Oak & Ash & Thorn | The Longest Johns - from the album, “Cures What Ails Ya"

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Available on our new album, Cures What Ails Ya
Oak & Ash & Thorn is taken from the famous poem, A Tree Song, by Rudyard Kipling and put to music by Peter Bellamy. This is our original arrangement of the song using Bellamy's tune.
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@IronBridge1781 3 жыл бұрын

You’ve all got it wrong. Dave isn’t playing a stick. He’s using the stick to play the planet.

@alfathfajar6856 3 жыл бұрын

@reaverking7739 3 жыл бұрын

my lad you have a point

@Phoenixqueen77 3 жыл бұрын

I, too, prefer the ground as my instrument

@oskazar 3 жыл бұрын

@@alfathfajar6856 e

@rylsahawneh3662 3 жыл бұрын

I usually use my feet to play the ground but a stick is a good alternative

@bradyannolino3613 3 жыл бұрын

Dave - "What instrument do I get to play?" Rest of the Johns - "The stick."

@dragonwithamonocle 3 жыл бұрын

And he plays it very well.

@locorocky1 3 жыл бұрын

XD I don't know why but that really got to me

@robotninja1037 3 жыл бұрын

I think it would've been a little cooler if he had played the glass bottle

@markusostrowski1833 3 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Tysen Henriksen You mean 'Thank you for that lever!' ?

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact. The stick was an extra that wandered on set. JD, fancying himself a keen eye for talent, liked the cut of her youthful bark and cast the stick as 'background stump' (You can still see some of those scenes in the directors cut) The scene just didn't feel right with the previously cast 'mossy log', so the stick was a last minute replacement. We wish the stick much success with her future endeavors.

@sniperplays15 3 жыл бұрын

When the Druid multi-classes into a bard

@guilhermenadin1021 3 жыл бұрын

With a sailor background

@Henchman34 3 жыл бұрын

Druids and Bards were historically very similar to each other.

@ericward8459 3 жыл бұрын

@@Henchman34 This is very much true!

@ididathink5295 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's talking about dnd

@EmotionalSupportBees 3 жыл бұрын

As a former Bard and a current Druid, I approve of this

@inventor121 3 жыл бұрын

"I have a guitar" "I have a banjo" "I have an organ" "I HAVE A BLOODY STICK!"

@FergyB20 3 жыл бұрын

Shillelagh*

@TechBearSeattle 3 жыл бұрын

The Doctor had only a soup spoon, and he overthrew the government of his planet. It is not what you have, but how you use it.

@matthewpratter4952 3 жыл бұрын

@@TechBearSeattle When you aren't The Doctor.... sometimes it comes down to what you have. Don't forget.....he had all of space and time, at least one companion, and a time machine

@woodlouse4830 3 жыл бұрын

"I got a bucket of chicken"

@Maddie-sp5is 3 жыл бұрын

@@woodlouse4830 ‘wanna do it?’

@singadyl7774 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most passionate song about trees ever made.

@backwoodsbumpkin7209 3 жыл бұрын

Believe me that’s debatable.

@backwoodsbumpkin7209 3 жыл бұрын

The Impish Dullahan the trees by rush. The oak by...... forget who, but if you dig a little there’s tons of traditional folk songs. I can name more

@RenneAtha 3 жыл бұрын

HOOM

@aprilchronister9980 3 жыл бұрын

Bristlecone Pine Jim Salestrom cover, live; or the vid, that has a well weathered man pic from past- you may like too. some lyrics say some God references, but its not a hymn .... its pretty cool song as well~ luv this oak & ash & thorn alot tho!!

@gwennifergracie-mclauchlan5675 3 жыл бұрын

Afraid this isn't about trees. It's about the fair folk. The priest calling it a sin trying to call in the summer a big hint (probably making a deal). Historically the gentry could be found in fields or woods that have all three of those trees in them

@ethanl5527 3 жыл бұрын

This elongates my john.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my...

@Callsign_Axel 3 жыл бұрын

okay, you win the internet today xDDD

@KingJellyfishII 3 жыл бұрын

Top comment of the week right here

@thecrabmaestro564 3 жыл бұрын

@reedy_9619 3 жыл бұрын

Under appreciated comment (Made my night)

@Goose20235 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone: lame regular instruments Dave: behold, the *S T I C K*

@spartan5018 3 жыл бұрын

truly the most versatile instrument

@coltonwarren9478 3 жыл бұрын

@@spartan5018 even doubles as a weapons if needed!

@spartan5018 3 жыл бұрын

@@coltonwarren9478 true

@poets_and_books5523 3 жыл бұрын

WORSHIP THE S T I C K!

@Dream-Garage 2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: Dave’s stick was made out of Oak, Ash, and Thorn.

@Lower1K 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a good ol’ sea shanty while sailing in Sea of Thieves. This will forever be the best background music for an adventure.

@bonechip01 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't a Sea Shanty.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Always got to be done :)

@Lower1K 3 жыл бұрын

Bonechip It’s close enough

@benjaminwhitehead4050 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lower1K It's maybe considered a shanty but not a "sea" shanty Its mainly English folk

@maj8979 3 жыл бұрын

@@bonechip01 I wouldn't fault someone for assuming that a song performed by a shanty group is a shanty

@washada 2 жыл бұрын

Bard: We're not getting a druid Party: gets a druid anyway Bard and the druid:

@DevourerDragons Жыл бұрын

The Fiendlock joining in with a 27 in performance, because Warlocks have high charisma

@PhoenyxRysing Жыл бұрын

@@DevourerDragons I dunno, wouldn't a Fae-patroned be more fitting?

@LiamDerWandrer Жыл бұрын

@@PhoenyxRysing The weirdest band and performance I heard yet! XD

@BlogWanderer Жыл бұрын

unless it's a cat durid :-p

@SayakatheSnoo Жыл бұрын

I have a Fighter/Bard and a Druid and this still hasn't happened because the Fighter/Bard focuses more on the Fighter aspect than the Bard outside of backstory.

@UltimateMustacheX 3 жыл бұрын

Dave was channeling some old magic with that druid staff. The steady beat his staff was making was the sound of the pulse of nature.

@theprinceofflumes3674 3 жыл бұрын

YES A PERSON LIKE ME IN HERE!!! AND ALSO SOOOO TRUE

@jacobgutwill7802 3 жыл бұрын

My God i found my spiritual Brothers

@james_t_huntley33 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobgutwill7802 me too

@matthewbailey6591 2 жыл бұрын

Thaumaturgy focus

@changesforthebetter7172 7 ай бұрын

@@matthewbailey6591 good one.

@mystisification 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the same forest as for "Rufford Park". I can only imagine the people walking there and then : - Wild Longest Johns Appear **Shanty music starts**

@ryantollefson2988 3 жыл бұрын

They are legendaries. The Longest John's use round! It's super effective!

@usernameunknown2823 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a land version of what happens when sailors encounter Sirens.

@Fishfoe 3 жыл бұрын

A random encounter with a party of bards!

@silvesby 3 жыл бұрын

"Why do I hear boss music?"

@dodo_doggy3045 3 жыл бұрын

The Longest John's use Epic Shanty! It's Super Effective!

@razgafni2756 3 жыл бұрын

All their voices together are beautiful

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say, we try our best!

@detlefbroda2349 7 ай бұрын

Yeah! They gave me goosebumps!

@KahltheGaul 3 жыл бұрын

I play keys in a black metal band. I showed my bandmates this and said "This is a vibe." They agreed. Great job mates, I feel like y'all can do no wrong, musically

@riverroth3688 2 жыл бұрын

I had a feeling I wasn't the only metalhead who has a deep love for some folk music well played. I think honestly the history in these songs can be damn well *felt*

@ktaadnbm7475 2 жыл бұрын

@@riverroth3688 it isn't for nothing so many black metal bands are heavily influenced by traditional music, folk traditions, and nature. That is the best kind of black metal too, not that edgy satanic garbage.

@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to Peter Bellamy's rendition, that is truly perfection.

@KahltheGaul 2 жыл бұрын

@@FuckKZfaqAndGoogle I have. It's great

@ANGLO-BRYTHONIC96 Жыл бұрын

@@ktaadnbm7475 Winterfylleth

@Zyllke 3 жыл бұрын

Lyrics Of all the trees that grow so fair, old England to adorn Greater are none beneath the sun than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Yew that is old, in churchyard mould, he breedeth a mighty bow Alder for shoes do wise men choose, and Beech for cups also But when you have killed And your bowl it is filled, and your shoes are clean outworn Back you must speed for all that you need to Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Elm, she hates mankind and waits, 'til every gust be laid To drop a limb on the head of him that anyway trusts her shade But whether a lad be sober or sad, or mellow with ale from the horn He'll take no wrong when he lyeth along 'neath Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Oh, do not tell the priest our plight For he would call it a sin But we've been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in We bring you good news by word of mouth, good news for cattle and corn Sure as the sun come up from the south, by Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn

@borsatoricardo5491 3 жыл бұрын

@ashman4809 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure how this isn't at the top of the comments

@frostbiteicebow1318 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS😁💖❄️

@madiko 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing the lyrics 😊

@Earthmother13 2 жыл бұрын

Words by Rudyard Kipling and there are more than these.

@jurgenoovel2913 3 жыл бұрын

In my humble opinion this is the best stringy planky song ever performed by you! Keep up the good work!

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks mate, glad you like it!

@joshwagner9519 3 жыл бұрын

My bard will now sing this

@aramere3650 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, the ol’ stringy planky

@thecloaker7962 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshwagner9519 _Please_ tell me there's actually a Skyrim mod for this! Just reskin the bard to Dave and have him thump a stick.

@kenleakrisbell09 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree

@valiagiorgos577 3 жыл бұрын

The people randomly walking in the forest: "Here we can see a pack of the rare species "Longious Johnus" in their natural environment."

@naomigwolfe8112 3 жыл бұрын

If you made the "long" part different it could have passed off for Latin lol

@notmyrealname6168 3 жыл бұрын

@@naomigwolfe8112 Maybe Longunnus?

@naomigwolfe8112 3 жыл бұрын

@@notmyrealname6168 perhaps :3

@baronvonkaiser9912 3 жыл бұрын

Their natural habitat of oak and ash and thorn.

@schlock8922 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine walking through the forest, and hearing an echo of this in the distance, softly resonating in the air all around you

@gentlemangamer7883 3 жыл бұрын

Tolkien is bobbing his head in heaven.

@konstantinmuhin4813 3 жыл бұрын

So does mr Kipling, I guess.

@sambaker8396 3 жыл бұрын

Tolkien definitely headbanged to Kipling!

@elliottscott6179 Ай бұрын

Frodo Lives!

@MagnitudeUK 3 жыл бұрын

"You have my sword" "You have my bow" Dave: "...And my stick!"

@tristanmitchell1242 3 жыл бұрын

This version is missing a whole verse: *Oak of the clay lived many a day* *Or ever Aeneas began* *Ash of the loam was a lady at home* *When Brut was an outlaw man* *Thorn of the Down saw New Troy Town* *From which was London born* *Witness hereby the ancientry* *Of oak and ash and thorn* Not having those lines actually removes a great deal of the meaning of the song. That whole verse is about how English Oak, Ash, Blackthorn, and Hawthorn trees were in England before Aeneas left Troy, before his descendent Brutus (also called Brut) killed his father and was exiled, and before Brut founded Troia Nova, "New Troy", which was later refounded by King Lud as Lud's Town, which eventually became London. This is supposed to be the first big verse. The second big verse goes into Yew being good for longbows, and Alder and Beech being important for various home items like shoes and dishware, all of which are very important, but for most things, from furniture to a walking stick, you go back to the old trees of Oak and Ash and Thorn. The third verse talks about how Elm trees often drop their branches, especially in summer (we know now that this is because the branches dry out, but back then it seemed as if Elm trees dropped their branches for no reason, as if they just "hated man"), but you can rest easy under the old and faithful branches of Oak and Ash and Thorn. The fourth verse then talks about not telling the priest that they were out in the woods "conjuring summer in". This is talking about the old Celtic ceremonies that ushered in the seasons, which the Catholic Church considered heretical. By their traditions, having performed the rites means that the harvest will be good and the herds healthy, "Good News for Cattle and Corn", but they can only spread this by word-of-mouth because of those same priests that would find it heretical. It compares the old traditions of England to the mighty trees of Oak and Ash and Thorn.

@VulsikDoSurilim 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! It's always interesting to hear about the lore behind a given piece of work.

@rebekahleib9303 2 жыл бұрын

I seriously enjoyed and valued this info, thank you for posting it!

@TeisJM88 2 жыл бұрын

I salute you, captain o>

@Rodrik18 2 жыл бұрын

@Travis Skaalgard the verse extols the old religions though... it *references* "greek shit" only to say "we were cultured and powerful before them".

@tiringsarcasm 2 жыл бұрын

Where does this verse fit into the song?

@basilsweetcake9932 3 жыл бұрын

There's something about how three of you have instruments and then there's The Stick Guy

@terran8677 3 жыл бұрын

They used a shovel in Sea of Thieves, why not a stick?

@nicholaschilds5148 3 жыл бұрын

@@terran8677 I saw that, I thought it was clever as heck

@foxthefox1594 3 жыл бұрын

Unliking to keep at 69

@loganwav 3 жыл бұрын

how dare you first of all

@soup-flavored-soup6613 3 жыл бұрын

Dave

@MotoHikes 3 жыл бұрын

This song was the final push I needed to move out of London and back home into the countryside of the Midlands, where I don't need to get a train to just go for a walk in some woods. I'm an aspiring ecologist and conservationist, and there's not much chance for that in London. I need to get back into nature. Thanks guys, for performing a song so moving that it was the kick up the arse I needed to (at the age of 30) actually follow my dreams.

@robenkhoury7079 3 жыл бұрын

Wish you the best!

@arttops2563 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck and may the wind always blow with you!

@MotoHikes 2 жыл бұрын

Well, i've been back home for a week already. Best decision I ever made.

@Trickpants 2 жыл бұрын

@@MotoHikes I'm very happy for you! Home is truly where the heart is then :D

@vivamexico254 2 жыл бұрын

Godspeed good sir and fair travels

@johnrobinson2199 3 жыл бұрын

I am surprised how active this band is with there fans. I see a comment from them talking to someone every other post!

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

We do our best :)

@notbop9744 3 жыл бұрын

The Longest Johns and you do a darn good job!

@thekillergopher8755 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs from 'Cures What Ails Ya' and seeing it in music video form is such a delight.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear, glad you enjoyed it :)

@CapriUni 3 жыл бұрын

Poor KZfaq's captioning algorithm! It's trying so hard with this one. Trying different words at the start of each verse. and then giving up halfway through. You can almost feel the sigh of relief when [MUSIC] comes up...

@tartanhaggis2087 3 жыл бұрын

When this came up on the CC it almost broke me! "Nido condition for, say no ganache and Thor gets us on, surely will say gov no little piggy no gender, inseong good sirs, mid-summers small, Shoni will sing a into [Music]"

@naomigwolfe8112 3 жыл бұрын

It literally says "sighs" at 3:24

@Crypticat 4 ай бұрын

"but better alive be sober outside on mellow with ale from [Music]" lol

@Nokanmusic 3 жыл бұрын

One salty sailor hasn’t had his filling yet.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Never mind :)

@colonelmomo666 3 жыл бұрын

And one more for my downstairs neighbours! I don't care, they're gonna learn to like this song!

@daanstrik4293 3 жыл бұрын

*furious stick beating on floor*

@wizardman149 3 жыл бұрын

Most adequate, amazing wizard staff you have there! Can anyone confirm the trees are indeed oak, ash, and thorn trees in the video?

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that they're definitely trees

@SaltyRocksPew 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to tell from the video but my money is on European Silver Fir. Source- tree nerd

@JimmayTheHuman 3 жыл бұрын

The highest compliment that could possibly be given to a staff is that given which is given by Wizard Man

@TheArtfulShadow 3 жыл бұрын

Tree Surgeon and Druid here - Does look like you can spot some Ash, Maple, and Field Maple at a few points. Likely an Oak in that setting somewhere too! No thorn though, sadly

@jacobnugent8159 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see oak

@oc11studiosOFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

Even two years old! The crew keeps us smiling! Just to let you know I’m 12 and my class sung this when we went canoeing on a school trip!

@kevinjohnson1852 3 жыл бұрын

The longest Johns are extremely underrated, some of the best music I have ever heard! I could listen to this for years!

@jacobgutwill7802 3 жыл бұрын

You have a grammatical error there no worries i can correct it: "I will Listen to this for years!"

@otdg6787 3 жыл бұрын

Hey incognito, I'm gonna need to see you later for *"business"*

@johnmacaroni105 3 жыл бұрын

@@otdg6787 Peter Bellamy was the business. 🇬🇧☺️

@otdg6787 3 жыл бұрын

@John Macaroni Yes he was

@otdg6787 3 жыл бұрын

@John Macaroni Well thank you kindly

@matthewdevolder6218 3 жыл бұрын

The gradual progression in volume and pace reminds me of On The Railroad. This is definitely in my top 5. Keep doing what you lads do best, truly top of the game!

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! It's a pleasure to be able to make for you

@canidsong Жыл бұрын

I'm the stubborn kind of guy who likes his coffee black and his tea in the harbor but I think this is the greatest folk group of a generation. Good on you once again.

@willowabshiresims9505 3 жыл бұрын

The sun has come out and the weather has warmed and this song has been on repeat. Nothing gives me good brain chemicals right now more than dancing to this song in a patch of sunlight

@stevenmarley3734 3 жыл бұрын

Great work lads, wonderful video! Also, who knew Dave could play the stick!?

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! A real pleasure

@josephsmith7856 2 жыл бұрын

He's not playing the stick He's using the stick to play the earth

@johnr.timmers2297 3 жыл бұрын

My sister is irritated with how often I sing their songs. I'm not stopping any time soon

@dainel1490 3 жыл бұрын

I was kinda late, but I'm happy that I can watch it anyway

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Fear not, it'll be here for you to watch as much as you like

@ironcaptainurrienpelles6964 3 жыл бұрын

It’s been less than an hour

@Bobbers2509 3 жыл бұрын

I've listened to a lot of livestreams just for this song, I'm glad it was made its own video now, lol

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

It is a banger :)

@onionbot2 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t usually like songs the first time I listen to them. I listened to this and said out loud, “Oh, I like this.”

@Gazisdaman 3 жыл бұрын

About time someone did this one justice, as much as I appreciate Bellamy's work and recognise the tradition he was continuing I always felt the music deserved accompaniment. I hope you continue to adapt more of his work and yet more English folk beyond as well!

@americantimelord8720 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone curious, the piano-like instrument is a harmonium, also known as a pump organ or reed organ.

@marniedaniel9765 19 күн бұрын

This song moves me! That is all I can say. So beautiful guys!

@politelynefarious 3 жыл бұрын

I've been obsessively listening to this album ever since you started debuting pieces, but somehow managed to miss this gem. Kipling's poetry is one of the aspects of his writing that often gets overlooked by adaptations. This is a masterful rendition, and manages to marry the sea shanty chords and rhythm with the energy of his storytelling perfectly. I'm in awe- this is on the level of what Clamavi De Profundis does at the least. It fits right in with traditional melodies.

@gena1384 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't a sea chantey, but Andy's hair makes me feel like I'm sitting in an ocean 😩👌

@deathtricker6780 3 жыл бұрын

sea *shanty

@khoshekhthecat 2 жыл бұрын

@@deathtricker6780 that is a correct way to spell it, there's 3 according to Wikipedia, the other being chanty

@deathtricker6780 2 жыл бұрын

@@khoshekhthecat oh, sorry. That's really cool, though.

@Bella-fz9fy 6 ай бұрын

It’s an English folk song and sea shanties are just folk songs on board ships!

@modavies8401 23 күн бұрын

Peter Bellamy was one of the best proponents of Kipling poems that I ever met. This was one of his many musical settings for Kiplings poems. I still miss the late, great Peter.

@NetherStray 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful song, wonderful band. As for the stick: LET THE MAN COOK.

@IBrokeReality 3 жыл бұрын

Easily one of my favourite songs ever. It's just perfect!

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

That's really kind of you to say! Many thanks :)

@nihilistgirl6938 3 жыл бұрын

I like the druidic feel to it. I shared this with some pagan and wiccan friends and we liked the mystical sound to it.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :)

@comandersmaxvondamage8467 3 жыл бұрын

was exacly my thoughts just cloaks for all and a little more twighlight for the mood and it could be put in any mythical setting

@athena8794 3 жыл бұрын

The lyrics are actually a poem by Rudyard Kipling, who wrote it in the style of English Ritual Songs, which have been passed down in English culture from the druidic days.

@locorocky1 3 жыл бұрын

@@athena8794 english ritual songs? Do you have any other examples? That sounds facinating

@Kaadilac 3 жыл бұрын

@@locorocky1 I second this

@ThyPeachy 3 жыл бұрын

Immediately going on my favorites!

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Hooray :)

@laylahembree2045 3 жыл бұрын

This video came up when I was getting ready to go on a nice hike. It really was just awesome to listen to while hiking!

@nimbusshadow-wings 3 жыл бұрын

we done lads, you have become the shanty writers, i mean that, you guys are living history and i thank you for keeping tradition alive

@QWERTY-nk1eq 3 жыл бұрын

This song isn’t a shanty.

@JrangeyV8 3 жыл бұрын

Please can I be the first person to comment and say how excellent this song is and I fully expect the video to be just as brilliant! Well done for all your hard work.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you weren't disappointed :)

@mrman502 3 жыл бұрын

@@thelongestjohns i was not

@spacegarage6826 3 жыл бұрын

@@thelongestjohns never has been

@johnmacaroni105 3 жыл бұрын

@@spacegarage6826 Peter Bellamy rules ok. 🇬🇧☺️

@azsli2 Жыл бұрын

SIBLINGS!! Play this in the woods. The trees love it!

@dbj5312 3 жыл бұрын

I cant stop listening to your sea shanties, I'm addicted to your guys amazing voices. As a baritone, I can finally sing with most of your songs

@truedecption5618 3 жыл бұрын

I had taken all your songs and built a perfect Playlist and play the appropriate song for the situation as my crew and I sail the cursed seas, thank you for all the amazing music, keep up the hard work, God bless, and maybe I'll see you on the seas

@ardenttheprotogen4201 3 жыл бұрын

Played this during a session of D&D, the druid in the party fell in love with it

@ArtemisFowl_the_wise 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a children’s book where oak and ash and thorn play a major part that I used to love as a kid. Thanks for bringing back such happy memories. (and also for the great singing!)

@burritodoggo122 3 жыл бұрын

What book?

@321bogwater4 3 жыл бұрын

which book?

@ArtemisFowl_the_wise 3 жыл бұрын

It's called Puck of Pook's Hill

@ArtemisFowl_the_wise 3 жыл бұрын

@Sam Wallace That would explain why they're so familiar! Thanks for drawing my attention to it, I'll have to go read that poem now!

@johnmacaroni105 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArtemisFowl_the_wise Peter Bellamy rules ok. 🇬🇧 ☺️

@deathday5513 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly love this song, the rhythm and the tempo or on point, and the environment is important

@Mister.Weatherbee 3 жыл бұрын

A great traditional English folk song beautifully sung!

@stefanomattiagiovagnoli4247 3 жыл бұрын

The happiness those chords give its too unreal, can't stop smiling ON the "surely we'll sing".Gonna learn the guitar just to play those hahaha

@a05odst62 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Beautiful, most of us English have lost most of our traditions. English folk like this should be protected and remembered!

@douglasparkinson4123 3 жыл бұрын

god im all for a little union jack waving patriotism every now and then but you are embarassing

@a05odst62 3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasparkinson4123 Why?

@Paul.Morgan 3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasparkinson4123 St. George's flag.

@a05odst62 3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul.Morgan Exactly, the moron doesn't even know the difference between England and The United kingdom...

@alkorngrigA41 3 жыл бұрын

What a deeply touching and awakening, almost enlightening song you have made... I bow to your mastery, good sirs.

@wont_judge6746 3 жыл бұрын

Ahoy mates! Another love,y shanty to please the crew! We love and loathe your singing! Keep up those golden voices! You all are filled with many talent! I love that Banjo, o’ it hits the heart truly! Have a wonderful on land and at sea mates! Goodbye you talents!

@switzerlandmk2859 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know the name of the keyboard-esque instrument?

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called a harmonium

@ae7837 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most relaxing thing I've seen this year

@Kjango2002 3 жыл бұрын

I turn this on in my car while I’m driving and sing my heart out.

@beaucaspar3990 2 жыл бұрын

I showed my mum this song, she liked this song a lot, she said it’s very soothing

@Taluien 3 жыл бұрын

To me, this is a wonderful song to calm down when my thoughts, my soul, are in turmoil. Thanks to you lot.

@ddbulldogs12 3 жыл бұрын

Great setting! The harmonies gave me chills. Wonderful as always!

@pluggedinpete 3 жыл бұрын

got randomly pulled here by t'algorithim, bloody good stuff. Folk music has a good future

@bravescot97 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! High quality, social distancing, top choice of song. This revived as certified ADEQUATE!!

@kameqblindweaver8296 2 жыл бұрын

This song becomes 10x cooler when you read the description. I love how you guys use historical works and modernize them into newstyle folk. It's truly beautiful!

@haretothethrone3259 3 жыл бұрын

Love how the trees in the background are the same color as the album cover, really cool detail

@BrennaDraws 3 жыл бұрын

This super inspired me to come up with three goddesses for a short story/comic I plan on writing. I love this song so much.

@mohatugm4953 3 жыл бұрын

anyone else have goosebumps? love this so much!!!

@ericthompson3982 3 жыл бұрын

Gentlemen, I am a musician. Have been for better than half of my life. I like to think a good one. I'm also an armchair music historian. I want to express my very sincere admiration for your very clear love of folk music and your incredible ability to render it. You capture not only the history, but the emotionality. I commend you all very deeply.

@jacobgutwill7802 3 жыл бұрын

My God you made me shed a tear with that

@ericthompson3982 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobgutwill7802 Only a happy one, I hope. Here's a health, brother.

@jacobgutwill7802 3 жыл бұрын

@@ericthompson3982 Yeah a happy-sad(?) one

@ericthompson3982 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobgutwill7802 I'll take it. Those are good for you too.

@ethanstrawn6813 3 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD YES! I loved listening to this song from the old folk singers, and I love listening to it from you guys! Thank you!

@FireFighter10 3 жыл бұрын

So i looked up some older Videos from this Song and i have to say... This is a 1000 Times better!

@austinlafond8824 3 жыл бұрын

Chilling to this while writing my math work, great song.

@deathtricker6780 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@nathanharmon8971 Жыл бұрын

I named my grave cleric Oak Ashenthorne after hearing this song. Heavy approve of the stick

@shootemup29er 3 жыл бұрын

Dunno If the Johns will ever read this but I play D&D and my pirate shanty song Glamor bard used this song to enthrall a dragon while my party snuck past my DM loved it :)

@BTYE615 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a DM and I’m making a whole sea based campaign kinda like assassins creed black flag

@shootemup29er 3 жыл бұрын

@@BTYE615 OMG I would love to play this

@aileenzhao7951 3 жыл бұрын

Ngl kinda wanna draw that scene

@shootemup29er 3 жыл бұрын

@@aileenzhao7951 please do! would love to see an artists take on it

@Literallydissociating 3 жыл бұрын

I like this song, it looks like... mixtures of a woody-brown and a golden-yellow

@loverlei79 Жыл бұрын

I can hear the Dwarves of old chanting this deep in the mountains... Thorin would be proud.

@corbanbausch9049 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, this sounds more like an elvish song

@Darnight48996 7 ай бұрын

@@corbanbausch9049nonsense, no thieving elf would play the stick, they would still be holed up in their riverside fortress playing music fit for a funeral, only a dwarf could use the stick as a true instrument.

@elyeliza8287 3 жыл бұрын

I finally found an instrument i can play ^^ thanks Dave

@Owen-up7fg 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite songs, thank you for uploading it.

@thelongestjohns 3 жыл бұрын

A pleasure! Glad you liked it

@Mrhippo-cg8yu 3 жыл бұрын

I would say this is my favorite but all of them are my favorite

@OneInTheMosh Жыл бұрын

"Hey, there's actual percussion in this song, should one of us play it?" "NO. STICK."

@Masada1911 Жыл бұрын

He is using the earth as a percussion instrument

@kippie8200 3 жыл бұрын

every song you guys make is amazing, but this one, this one is my favorite. i'll have to practice it a bit so i can sing it over n over again and drive my friends mad.

@JasonM35 3 жыл бұрын

I will listen to the Longest Johns the rest of my life.

@azarth8805 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, this music is awesome, I can already feel my luck with your D20 rising.

@creativefranzi6177 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song One of my absolute favorites

@alexaplaydespacito8584 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes. Just, so much yes. Always find myself back with your stuff, and you never disappoint!

@ximkai8794 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this song and absolutely love this video! ANOTHER! MORE!

@aetherograph 3 жыл бұрын

Singing along with this feels like when I was a kid going to bardic circles. And y'all are right in my adult range, I'm so happy. It's so hard to find songs low enough for me.

@FoxfirePoet 3 жыл бұрын

My family comes from Southeastern Native Americans and Lowland Scots. So mountains I can't really relate with as much. But a deep, dark forest on a summer's day? Absolutely.

@renause3081 3 жыл бұрын

Immediately straight to my playlists

@maitaitiu 3 жыл бұрын

Love the whole album but this song is absolutely my favourite! Absolutely brilliant!

@upstart7599 3 жыл бұрын

For a song about trees, the wonderful instruments make for an oddly intense song. There’s just something about passionate, hearty beats that make my chest pound

@SaikoSapling 3 жыл бұрын

This is their best song yet! I've listened to it on spotify so many times already!

@Deflect15 5 ай бұрын

Never thought I would hear a hype song for trees. Let alone one that slaps. Or saps, I spose.

@TSorovanMHael 4 ай бұрын

This comes from a Rudyard Kipling poem. I feel the line "Ellum, she hates mankind/and waits for any a gust be laid/ to drop a limb on the head of him who anyway trusts her shade. This is probably a reference to So-called Dutch Elm disease. Also possibly therein, a reference to the dutch East India company. British Elms were widely planted trees in cities, towns, and steeesides, and well regarded as shade trees, being tolerant of city smoke and less than ideal growing conditions. In the early 1900's Dutch elm disease broke out in continental Europe, then speed to the British isles, and then to north America where it killed hundreds of millions of trees. Typically this causes several limbs on the tree to die back first then progressively kills the tree then next year or two. This resulted in skeletonized trees in cities all across the Atlantic seaboard that needed to be cut down, thus Robbing British streets of much shade.