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Tag Archives: faithful unto death
Night visiting
Well, it’s autumn, the evenings are darkening, the clocks are about to go back and Hallowe’en is approaching. Time to think about ghost stories. One of the most poignant I know is the Wife of Usher’s Well (Child Ballad no. … Continue reading
Posted in Allegory, Child Ballad, death, folk music, folk song, Karine Polwart, love, Music
Tagged Bellowhead, bereavement, Child Ballad, faithful unto death, folk song, folksong, Hamlet, Karine Polwart, love, Wife of Usher's Well
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The tender side of a monster
History in song again. I think Henry VIII a monstrous figure, even within the context of his time. He set no limit on himself, and others suffered for it. Nevertheless there is a very tender portrayal of him in Child … Continue reading
Posted in Child Ballad, death, folk music, folk song, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, love, Music
Tagged Child Ballad, death, English history, faithful unto death, folksong, Hampton Court, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, Karine Polwart, love, Tudor
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Old tales, retold
Where do stories come from? Who knows, is the only answer; from somewhere deep inside us as we try to make sense of our place within the world. However, once they exist they get retold, over and over, and reformed … Continue reading
Posted in Child Ballad, death, folk music, folk song, Kathleen Ferrier, love, Malinky
Tagged Child Ballad, faithful unto death, Gluck, Greek mythology, Hades, King Orfeo, love, Malinky, Orpheus and Eurydice
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Death and the ravens
More knights this time. Not murderous for a change, only dead. One song in particular caught my attention: The Three Ravens (Child Ballad no. 26). It’s an achingly sad tale set after some battle or other. The ravens are looking for their … Continue reading
Posted in animal, Child Ballad, death, folk music, folk song, Music
Tagged animals in folk song, Child Ballad, crows, death, faithful unto death, hawk, horse, hound, Karine Polwart, Malinky, ravens
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