Beth Patterson - Hard Times Come Again No More The Old Brogue 8PM show 2/15/09

[bigalguitarpicker]

Oh dear! Much too fast I'm afraid.

Joy and spirit are misplaced in this song - it's a lament for victims of the famine.

[wayneuidiot]

Please don't change the words to a classic.

[wileyam1]

Very talented individual. Unfortunate arrangement.

[blahblahblah85]

sorry beth, its a shocker!

[sarahsigh1972]

Tradition is something that cannot be forgotten, that gives our lives a context and depth. With that said, I can't see how it could be a horrible thing for a beautiful young soul to breathe her own joy and spirit into a voice from the past. The Ballad Police should perhaps loosen up a wee. No disrespect intended, I simply come from a place where traditions from thousands of years in the past meet a new world and new, fresh eyes.

[banjobutte]

Too fast!!  The young lady obviously has no understanding or feeling for the song.

[danwatkins2009]

This song is much deeper than Beth seems to understand. It's not a happy, upbeat song. To combine the tempo with these lyrics is wrong, and displays a lack of depth and attention to the story and the heritage behind the lyrics, which are now pointless in such a delivery.

[Snookerson]

Sounds great at that tempo to me. The whole point of doing a cover of a song - be it old or new - is to make it the performer's own. Infuse it with a bit of your own spirit. Well done!

[litho66]

tooooo fast

[Frakfayt]

Was it necessary to speed the tempo of this deep song so much? It's not a bloody rock'n roll, darling...