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.

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.

Oh wow

@@sausagefinger8849 perhaps she'd moved. I come from South Derbyshire but have lived in Devon for 25 years - it happens.....

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?

A man can crawl around-or he can learn to fly.

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.....✌️👍

Usain ShadowThe June Tabor version is IMHO much better and I'm not a JT fan at all.

I don't disagree

Breathtaking!

Christine Ingall. These girls voices and words put water in my eyes !

💕 It’s up to US how far we “ fly “ ( a bird reared in a cage thinks flying is an illness ) x

+pentangle4444 June Tabors version is so so much better than Becky singing a bit flat

West end was a great place ,the ram and the Woodlark eh

BonoMeArse the chain ;)

yep

+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.

+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 ?

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.

+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 ?

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.