.22Gallows Pole.22 and the era of recorded music The Maid Freed from the Gallows

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1 gallows pole , era of recorded music

1.1 lead belly version
1.2 judy collins , bob dylan versions
1.3 derry gaol/the streets of derry
1.4 led zeppelin version

1.4.1 reception
1.4.2 personnel


1.5 other versions





gallows pole , era of recorded music
lead belly version

in shadow of gallows pole, lead belly album featuring song gallis pole .


legendary folksinger huddie lead belly ledbetter, popularized such songs cotton fields , midnight special , first recorded gallis pole in 1930s. haunting, shrill tenor delivers lyrical counterpoint, , story punctuated spoken-word, interrupts song discourse on theme .


judy collins , bob dylan versions

judy collins performed song anathea throughout 1963 (including rendition @ 1963 newport folk festival), credited neil roth , lydia wood. thematically similar hungarian feher anna cited above, detail of name of brother (lazlo). appeared on third album, judy collins 3, released in 1964. dayle stanley s album child of hollow times, released in 1964, included uncredited version of song ( of greek origin ), under name ana thea . bob dylan recorded thematically similar 7 curses in 1963, during sessions freewheelin album. song tells similar story, point of view of condemned s daughter. dylan s song has been recorded many artists. definitive folk version of song nic jones recorded prickly bush , performed live , featured on unearthed album. song has been played spiers & boden, , recorded odetta.


derry gaol/the streets of derry

an irish version of song, entitled derry gaol or streets of derry (roud number 896), has young man marching through streets of derry more commanding officer / man die upon gallows tree . mounts gallows, true love comes riding, bearing pardon queen (or king). first recorded county armagh singer sarah makem on folk songs of britain, vol. 7: fair game , foul (1961), , subsequently shirley collins, andy irvine & paul brady, june tabor, peter bellamy , spiers & boden.


led zeppelin version

english band led zeppelin recorded song album led zeppelin iii in 1970. album shift in style band towards acoustic material, influenced holiday jimmy page , robert plant took bron-yr-aur cottage in welsh countryside. page adapted song version american fred gerlach, included on 1962 album twelve-string guitar folkways records. on led zeppelin iii track credited traditional: arranged page , plant .


gallows pole begins simple acoustic guitar rhythm; mandolin added in, electric bass guitar shortly afterwards, , banjo , drums simultaneously join in. instrumentation builds crescendo, increasing in tempo song progresses. acoustic guitar chord progression (in standard tuning) simple riff based on variations of open chord , chords d , g occurring in verse. page played banjo, 6 , 12 string acoustic guitar , electric guitar (a gibson les paul), while john paul jones played mandolin , bass.


page has stated that, similar song battle of evermore included on fourth album, song emerged spontaneously when started experimenting jones banjo, instrument had never before played. picked , started moving fingers around until chords sounded right, same way work on compositions when guitar s in different tunings. 1 of page s favourite songs on led zeppelin iii.


led zeppelin perform song few times live during led zeppelin concerts in 1971. plant include lyrics in live performances of led zeppelin song trampled under foot in 1975.


in led zeppelin version of song, despite bribes hangman accepts, still carries out execution.



oh yes, got fine sister, warmed blood cold,

she warmed blood boiling hot keep gallows pole,

your brother brought me silver, , sister warmed soul,

but laugh , pull hard see swinging on gallows pole



as in dylan 7 curses , many other renditions, led zeppelin version based on variant in convict male. evident when convict s brother addresses convict brother rather sister in line, brother, brought silver, yeah.


reception

in retrospective review of led zeppelin iii (deluxe edition), kristofer lenz of consequence of sound gave gallows pole positive review, writing track excellent representation of page’s acoustic prowess, simple guitar line joined 12-string , banjo. lenz further wrote jones joins fun well, adds mandolin flourish mix.


personnel

robert plant – lead vocals
jimmy page – 6 , twelve string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, banjo, backing vocals
john paul jones – bass guitar, mandolin
john bonham – drums

other versions

gallows pole single released led zeppelin members jimmy page , robert plant.


the song has been recorded numerous other artists, including a.l. lloyd & ewan maccoll, odetta, jean ritchie, almeda riddle, frank proffitt, charlie poole, peggy seeger, jimmy driftwood, kingston trio, peter, paul , mary, steeleye span, pine valley cosmonauts, nic jones, uriah heep, tim eriksen, alvin youngblood hart, great big sea, , neil young.


american folk singer john jacob niles recorded version under title hangman in 1940; song featured in 2007 harmony korine film mister lonely.


a few lines of song sung woman strumming guitar in 1949 john wayne movie, fighting kentuckian. song chronologically appropriate film, set in 1818.


the smothers brothers performed comedy version in narrator hung before can finish first verse, appeared on 2 sides of smothers brothers in 1962. jasper carrott repeated version.


the watersons recorded song prickle holly bush on 1981 album green fields , included in live performances.


german folk metal band in extremo has version of song called der galgen .


led zeppelin members page , plant later recorded version of gallows pole 1994 release no quarter: jimmy page , robert plant unledded. released track single. song performed regularly on subsequent tour , featured nigel eaton on hurdy-gurdy.


in 2005, robert plant , band strange sensation performed song on television show soundstage. performance released following year on dvd soundstage: robert plant , strange sensation.


canadian singer/songwriter neil young has version named gallows pole on 2012 album americana recorded crazy horse.


american singer/songwriter stephen molyneux has version called lover go bail on 2013 album called leave in true love walks onward, protagonist hung.








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