Betsy the Serving Maid

Martin Simpson's arrangement this 17th century English folk song, performed by Adam Gray. Played on a Sobell Model 1

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Music

Tags:

• Martin
• Simpson
• folk
• guitar
• acoustic
• fingerstyle
• sobell
• model

[dpiniella]

Excellent cover with very few flubbed fills; only real complaint is that the mic placement means the guitar overpowers your vocal, but that's a minor quibble... what tuning are you playing this in?

[TheAdamGray]

Thanks. The tuning is DGDGCD.

[uknoit44]

nicely done sir

[TheAdamGray]

I appreciate that, thank you

[LetsKiosk]

Well played.

[TheAdamGray]

Thanks

[swordslinger1989]

@dpiniella So I thought Martin played it in CGCGCD, but I'm not an authority. Your tuning, authentic or not appears to facilitat this "choon" quite well. Ta.

[Jcronk]

Well played. I haven't heard a lot of Martin Simpson, but from this it sounds like he's managed to synthesize Martin Carthy and Bert Jansch in some ways. Nice stuff.

[TheAdamGray]

I know what you mean, I think but I find the "Bramble Briar" version a bit on the quick side.

[TheAdamGray]

You are very kind, thanks.

[TheAdamGray]

I play Boots, so might upload a version shortly.

Thanks