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Program #2292
The English folk song Scarborough Fair dates back to late medieval times, when the seaside resort of Scarborough was an important venue for tradesmen from all over England. Scarborough Fair was actually a huge forty-five day trading event, starting around August fifteenth, which was exceptionally long for a fair in those days. Now that there's a sense of place and time, on this episode of New Sounds, you'll hear many new versions of old folk songs like Scarborough Fair, including the ambient arrangement of that tune by the British musician/composer/producer Tom Green, a.k.a. Another Fine Day. Also, bassist-leader Marc Johnson, along with drummer Peter Erskine and celebrated guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield take on the folk ballad "Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair," a tune probably from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Plus Nora York’s riveting interpretation of one of the most famous of Irish folk songs “She Moved Through The Fair,” and more.
PROGRAM #2292 New versions of old folk songs (First aired Thurs. 6/3/2004)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Simon & Garfunkel |
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme |
Scarborough Fair, excerpt [1:00] |
Columbia /Legacy #66001** www.columbiarecords.com* |
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Another Fine Day |
Salvage |
Scarborough Fair [5:30] |
Climate Records #3004 www.climatemusic.com |
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Paul Lansky |
Folk Images |
Delia [5:00] |
Bridge #9060** www.bridgerecords.com* |
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Heritage (Darol Anger, et al) |
New Interpretations of American Roots Music |
Pretty Polly [8:30] |
Six Degrees #7569** www.sixdegreesrecords.com* |
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Last Forever |
Last Forever |
In The Pines [2:30] |
Nonesuch #79447** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Nora York |
Alchemy |
She Moved Through The Fair [3:30] |
Polystar #5070 Japanese import. |
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Charles Lloyd |
The Water Is Wide |
The Water Is Wide [5:00] |
ECM #1734** |
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Marc Johnson |
Bass Desires |
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair [7:00] |
ECM#1299 |
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Epiphany Project |
Epiphany Project |
Black (Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair) [2:30] |
Epiphany #0003 www.epiphanyrecords.com* |
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Heritage |
New Interpretations of American Roots Music |
Down In The Willow Garden [4:30] |
See above. |
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The Wayfaring Strangers |
Shifting Sands Of Time |
Man of Constant Sorrow [3:30] |
Rounder #0484** |
*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page
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