JOAN BAEZ ~ Silkie ~

Joan Baez ~ SILKIE ~ "A mysterious and ancient ballad which sings of the Great Silkie of Sule Skerry, a superhuman "denizen of a region below the depths of the ocean, "who begets a child of an earthly woman, returns to claim his Silkie son, and fortells his and his son`s death by human hands."

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• JOAN
• BAEZ
• Silkie

[Andrea2354]

One of my all time favorites. A few years back I saw a beautiful sailboat with the name "Silkie" emblazoned across her transom. Kicking myself for not thinking of that name for our boat. Love love love Joan Baez.

[Scout4Me1]

Yes, Joan sings it so beautifully. Thank you for your comments. Take care and have a great New Year!

[manomet58]

her voice is haunting and uniquely beautiful...Silkie is a perfect vehicle to display her incredible talents.

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you for commenting. Take care!

[nondepouk]

a song that I particulary love because it is about persons who are very "different". I have make a french translation that I'll soon try to sing on my channel. thanks so much,

Jean

[Scout4Me1]

Jean, I`m really looking forward to your endeavor!

[arakeoftunes]

This melody was composed by my father in law, James Waters, who lives in northern Vermont. The lyric is a traditional poem that he set to music, and if you have a look at the Joan Baez Songbook, published in 1964, she credits him with composing the music.

[johnnugentiscool]

He may have claimed to have written the melody but for the past couple of hundred years here in Scotland we have known that both melody and song come from Orkney.

[Hicksie52]

Wonderful tune...it was also used by The Byrds on their remarkable 'I come and stand at every door' track on '5-D'.

[RebeccaFoxMusic]

I very much enjoy performing this tune.

[sqccccccccc]

@arakeoftunes Thanks!

[Calliuz]

@meltzerboy

Unfortunately - at least in my book - her version doesn't even come close to Prior's. Have you found time to listen to Maddy's rendition of The great silkie of Sule Skerry?

[bananemitschale]

I think about a 100 of the 13000 views are mine



[4footcadence]

This makes me think of my mystical wonderful sons...so much more than mortal

[frantodonnell]

I've been listening to Joan Baez sing this since 1965 and I am still not tired of it. Wonderful. My first ever botfriend used to play it so thank you Tim Moss for introducing me to it.

[luckyvanna]

When I bought the LP in 1962 and listened to this song, I had no idea what Joan was singing about, but it sounded so good!!... YouTube brought to life for me.