The Unthanks performing live at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2012 Buy The Unthanks - King of Rome live on iTunes: smarturl.it/qb8xdm For more music visit www.delphonicmusic.com
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@peterfisher6884 Жыл бұрын
Rarely does music bring a tear to my very old eye....This does.
@ianwoodyatt8729 жыл бұрын
I promise you this is a true story .I was in a pub on the Devon/Cornwall border some years ago .I had been rock climbing all day ,we called in to the pub for a pint ,there was a folk session staring , Later in the evening I sang this song , a young lady sitting close to me ,burst in to tears at the end of the song ,I was not aware that my rather poor rendition was that bad ,she then explained Charlie Hudson was her great grandfather ,and asked me to sing the song again . We certainly had more than a pint and ended up in sleeping bags on the village green .
@freddiebates47386 жыл бұрын
Ian Woodyatt great story Ian. I had a similar thing happen to me. Songs are so powerful aren't they? Universal language and emotive platform.
@sausagefinger88495 жыл бұрын
Ian Woodyatt I really want to believe you Ian, that’s a beautiful story but I promise I don’t . The west end of Derby is a long way away from Cornwall(centre of the known Universe). Small world I spose. I lost an Uncle recently from that neck of the woods. I miss him badly. This song reminds me of him:).....Any way this Song is off the Scale M8.
@aprilapril25 жыл бұрын
Oh wow
@jimgoodwin62945 жыл бұрын
@@sausagefinger8849 perhaps she'd moved. I come from South Derbyshire but have lived in Devon for 25 years - it happens.....
@MrTallpaul672 жыл бұрын
My mum tells of a drunken night in sleeping bags on the Devon-Cornwall border a few years ago - wait -dad? dad is that really you?
@chrishooker44498 жыл бұрын
I've been fortunate to see them live. I'm a normal man. This song moves me. Not much else does. Her voice is truly captivating.
@unospeedo2 жыл бұрын
I have revisted this video many, many times and I am still mesmerised by this performance. Follk music wasn't my typical music genre. The absolute complimentary look Rachel gives to her sister just shows so much respect for one another and it boils down to one anothers performance, including the supporting orchestract and vocals. I lack the appropriate words to convey my feelings. Thank you The Unthanks and to all those who made this happen.
@stevesandford89938 жыл бұрын
"I can't fly... BUT me pigeons CAN!" (That line makes me SOB!!!) So heartfelt, so beautiful, so well delivered by the band... #Just Love Unthanks xx SF
@johnsimms60488 жыл бұрын
A man can crawl around-or he can learn to fly.
@nigelmitchell351 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree, some real hair on the back of the neck lines in there ! For me another is " and if you live round here the ground seems awful near" says so much of the quality and expectancy of life in 1913 industrial Britain.....✌️👍
@boblee343710 жыл бұрын
A very moving song. Lovely. We need more music like this to make the world a happier place.
@usainshadow36989 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful song. I now think that that is the most beautiful song in the world.
@LstCowboy9 жыл бұрын
Usain ShadowThe June Tabor version is IMHO much better and I'm not a JT fan at all.
@tom1gill14 жыл бұрын
I don't disagree
@pentangle44446 жыл бұрын
Great version of Charlie Hudson and his pigeon ..Hudson was a gas lamp lighter! and died in 1958... a very powerful song and the Unthanks are beyond comparison in doing this superior version.. what a great place to perform this.. the BBC 2 Folk Awards.. appreciated the BBC for adding Sandy Denny to its hall of fame..
@SteveCrump10 жыл бұрын
Authentic in all aspects. For me the NE accents add so much beauty.
@christineingall30539 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking!
@nigelmitchell3514 жыл бұрын
Christine Ingall. These girls voices and words put water in my eyes !
@jimrudolf172311 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song from these girls. Massively under rated folk group.
@Powerneck2 жыл бұрын
Still coming back after all these years Like Charlie’s Pigeons MAJESTIC 🎼⭐️👑❤️
@swittle6 жыл бұрын
Soothing balm for the soul: blending seamlessly with chiming brass, this music reaches just a little bit closer to heaven and its stars.
@barry57876 жыл бұрын
Lovely, shades of Kate Rusby and our brothers in brass lift us all another notch.
@DuncanBolam10 жыл бұрын
It is rare in my life that a passage of music melds with such heart-warming lyrics to jerk the tears from my eyes!! :-)
@mudrasings10 жыл бұрын
This story sung me into sacred tears.
@HenryAusLuebeck4 жыл бұрын
Hab ich schon WUNDERSCHÖN gesagt? ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@gvg384111 жыл бұрын
In an era where we became of little more than statistic value, King of Rome reminds us of the sheer power of human imagination. Let's get out of that calculated maze. Reclaim our territory and live up to our dreams again. We might be surprised how easy it is to fly. Peace and respect to you wonderful Northumbrian girls, giving integrity such powerful voice again :)
@1950kath2 жыл бұрын
💕 It’s up to US how far we “ fly “ ( a bird reared in a cage thinks flying is an illness ) x
@eubieland9 жыл бұрын
Without question, the most moving and fantastical true story of a pigeon race I have ever had the pleasure to hear. When I heard the lyrics, I just HAD to find out if it was true. Of course it's one of the most famous pigeon races in history! Amazing, beautiful.
@nortoncommando25163 жыл бұрын
Standing here with tears tripping me
@paulasymonds79793 жыл бұрын
Never ever get bored listening to this song; gets me every time 😞🤗👏🥰
@tonivor9 жыл бұрын
WOW, what a thoroughly moving version of a fantastic song. Have loved this song ever since I first heard it sang in a folk club in 1992.
@ceplma6 жыл бұрын
That smile at 3:52 ! Lovely.
@geoffpalmer67112 жыл бұрын
I saw them last night in York, and this could be last night, even though it's already 10 years ago.
@paulhaynes8045 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Not a dry eye in the house.
@CarolDougls11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful all round
@markallgood79806 жыл бұрын
Knew the sublime version by June Tabor on the Aqaba album. This is like a technicolour version. It lifts the soul. I love the accents too!
@pentangle444410 жыл бұрын
stunning version of David Sudbury's piece...last heard this from June Tabor..a precious song and topic..it doesn't get any better than this! Charlie Hudson, the bird's owner, died in late 1950's.
@LstCowboy8 жыл бұрын
+pentangle4444 June Tabors version is so so much better than Becky singing a bit flat
@carlwhitney9172 жыл бұрын
A stunning song . Just found it from the folk show on radio 2 so ,so glad i did .
@martinemmett56553 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song and performance from all concerned .Thanks so much
@amandasanderson59617 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song, wonderful singing!!! So moving!!
@peterbrown64347 жыл бұрын
Beautiful,just Beautiful!!!
@MrTimdriver11 ай бұрын
Lovely.
@jelee52408 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, full of passion.
@GarethWonfor8 жыл бұрын
Gosh... lifted up on shining wings... beautiful...
@Karen-mh1ps2 жыл бұрын
Just superb
@peterbrown64347 жыл бұрын
Beyond Beautiful is this Song,amazing!
@BethanNiaMusic Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! x
@tonylonergan53013 жыл бұрын
Love the song and story
@SuperTony10269 жыл бұрын
Simply Beautiful!
@twinoaks517 жыл бұрын
Love this song and so proud to say I'm from Derby
@chrissharratt46153 жыл бұрын
West end was a great place ,the ram and the Woodlark eh
@andrewtalbot94143 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous ❤️
@lucass.martins10912 жыл бұрын
I dont know why, but this song in this version reminds me of something that would play as bgm music in some of The Peanuts movie, while Charlie Brown try and try 'till he makes a kite that finally flys right
@golly44710 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@nickytesla15966 жыл бұрын
That is Beautiful
@BonoMeArse7 жыл бұрын
just beautiful
@sausagefinger88496 жыл бұрын
.......Perfection
@peterbrown64345 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@BonoMeArse7 жыл бұрын
hadnt heart this till today on 6music
@garymitrovic25037 жыл бұрын
BonoMeArse the chain ;)
@BonoMeArse7 жыл бұрын
yep
@usainshadow36989 жыл бұрын
Bill Barnacle Bill, you couldn't be more wrong.
@jacklondon-hp9jl7 жыл бұрын
Good stuff girls !
@richardbamsey52426 жыл бұрын
I'm a white chalk man from Dorset, but I have loved,,, what they do
@juliadandme9 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing these at the Moseley Folk Festival :D
@carmelcrowley1583 жыл бұрын
I count the line pigeons can, doves shining, Charlie, where life had a dream. Charlie had a pigeon who made his dreams come true, but charlie never heard, thousand were swept away surely you know by now. Yea I know but he sometimes lift to victory, story attached. Charlie king of the world, come back your magisty, come on down my lovely dream come true, pigion, working man I come fly, just like an old autumn day
@brakn6 жыл бұрын
I can't find June Tabor's version. That's the one.
@adrianbenfield23704 жыл бұрын
What about the brass band
@mdmarty10011 жыл бұрын
I now look at pigeons in a new light
@kevindunne7014 жыл бұрын
Don't believe that quote for a minute ..
@JonWallis123 Жыл бұрын
As great as the Unthanks are, I prefer the original June Tabor rendition on her 'Aqaba' album.
@rodneystacey1155 Жыл бұрын
watching paint dry is more interesting - find Dave Sudbruy's version , the guy who wrote it. This version just grates
@stuartgish8 жыл бұрын
This is such a wonderful song, it doesn't need all the brass in heaven to come squarking down and washing over it; also it doesn't need such a lugubrious, syrrupy vocal rendition. They're just not telling the story. June Tabor should be their constant study. Hope they don't attempt 'A Proper Sort of Gardener'.
@dennyferguson78548 жыл бұрын
+stuart griffith I take my hat off to anyone who holds a note. It's just a different version, why not try to be a bit more gracious or better still why not give us your version.
@stuartgish8 жыл бұрын
+Denny Ferguson I would if I could. I just don't feel very gracious when great art is over-embellished with so many forces leaping on the band wagon; also it's disturbing as a hallmark of this current century that people cannot brook criticism ie 'feedback', as it used to be called. We're not forced to like everything, and a forum as this, is invaluable to enable the blood flow throughout the folk body - don't you think ?
@dennyferguson78548 жыл бұрын
stuart griffith Feeling gracious is a state of mind, which I sometimes fail to reach. I wouldn't say this song is a piece of "great art" I've heard other versions and I enjoyed this one. I was taught not to offend someone by pushing my opinions upon them and if I dislike something I look for something else...but hey that's just the way I was brought up. There's lots of disenchantment in this world, let's not add to it by quibbling over your perceptions of folk music.I wouldn't want to write something about someone that I wouldn't say to their face....again just the way I was brought up., so , in the traditions of good old merry England let us part as friends.
@stuartgish8 жыл бұрын
+Denny Ferguson Come on Denny, this is where you DO push your opinions, this IS the place to quibble, debate, for Free Speech. I wouldn't say all this in a pub. In the 21st century free debate is stifled, take David Cameron's cabinet. To say 'part as friends' I think would be a little presumptious. Our common ground is the hope that the Unthanks will continue to experiment and explore this special music. Who knows what treasures may lie up ahead ?
@dennyferguson78548 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, I hope you're not one of these people who have to have the last word. I don't believe in being negative and I don't believe in being disrespectful.
@barnacles44ff11 жыл бұрын
wrecked a good folk song!
@tommielehane79753 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but this is dreadful. Such a fabulous song totally ruined.