Richard Thompson - Coo Coo Bird - Harry Smith Project 2001

[KeepinItOldSkool]

Up and down , Up and down , that's My head .... I like the tune -- Nice work !!

[2boddah]

cewl song!!

[dionysus364]

great!! But sadly no banjo!

[UncleBoko]

Didn't they use this song in Cold Mountain?

[SwampFrogBlues]

does anyone have a tab for this awesome version of the coo coo bird?

[xauga]

This is a fun version. Richard may be having too much fun with the song to nail the ghost like quality of the Clarence Ashley Version. There are other Thompson clips on youtube where he gets into the ghostlike mood of those old folk songs better than on this one... like "She Moved Through the Fair". Oh well, you can't have it all. Still good.

[milesgma]

I go back and watch this periodically. Still gives me chills.

[Tessietots]

I love him, his music, his smile. Perfect in my opinion!

[lynettekomidar]

Bin doing some researchon "The Coo Coo Bird" and I must say this haunting rendition by Richard T is superb.

[monalisadreams]

What a treasure to stumble upon. It's always a thrill to hear RT's singular voice against a hypnotic backdrop. Fabulous work by Hudson and Carthy (gotta love the blue 'do, too). Great post, joni36!

[TheFeloniusMonk]

This is spectacular. Eliza's terrific fiddle playing makes this doubly brilliant. Thanks for posting.

[RTFan52]

RT certainly seems to be enjoying himself here !! Great clip. Nice to see Garth Hudson and RT shake hands at the end too.

[ak47doubletap]

RT certainly does appear to be having great fun - have loved this song by The Be Good Tanyas - now............ RT has once again captured my heart !

[milesgma]

no matter how many times I see him and hear him I am still awed.this is a top ten RT performance.

[lesdmd]

There is no limit to Richard Thompson's talents. Over the past 25 years I thought I had heard pretty much everything he has done, then I run into this gorgeous video