Wonderful performance of a marvellous song. I love the before and after comments. Go into any pub in Ireland and ask can anyone sing this song. Just about everybody will belt out the chorus; however most will struggle with the verse as the melody here is quite subtle. Irish people like claiming songs as being traditional old songs. For example most Irish people think that Ewan MacColl's song Dirty Old Town is about Dublin, whereas it was actually written about Salford in England
Michael, one of the greatest, emotionally-charged moments of my 46 years was when you played The Dutchman at The St. Augustine Amphitheater for the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and had led into it with many wonderful comments about Dan Downs...then, you looked into the crowd and said,"And, Dan, this is for Lynda." I will treasure the memory forever--thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Wonderful tune. Listen also to Steve Goodman's version.
bzockster 7 months ago
Wonderful performance of a marvellous song. I love the before and after comments. Go into any pub in Ireland and ask can anyone sing this song. Just about everybody will belt out the chorus; however most will struggle with the verse as the melody here is quite subtle. Irish people like claiming songs as being traditional old songs. For example most Irish people think that Ewan MacColl's song Dirty Old Town is about Dublin, whereas it was actually written about Salford in England
Egmond67 7 months ago
Michael, one of the greatest, emotionally-charged moments of my 46 years was when you played The Dutchman at The St. Augustine Amphitheater for the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and had led into it with many wonderful comments about Dan Downs...then, you looked into the crowd and said,"And, Dan, this is for Lynda." I will treasure the memory forever--thank you from the bottom of my heart.
lyndalou14 9 months ago