Tam Lin - Fairport Convention [Audio]

[triplettam]

And an angry queen was she!" : ))))))))

[iamthejess]

This is fantastic.

[TheBlakeHarper]

Kick ass song anytime of year

[LadyTaurus5554]

this is my favorite song for Halloween!!! Play it every year, since 1970!!!

[triplettam]

@LadyTaurus5554 You're right. PERFECT!!!!

[sandorsbox]

I much prefer the Tricky Pixie version. This one is almost rhythmical by comparison. kinda choppy.

[wingman572]

powerful. almost wiccanish. its been said by many that this album is the best folk-rock ever.

[Hellzyead]

Today's music is fucking putrid shit, at best. Give me the 60s.

[theseustoo]

The lovely Sandy Denny at her very best! Always been one of my favorite songs! Love it... just absolutely LOVE it!

:)

[rustribbonwizz]

Sandy Denny & Fairport Convention-----one of the all time best British folk / rock groups of all time. Timelessly unique! Would go back to '68-'69 at a heartbeat and do it all over again--- great times and music it was! Sandy---you're immortal !

[jackhillty1]

the farie folk stole Sandy Denny

[tennis11ish]

Remembering Sandy today.  She slipped this mortal coil April 21, 1978

[ginaonthebass]

bloody great song...

[crowfoots]

THERE IS ONLY ONE FAIRPORT AND OF COARSE SANDY DENNY R.I.P.

[shoehorn02]

Dig it, kinda reminds me of Jefferson Airplane, or at least the vocalist. 

[SotiCoto]

My mother used to play this a lot when I was a kid. It got totally ingrained into my mind. Couldn't rid myself of it even if I wanted to.

[fasfadsfsd]

@SotiCoto explains why you've never been to Carterhaugh.

[sjdinergrrl]

this is the ladies song sorry to the dudes and reverands explaining with footnotes its an old girls song. a sorry song. a long nights tale.

[sjdinergrrl]

after seven years she paid a tithe to hell.

[MartinIDavies]

@sjdinergrrl I find it interesting that pagan tithes call for 1 in 7 while Christian tithes are 1 in 10. And in a practical sense Christianity is cheaper & so possibly more attractive. I am fascinated by the period were both religions co exist like in Janet’s time

[TheAcousticBob]

Great song. Instant flashback to College in the early-mid 1970s, and the friends with whom I used to listen to this song, and the girl who explained the story to me. (Sigh...)

[MartinIDavies]

For those wanting to explore more of these beautiful ballads take a look at "English and Scottish Ballads" Cambridge edition edited from the collection of Francis James Child published in 1904 a monster book but an aladin's cave of fold treasures... all 791 pages of it you can download for free via google books part of the epub PDFs

[coramunroe]

@MartinIDavies Awesome! Thanks.

[MITCHWILD]

@MartinIDavies I agree with Martin, thanks.

[UndefinedAbsolution]

I'm him. And yes. YES IT DOES.

[coramunroe]

@UndefinedAbsolution Hehehee - Hello Tam! 

[UndefinedAbsolution]

@coramunroe Oh, no, mate, I meant I'm the dude that posted that. Superdarkcow1 is my friend's youtube, he let me use it when I lost my password.

Would be wicked to be Tam Lin though.

[coramunroe]

@UndefinedAbsolution Whoops! ok haha.

[BrianFarmar]

Oh, Mr. Rizzo.....

[superdarkcow1]

Rest in peace, Sandy Denny, and let your voice join the chorus of heaven.

Thumbs up if you listen to this song for the day of Hallowe'e'n.

[coramunroe]

@superdarkcow1 Ohhh yes =) Halloween tradition.

[alizarazell]

@superdarkcow1 does it count if you listen to it everyday (including Hallowe'en)?

[shvedr06]

everithing,s best , when its preapired to die

[lestanley1979]

My favourite song :).

[TheCokemandogman]

HOWEVER DID I FIND U. U WERE NEVR ON THE RADIO THAT I REMEMBER. BUT I FOUND U STILL. WILL ALWAYS LISTEN TO U AS LOMG AS I CAN FIND U.

[TumbrelJockey]

Dry your tears -She Lives !

[takeapissonme]

Played this all the way back from my friends funeral rip patt

[freespritz]

Thank you Sandy xxx

[smeghead1851]

You can find a more complete version by checking out Frankie Armstrong's accapella recording.

[add2718]

best song from Liege and Lief, those guitar blasts during the verses are the best

[AdamsApple1963]

Sandy Denny...what a voice!

[MikeB3542]

Sandy Denny's delivery on this song , and Fairport's playing sound oddly like the Airplane (esp "Lather" or "Two Heads".) No matter, 'tis brilliant stuff.

[TumbrelJockey]

@MikeB3542 You've great taste & a keen ear.That style is typical of ancient laments,balladry of the British Isles , North Sea & lesser extent -Breton.Grace's unique way in which she incorporated those elements gave the Airplane's somewhat " icy" feel a warm counterpoint..As for Sandy,she gave them the ring of authenticity that only a direct descendant of those mythic lands can bring forth.

[catweasel28]

Considering that this particular lineup (and, for me, the definitive one) had only been together for a couple of months, after the tragic death of Martin Lamble, it's amzing how tight the playing is.

Plus, of course, it's great story!

[ngiyaxolisa]

@catweasel28 Sorry, but I have to disagree with the "definitive" lineup. Ian MacDonald (AKA Mathews") and Sandy on "What We Did etc.)? That was a lineup! Seriously, can we compare the lineup and music of this album with that of "Full House" or " 9" or any other Fairport? Where's Swarb?

[fa4452]

I love this song - I still have my copy on vinyl - yes VINYL lol

Is there a live video of this anywhere?

Thanks for posting

[Thorsson64]

Me too. A very dog-eared copy on vinyl. No idea how many times I played it.

[Boviss1]

Scottish borders - relics of the old religion persisted maybe even till now. There is a belief that certain fields or parts of fields must be left alone. They are the provinces of the faerie and an offering to them. People go there seeking sex, fortune or occult knowledge you maybe win or pay with your life

[zakipoe79]

Every time I hear about these things, it makes me so excited! Thanks for posting. <33

[MoonlightPhantomMask]

I love this album! I just wish I knew the story info on tam lin ^^; I just know it's an old scottish legend or something

[SlightlySusan]

Collected by James Francis Childs, this a traditional ballad of the Scottish borders and harkens back to the Celtic belief in shape-shifting, i.e., the ability of people to transform into animals or animals to become other animals. Green, the color of Janet's kirtle, signifies the preternatural, indicating that Janet is not strictly human. Kirtles were Medieval tunics for both sexes that evolved into bodices with skirts worn by women into the 17th C.

[MartinIDavies]

Slightly Susan...thanks for this... I have always thought that this somg suitable for a really great movie... on a par with LOTR. I like about that Janet, unlike many female characters say Juliet... and the other passive females. takes risks and trusts to her love and instincts... hugely empowering for females and I mean this without any whiff of political correctness. . I like that it is set when the old religion is still in the background... lurking with power

[SlightlySusan]

Martin -- There are so many ballads that would make great movies . . . with the right director. You're right about this one because the characters are pretty well defined. There is something Shakespearean about this. . . although you find Juliet lacking (see The Winter's Tale or As You Like It). I can't remember the ballad that struck me as a great script the other day. Richard Thompson's Beeswing, Vincent . . .52 would also make great movies.

[MartinIDavies]

@SlightlySusan I think the man to direct it would be Ridly Scott.. a lad from the northeast... who has made some really great historical epics..

[coramunroe]

@MartinIDavies I agree. This (and the other ballads that tell similar stories) are somewhat exceptional in how they have a woman saving the day, and taking a non-passive role in the story.

[tamlin10]

siighty susan, thank you for the insight, it is true you learn something new every day.

[SlightlySusan]

Thanks, tamlin!

[coramunroe]

@SlightlySusan Thanks for the info! I'm fascinated by ancient Celtic beliefs and stories like this, always have been.

[MartinIDavies]

@coramunroe If you are interested in Celts I would bring your attention to “The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids” by Rev Edward Davis of the County of Glamoran in Wales. Wales ground zero for druidism. Thus gem 661 pages published London 1809. Arcane full of really interesting stuff. Much since forgotten or distorted by modern day commercial revisionist dross. from his mind to ours from 200 years ago you will not be disappointed. Again Google books & free

[coramunroe]

@MartinIDavies Thanks, I will look it up!

[tonycornock]

brilliant

[yukonnoka]

This is just a great album to listen to in autumn...

[getorphan]

One of my favorite albums of all time.

[zealotnut]

One of mine also!

Incredible!!!!!!!!

[SharingLight]

and mine ;-)

[coramunroe]

*applause*

Thank you!

[getorphan]

Since it is Halloween I posted a short section of the Lyrics from link in description

But tonight is Halloween

and the fairy folk ride,

Those that would their true love win

at mile's cross they must hide.