Acoustic Rejuveniles at Acoustic Music Revival

Jim Jones, Vicki Jones and Scott Bennett played this song here their first time. Scarborough Fair, made popular by Simon and Garfunkel, has an unknown writer. The song was sung by bards (or shapers, as they were known in medieval England) who went from town to town, and as they heard the song and took it with them to another town, the lyrics and arrangements changed. This is why today there are many versions of Scarborough Fair, and there are dozens of ways in which the words have been written down."
"Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel on their 1966 album 'Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,' popularised the song. Paul Simon learned the song from Martin Carthy, a famous folk singer in the UK, while he was on tour there.

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• Scott bennett
• vicki
• jim
• Jones
• acoustic
• rejuveniles
• denver