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Mark and traditional songs
« on: August 10, 2016, 01:09:28 PM »
So recently I set up a little collection of songs, traditional, folk songs and just old ones, which Mark mentioned one way or another.
Starting with "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond", and this particular version is one of the prettiest thing I ever heard in my life:

 

Mark used it as an introduction for "What It Is" in 2001 as many of you know, it's a pity he stopped this tradition.

Also, this is a fine rendition of a Scottish song "O Waly, Waly" by renowned guitarist John Williams.
Mark played this melody on Golden Heart sessions and it can be heard on "Golden Demos" bootleg.

 

Also, I know that "Deep Blue Sea" is the original tune for "Miss You Blues", and "Shove The Pig's Foot A Little Further Into The Fire" is original tune for "Oklahoma Ponies". Of course Mark also recorded "On Raglan Road" and "The Lily Of The West" himself, and used "The Mist Covered Mountains" both as a piece of music and as a line in "Brothers In Arms".

Mark mentioned in an interview that "Amazing Grace" was one of the earliest songs he ever heard, this is my favourite rendition:

 

And I believe that "Auld Lang Syne" was played during Brothers In Arms tour, but can't find any recordings of it.

Did I miss something? Which traditional songs names he dropped in interviews and lyrics or used in his own songs?

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2016, 03:27:15 PM »
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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2016, 05:36:32 PM »
O waly waly is also known as the water is wide, or the river is wide
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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2016, 06:31:25 PM »
Does Waltzing Matilda count?

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2016, 07:02:17 PM »
There are bits of 'She Moved Through The Fair' a traditional Irish song in Mighty Man.....

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2016, 07:14:22 PM »
Wild mountain thyme in the A shot at glory soundtrack
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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2016, 08:58:15 PM »
Wild mountain thyme in the A shot at glory soundtrack

Spot on!

Does Waltzing Matilda count?

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This song is so popular I almost forgot it's a traditional song. Well, not quite exactly, but it has Scottish roots indeed.

There are bits of 'She Moved Through The Fair' a traditional Irish song in Mighty Man.....

Spot on.

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2016, 12:18:41 PM »
Dont know if this is what you are after, but MK has also mentioned in an interview that one of the songs he would have liked to have written himself was Willie Nelson´s "Blues Eyes Crying In The Rain" .


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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2016, 09:31:08 PM »
Actually written by Fred Rose and first recorded by Roy Acuff. :)

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2016, 12:39:17 AM »
does ole ole and ae ao count ? ;) ;D

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2016, 12:49:57 AM »
does Ghost of Faffner Hall count ?

 

in edinburgh 85, he played some licks from a scottish tradionnal song (don't know the name) at the end of sultans

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2016, 12:52:53 AM »
O waly waly is also known as the water is wide, or the river is wide

yes and I love Graemme Allwright's version with celtic harp
 

the french singer Renaud wrote different lyrics on the same melody :
 

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2016, 12:56:01 AM »
I think that almost all Marbletown live versions features many musical quotes from traditionnal songs, but I don't know if if was what you had in mind, or if you were thinking more to real covers of traditionnal songs

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Re: Mark and traditional songs
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2016, 04:58:31 PM »
does Ghost of Faffner Hall count ?

 

in edinburgh 85, he played some licks from a scottish tradionnal song (don't know the name) at the end of sultans

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