Black Water Side

[themachinist1000]

You've done a fantastic job on this song, well done! Sean

[fredkina]

Nice version.

"Down by Blackwaterside" is a traditional song,with a well-known version being taken from a 1952 BBC archive recording of an irish traveller,Mary Doran.This version was taught to Anne Briggs by A.L.Lloyd.

She(Anne Briggs) taught it to Bert Jansch.She recorded her version in 1971.

[MrAshToast]

Brilliantly played. Love the bends you introduce into the song. Double thumbs up! Plz check out mine when you have a spare moment! :-)

[JRunawaySlide]

Wow mistical! You definitely can play! im going to be playing black mountain side at a show and i'd like to know the history of the song for when i introduce it... was it bert jansch that arranged it before zeppelin?

[WalksWithTurkeys]

Excellent guitar playing, nice voice. That is an odd looking guitar.

[backdoorman29]

i love the way you shake your head in some parts..haha..

lovely cover bro..and nice singing..

[dogeatdog69]

Superb!!

Nailed it, with your own style.

Who could ask for more?

[krose90]

What tuning?

[Camuel]

dropped D

[krose90]

I'm impressed with the sound quality of that little Bovey.

This is a great version of this song. Thank you for posting. =]

[glasgowyeti]

Hi mate, bumped into Icy and Cragus Wilsonicus the other day. The message was clear: Get back ON THE DRINK!

[Fifi48]

ooh. nice!

[Rigbyband]

Great Vids!

[scotsraindog]

Love it !

[KingofRoath]

That little Brook sounds great. I've been thinking of getting a short scale axe for a while cos I've got small hands.

[Lerevolutionaryrat]

wow

[chouquette63]

quelle merveille

[ustickx]

such a pleasant tune to listen to

[sloppy619les]

sweet playing - keep up the good work!

[aflacduky]

Pcsbyte how old are you just ?

[pcsbyte]

I back Black Water 100 percent.

[aflacduky]

i hope you know what your saying :}

[LittleMrJimmyJr]

A man playin awesome on guitar with a funky beired and a confused look on his face. classic!

[rlrhett]

Very beautiful. For some reason I can't seem to work through it myself. Partly because people play it in different tunings and in different keys.

Does anyone know of a YouTube video where someone teaches the song? I.e. slows it down and breaks it into its components?

Thanks,

[criltunieddu]

Great performance!!! Well played and interpreted. Bravo!!! 5 stars. It makes me longing for learning this beautiful song

[Camuel]

Thank you so much. It took me a long time to learn to play this and sing at the same time but it certainly paid off. It's one of my favourites to play.

[cplgros]

Dude you play amazing !!

[Camuel]

Thanks man!

[sandrocduarte]

there are many diferent versions of Black Water side on you tube. My opinion : the yours is the best, even better than of Bert Jansch one. congratulations

[Camuel]

Wow, thank you so much for the kind words! That's the nicest compliment I have ever been paid about my playing.

[hughtarpaulin]

led zeppelin has plagiarized this song.

[carotte39]

Songs should not be taken for property. There's so much songs that were, and even today, are interpreted by different people and I think it's good because different interpretetions can give different feel to the songs... I hope you won't call plagiarism all the solos on All the Things You Are that all the jazzmen record...

[gquezadab]

Very good. I like your guitar sound and vocals to. This is my favorite. Thank you. Gustavo

[omni1963]

Thanks Cams for posting that,

well played,to me this seems more honest and traditional to the meaning.

I really like this version because it has that "dirge" backbeat. Odd guitar, 1/2 size giving a higher tone.

Please do you have a version of The Gardener on youtube?

[pcsbyte]

Great tune man...

[carswell98]

love the guitar

what make is it?

great job!

[copycats77]

Cool was actually looking for sandy denny version but this is grat too.x

[classicROCKguy123]

dude where do you get the tabs for this all the tabs i found blow

[pcsbyte]

Cool Rif man. Good Stuff.

[arialpunkslair]

i love this! it relaxes me. i come back and listen to it when its nice and dark watching the stars through my window. so peaceful, thanks for posting it! :)

[Camuel]

Thanks!

[vincentfm]

Superb love that tone ,great vocal..all the bedt vincent

[Camuel]

Thanks!

[curlyasshairs9000]

is the guitar based on the Bert jansch version or did you arrange it your own?

[Camuel]

It's based on the Jansch version.

[Dally3232]

That's really touching. Great!

[Camuel]

Thanks!

[asabadastra]

I'm in the process of learning this song myself so have checked out a number of versions on here and have found yours has about the closest feel and sound to Jansch's version...may I ask how you went about learning it?

[Camuel]

I have the tab from a Mel Bay book entitled British Fingerpicking Guitar by Stefan Grossman.

[Johnny6666]

Hi Camuel,

Can you outline the tuning you used? Drop D - or DADGAD? I've seen so many different renderings of the song (mixed between Jansch and Page) that I'm curious to know what tuning you're using.

[Camuel]

My version's in dropped D

[mrtaekwondo]

very, very good. I like your singing voice, too.

[Camuel]

Thanks!

[thesandalwoodgirl]

nice house, good song, super performance

[Camuel]

Thanks! I recorded it in my attic, which is where my office is located. I can just about stand up safely in the middle!