tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post5391520433972830469..comments2024-03-19T19:34:23.525-07:00Comments on Comparative Video 101: Long Black VeilJim Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-20896926284516705952016-04-24T16:22:23.566-07:002016-04-24T16:22:23.566-07:00Thanks so very much for the kind comments, Ms. Wal...Thanks so very much for the kind comments, Ms. Waller. This piece on LBV was one of the earliest that I wrote, well before I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do with this site. I see that you also looked in on my piece on the Gloucestershire wassail song, and that article is more representative of what this blog has morphed into. Speaking of which, I hope that you did have a chance to look in on "The Darcy Farrow" piece since I think it's one of the very best of the more than 200 postings here. DF composer Steve Gillette commented on it very favorably on FaceBook. <br />I was also a semi-pro folk performer (mostly traditional songs with some contemporary numbers) in the middle 60s when I was in h.s. and the late '60s when I was at Notre Dame - also had a good number of gigs in my hometown of Chicago and other Midwest cities and colleges. I've already checked out a couple of your blogs and will likewise take great pleasure in exploring them.Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-1780787297760524342016-04-24T12:48:58.150-07:002016-04-24T12:48:58.150-07:00Wow. I just found your amazing blog while hunting ...Wow. I just found your amazing blog while hunting down different versions of Darcy Farrow. What a treasure! As a singer-songwriter from way back (my first pro gig was at UCSB in 1968) your articles really help me to better understand many of the songs I've performed my entire life. Where Long Black Veil is concerned (one of the few songs that's still in my repertoire), I learned it from Joan Baez. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y--5DLyB2xY" rel="nofollow">Here's her rendition</a>.<br /><br />If you see my IP number show up a lot in the days to come, it's because I'll be combing each and every page!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.skwaller.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">SK Waller</a>Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-86909667135445389632015-03-05T10:49:48.423-08:002015-03-05T10:49:48.423-08:00I have a dozen or so versions of it and have heard...I have a dozen or so versions of it and have heard many others.<br /><br />Lefty's was the first I heard, when it first came out, and is still one of my very favorites. Joannie recorded at least *three* versions -- one of them, I forget which one it is sequentially, is about my favorite.<br /><br />The TWO K-trio versions are wonderful. The second one, which I first heard live at Davies Symphony Hall in S.F. on their 25th Anniversary Tour, is terrific in a completely different way from the first one. I particularly liked the ominous beat at the very start, to me the sound of hammers building the gallows....Hayford Peircehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547867825715562152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-35828921798155542242012-06-28T11:04:26.440-07:002012-06-28T11:04:26.440-07:00I love Lefty's version too but haven't bee...I love Lefty's version too but haven't been able to find it to add to the article.Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-58789621090533330812012-06-24T20:08:08.637-07:002012-06-24T20:08:08.637-07:00I still have to vote for the Lefty Frizzell versio...I still have to vote for the Lefty Frizzell version as my fave; very haunting and almost creepy. Lefty's version was a top 10 country hit in 1959; his first in 5 years.Mike The Country Musicologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812333379792801103noreply@blogger.com