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Am I the only one who likes English/Scottish ballads?

Gerald Wilgus

Gerald Wilgus

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I have learnrd a lot listening to modern renditions, especially by Steeleye Span.

Everything from the Jacobite Rebellions:

To the early industrial revolution as handwork gave way to factories and changing mores:
 

Am I the only one who likes English/Scottish ballads?​

Of course not. If you were, none would exist unless you wrote them.
Being that there are lots of them around proves there are lots that likes them.
 
Ken said:

Am I the only one who likes English/Scottish ballads?​

Of course not. If you were, none would exist unless you wrote them.
Being that there are lots of them around proves there are lots that likes them.
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While I recognize that, I had at times been put down for my enjoyment of them.

I am very eclectic in my musical tastes. So many people have their musical tastes fossilize in their teens. I still do not feel like a fossil.
 
Gerald Wilgus said:
While I recognize that, I had at times been put down for my enjoyment of them.

I am very eclectic in my musical tastes. So many people have their musical tastes fossilize in their teens. I still do not feel like a fossil.
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You don't have to be in the majority to be valid. Many times, being in the minority makes you even more relevant.
 
I love folk music! Which I believe is where a Scottish ballad would slot into nicely

I am by no means an expert either, I just enjoy listening to it...
 
Gerald Wilgus said:
I have learnrd a lot listening to modern renditions, especially by Steeleye Span.

Everything from the Jacobite Rebellions:

To the early industrial revolution as handwork gave way to factories and changing mores:
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I love all historical and cultural things English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.... Very much including the folk music. I also really love the Edinburgh tattoo, and anything with bagpipes. I truly wish that all Celtic lore, music and language included, from throughout the millenia past could be restored in full.
 
The type of meditative music along with animation and photos
that is calming.
Here is a beauty that lasts for hours.

 
Yes, me!! I listen to a lot of this kind of thing... folk rock/ prog folk. Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Magna Carta, Tempest, Amazing Blondel, Show of Hands, Clannad, Gryphon, Trees, Horslips, Jethro Tull, Mellow Candle, Pearls Before Swine, Spirogyra, Strawbs, The Incredible String Band, Hedgehog Pie, The Morrigan, The Pentangle and a lot more.

I guess you're more interested in music with some historical content? Or with a tale to tell?
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The Morrigan - South Australia

 
Progster said:
Yes, me!! I listen to a lot of this kind of thing... folk rock/ prog folk. Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Magna Carta, Tempest, Amazing Blondel, Show of Hands, Clannad, Gryphon, Trees, Horslips, Jethro Tull, Mellow Candle, Pearls Before Swine, Spirogyra, Strawbs, The Incredible String Band, Hedgehog Pie, The Morrigan, The Pentangle and a lot more.

I guess you're more interested in music with some historical content? Or with a tale to tell?
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die.


The Morrigan - South Australia

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I like South Australia. In my corner of the world I enjoy songs about the Great Lakes, Inland Seas that are not without drama. Let me leave you with a couple. I love these lakes and their traditions.

 
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