The road goes ever on - part 1

[edejan]

I bought this album when it first came out and also the sheet music. This is the only music I hear when I think of Tolkein. The movie music is beautiful, but Swann's songs capture the true spirit of each individual poem. Thank you for uploading this. I've missed these song so much in recent years.

[edejan]

I have the album and music from Donald Swann and his music for Tolkein is my favorite. It has a classical feel which I think suits the books. The modern ones are more "celtic" and ethereal in spirit. But Swann captured the earthiness of the hobbits, along with the airiness of the elves. Absolutely LOVE this song and the others on the album. Four thumbs up!!

[Roxyjackson91]

Where I could find the CD? (I'm Italian)

[5610winston]

@simfamSP While Donald Swann is remembered as a composer of "light music" (whatever that means), he worked with classically trained bass-baritone William Elvin to produce this recording of the song cycle. If there were any serious conflict between Mr, Elvin's performance and Mr. Swann's intention, I'm sure it would have been worked out before the sound was pressed into the vinyl.

[nljfs]

I love this version too -- and it's neat that Tolkien actually approved the songs before they were recorded and wrote the forward and provided artwork for this song cycle. You can get the music, chords, etc in the book The Road Goes Ever On by Donald Swann and JRR Tolkien

[bilcal]

Great recording! I got it when it was first released. I'm amazed it still plays! ;-)

I think this is music from the First Age of Middle Earth. :-)

Thanks for posting this Donald Swann music with William Elvin. I'm glad others can hear it, especially In the Willowmeads of Tasarinan. Too bad we couldn't hear Treebeard sing that in the film.

[5610winston]

@bilcal I read somewhere that William Elvin commented in a recital thet if you had problems imagining a walking tree, just think about driving through an industrial area with the signs that say "HEAVY PLANT CROSSING".

[AGWarren]

5/5

Starting to read the GIGANTIC book actually, im on the chapter called "A Knife in the Dark"

[athb4hu]

Enjoy! I first read it when I was at university, in about 1974. My uncle first bought me The Hobbit, as a kid, though. Must have been in the sixties.

[AGWarren]

Yeah? thats interesting! Since then i've made it to Book 2, Chapter 1. Percistely when Frodo wakes up in the house of Elrond, and Talks to Sam for the fist time since he woke up.

[siaxtrain]

@athb4hu

i first read it in it was 3rd or 4th grade and i finished it in a baout two weeks

[Bommalomma2]

@AGWarren I envy you. Enjoy your stay in Middle Earth for as long as you can make it last.

Also, tips for further reading:

The Genesis Shannara - Terry Brooks

The Wheel Of Time - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

The Redemption of Althalus - David and Leigh Eddings

[siaxtrain]

@AGWarren

its not gigantic its onlylike 300 pages at the most thats a short book for me

[sethisawesome]

@siaxtrain The Lord of the Rings is like 1000 pages.

[abblover46]

@sethisawesome no actually thiere only around the three hundreds

[sethisawesome]

@abblover46 You are referring to the individual volumes. I am referring to the entire text of The Lord of the Rings.

[abblover46]

@sethisawesome yes then the estimated  amount of pages would be 900 to 1000

[captainhunter123]

cheers mate, nice song, where can i find the lyrics? lots of different versions of this poem and i cant seem to find this one...

[athb4hu]

The poems for these two songs are found in the Lord of the Rings, book 1 (Fellowship of the Ring), chapter 3 (Three is company). They are on pages 72 and 76 in the edition I have.

Hope this helps!

[Shademp]

A very soothing recording. This type of singing is rarely ever heard nowadays.

[athb4hu]

Yes, I guess it's a bit dated, but it brings back some memories for me

[andy119898]

I like a little bit the version of the LOTR movies althought is jus a little piece...I always wondered how to sing this in my mind...unfortunately i got the movie's version stuck on my head

BTW ...gr8 video

[athb4hu]

The music from the movie is great, this is just from a different age.

[Ovstrup]

i really dont like this version of the song. and you should do better with the pictures too. there are so much potential in the text by tolkien. the tolkien ensemble does it much better.

[athb4hu]

Well, I guess this video just wasn't for you!

AB

[Bickieundspielen]

I see you took my advice. well done, brilliant video

[athb4hu]

Yes I did. Thanks for comment.

AB