Bert Jansch - Nottamun Town

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[viking1au]

Just looked again. Yes it looks like a pic of Martin Carthy and Davey Graham, just after the pic of Bert reclining. Intentional, or did the person who posted this screw up.??? Love Bert & Martin both. - Both great guitar maestros!

[joaped]

intentionally my friend

[killjoy96]

Yeah, it's just terrible how these old traditional folk songs rip off the melodies of modern musicians, ain't it?

[q28s1]

I wouldn't call it pathetic.. Music in general is about expression and if you think about it all these people in this era were looking for something deeper so there music will be deeper. All people really seem to want these days are simple answers, quick easy feel goods. I think it shows through the music.

There is still deep music out there, just not much.

[mouldybear]

A fine version of this wonderful traditional song that comes from a recording by Jean Ritchie. Superb song.

[wideernie]

"Ten thousand were drowned that never were born". That line plus the guitar make my hairs stand up on end.

[Danolboy]

RIP

[63judesboy]

@FOARP Thanks for the clarification :)

[FOARP]

@63judesboy - Copyright in creative works is 70 years from death of the author, Robert Johnson died in 1938, so his compositions has been in the public domain since 2008 and anyone can use them freely. Copyright in recordings of performances in the United States is complex, but cannot be more than 95 years, so use of Robert Johnson's recorded performances is probably not free at the moment.

[nerdyharry]

@q28s1 it's getting deeper again in a bit.

[63judesboy]

@clarkewi You're right in principle - but Robert Johnson's material is copyright with the proceeds going to his estate. I understand that he has a son who benefits from this.

[clarkewi]

@Sshelly34213 May not be morally right, but its common practice. Check Wikipedia story of the Kingston Trio who launched the "folk boom" in America in the late 1950's paving the way for Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary and others. Wikipedia states that " criticism that the group had been getting from more traditional folk performers for money-making copyrights that the Kingston group had secured for their arrangements of public domain songs.[1]" This set the precedent that continues to this day.

[Sshelly34213]

@clarkewi Bob Dylan did not originally gave anyone credit for this song, so he did technically "rip it off," he was actually sued over it. Unfortunately it's a pretty common story.

[Sshelly34213]

@clarkewi Excuse me but it's public domain because it's traditional!! No one is allowed to say that they are the sole writers if the song is traditional. Even if it were legal, that doesn't make it morally right.