Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland

Subject: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Buttons
Date: 16 May 00 - 05:03 PM

Hello. I'm fairly new to the Mudcat. I've really enjoyed delving in the digitrad but when I try to bring up "The Fair Flower of Northumberland" its telling me no match even though it is listed twice. Thank you for any help anyone can give.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 16 May 00 - 05:25 PM

Like all search engines, this one has its quirks.  Don't type the full title into the box; flower of northumberland will find both versions for you.  It's often a good idea to enclose your keywords in square brackets so the search knows that it's a phrase, but in this case you don't need to.  You can also use the new "Digitrad and Forum Search" facility on the main Forum page; this will also find references in discussion threads.  Have fun!

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Jeri
Date: 16 May 00 - 05:27 PM

When you click on the letters, the database does a search to come up with songs that start with that letter. I find that the search acts very goofy sometimes. Here are the two songs:

FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND
FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND 2

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Buttons
Date: 17 May 00 - 03:16 PM

Thank you both so much for your help. I have both versions now and they are both slightly different than the one I already had, which is great! I may not speak out very often or have the time to visit as much as I would like, but I really do like the Mudcat!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 17 May 00 - 10:52 PM

I know of two wonderful recordings of this song (the first version), one by Dick Gaughan, I believe it's on "Coppers and Brass", and the other by Kat Eggleston, on "Outside Eden".

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Buttons
Date: 18 May 00 - 01:56 PM

The one I've heard was also the first version (or extremely close) by the John Renbourne Group. I think the cd is "Live in America".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fair Flower of Northumberland
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 18 May 00 - 09:49 PM

Much as I like Kat and her songs, I really prefer Sara Grey's recording of this ballad, perhaps because it was the first version I ever heard. It's on her Folk-Legacy recording, of course, which is where I "first hear" a lot of songs.

Sandy