Cold Days Of February. Incredible String band

[jaybekko]

Sorry to hear that Bobbo. It still plays OK on my PC.

[Bobbo293]

All I ever get when I try to play this is "An error occurred....."

[Pelicanlake]

Wonderful thanks for uploading

[coastwalker]

I think the Pogues heard this one

[cielo27rah]

Does anyone know if there a version of "Dumb Kate" that you can listen to online?

Remembering that song and missing it . . .

[vintagezigg]

One of their many masterpieces ! Possibly their greatest.

[randrung]

Been listenteing to them since about 1970! I saw Robin Williamson perform a solo gig in Aberdeen many many years ago and he changed the lyric in the first verse to..For those who died on either side, in Belfast or the streets of Derry. Beautiful song.

[nickowen2]

new to me

well put together

beautiful and of course so sad

[norgesregenter]

this song is not from thre album "hard rope and silken twine".

[kurtzaw]

@norgesregenter

No Question, it is from the album.

I have it since late 70th in my collection

[Adominae]

@norgesregenter Correct. The version that does appear on that album is the "Live" version.

[neonlight72]

I got to know about this song on a 'best of' the incredible string band.the live version on that album was knockout.nice to hear the studio version.

[shropshire53]

The song is about the conflict in Northern Ireland.

[sirpatrickspens]

One of my all time favourite ISB songs. I was fortunate enough to see/hear Robin Williamson perform this sometime in the mid 80s at the Purcell Room in the Royal Festival Hall.

[transfobby]

Sounds like U2 on drugs

[7upIsLove]

you mean if you're on drugs it sounds like U2?

[rigawellsly]

Great song, not heard this one before, thanks for uploading.

[LEEDSPETER001]

This is one of their best. Late 60s early 70s are summed up by ISB. Anyone else as old as me?

[zeldiy]

hi LEED....Me! I am very old!

Listened to this band from '72 onwards......aren't they just beyond brilliant? :)

[LEEDSPETER001]

@zeldiy I saw Robin Williamson recently {with John Renbourn - ex Pentangle} Really enjoyed it

[baredawn]

Finally found this tune I missed so much, (since 74-75?) - thanks to Incredible SB! Eventually broken gun give sense to layers deep within...

[akiles75]

I love this song. Cuando la escuchaba con 18 o 19 años, conduciendo, al atardecer, por bosques,.... sublime.

[Pitsku]

Never heard the song before. ISB went missing for me a bit after their first two albums (loved the first one!). Love this though. The Blair point is a good discussion. The idea of just one child being blown to bits in Iraq, on the basis of a lie, is just as big a nightmare to me as the other atrocities. They come from the same pit.

[gun844]

how scapa flow sunk?

[jaybekko]

Scuttled By orders of Admiral Von Reuter. June 21 1919

11 Battleships

13 Cruisers

50 Torpedo boats

[martifingers]

Thoughtful video... I think I am right in saying that this version is not the one recorded for the Hard Rope album ... is it from a BBC recording I wonder?

[marechea]

I´ve buy all the remastered records of the I.S.B,but I´ve not find "Itkhos"

[jaybekko]

Itkhos is the last track on the last track on "Hard rope and silken twine".

[marechea]

Thanks!Yes! I thougth the record was "Hard rope and silken twine" but a got confuse whith the post of Jophf.

Any way, I have not find this record remastered in my country.And I´ve  like always this song :cold days of Febrery

[tjoris51]

I understood the original text was 'To those who died on either side/ In streets of Belfast and of Derry'. I like the actual, more general text better. On the other hand, what was going on in Belfast and Derry when this song was written WAS horrible.

[jaybekko]

Thank's for that Tj. I would never have associated this song with the "troubles" had you not mentioned it, but whatever its origins the song fits well to both scenarios.

[kasmv]

Yes you're right.

[Jofph]

I used to have the album way back in the late 1970's: Itkhos, was the name I think...this song was on it...I really loved it...where can I buy the album or the remastered CD?...

[kasmv]

"Hard robe and silken Twine" is the name of the album. Itkhos is the name of the last song.

[Jofph]

IC.. now I remember...it had a beautiful color pencil drawing on the frontside...am I right?

[rockhallfame]

Great great song, and strong video. Bush and Blair next to Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot etc is a bit much though.

[jaybekko]

Bit much? Yes! But what they do have in commomn is the value of "someone elses" life to uphold what is important to them.

[Archytyp]

Great vid for a great song!

[ljped]

Really powerful vid - makes you think about the tragedy of so many lost lives(so many very young)in wars.

The music is great & very appropriate.

[N0MADRIDER]

great vid!

[N0MADRIDER]

great vid! looks a bit too cold to be diving though!

[jaybekko]

Never too cold for a good dive.

Besides that was July. You want cold? Try August!Or even just waite 10 minutes.