Jennifer Larmore"Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair"

[pianomags]

*sigh* JJ Niles didn't even hear this til the 1920s...

He is most recognised as he had PUBLISHED his arrangement of the music for voice & piano. And as we all know, there weren't many pianos is rural Scotland in the 17/1800s.

UNLESS, of course, The Clyde also runs through the Appalachians....wow I get so sick of this. I'm sure we can cope without super-sizing every last bit of our cultures?

Do your research ppl.

[wintereis57]

@pianomags People reading too much WIKIPEDIA!. There is no way to know where many traditional, English language folk songs are from or what they were like due to heavy neglect. Many, many "British folk songs" long forgotten or unknown in Britain were discovered in NA. How much they represent their origins or what their origins are is no more than a guess. Not long ago some Brits insisted that "Little Sparrow" was theirs. Luckily, the songs real author was alive to set the record straight.

[USAsoldier1955]

This is a slightly altered version of the famous 17th Scottish folk lyric and melody.

[kimberleyley]

I wonder why its called 'a collection of american songs' because this song is originally scottish.

[pianomags]

@kimberleyley yeah, I noticed that too. I think everything might be American now.

[MsLalawilks]

@kimberleyley Because this song was discovered in Appalachia at the turn of the last century and this melody that you're listening to was invented by an American composer by the name of John Jacob Niles (it's nothing like the Appalachian tune nor have we any idea of what the original Scottish tune might have sounded like).

[kissablyirish]

I love this song. I'm singing it for a recital soon(:

[Raichu234]

@kissablyirish I sung this for my recital 2. It is just a gorgeous rendition. I made my music teacher cry and I felt sooo bad lol :(

[indigoAlice]

ugh, I tried doing this for a contest one time and I just couldn't find the right key for my voice so I major failed on this song.

[ramron333]

check out hamish imlachs version these two should sing together

[WhoisShudmeyer]

actually there are different parts for men and women, I'm in a mens choir and we're singing this song, and the lyrics are completely flopped. Just to add, we do have official written copies, i'm not just throwing this info out there.

[gtownlad77]

Nobody sings it like Nina Simon. Track 00.43 it's not "I love the GRASS on where he stands" it's "I love the Ground on where he stands"

[KikiSazuki]

gtownlad77: i agree, Nina is absolutely my favorite by as a trained singer, I can also appreciate this rendition. It's also interesting that you notice the difference in Ground & Grass. I Wiki this song and found what it said very interesting (about the different versions). Anyway, Nina Rocks!

[AngelaLynnetteOutlaw]

@gtownlad77 no its grass in any version the orginal in fact written by niles

[Gvinchen]

i love that song!

it is so beautiful...

[sarahdanielle74]

anyone who says this sucks is too stupid to know the meaning behind the song

this song would not ever be correctly done fast

and I think its beautiful

[codyboy789]

it sucks its too slow

[jr1844]

Well, aren't you classy !!

[codyboy789]

yes yes i am!!!!!!! the gays tend to be a little bitchy