Kate Rusby Who Knows Where The Time Goes

[peassy82]

For who knows how my love grows and who knows where the time goes?

[mr1168726]

This version has an English Folk sound to it.

[123jsbach]

Aye. Time. It's a funny auld thing. Days, months, I could count them.

[ElliesKeeper]

I thought no one could sing this as beautifully as Sandy Denny. I admit to being wrong!

[magmcq]

Well, if I may...Sandy's version was stunningly pure and ethereal; an angel song tethered to earth only by Thompson's guitar. It is a universal ode to love and loss. Kate's version is warm, grounded and intimate. While Sandy was singing to the universe, one senses here that Kate is singing directly to the one she loves. Both versions are breathtaking.

[2midtownmadness]

5 people are completely tone deaf.

[3tangle3]

I noticed more modern singers have a lot less angst or stress in there voice....kate rusby singing is very liberal and chilled out whether sandy denny and folk from past has more urgency and is passionate through a sense of lack of time :D

[hardyfh1]

Will people finally learn that comparisons are odious and pernicious and detract from the music. Just appreciate the music if you can and please don't annoy people by stating that your favourite song, singer, or cover version is better than everyone else's favourite. If you can hear something in a voice and find something in a song, good on you. It doesn't really matter who is bigger, better, faster than who. We all have our favourites. I'll let Sandy go on singing my song if you don't mind.

[yellowbear1000]

I didn't expect to to like this this but she does this wonderful son

g beautifully

[fossilandy]

simply gorgeous

[3tangle3]

sandy denny's voice feels more intimate

[sandro22273]

...wonderful Kate Rusby...wonderful...

[Rockchicbitch]

Just breathtakingly amazing and wonderous.... I love Kate Rusby singing anything she chooses to... xxxxxxxxxxxx

[BangYai]

nice

[Blake788]

search nicolas and the iceni summers end. they write beautiful folk which has echoes of denny and drake.

[306bad]

Beautiful music is a treasure and it has a place in the countries history, If I have done my research correctly, I saw Sandy Denny in her band Fotheringday in 1970 at the Plumpton music festival.

Kate would have been good in that environment.

[Garethlightz]

What's not to like.....beautiful

[MishMichster]

I am in awe - I never expected to hear anybody sing this song. She has balls, and she more than does this justice.

[aquamoon22]

stunning cover of a timeless song...

[Isabelletea]

Absolutely beautiful and Very relaxing ~_~

I showed a friend a clip for 'I courted a sailor' to which they had an anti-social moment and told me in full why it was not worth tuppence because it isn't "trad'" and Joan Baez is Way better. Way to kill the mood dude, not sharing with her any more o_O

[megawaywardson]

Absolutely wonderful version of this timeless classic. As peskirabiit said "it keeps a song form fossilizing" . "Bravo Kate".

[2008Sameoldfitup]

nice

[almussari]

Comparisons can be deadly but the fact remains that without Sandy's version there are no other versions.

[2008Sameoldfitup]

roy west

[jimdivax]

A great song is BIGGER than any one singer....can takes a million interpretations....In fact if it can't, it's really NOT a great song, just a great performance by ONE SINGER!

[306bad]

Kate loves digging into history and singing songs not heard for hundreds of years as well as known songs and her own.  I was privalled to see her in Halifax singing mostly her own songs, it was a joy to see and hear. She even performed finishing off a Barnsley sized cup of tea, Harmonies to one of her hubby`s songs. How rock and roll is that.

[spacepig62]

I've grown up listening to Sandy Denny's version, and whilst I still prefer her version, Kate is the only person who I can listen to singing it. Different and beautiful - well done Kate - I look forward to seeing you for the first time in Stockport in 2 weeks

[phlarrdboi]

i wonder what people prefer, this version, or one of the sandy denny ones? or another one?

Rate and poost your views!! i really need to know what you prefer!

[mr1168726]

@phlarrdboi This one.....Definitely.

[mixedgrill]

I saw Kate sing this live in Oswaldtwistle of all places in 2008.............. Breathtaking !!!

[Chilterns50]

@mixedgrill

Lucky you! Glad you heard it live, tho' - well-deserved, after you went to the trouble of uploading it to share with us.

PS I remember the Sandy Denny version; still prefer Kate's.

[phlarrdboi]

@mixedgrill is that where they have a racecourse?

[ldixon11]

For lovers of this song - one of the greatest - also listen to Eva Cassidy's (on Y.T.) and Judy Collins' studio version, on the album named after this song (it's not possible to post that one on Y.T. - I tried). Every version I've heard has its own merits.

[ambadad]

One of the key things when a cover of a song such as this is done is that the artist has a genuine affection for the song. I have three artists' versions of this, all different but all wonderful because each singer is 'into' the song. It's not like a pop artist who covers a song simply to get a chart hit as a lead-in to their album. Just sit back and enjoy, because that's why these recordings were created.

[CraZy88uk]

i have taken the time to listen to the other versions of this song and this one beats them all beautiful song sung extremely well thx u kate

[psychobollox]

my feeling on the thing here is this...

i loved Sandy Denny's version of it as soon as i heard it; it remains toe go-to version for me. but Kate Rusby does a version here that - quite frankly - is every bit as good and sensitive as Sandy's. sure, Kate's done her own version, and that's a good thing... no room for Sandy copyists!

nothing wrong with this version.

[mr1168726]

I dont think Sandy Denny's version is anywhere near as good as this. Kate 'cracked it' here. This is a much more melodic and warm version. Still, thats just my opinion.

[DARKTID3]

I adore Kate Rusby and Sandy Denny - they're great women who compliment each other beautifully in my opinion. Each of their interpretations are very special. I would have been annoyed if Rusby copied Denny's exactly - but she's done it in her own style :) x

[bobfairmead]

Sorry disagree with all the supporters. This is weak, and not a patch on Denny's. Nor is Nina Simone's. These two are just dirges; the song simply slowed down to attempt bittersweet. Further, Richard Thompson's unusual (lead/backing) guitar is an integral and inseparable part of the song. Maybe the usurpers missed that bit, so intent were they on the beauty of their own wonderful vocal skills.

Nope. Like Whitney Houston's yelling and screaming of I will always love you, this fails.

[Incudius]

It is ok. I like some of her other songs but...

Sandy Denny did this one far better. It was her own, after all.

[quaich14]

now if anyone said someone has done a version of "who knows where the time goes" and it is fantastic i would have cursed them to hell and back - well how wrong am i; Kate has done it! marvellous wonderful hairs on the back of the neck stuff tears in the eye - Sandy's (Denny) song must have new people to keep it alive and remind people who have never heard of Sandy just how special she was and still is.

[luvmedogjosie]

How refreshing to hear some lovely music. 

[originalveghead]

Covering this song should be something no-one dare attempt; unless they are Kate Rusby evidently. Damn you for being able to pull this off without sounding like a Sandy Denny wannabe! Perfection.

[NinaFrida]

Kate is wonderful! I'm sure Sandy would be proud of this version. 

[cocochanelleke]

Lovely interpretation, thanks for sharing!

[MrTheasby]

It's good - really good - but it is not impregnated with Sandy Denny's authentic vulnerability and plaintive sense that her life would be foreshortened. Some songs are like that. You might hit the right notes perfectly but the magic ingredient - drawn from the deep heart's core could be missing.

[carrtide]

I mut admit I wasnt familiar with Kate but she does a lovely job with this song. Very pretty! Nice sweet voice!

[cosmicdave1951]

Lovely version - just shows that a classic CAN be reinterpreted....beautifully!

[917028534]

Kate...saw you pitlochry in April most recentlly....this is a lovely version, which I've never heard before at any of your gigs so now I got 10 as well - I'm with ben909 - two stunning voices - for all time.

[VelodeIsis]

Very nice!

thank you!

[FungusMossGnosis]

I'm not playing the who's better/best game. Only here to say Kate Rusby is a new name to me. Solid version. Glad it's here.

[marjoriem2]

I was not expecting to like this at all but I think Kate has done a great job here. She's not trying to be more intense than Sandy, or to try to match or out-do Sandy's ornamentations, but instead she's made it wistful and quiet and very personal. Lovely.

[zengravy]

I don't care who sings it, as long as they sing it.. And you can't deny the voice.. And Kate sings it.. she knows where the time goes.. like all of us who love this song..

[snoozeyoulose19]

I really like Kate's version because it's lower in pitch and I can sing it!!

[LOVEDXFORXEVER]

I LOVE ♥

[dazzajlee]

footprints in the sand. A pebble from the beach. Kate song in your soul. Memories and peaceful heart are these. x

[djhbrown]

two beautiful people, two beautiful voices. but yes, Sandy's version has raw emotion - she wrote the song - we can hear her pain and her hope, whereas Kate's version has less emotion than in her own song "My Young Man" - Lucky Kate, and lucky the man that she now loves, whoever he is.

[wornpick1]

This a beautiful version, as was Sandy's. No need for comparison. If you don't know Kate's stuff explore more, if you don't know Sandy Denny's, do likewise! Both wonderful.

[dinerouk]

@wornpick1

Yes. I can't bear people starting this comparison crap. Each one has their own merit

[catweasel28]

A heartfelt and wistful version of a (forgive the pun) timeless classic.

Kate's voice is totally different from Sandy's. If she can be compared to anyone from the old days, it's Anne Briggs.

[ben909ben]

oh no - they're comparing again....

I once heard the phrase "the incomparable Sandy Denny"

this is perfectly lovely

Sandy is Sandy

imagine them both walking hand in hand

through time

[quaich14]

@ben909ben the best comment yet on Kate singing what is essentially a song with Sandy's name on it - they would have dueted perfectly - i am sure Sandy would like her words kept alive by singers who could and who cared.

[7360451]

having listened to all versions and being a fan of Fairport Convetion i must admit that Kates version is far more Haunting and she has a unique way of singing Not taking anything away from other artists

[MistyWilliams]

im not surprised at all that she does associated acts with John Mccusker, what i wouldnt give to come to a concert where those two play together *^_^

[20Norton]

Sadly, they wer married a long time, but no more, and have gone their own ways, she to motherhood and the fine McCusker into numerous other ventures.

[musicchick85]

Love Kate Rusby's music! Very good! All the best music ISN'T American! It's IRISH! :)

[robnaylor55]

I don't see the Irish connection here? Kate's from Yorkshire in England,and this song was written by the late great Sandy Denny, also English.

[musicchick85]

Sorry, I didn't know. She sounded like she was from Ireland. Apologies. I do love her music.

[Jimala3]

I also was taken aback when you Slighted my homeland. we took that music with us to the new world... in our Genes.

[musicchick85]

Apologies! Should have done research on her stuff before I made the assumption. Didn't mean to offend anyone!

[bubdeelan]

Masterful - but, just this once, the purity of Sandy Denny's voice wins this one.

[cumbrianmarra]

I agree with peskirabbit.Its nice to see someone that can still sing this song live.Kate can make it  relevant to the next generation.who knows thay may find SANDYS & Evas versions on youtube

[robnaylor55]

Cumbrianmarra: If you'd heard Beth Gibbins of Tiny Tin Lady sing it at the age of15 as guest vocalist on Fairport's 40th Anniversary tour you'd have NO worries about it being relevant to the next generation. Beth and Simon N duetting on it was so poignant.

[1970mgmidget]

@robnaylor55 I agree - I saw this too and a shiver ran down my spine!

[musicbeth4]

eva cassidy did this song .... i can't work out who is better... :) xx

[rowanthebear]

Sandy Denny did it too years and years ago. Its just as good. Oddly they are both no longer with us taken before their time.

[trashcat3121]

maybe the song is cursed?

[mrJaney101]

its good katherine I love you

hahhahaahahaha evil laugh

[Ivanshmivan]

why is it an evil laugh?

[mrJaney101]

private joke between me and katherine!!!

[mrJaney101]

I don't know why is it a evil laugh ...

well, its a jokey "mmmwwaaahhhaaaa" lmao

[peskirabbit]

I think its very brave of any singer to tackle a song that has a Great Definitive Version to which it will always be compared.

Thank goodness they do, it keeps a song from fossilising, and it also means we are still able hear the song done live which is very important!

Timeless classic beautifully done.

[mdtrevena]

Almost as good as Sandy Denny - great praise indeed.

[Dreadtower]

I actually rather like the 'Unhalfbricking' version - in addition to Denny's dynamic changes, it has that nice, wiry guitar by Thompson :)

[IvorRash]

Further to my last, no disrespect to Kate Rusby or her fans.

[IvorRash]

Like roac777, I'm not usually one for who did the best version. I do agree, however, that Sandy's original is the best. I often find that the original is the best. Maybe it depends on which version you first hear. What impresses me is that, at the age of 20, Sandy Denny could write such a beautiful and powerful song, and sing it with such a pure, clear voice. What a shame she is no longer with us; the best female singer England has produced in my view.

[lunarluka64]

Kate Rusby is expecting her first baby in early September. Isn't it wonderful news! I'm so pleased for her :)

[rosesredvioletsblue]

beautiful.

thank you.

her voice is so sweet.

[renecoutts]

Superb..Sandy's version is still the best but Kate has an integrity in her voice that is unique...and she is so talented...

[cuzinkevin]

Nice version of this timeless classic.

[roac7777]

I don't usually go in for "so and so is better than so and so" type discussions.

However this is not a patch on Sandy Denny's original. Even so Im sure Kate Rusby fans will enjoy this song.

[francishout]

what about matthew sweet and susanna hoffs' version??i really like that one..btw wonderful song!

[Danielwm]

A beautiful version - Kate has an amazing voice - there is something very believable and 'of the moment' about the Sandy Denny version... RIP Sandy

[blackmore4]

The usual "who's best?" going on here. I'm an impartial outsider because though I think the song's okay, I don't find it as earth shattering as most. So in first place...

Judy Collins 2. Nina SImone 3. Sandy Denny 4. The Pindrop band (not so much the vocal as the arrangement & video (featuring a splendid hat) and all round good vibe. 5. Mary Black (despite the grim 'free-celtic-CD-with-the-Daily­-Mail' backing track).

Rusby's got technique but no experience. She needs a few lines in her face.

[t4texas]

It's lovely! I have a hard time deciding whose version I prefer... Sandy Denny's, Kate Wolf's or Kate Rusby's. They are all beautiful!

[usergently]

Madrigal! *****

[FonkyLynx]

Peace...

BR/The Ghost of Elvis Project

CANADA

[myfanwy7]

Ahh wonderful sweet Kate. Is there a lovelier sound?

[walsha2000]

Is there a lovelier sound? Not likely mate.

[rvcrvc2]

Lovely, just lovely. If you love this song & haven't heard Mary Black's interpretation, you should & can find it here.

[rogthedodger]

I have, I wish I hadn't!

Cruise-liner singing at best

[rvcrvc2]

hmm... surprising hostility, not that cruise-ship entertainers don't enjoy a little boost from the environment they are performing in. Still have to wonder if Mary's Irish roots influence your negatism? I find myself back there every night

[rogthedodger]

No just don't think Mary Black's that good.

Actually I think it's the reverse: in a pavlovian response to the 'celtic' tag many rush towards certain singers and forget to engage their critical faculties.

There are some exceptional irish singers, but there's also a load of dross which without the 'celtic' boost wouldn't survive in a critical market.

[alvinibbetson]

Well...she is just great a voice of an angel thanks for the posting

[HaveSocksWillTravel]

so pretty!

[tankman702]

Stunning

[metrofilm9]

Incredible job with this cover. Beautiful!

[mixedgrill]

Ok, i admit i may be in the minority here but after listening to all versions, it's Kate's that does it for me !!!

[pcz1]

Wow! What a great sound. Just heard her sing

You Belong To Me, and I was hooked.

Yes, very much like Melanie! I agree

[PeelTower]

It's at least a minority of two Mr. mixedgrill.

[phlarrdboi]

better than a minority of one.

the grill from ipanema

[Chilterns50]

@mixedgrill I agree with you! Love it (and I am ancient enough to remember Sandy Denny). Thank you so much for uploading this.

[freddiestar]

what a great voice sounds like a mix of Sandy Denny and Melanie with a twist of north country intonation brilliant!

[tinfaces]

but have you really listened to Sandy Denny

[mixedgrill]

I have listened to all previous versions of this song and for me Kate's is my favourite.......

[chrisharro]

To all those Kate Rusby fans out there - do yourselves a favour and listen to Sandy Denny sing this with Fairport Convention. Kate has a "nice" voice, but to my ears she sounds immature compared to the incomparably, womanly, Sandy Denny.

[ysmygu]

Try Mary Black too. Beautiful.

[rogthedodger]

I think it's just 'different'.

I'm a big fan of Kate's, it's a very fine version but Sandy's renderings are better - particularly the demo/solo versions.

If it gets people to sandy then, hey, where's the harm??

[amccann7]

very chillingly beautiful; capturing the energy of Sandy's song in a new and unique way; brilliant!

Peace,

Amy

[gummoboy]

kates songs seem hard to learn just by listening mostly due to the fact that she plays with a capo and is usually in open tunings, I need to learn more of her songs though she needs to release guitar chords or more songbooks on her site...

[johnsimmonds16]

she has i've got one

[ThomsonAS100]

Moving to hear KR acknowledge Sandy's pathfinding work.

Not the best ever cover of this song - but damn fine.

[cdeford]

This is a very sweet version. I'm a huge Kate Rusby fan and I'm not putting this version down at all when I say that for me Sandy's version will always be the best and that Judy Collins comes a close second.

[snoozeyoulose19]

I have been trying to lower the pitch of Sandy's version as I have a lower voice - this is perfect! Thanks again Kate!

[Nijntje99]

Would you do me a great favour and list the chords maybe?

I do not possess enough musicality to tone it down. Thanks!

[snoozeyoulose19]

I glady would but neither do I. I sing by ear, (in the bathroom and such like) but was rubbish at music theory at school. Keep asking though, I'm sure there's talented people watching this video, especially in the folky field! Kate has a songbook actually but it doesn't have this song on it. Might wanna check out her website for an subsequent ones.

[lazyghost69]

Don't know if you had success but do a search for Who knows where the time goes followed by guitar tab. You should be able to find a good version.

[BobTheMunificent]

Search on chordie (chordiedotcom - youtube kills URLs for some reason - replace the "dot" with a dot(!)) for Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Chordie has a great function of allowing you to transpose to different keys. The original is in E - Kate's version sounds like D, two semi-tones lower.

[rvcrvc2]

to bobthe municifent - yawn.

[BobTheMunificent]

Sorry, I never feed the Trolls.

[rvcrvc2]

Should be bobtheasshole if you can't control yourself any better, you ass hole

[BobTheMunificent]

...

[dontlookatmeever]

Fairport's version is my favourite song of all time. A dear departed friend of mine introduced me to it in 1980. We would sit around for hours playing chess listening to Fairport and Dylan and the like. This version is absolutely stunning and pays homage to the original in my opinion, well done Kate.

[lovinglifeandwilll]

Omg!!!! I'm only 13 but i love fairport! i go to their festival every year. cropredy. do you? x

[wkdarg]

went there once in the early 90's, had a ball, living in Australia now so it's a bit hard to get there, but when i get back to the UK it's one festival that's on my list.

[lovinglifeandwilll]

Mint! One day I'm going to live in Australia. Its my 13th time this year!! Been every year since i was 10 weeks old:P The best thing about it though is the atmosphere of the whole festival and how even though everywhere you look there are people smoking weed, I dont care! Because I am with some of the happiest people in the world xx sorry you probs dont want to know that hehe xxxxxxxx

[jwbmackay]

I have loved the original version of this song for years. Mum and I would sit and read our books on rainy afternoons and listen to her Fairport Convention records. Kate Rusby is the perfect person to cover this, she has a stunning voice and i'm sure she is doing it as a tribute to Sandy Denny rather than any sort of crass commercial motives. Just a shame she got bullied into that ridiculous Ronan Keating song. Someone must have had some serious dirt on her to get her to agree to that. Poor lass.

[snoozeyoulose19]

haha love your comment jwbmackay, she must have been blackmailed. 'your touch, your taste, it turns me on and on and on...' Not classy at all!

[boxtie]

which crappy Keating song did she do?

[jwbmackay]

I don't know the name of it. I saw her doing it on Top of the Pops with him and she looked mortified to be there.

[cdeford]

All Over Again - Kate looked very nice performing it on the Late Late Show.

[davidtaylor06]

wow!!

was introduced to this after seeing my mum today and i am blown away-a really incredible song-these are strong words from a man who djs and produces drum and bass haha

[agomm123]

Kate surely does has the right to cover this song! She has succeded in moving English Folk forward and has brought many new folks into the fold (including me!). I think Sandy would be proud to have Kate sing such a wonderful song!

[Jarrahnut]

Thank you mixedgrill. Your comments are bang on. In about 1973, I sat in the Perth Concert Hall expecting to see Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. But Sandy wasn't with them. She was frightened of flying and had stayed behind in England. Alas, I never did see her perform live. Both versions, I think, are beautiful.

Greetings to one and all from wonderful Western Australia.

Colin Hugh Abbott.

[mixedgrill]

iwasfree How you can say that Kate Rusby has no right to cover this song is beyond me! Kate recorded the song for the " Jam and Jerusalem" BBC series, and it was released as a single after her label( Pure Records) was bombarded with requests to do so. Whilst you may prefer Sandy Denny's version,i fail to see how Kate can have the "Cheek" or no "Respect" for releasing it. If anything it has highlighted the music of Sandy Denny, as i for one had never heard the original before!

[iwasfree]

she has no right to cover this song, its 30years since sandy denny's passing this year and she has the cheek to attempt one of the most meaningful fairport songs ever to exsist. well done kate rusby you have just shown no respect and proven that the modern music industry has no soul and heart left at all.

[mixedgrill]

Hi Jarrahnut The credits on the CD are as follows.... Recorded for Jam and Jerusalem series BBC TV Kate Rusby Vocals and Guitar Ian Carr Guitar Andy Cutting Accordian Andy Seward Double Bass

 The CD was Produced by the Super Talented Kate herself !

[Jarrahnut]

Beautiful! Beautiful! Can someone please tell me who is providing the accompaniment? Kate Rusby is wonderful!

[WMTCCHAIR]

Unique...she's brilliant. And so was Sandy...

[tinsituscany]

This is just so beautiful but then it's Kate Rusby .How could she fail to not do this song the justice it deserves.

[61floody]

A very poignant version of a beautiful song. Kate Rusby is a wonderful singer and, if there was any justice, should be world famous.

[lizajane54]

Remember the Judy Collins version?

[mixedgrill]

I saw Kate sing this in concert a couple of weeks ago, in fact it's where i bought this CD ( along with my Awkward Annie tee shirt! ) and she was fabulous, i just had to share it her version is the best for me!

[lunargirl64]

This is a beautiful song. I was lucky enough to see Kate play this live :) (Bristol 25/04/08).

Thanks for posting.

[pagan22]

I wanted to buy this on iTunes, but their system messed up. Thankfully you have it uploaded. *fave* Thanks so much. It's a lovely song. The 30 second iTunes clip does it no justice. Kate Rusby will always be a favorite of mine.

[madbex13]

i love this song...kate's version is very touching. sandy denny's version never fails to bring a tear to the eye. i cant stop listening to this, its just lovely.

[openfold]

I have the single on order, but this is the first time I've heard it. There's not a dry eye in this house....it's a lovely version, superb, and hopefully some Kate Rusby fans will go and seek out Sandy Denny records too....she died thirty years ago last month. Thanks for recording and releasing this, Kate...