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12-14-2018, 08:32 AM
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Good medieval / folk songs like Scarborough fair and Greensleves?
Hi, i'm interested in learning to play (on guitar) and sing some beautiful and soothing or fun medieval-like or folk-like songs that are similar to:
Scarborough fair Greensleves The Elfin knight I can't point out what it is i find so beautiful about the sogns, but they all have a soothing feel to them i find. It might be a mix of the finger-style guitar or harp and the voices that sing them. What songs do you like that are similar in style and perhaps can be learned, either to sing or play? For those interested i learned to play Scarborough fair form this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNHLP9lGsME 
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#2
12-14-2018, 08:59 AM
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Any of the Turlough O'Carolan songs, maybe?
A performing Irish musician sent me this on FB once when I posted a nice version of Scarborough Faire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6mDJLO9uTI "Nice arrangement! It's a song that has been overdone I think but maybe it's time for it to come back round again. When I look at the songs that he has recorded there are a lot of those well known "popular" ones. I prefer a serious singer to bring more obscure songs to the table. And there are loads of them in the tradition, really beautiful songs which deserved to be heard." When asked for suggestions, he posted these: "Let's start with Karen Casey singing with Lunasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mf_GMemrj4. One of my favourites is a Robert Burns song, Now Westlin' Winds sung by one of my favourite singers, Dick Gaughan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7oYCx6tBw. And then just for good measure what about Bonny Woodhall by Andy Irvine and Paul Brady https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_K0D115JJU " Those performers will likely lead you to others.
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12-14-2018, 09:16 AM
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I'll second that Dick Gaughan version of Now Westlin Winds! (I have tab if anyone wants it.)
Of course these tunes are nowhere near medieval. Greensleeves may date from the Renaissance, but would be the oldest. A good resource would be John Renbourn, who made tunes of similar vintage his speciality (more instrumental than vocal). Sample album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzSQDuMI7WE Martin Carthy has also made a career out of English traditional songs, mostly vocal. (He made the version of Scarborough Fair that inspired Paul Simon and Bob Dylan.) Here's a few other favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlObhhN1kkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l3VePGR-QA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0TcoVzg39w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwqP_yoszCE (with Renbourn and Jansch) Here's a great Victorian song (possibly an older melody): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4RHYJdcE4 Here's an 18th century French tune, in more "Greensleeves" vein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pobCfE3C5M
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12-14-2018, 10:52 AM
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There's a great tune played by John Renbourn on one of his records, called The English Dance. The only surviving medieval English dance tune, and its a cracker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OS15uNCzs0
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12-14-2018, 12:49 PM
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12-14-2018, 02:24 PM
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12-14-2018, 04:27 PM
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12-14-2018, 05:10 PM
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You can pull up Richard Thompson on Youtube doing the entire "1000 Years Of Popular Music" concert.
Shi Beg Shi Mhor by Turlough O'Carolan (...a really common guitar favorite), here's the first one that popped up on Youtube: https://youtu.be/dJKKbrAj_C8
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