258. Fare Thee Well (Traditional)

This ballad, also known as "Ten Thousand Miles", which presents the exaggerated vows of two lovers who are about to be parted as the man is about to set off on a journey, was first published in 1710. Apparently, the verses were originally written by a Lieutenant Hinches as a farewell to his sweetheart. It was the source of one of Robert Burns' best known poems - My Love is Like a Red Red Rose.

I first heard it sung by Joan Baez, but it has also been recorded by Nic Jones, Doc Watson, Mary Black, Eliza Carthy and others.

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Music

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• folk
• song
• love
• burns
• baez
• ten
• thousand
• miles
• red
• rose
• turtle
• dove
• mary
• ann

[dominiquedv]

Listen also to my version I sent to you as video version. the sound can be bad on computer loudspeakers. It is better to have headphones.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for your video response. It's a lovely song, isn't it?

[SeattleGrant]

I first heard this song long ago on an early Joan Baez album. Funny how some songs stay with you even when you don't hear them for years. You do a wonderful job on this. Great voice, and it sure is nice to see and hear finger-picking guitar.

[JagedNS]

well done sir.

[dicsballer9]

Holy crap. That was astonishing.

[CLUNGATUBE]

Well tonight, ( Rome time) I decided to find back a song from Joan Baez I used to play all the time....in 1969!! and went astray I have been looking for it since. Tonight I thought of YouTube and finally, after 40 years here it is!!

[rattrameggeagoth]

that sucks.

[vauxhall908]

Nice strong voice/ good work

[greyxwolf]

such beautiful song tu

[losthills]

I have never heard this song before. Thanks for doing it and doing it so well...