@alunesifistic As far as I'm aware a carol doesnt always have to be relating to Christmas. It can relate to anything. I believe it refers more to the style than the subject matter. Though they tend to be in celebration or commemoration of an event.
According to wikipedia (I know not always the most accurate source) Carol comes from the french word Carole, a circular dance accompanied by singing or singers.
@indianahobbit Thank you very much! Indeed, I've checked it in an etymological dictionary and that is the root word! Furthermore, I've discovered that 'carole' in French comes from the Latin 'chorus', which meant the exact same thing (circular danse) and was itself derived from ancient Greek (χορός - horos). In Romanian, 'chorus'/'horos' led to 'hora' - which is still practised as a popular traditional dance. Here I am, much wiser than a couple of days ago :)
Great stuff. I discovered this album in the town library soon after it's release. Not a lot of other people were taking it out and I ended up buying it from them. Lost it in a house fire nearly twenty years later and never managed to find it again which I find odd, to me it's a classic.
This is absolutely wonderful. Bellamy is one of my favorite singers, and this is a song I've loved my whole life (we have a cassette with Bread and Puppet (I think the Social Aid and Pleasure Second Line Band) doing it) but I wouldn't have expected to see the two together! I've never heard this setting before, and the rhythm is a bit different than I'm accustomed to, but I love it.
Thanks for adding all of these young trad songs Pugwash. In my opinion, and that is probably less educated in this type of music, they are the best trad band i've ever heard. I have been trying to sing Daddy Fox, but I am seriously struggling with the third line!!!
Damn archers, man
TheNewBurns 3 months ago
Great tune... love the harmonies !!!
loudoniii 10 months ago
My family fought at Agincourt.
ln59nb 1 year ago
@ln59nb must of been on the english side or you would of wrote "my family ran away from agincourt lol :P
bondsan 11 months ago
@bondsan
Basically, except it'd be in jibber jabber. I mean French.
NorCalFolkSinger 11 months ago
@bondsan Hahahahaha :D
NtEMegathon 5 months ago
@ln59nb Mine to, who were yours?
Hardrada88 8 months ago
Splendid!
shenry1973 1 year ago
nice. however, why is this called a carol, since there is nothing Christmassy about it? isn't it more like a ballad? just curious.
alunesifistic 1 year ago
@alunesifistic As far as I'm aware a carol doesnt always have to be relating to Christmas. It can relate to anything. I believe it refers more to the style than the subject matter. Though they tend to be in celebration or commemoration of an event.
According to wikipedia (I know not always the most accurate source) Carol comes from the french word Carole, a circular dance accompanied by singing or singers.
indianahobbit 1 year ago
@indianahobbit Thank you very much! Indeed, I've checked it in an etymological dictionary and that is the root word! Furthermore, I've discovered that 'carole' in French comes from the Latin 'chorus', which meant the exact same thing (circular danse) and was itself derived from ancient Greek (χορός - horos). In Romanian, 'chorus'/'horos' led to 'hora' - which is still practised as a popular traditional dance. Here I am, much wiser than a couple of days ago :)
alunesifistic 1 year ago
superb
Hardrada88 1 year ago
Great stuff. I discovered this album in the town library soon after it's release. Not a lot of other people were taking it out and I ended up buying it from them. Lost it in a house fire nearly twenty years later and never managed to find it again which I find odd, to me it's a classic.
molerun 1 year ago
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molerun 1 year ago
This is absolutely wonderful. Bellamy is one of my favorite singers, and this is a song I've loved my whole life (we have a cassette with Bread and Puppet (I think the Social Aid and Pleasure Second Line Band) doing it) but I wouldn't have expected to see the two together! I've never heard this setting before, and the rhythm is a bit different than I'm accustomed to, but I love it.
MahSchoolworkMusic 1 year ago
Thanks for adding all of these young trad songs Pugwash. In my opinion, and that is probably less educated in this type of music, they are the best trad band i've ever heard. I have been trying to sing Daddy Fox, but I am seriously struggling with the third line!!!
johnnyrafter 1 year ago
Thanks for this, pugwash2 - I always liked this song & their version of it.
rerevisionist 2 years ago