The Country Gentlemen "Bringing Mary Home", and unknown group with sequel.
@MontereyJack,
The second group shouldn't be unknown. The lead singer has to be John Starling and the dobro player Mike Auldrige which makes it a rare recording of a Country Gentlemen song by the
Seldom Scene
Great example Jack
and Pancho and Lefty too, edgar
Yes, I didn't listen to Jack's video before now. Perfect.
@edgarblythe,
The Louvin Brothers called Knoxville Girl a Tragic Song Of Life. Originally a British broadside called the Wexford Girl
Quote:'Twas in the city of Wexford,
A merchant he did dwell,
He had one only daughter,
And her I did love well.
She was neat, tall, and handsome,
With a dark and a rolling eye;
I promised I would marry her,
And that I can't deny.
'Twas going to her sister's house,
At the hour of eight o'clock,
It was his full intention,
For to meet his heart's delight.
He says, "Come take a walk with me,
For to view those meadows gay,
That we might have a walk and a talk,
And to appoint our wedding day."
They walked along both hand in hand,
Till they came to level ground;
He got a stake all from edge,
And he knocked this fair maid down.
In rising on her bended knee,
Oh for mercy she did say,
"Oh Willie dear, don't murder me,
For I'm not prepared to die."
He took her by the yellow locks
And he dashed her to the ground,
He throwed her into the river
That flows from Wexford town.
"Lay there, lay there, you Wexford girl,
For you thought you would be mine;
I never intended to marry you,
And that I can't deny."
'Twas going home that very same night
At the hour of twelve o'clock;
He woke his aged mother,
Got up all in a shock.
"Oh son, dear son, what have you done?
For the blood-stains on your clothes."
He silently made answer,
"It's a bleeding from the nose."
He asked her for a candle,
For to light himself to bed,
And all that night the Wexford girl
Come trembling 'round his head.
He twisted, turned, "No peace for you,
No peace for you," said she,
"For the gates of hell are wide open
All naked for to see."
Come all you poor and country lads,
A warning take by me;
Don't never murder your own true love,
Makes no matter who she be.
But if you do, you'll surely rue,
You will find yourself lke me;
You will die a public scandal,
All on the gallows tree.
Here's one that tells a cute story with an uplifting ending
I know that Don't Believe You've Met My Baby, panz. I love those old records from that period of country music.
@edgarblythe,
Me too...feel free to start a thread....lol
Most traditional Old English ballads tell stories, about false knights who murder their lady loves, about lovers reunited after seven years apart at sea, when she recognizes the token she gave him, about girls who dress up in sailor clothes to follow their lovers who've signed into the navy, about elves and enchantments. Very few traditional ballads involve motorcycles. Except this one.
Immigrants from England brought the songover to America with them, where it survived back in the mountains until it was picked up by American traditional bluegrass musicians. Interestingly, "Box Hill" a popular snogging spot outside London in the original becomes "Knoxville" in the American version
@MontereyJack,
I remember Box Hill as being donated to the public in 1914...was there a city that was mentioned in Knoxville Girl?
uh, would that have been Knoxville,maybe, panzade?
yeah, I thought I was answering your question about whether there was a town mentioned in Knoxville Girl.
Good stuff, Monterey Jack.
