Chris Wood - One in a Million. Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2009

[rockandrollhoneyx3]

i cry everytime i hear this, i would love to see him.

[EveRdC]

I love this song. Watching this clip last year made me buy Albion. Thank you :)

[CMSwithay]

Beautiful, beautiful song. Reduced me to tears at Sidmouth and I'm not sure why it affected me so much. Thank you Chris for creating this from Hugh's lyrics

[shayBlack]

Anyone know where I can get the lyrics for this song?

[serindipity10]

this is such a sweet song, thank-you Allan fro sharing , hugs Kira x

[whitehorsetom]

i know everyone ses 'best love song ever' but i've been listining to this song ,maybe 10 yrs or there abouts ,seems like ,for me it's the best love song ever.Cheers Chris Wood and the person who put on here x

[henrywebstermusic1]

@whitehorsetom I actually think his version of Lord Bateman is actually better than this. It's a classic done to perfection on the same album.

[pfiddle]

I knew Chris in Amsterdam in the very early '80 a gent then and great folk singer. I've a great LP from then I treasure.

I'd love to introduce you all to "He said he was a freeman" but I can't find any video of it. Shame. Great relevance to Ireland BTW

[321fight]

Makes me weep like a baby; a truly beautiful song.

[philaitman]

Quite simply stunning. Sublime lyrical story telling (who ever wrote them), combined with wonderful melodic counterpoints on the guitar. Any lover of music could't ask for more.

[Teddyb1939]

Bluebuthappy182.you could certainly say the same about many english singers. Have a listen to Martyn Wyndham -Read for instance, absolute magic, also the great Nic Jones.. [ Re your comment on Chris Wood]. this is a lovely song.

[blairbond]

beautiful... takes you on such a lovely journey... AND keeping roots music alive

[2010mmills]

this has got to be the most beautiful song i have ever heard. it is truly amazing and i could listen to it all day and it would never fail to make me well up. a work of true genius

[GibsonHummingbird]

The reason is because he's English 'Bluebuthappy' We are historically fiercely resistant to anyone with talent , and have always failed to recognise insightful delicate beautiful lyrics and songs that reflect any national identity. Long may you run Chris. Magic.

[ceiltoic]

such a cool fella, magnificent purveyor of a story. Reminds me of John Spillane in his ability to bring a story alive. Thats surely the mark of a great folk singer, no matter what he sings it reminds me of home - oh to be back in the mutton lane for a session

[electiveaffinities]

This was my 'gig of 2009' and this song is in my all time top ten. Chris Wood is a storyteller of great genius. One man and a guitar can generate powerful stuff.

[ukevids]

Credit is due to Hugh Lupton for the brilliant lyrics.

[caferive]

Wonderful, great song, great performance, thanks for posting....very special...!!!

[Bluebuthappy182]

I don't understand why this guy isn't huge.

Don't know the answer to this question but I'll ask it anyway, Why is English folk music not more prevelent in English culture? I'm Irish and you can hear Irish folk music in the main stream media farily easily don't get that on the bbc channel 4 or itv unless it's a specalised show. by the way this is an amazing song

[sallypal]

Totally agree!

[MrRichiehamburg]

Is that Sharon Maughn at the start of the vid? or even Jane Seymour? Looks familiar.

[farnishk]

@Bluebuthappy182 Chris wouldn't want to be "huge" - he stands for the ordinary person; fame is alienation from the ordinary. When you no longer feel comfortable shaking someone's hand then they are not one of you - that's what being "huge" means.

[Bluebuthappy182]

@farnishk As i said I'm from Ireland I mention that becasue i kind of see Chris Woods as analogous to Christy Moore but literally everyone in Ireland knows Christy. It doesn't mean that people can't approach him, or that he is alienated from them if anything i'd say people feel they know him personnaly as he's sung to them for so long and in an Irish music context he has real gravitas. That's what i mean. Don't know that Chris 'want's to be more popular than he is i dont 'know him

[farnishk]

@Bluebuthappy182 I wouldn't consider Christy Moore to be huge in the conventional sense - was thinking more of arena tours and global fame - but would you go up to him and shake his hand, nonetheless? It's a fine line between awe and fear; Jon Boden or Simon Nicol, for instance are on the "awe" side, deffo, but I would have second thoughts about going up to Richard Thompson and saying "hi" :-s

[Bluebuthappy182]

@farnishk Christy's not huge in the global sense but i'd think you'd be surpreised how popular he is abroad. I was never really thinking about areana tours anyway. Just more recognition amoung the general population and particularly with young indi/pop musicians. As to wheather or not I'd shake Christy Moore's hand. Yea of course i would. Not saying I'd have a 10 minute conversation with him just a nod a smile and nice to meet you. As for Richard Thompson I'd love to say the same to him too

[SamDavison92]

@Bluebuthappy182 i don't know it's ridiculous. nothing in the charts right now can even come close to this. such a beautiful story

[GibsonHummingbird]

Mega song , wonderful lyrics.

[NeilCB1]

I never fail to well up when hearing this.Fortunately he has never played on the occasions that I have seen him in concert .thanks for the posting I can happily blab in the privacy of home with only my boys mocking me!

[ukevids]

This is one of my favourite songs but whenever I hear it, I always want to go out for fish 'n' chips. Not helpful when I'm not in Britain. Cruel, Chris!!

[ghostlodge]

he didn't write the lyrics but this song blows me away, truely

[kappagld]

adorable ! one of the best songwriters ever.