Hangman By The Kingston Trio
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Uploaded by CompVid101 on Jun 9, 2010
The original Kingston Trio sings an old British folk song (also called "The Maid Freed From The Gallows") that is also known in several different variants throughout the U.S., though mostly in the southern Appalachians and in Louisiana. The Trio adheres fairly strictly to the traditional English structure of the song, which has also been recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, Leadbelly, Odetta, John Jacob Niles, the Smother Brothers, and many others.
For a discussion of the song with many other versions, see the blog associated with this YT channel at:
http://compvid101.blogspot.com/2010/06/hangmanthe-maid-freed-from-gallows.html
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A masterpiece.Powerful singing and instrumentation.Thanks!
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Check out Peter, Paul and Mary's version on YouTube... it's very different and absolutely haunting...
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Not alot of people know this, in fact i just now realized that Led Zeppelin covered this song and called thier version "Gallow's Pole"
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love it
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Love the Kingston Trio but Led Zep shreds this song on Zep3
glgioia 1 month ago
@glgioia - I love Zep's version, though it's a bit farther afield from the folok roots of the song. Plant and Alison Krauss have done it together in recent recordings and concerts in more of a folk style like this.
CompVid101 1 month ago
I remember someone had this record, and i used to play it alot when i was 13. I seem to remember a song with nonsenseacle lyrics, it would start of with a single accapella voice singing "Ominees la la la, ominees la la la" and then just take off jammin'. Had a lot of fun with that tune i remember.
DerekBayRoberts1 1 year ago
@DerekBayRoberts1 - Good memory again Derek. The song was called "Uta Wena+ - it was an a capella round. Composers listed as Adam Yadogka and Nick Reynolds of the KT - appeared on the same album pictured. People aren't sure if the song is nonsense or poorly pronounced Tsonga, a small African dialect (I'd vote for the latter).
CompVid101 1 year ago
Right you are Derek. Look at the video notes that will take you to my blog post that has videos of the KT here, Leadbelly, and Zep doing the song.
CompVid101 1 year ago