Ian and Sylvia - Old Blue

Vintage Ian & Sylvia appearance on TV's Hootenanny, singing "old Blue"

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Music

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• Ian
• and
• Sylvia
• Tyson
• Folk

[bijombijom]

When this was originally posted it contained all the verses until recently. Please restore the original...it was the best.

[Cal44]

You are correct that there are 2 verses missing from the way it was recorded on their 1st album.  However, this clip from the 1960's TV show "Hootenanny" is complete as broadcast. The duo was asked to cut 2 verses for time constraints for the broadcast. This clip has not been altered or edited by me since it was posted on 2-21-2007.

[PatrickSHutchinson]

Great job,love that singing,such beautiful music.This is what great music is about.

[kamrivercaptain]

Thank you for posting, this is classic Ian & Sylvia

[frostywildcat]

i'm fairly certain i'm personally responsible for at least 1000 of these views...

[gazeboqueen]

@perhesh2 Was that the concert in Cameron, and they sang Red Velvet? I've never forgotten the way she wove her voice around his ...

[PHJimY]

@Rainy55 I saw them at Mac too. Probably the mid sixties. I first saw them at a street dance in Orillia in 1961. The York County Boys were playing and Big John McManaman (sp?) spotted them in the audience and asked them to come up and sing a song. They did Wildwood Flower, the only time I've ever heard them do that song. The next day I saw them on stage at the first Mariposa Folk Festival. They were accompanied by Eric Hoard. Does anyone have any video with Eric?

[cbimbi]

didnt know these singers, they sing!!! wow!

[asktunes]

their harmony at the end there gave me chills. How incredibly in sync were they!

[y02043]

During the Vietnam war the men of SOG would sing this and add the names of fallen comrades at the end of the song.

[joebstarsurfer]

never heard of them was watching the comedy The mighty wind there amazing.

[perhesh2]

I heard them sing it live at Duke University back in the early '60s. It was so haunting when they blended their voices in the last stanza.

[garyinthedesert]

Great old Ian and Sylvia song. I named on of my dogs BLUE because of this song. Ian and Sylvia were a very famouse folk-duo in the 70' great sound. Most of their albums have been re-mastered and are available on Itunes and Amazon. Fantasatic music. They divorced many years ago and each still records solo albums under their names Ian Tyson / Sylvia Fricker. I hope you will listen to some of their timeless music.

[nutleyguitar1968]

In 1968, Amos Garrett began a two-year stint of touring and recording with Canadian duo Ian & Sylvia. Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941, Detroit, Michigan, USA) is a Juno Award-winning American-born Canadian musician, performer, and author. He holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal.[1] He is best known for his guitar solo on Maria Muldaur's recording "Midnight at the Oasis".[1]