodle11 1 year ago

wow

karategirl71 1 year ago

NIce Lesson.... Two Thumbs-up.... :-) LM

Larrymarx 1 year ago

FCKIN CELTIC STOYLE!

BastuBasti 1 year ago

finally a video that actually tells you how to play it! beautiful voice as well.

AxleAttackinson 1 year ago

excellent! i just sat here with my git and totally got what you were doing, and it sounds ok. now if only i could sing it half as beautifully as you do..i'd be rocking.

Great instructional vid. Thank you!

spacenovra 1 year ago

man I waited about 4 min just for this

stmarysks 1 year ago

haha cant communicate through tab lol! music is from the heart not notes on paper.

joshuarugg 1 year ago

Its pronounced 'Skarbara' rather than 'Sca-ba-row' and this structure is from Martin Carthy's interpretation of a medieval song to promote the market of Scarborough that would originally been played on the lute.

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bioux101 1 year ago

Very good Sheila!!!

Mark10876 1 year ago

beautiful voicex

mrparate 1 year ago

Muito bom.

JRENTROIA 1 year ago

Terrific. Thanks for sharing; I enjoy the lesson.

whitwhit276276 1 year ago

she mixed up the string numbers

ArsonistInUrFirewall 1 year ago

That was a great video and thanks for taking the time to put it on here...well done!

allmostmedieval 1 year ago

wow beautiful voice :)

61389wolf 1 year ago

Not bad, the original is alot more technical guitar wise with twiddly fingerpicking and in a different key.

orangepeelx 1 year ago

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wynzerman 1 year ago

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I don't remember there being recording equipment in the middle ages. :P Not my favorite variation of the classic melody, but I'm sure it entertains.

On a side note, I've never had a problem with medium or heavy gauged strings in standard tuning, they need a healthy deal of slack in the stringing process, and lose tuning if you don't keep them well cased, but the resonation is amazing, even after they loose their luster

wynzerman 1 year ago

notthing work....

kgaofionensi 1 year ago

at 4:20 thats not the 6th string, its the 1st string but other than that and your pronunciation gr8 vid and amazing playing

buzzmeister1983 2 years ago

Good for you! You are a lovely person and thanks for the lesson.. Don't pay ANY attention to people who say mean things and get nasty.. They dont have your talent.. You go with how your brain thinks! Thats all anyone can do!

Doumbeck 2 years ago 2

your hot

cborran 2 years ago

@cborran ¿?¿? ermmm no?

jamesredfield 1 year ago

You are are very talented but, sorry, your vesion has nothing to do with the original one.

gseica 2 years ago

supper beautiful

radiator45 2 years ago

lol - about as celtic as a bowl of grits and some fried chicken.

pewpie99 2 years ago

Its pronounced SHUT THE FUCK UP! Different parts of the world pronounce things different you dolts.

Thanks for the vid!

CONCRETE13 2 years ago

Scarborough is pronounced scar-bura :)

diebunnie123 2 years ago 2

This comment has received too many negative votes show

it's pronounced scar-burou

demgod 2 years ago

it's not though. your putting the emphasis on the wrong bit. Ever been to Scarborough?

diebunnie123 2 years ago 3

@diebunnie123 My ex-girlfriend asked me to kiss her where it smelt, so I took her to Scarborough.

ballygb1 1 year ago

:) You've just encouraged me an awful lot... eyes up guitar in corner of room. Thank you.

CerebralJam 2 years ago

With a name like Hughes and a voice like that......you must have Welsh blood ! ;-)

mush1955 2 years ago

Is this for beginners? Sorry but, way too much talking!

gastonlv 2 years ago

Beautiful.

Dreamlesssolitude 2 years ago

you seem very sweet. Thanks for sharing. I started playing the guitar a week ago. lol. so...i have a long way to go, but I have been singing for as long as I can remember. so. Thanks again!

jmhun 2 years ago

thank youuu

metalkaren 2 years ago

inthe beginning after A minor is G Major!!! no E minor...

Fionn83 2 years ago

your voice is so gorgeous!!!

p4nd4man 2 years ago 11

Thanks!

skhughesband 2 years ago

Thanks Sheila:)This gave me something different to try!And this was a clear as a bell to me:)!

-Phil

pollyphil08 2 years ago 2

Hey Phil! Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for watching the tutorial. That's very cool of you. I haven't been on YouTube much lately, so I'm behind on my replies. How are you doing? Still rockin' out?

skhughesband 2 years ago

Hi Sheila:)

As much as ever...well,a bit more now actually.

After taking many years off I sat in for a 2nd set at a bar and am set for more in June.

Seems all's I had to do was get back on stage to get that feeling:):)

And you are sounding as lovely as ever:)

Great tut!

-Phil

pollyphil08 2 years ago

Thank you! I really enjoyed the lesson and managed to play something I'm actually happy with. Thanks again.

MarvinKatt 2 years ago

Cool! Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.

-Sheila

skhughesband 2 years ago

This is helping me get through my Shakespeare paper. lol.

MP1VHT 2 years ago

Ha, ha! :)

skhughesband 2 years ago

youre beautiful, would be better that you show your body

popetown23 2 years ago

get off youtube you perv.

ezekielthemack 2 years ago

So i watched this twice and i already have a good portion of the rhythm and style of how to play this song down. ^^, keep up the great work and i am sure you will be able to go far. :D GREAT TUTORIAL!!!!!!

xluckyirish 2 years ago

Very cool! Glad you got something out of it. :) It sure is a beautiful song.

skhughesband 2 years ago

Very Nice !!!

Great Tutorial :)

Kindzochal 2 years ago

Thanks so much Kindzochal. Thanks for watching!

skhughesband 2 years ago

You have a beautiful voice and you really are a good teacher!

Awesome and Thanks : )

mjmadsion 3 years ago

Well, thank you mjmadsion. I appreciate you tuning in. Glad it came across well for you.

skhughesband 3 years ago

Great lesson and great voice. 5*s

Gare

Gryg73 3 years ago

Thanks so much for watching Gare!

skhughesband 3 years ago

You have a very beautiful voice! love this song

FGM

SNAXDUO 3 years ago

Thanks so much FGM!

skhughesband 3 years ago

Sorry I meant to rate 5/5 and hit 4 :( But new fan+1 though :)

Draklems 3 years ago

Yep, great instruction! :)

Draklems 3 years ago

Awesome, thanks Draklems! No worries about the 4/5 rating accident. I have done that a couple of times by accident myself. It's so easy to do. Appreciate it!

skhughesband 3 years ago

Thanks for the lesson. I wish I could play. You have a very beautiful voice!

The Doc sent me..

Pººhßear

HereWithYoudotcom 3 years ago

Thanks so much! Appreciate you coming over and watching even though you don't play. That's very cool.

skhughesband 3 years ago

Great tutorial! 5/5

jdstorms 3 years ago

Thanks so much jdstorms!

skhughesband 3 years ago

Thanks for all the info about guitarplaying.

But i think,i know i will let you do it:)

And i will just listen:)And you have a beautiful voice

Have a great day:)

hysonly 3 years ago

:) Thanks! Appreciate you watching.

skhughesband 3 years ago

very nice voice

DrewAnti1960 3 years ago

Thanks DrewAnti1960!

skhughesband 3 years ago

wonderfull i love this song

but i., a lousy guitarplayer sorry

ender

sevenender 3 years ago

Not sure what to make of this feedback ender. "Wonderful" and "lousy" in the same comment? I have only known you to have kind words for me. I don't need you to think I'm a good guitar player and I respect your opinion. But "lousy" is a pretty strong word, and a bit surprising coming from you.

Thanks for watching anyways.

skhughesband 3 years ago

oh sorry it`s

my mistake

i mean "i am "a lousy guitarplayer i can only use three fingers and play 3 chords

..never want to say something wrong..beg you pardon

you are a wonderfull singer and guitarplayer...so i hope you forgive me...

i have forget to type "i´am"

you got my respect and i like your music

greets

ender

sevenender 3 years ago

Dude, that's hilarious!! That made me laugh out loud. I was like, "dude, what gives??" Ha, ha! I didn't think you'd say something like that. You've always been so nice. All is forgiven. LOL.

-Sheila :)

skhughesband 3 years ago

Sorry about that, by the way. :)

skhughesband 3 years ago

Hi~Sheila

It cool!Happy New Year to you

Thank you~＾＾p...

nsf1977 3 years ago

haha i do that all the time "SHOOT 10 minutes already?!"

jwwetzel 3 years ago

Yeah, it's amazing how quickly 10 minutes goes by, isn't it? I couldn't believe the first one of these I made was 18 minutes. It sure didn't seem that long to me. LOL.

skhughesband 3 years ago