As I Roved Out

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Roud, Steve & Julia Bishop (2012). The New Penguin Book of Folk Songs. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-19461-5. Seventeen Come Sunday", also known as "As I Roved Out", is an English folk song ( Roud 277, Laws O17) which was arranged by Percy Grainger for choir and brass accompaniment in 1912 and used in the first movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite in 1923. The words were first published between 1838 and 1845. [1] Shirley Collins> Songs> The Irish Girl The Irish Girl / As I Walked Out / Let the Wind Blow High or Low An earlier version was first printed on a broadside of around 1810 with the title Maid and the Soldier. Early broadside versions were sad songs focused on the abandonment of the girl by the young man. [3] Later broadside and traditional folk versions celebrate a sexual encounter. A censored version published by Baring-Gould and Sharp substitutes a proposal of marriage for the encounter.

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Sometimes it’s the man who makes the running in the relationship but sometimes it’s the girl who takes the lead. In Moore’s version it is very much the girl who makes things happen when she meets a young soldier. She invites him to her mother’s house in the middle of the night saying “devil ‘o one would hear us” – meaning, of course, that no one would hear them. This was a widely known song in England, and was also popular in Ireland and Scotland. It is one of those which earlier editors, such as Sabine Baring-Gould and Cecil Sharp, felt obliged to soften or rewrite for publication. It was also common on broadsides throughout the nineteenth century" The Irish Girl / As I Walked Out / Let the Wind Blow High or Low (Roud 308; G/D 5:946; Henry H711) Mainly Norfolk: English The Saving Grace filings are the only trademark applications ever filed by Trolcharm Limited or any other business used by Plant to run his solo career.In other versions, Moore changes it so it’s the girl who is anxious about whether the singer will be up to the task as she says, “I hope to God you’re able”. When broken shells make Christmas bells Incidentally, Moore often has a little fun with this line in live performances, changing it so it refers to whether the singer is up to the task of making love to the girl. In one version Moore sings: “I got up and pulled off me cap saying I hope to God I’m able.” She thinks he must love her and want expects him to marry her, but she is always disappointed. As soon as he has had his way, the rakish young man abandons her. Sometimes it’s because he is already married, sometimes it’s because he loves another but often it’s simply because he likes being single. Will you come to me mother’s house Moore loved the song and has performed it throughout his career, both with Planxty and as solo artist. Who are you me pretty fair maid? Maidens dream

I Roved Out / The Soldier and the Seventeen Come Sunday / As I Roved Out / The Soldier and the

Irish folk music abounds with songs about young maidens “giving” themselves to rakish men who then abandon them the next morning. Belle Stewart "The Overgate" recorded 1976. Issued on The Voice of the People Volume 20 "There is a man upon the farm" (1988). Saving Grace’s first performance was on January 25, 2019 in Shropshire. Since then the band has extensively toured Europe, although a US tour was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. The Saving Grace trademark The lyrics to this version of As I Roved Out tells the story of a young man who rejects his true love and marries another woman because she has land. The songs usually involve a young man – possibly a soldier, a sailor or even a nobleman – who sees a young girl while travelling through the countryside and manages to charm his way into her bed.But I said, I've lost my waistcoat, my watch chain and my purse! Says she, I've lost my maidenhead, and that's a darned sigh worse! Chorus With my too-run-ra, lilt-fa-laddy Lilt-fa-laddy, too-run-ray [6] Other recordings [ edit ] Since forming in 2019, Saving Grace have received numerous acclaims for their live shows with Bob Harris describing it as " One of the best gigs I’ve seen in years" and Toni Woodward, Americana UK providing a perfect summary: “…These five musicians have produced a supreme ninety minutes of music with considered interpretations of others’ compositions, ensuring they present an innovative exploration of the songs whilst maintaining their true essence. Furthermore, this odyssey has been undertaken in the spirit of appreciation, musicianship, and exultation: they truly are a band of joy!”.

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I'm Seventeen Come Sunday (Grainger): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Audio [ edit ] My only criticism of Robert’s recent singing with Krauss or Saving Grace is that it contains a void of “entertainment” value. The delivery and range is always muted and confined to a limited display of artistry. It just seems like a very easy way to sing vs putting on a performance . Even many of entertainments elder crooners put more style into their live delivery at age 80 plus.Following the announcement on August 15 of a November UK tour for Saving Grace, Plant’s Facebook post announcing the tour was edited on August 16 to add the announcement of the band’s first music being released. The song contains several lines that can be taken in two ways. The girl says there’s plenty of oats for a horse to eat “if he’s able” and there’s plenty of wine for a soldier boy to drink “if he’s able”. Fol the diddle die doe, Flash gals and airy too. The Broadside from Grimsby sing Seventeen Come Sunday For love it is a funny thing, did you ever feel the pain? Walter Pardon sings Let the Wind Blow High or Low

As I Roved Out / The Deluded Lover - Mainly Norfolk As I Roved Out / The Deluded Lover - Mainly Norfolk

The theme of As I Roved Out is to be found in numerous Irish and British folk songs. The Moore version is similar to an English song called The Trooper and the Maid, and there are many other versions. Whether the words have double meanings or not, the couple end up in bed. The soldier makes the bed with her and sleeps with her after asking “lassie are you able?” This song has been compared [ who?] to a song usually called "The Overgate" or "With My Roving Eye". In both songs the narrator has a chance meeting with a pretty girl, leading to a sexual encounter. And the songs may have similar nonsense refrains. However the details of the texts are so different that the Roud Folk Song Index classifies them separately. "The Overgate" is Roud Number 866. One well-known recording ends the account of the encounter with: One of the singers was a man called John Riley. Moore described him as a “travelling singer from the old tradition that has now died out – the kind of man who travelled around passing on stories and songs”. The band have been performing together since 2019 but have not yet officially released any music, despite having already recorded an album and Plant trademarking the band name for music and merchandise.

But I’ll roll my lass all on the grass, let the wind blow high and low. James McDermott sings Let the Wind Blow High or Low How can you go a-roamin’ to slight your dear Polly?” Sarah Makem sings I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose