OK, MEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
We went to see the core of the original Pentangle tonight, the we being me and Nic and Matt and beth b. And I spent the break between sets backstage being introduced to John Renbourne and reintroduced to Jacqui McShee, and they have Famous Flower of Serving Men, and the ended the show with "Cruel Sister", and Jacqui gave me her address for the rest of the books, and
MEEEEEEEP!
Susan, you would have died over the music; they did "The Plains of Waterloo", and remember the conversation about traditional songs dealing with women who go into drag as sailors to find their sweeties, and I referenced two song: "The Lowlands of Holland" (by Fotheringay) and "I Am A Maid That's Deep In Love" (by Pentangle)? Jacqui did it tonight!
Meepmeepmeep. I am of the happy.
t jealous of Deb
One of these days I think I'm gonna give DH a project to make me a soundtrack for the wip. I need a good version of "The Girl I Left Behind Me" and "The Trooper and the Maid" if such things exist, just to name two. (Warning--links contain sound.) And then there's more modern stuff that just reminds me of certain characters and scenes. F'rinstance, cheesy though this will sound, it really needs "Tonight, Tonight" from
West Side Story.
Heh. Given a couple of hours, I could probably put together ten or twelve traditional songs that covered your storyline.
Oh, a line from Renbourne last night that made me choke: "Well, now. We've done Scots music, and Irish music, and American music for you tonight. We haven't done any English music." (beat) "Right - there isn't any. The English were outstandingly musical for a while. That was in 1502."
His tongue was planted firmly in his cheek, of course, but really, the goodly bulk of the traditional music in the UK and environs does seem the provenance of the Scots and the Irish.
I think my new tag looks good in here...that's why I picked it.
Must bow to the wife's authority in re folk music.
I am patting myself on the back for not turning into squeeing fangirl when introduced to Renbourn, who is a cultural icon in his field - you know, for not doing what my daughter calls "deer in the headlights, straight up Ed Sullivan on his ass" when describing her reaction to meeting Paul McCartney.
But I'm taking this as a good omen for "Cruel Sister". And they ended the show with it!
The English were outstandingly musical for a while. That was in 1502.
"This chap 'Anon.' is writing some perfectly lovely stuff. Nobody seems to know who his agent is...."
"This chap 'Anon.' is writing some perfectly lovely stuff. Nobody seems to know who his agent is...."
(giggling) That's one of my favourite jokes. "Have you read Anon? Man, his stuff is everywhere. I wonder who reps him?"
I know there are a couple of other Flanders&Swann fans on the board.
