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English (24), traditional (65), a cappella (17)
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This is English music at its most raw and ethnic ... maybe not everybody's cup of tea but I felt like recording it just as it is.
All these old folk songs keep pouring out of me at the moment. The ancestors have got hold of me and given me a good shaking ...
Lyrics:
Come all you fair and tender girls
That flourish in your prime
Beware, beware, keep your garden fair
Let no man steal your thyme
For when your thyme it is past and gone
He'll care no more for you
And every place where your thyme was waste
Shall spread all o'er with rue
For a woman is a branchy tree
And man a clinging vine
And from her branches carelessly
He'll take what he can find
Hardware:
Mac, Rode condenser mic, airwaves
Software:
GB
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Excellent &mdash 09/29/06 - 06:40:45 PM
..I'm glad these traditional songs are being surfaced through the medium
of Rebsie ..
a strong message to young woman of the wicked ways of us men .. and
a timeless one ..
your voice is perfect and totally 'right' for these kind of melodies ..
well sung/performed and I hardy missed any backing, although I think
it overall may benefit from some.
oh -- mint sauce, not thyme .. ;o) [ Reply to This ]
Let no man steal your mint sauce &mdash 09/30/06 - 06:16:14 AM
Yes, it just goes to show that ranting about the transient nature of male affection is not a recent phenomenon.
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:) &mdash 09/29/06 - 07:05:54 PM
This felt so near that I could visualize you singing this in your home studio.
I'm having trouble with my mac's fan making a lot of noise nowadays, so I'd have to take the mic in another room to get this sort of quietness in a recording.
A beautiful song, perfect with your voice. The ancestors is proud and will not shake you any more. They would just love if you'd do more of this:) [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Thoddi &mdash 09/30/06 - 06:38:13 AM
I'm glad you couldn't hear the Mac noise, because I still haven't got round to making a vocal booth and I really should! The first time I tried to record this song, about a year ago, I took the microphone into the bathroom, thinking its stillness and natural reverb would be ideal. What I got was a nice reverby recording with the sound of a lavatory cistern dripping and (amplified by the bath overflow pipe) the roar of a passing bus.
Indeed the ancestors do want me to do more of these! I'm taking the hint.
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Wow &mdash 09/29/06 - 11:47:56 PM
Rebsie,
This seems to be in a slighltly higher register than I'm accustomed to
hearing you (or is it you're closer to the mic?). It makes the result to my
ears poignantly fragile. Well done.
In a Friday Night Mood,
Bill [ Reply to This ]
Cheers Mungo &mdash 09/30/06 - 08:32:15 AM
You may be right about the higher register. In an attempt to make it as natural and spontaneous as possible I didn't give myself a particular note to start on ... just let it come out at whatever pitch it wanted.
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Beautiful! &mdash 09/30/06 - 12:53:42 AM
Beautiful Rebsie! Gets me feeling all traditional (and a little nostalgic
for times past). Your voice sounds beautiful and all the other
instruments too : )
The Rode reproduces so perfectly.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful! &mdash 09/30/06 - 12:53:52 AM
Beautiful Rebsie! Gets me feeling all traditional (and a little nostalgic
for times past). Your voice sounds beautiful and all the other
instruments too : )
The Rode reproduces so perfectly.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Hehe ... &mdash 09/30/06 - 11:22:59 AM
Thanks Neil! Yep, you can't beat a good Australian mic ...
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yes! yes! and thrice i say ... yes!! &mdash 09/30/06 - 08:31:43 AM
beautiful voice, wonderful song - well done rebs and how appropriate - a garden song. in my book you will always be the 'eroine of the 'erb xoxoxxo [ Reply to This ]
'eroine of the 'erb, eh? &mdash 09/30/06 - 12:42:49 PM
Cheers Caroline ... this song has always appealed to the horticulturalist in me.
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Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 11:23:14 AM
Usually, this type of music isn't my thing, but your voice just demands
attention, educates me, and tells me what I'm missing.
Thanks, that was just wonderful.
Steve [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 09/30/06 - 12:45:03 PM
Awww, thanks Steve!
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As an old fan... &mdash 09/30/06 - 03:59:05 PM
...of the Pentangle's version, I really enjoyed your vocal performance. Nice
work Rebsie! I love English folk music (though my delivery tends to be a
tad more brutal: http://www.macjams.com/song/23423). I'm glad there
are Macjammers about who feel as I do!
Be well! [ Reply to This ]
As an old fan... &mdash 09/30/06 - 04:01:52 PM
...of the Pentangle's version, I really enjoyed your vocal performance. Nice
work Rebsie! I love English folk music (though my delivery tends to be a
tad more brutal: http://www.macjams.com/song/23423). I'm glad there
are Macjammers about who feel as I do!
Be well! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you! &mdash 10/04/06 - 12:38:21 PM
Oh yes, English folk song has been a passion of mine for a long time ... so there'll be plenty more where this came from.
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Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:24 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:28 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:33 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:34 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:39 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 09/30/06 - 09:03:41 PM
Really nice! I enjoyed listening to this, even though I typically don't listen
to much besides orchestral stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Good ... &mdash 10/04/06 - 12:40:32 PM
... very glad you like it!
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Greatness &mdash 10/01/06 - 11:18:14 AM
Greatness of saing MUCH with little. Both the song and your performance!
Can't thing of anyone more suited to do this than you Rebsie! Thank you
for another wonderful peek into the past! [ Reply to This ]
:) &mdash 10/04/06 - 12:42:38 PM
Thank you Johannes ... your comments are always guaranteed to put a smile on my face.
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A fine, brave version... &mdash 10/01/06 - 01:34:57 PM
...very well recorded...
I haven't heard one of yours in a long time... You have a more secure
sense of phrasing, time and pitch here and the delivery has an
authentic feel...
A cappella stuff is so amazing...the song's right there, and so are you,
and there's no place to hide...
Really nicely done.
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Ed ... &mdash 10/04/06 - 12:48:30 PM
You're right, a cappella is a strangely intimate and exposed way of singing, and makes it impossible to get away with the small imperfections which usually get buried in the mix! It's not unlike running down the street with no clothes on (not that I've ever done that, you understand ... ) but it's also strangely captivating when you get it right.
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Men are deceivers ever! &mdash 10/01/06 - 08:59:29 PM
Simply beautiful - I've always thought there was a bit of the Shirley
Collins about your singing and it's very in evidence here. I'm a big fan
of the unadorned instrumental or vocal so well done you for going for
it and pulling it off with such aplomb.
KK
PS - I'm assuming that 'thyme' is taken to mean [prime] time as this is
what it seems to suggest (rather than loss of maidenhead) there's a
similar pun with 'rue' but I was wondering if I was barking up the
wrong tree and there's some symbolic significance in the herbs
themselves? [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the lovely comment &mdash 10/02/06 - 05:32:25 AM
Well, it's all a matter of personal interpretation, but yes, I assume it's a straightforward pun based on the double meanings of thyme/time and rue/regret. But if you're looking for deeper levels of symbolism, thyme was given as a token of fidelity in the middle ages (possibly because of its powerful preservative properties). Rue is an unpleasantly musty-smelling herb which can cause burns when handled.
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Oh my! &mdash 10/03/06 - 08:02:52 PM
I quit paying attention just for a minute (and the e-mail alerts quit
working) and there's no telling what I might miss. This is absolutely
wonderful, Rebsie. So forlorn yet beautiful. Nothing to cover up the sense
of sad inevitibility that can come along as the years pass away. You always
do such a wonderful in bringing these tunes back to life. No matter how
many years they have on them, you always make them sound wonderfully
fresh and new. [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 11/27/06 - 11:48:38 AM
And you always make comments that put a smile on my face, Joe. Thanks! [ Reply to This ]
very nice ! &mdash 10/04/06 - 05:15:42 AM
Thank you &mdash 11/27/06 - 11:49:50 AM
damned difficult &mdash 10/04/06 - 01:16:26 PM
Damned difficult it is. Not to listen to, oh no, this is a feast to my ears. But I can imagine this is so hard to sing. The melodic pitch changes are not obvious, surely if on top of that there is no instrumental embellishment at all to refer to vocally. I know how painfully awful a naked voice can sound (speaking of my own experience now), but what I hear is a glee to all my senses. So wonderful, Rebsie, really much respect. One tiny quibble: I would have liked to hear the breath inhaling a little less. Probably it's just my personal preference for this kind of music style. But don't ask me how you should fix this :-) - Walter [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 11/27/06 - 11:53:01 AM
Thanks Walter. I'm never sure whether or not to leave in the breathing noise because some people like it and others don't ... and as I have such a small voice I have to sing very close to the microphone, and it picks everything up! It's useful to have some feedback about it, anyway. [ Reply to This ]
brave &mdash 10/06/06 - 03:19:21 PM
and wonderful.....a solo voice can be so enchanting when done right and
you naled it here on this track.....elegant and forlorn....a really great
moment here in the MJ world....thanks for sharing....peace [ Reply to This ]
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: ) &mdash 10/07/06 - 09:06:17 PM
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WOW &mdash 10/15/06 - 11:27:43 PM
I love this Rebsie. You have such a great voice. This a fav and D/L for
sure. Thanks for the link at Carolines page that lead me here.
Thanks for sharing.
mvh : ) [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 11/27/06 - 11:58:01 AM
Interesting and Wonderful Voice &mdash 10/28/06 - 02:50:13 PM
Rebsie,
You continue to expose listeners to one your Wonderful
Voice and also (being over in the States) Celtic and
English Music. I have not heard a good(or very good I must say) A Capella song in some time
Congrats on your excellent song
dwwave [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 11/27/06 - 12:01:26 PM
Yeah, a cappella is a bit scary for singers ... nothing to hide behind ... but I wanted to see whether people liked it and it's very encouraging to find that they do! Thanks. [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 11/28/06 - 04:54:46 AM
My language is limited and it's hard to write all my feelings, I have to go back school to learn !
But it's a very good place here and I'm enjoyed to listen to some tracks from you. I like your style and I just want to say that you have a wonderful voice...
Marc [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for your lovely comment &mdash 11/28/06 - 07:43:36 AM
Lovely &mdash 11/29/06 - 08:17:47 AM
You are brave to try this and you pull it off very well. Singing a song like that all alone is difficult. It was so nice to listen to your lovely voice! Well done.
Laurie [ Reply to This ]
&mdash 11/29/06 - 09:20:49 AM
the ancestors... &mdash 11/30/06 - 11:05:28 PM
...picked you because they knew you could deliver the goods! The acapella delivery adds a hauntingly prophetic element of experience and wisdom. wow! [ Reply to This ]
right then &mdash 12/02/07 - 02:28:00 PM
the ancestors shook out some wonderful music...still trying to catch up around here..your voice is lovely [ Reply to This ]
just one word: &mdash 02/22/08 - 06:06:47 AM
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of Rebsie ..
a strong message to young woman of the wicked ways of us men .. and
a timeless one ..
your voice is perfect and totally 'right' for these kind of melodies ..
well sung/performed and I hardy missed any backing, although I think
it overall may benefit from some.
oh -- mint sauce, not thyme .. ;o)
[ Reply to This ]