Oak Ash and Thorn

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2020
  • The Tree Song - by Rudyard Kipling
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    Lovely waking up to lots of new subscribers today and on my birthday too! 🙏
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    So here's a bonus song (one of my favourites) - learnt from one of the nicest recordings of it I know 💙
    • Oak, Ash and Thorn
    Excuse the wobbly camera and messy hair... These were the days of early lockdown when I'd not brushed it in a week or two 😅
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    I'm a folk singer based in Nottingham, England and also known as The Bread Witch for my Community Bread Baking project 🍞🥖
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    If you appreciate my work/music perhaps you'll consider buying me a coffee (or 3!) ☕☕☕☕ www.buymeacoffee.com/EatBakeSing
    Many thanks! 🤗
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    Have a look at eatbakesing.co.uk/ for all social media links and information about forthcoming events and courses
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    More folk music by The Russell Sisters (harp and voice) at • Blackbirds and Thrushe...
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    Album coming soon....

Komentáře • 274

  • @EatBakeSing
    @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +95

    Thank you all so much for your lovely comments - I really feel like I've been showered with blessings, and on my birthday too 🙏💙🎂💙 Much love to you all

    • @danielrobinson2991
      @danielrobinson2991 Před 8 měsíci

      Happy birthday! (Sorry I’m a little late lol)

    • @thecollectorcorner1519
      @thecollectorcorner1519 Před 5 měsíci

      I think i prefer this song sung by a woman. It brings such a warm feeling. Great job

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 5 měsíci

      @@thecollectorcorner1519 many thanks:) I seem to have recorded it a few times now!

    • @keithedmundson2318
      @keithedmundson2318 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Wonderful just wonderful 😊

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 4 měsíci

      @@keithedmundson2318 many thanks 🙏

  • @DangerfieldChris
    @DangerfieldChris Před 3 lety +198

    You'll know you're English the moment she starts singing and you feel your ancestors in your blood.

    • @EgoShredder
      @EgoShredder Před 3 lety +13

      Don't forget to sub to her sister's channel the harp player, whom she duets with sometimes. Oh and they both have a studio CD of music I hear if you email her! czcams.com/channels/by_QY_cLJBApnSI8-Wcn1Q.html

    • @alexc4159
      @alexc4159 Před 3 lety +13

      Most delightful

    • @LordHoward
      @LordHoward Před 2 lety +3

      almost creepy how I "felt" this right as I reached your comment

    • @kjooru5791
      @kjooru5791 Před rokem +6

      I haven't a drop of it, yet I can certainly feel the magic, too. England is a treasure to beautifully adorn the earth. ♥️

    • @jjsmallpiece9234
      @jjsmallpiece9234 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Would that be our German/Saxon, French/Norman, Danish/Norwegian/Viking/Celtic/Scottish/Irish/Welsh, Roman/Italian ancestors we have?

  • @ottosump3356
    @ottosump3356 Před 3 lety +16

    Makes me sad for what we lost .

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 2 lety +10

      I know what you mean

    • @bearclawbushcraft
      @bearclawbushcraft Před 2 měsíci +4

      Absolutely .. seems these days all that was good has been lost from England

    • @craigsurette3438
      @craigsurette3438 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I totally understand. Take heart though! This song , even if it sounds quite old, isnt very old at all
      It was created from a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in the 1900s, and wasnt put to music until the 1970s.
      These feelings are timeless, because the Ancient things they represent are timeless, and these traditions will survive, as long aw we keep them alive, even if that means creating new ones

  • @MimirsBrunnr
    @MimirsBrunnr Před 3 lety +155

    There is little sweeter, or more soothing than the voice of an English songstress, especially when singing such a lovely little folk ditty.

    • @moonbeamchaos
      @moonbeamchaos Před rokem

      Folk ditty?

    • @DisKorruptd
      @DisKorruptd Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@moonbeamchaos Aye lad. A folk ditty.

    • @moonbeamchaos
      @moonbeamchaos Před 5 měsíci

      @@DisKorruptd I’m a lass, laddie, and this “folk ditty” is a poem called “Tree Song” written by Rudyard Kipling, set to music in 1970 by Peter Bellamy. A marvelous song in, if you will, the folk tradition, but not a folk song and, for heaven’s sake, ANYTHING but a ditty!

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Chill out. I don’t know why you’re so bothered by this! The comment didn’t bother me

    • @DisKorruptd
      @DisKorruptd Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@moonbeamchaos ah, sorry lass, I'm a lass meself,

  • @TheJollyReiver
    @TheJollyReiver Před 3 lety +52

    Beautiful cover!

  • @Arthur-sy4jl
    @Arthur-sy4jl Před 3 lety +23

    This comforts me.

  • @CaroleFrenchFox
    @CaroleFrenchFox Před 3 lety +41

    Beautiful song by a beautiful voice.

  • @SimonHeritage
    @SimonHeritage Před 3 lety +41

    Possibly my favourite English Folk song. Beautiful rendition.

  • @utubrGaming
    @utubrGaming Před 26 dny

    Not a drop of Angle, Jute, Saxon, Gael, Dane, Norman, or Brythonic blood in me, but this is the Britain that I dearly love.

  • @EatBakeSing
    @EatBakeSing  Před 2 měsíci +1

    Every week I have been publishing old singing videos and the stories behind them from when I first started recording. Birthdays and a bit about home-education crept in this one too open.substack.com/pub/julierussell/p/from-the-song-archives-c33?r=blh8o&showWelcomeOnShare=true

  • @hellymonster
    @hellymonster Před 3 lety +32

    I'm new here. You made me cry a little... 🥰

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +8

      Oh i really don't want to do that! I sing to tell the stories of old and hope to spread joy a little too ❤️

    • @hellymonster
      @hellymonster Před 3 lety +11

      Honestly, they were good tears. 😍

  • @r3ptile584
    @r3ptile584 Před 3 lety +56

    Dear god, this is beautiful. Imagine an echo, slow strings, and a bodhran drum. Truly the heartbeat of our people is in our song.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +8

      I have such a drum somewhere x

    • @r3ptile584
      @r3ptile584 Před 3 lety +5

      Eat Bake Sing Play it! 👍🏻 This song deserves the full traditions of our people

    • @r3ptile584
      @r3ptile584 Před 3 lety +3

      @Will Stanley You have my 100% support. And should you produce such, I’ll gladly share and promote it to everyone I know 👍🏻

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +2

      @Will Stanley thanks lovely 😊

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +2

      @@r3ptile584 oh and i have since done (half) a drum version but unfortunately ended up going wrong and muttering expletives!🤣

  • @Survivethejive
    @Survivethejive Před 3 lety +38

    sweet voice. I love Bellamy who put the words to this melody

    • @misdangered4326
      @misdangered4326 Před 8 měsíci +3

      It’s a Rudyard Kipling poem Mr Jive. Bellamy did the melody and grafted it together.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 8 měsíci +2

      @misdangered4326 indeed

  • @Nick-zz6xl
    @Nick-zz6xl Před 3 lety +24

    Lovely feminine voice!

  • @Ironeyes128
    @Ironeyes128 Před 3 dny

    You have a lovely voice.

  • @Hereticalable
    @Hereticalable Před 3 lety +22

    Truly wonderful

  • @NationsGamer
    @NationsGamer Před 4 měsíci

    Wow

  • @curiouscase9040
    @curiouscase9040 Před 3 lety +16

    Fantastic.

  • @psp7
    @psp7 Před 3 lety +12

    2:52 of being not such a hardened man.
    Beautiful, moving, thank you.

  • @hyperboreanradio8933
    @hyperboreanradio8933 Před 3 lety +22

    Beautiful, thank you for this bit of light and warmth upon this foggy and dark times

  • @carlosm.devasconcelllos3939
    @carlosm.devasconcelllos3939 Před 4 měsíci +6

    So cool. She makes it look easy. There wasn't even a little out of tune. Sensational

  • @Fortress60
    @Fortress60 Před 3 lety +23

    You did Kipling proud with that. Your singing is up there with the late Peter Bellamy's Oak, Ash & Thorn. Excellent!

    • @LordHoward
      @LordHoward Před 2 lety

      Have you heard David Coffin's?

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 2 lety +1

      @@LordHoward no but have now so thank you

    • @LordHoward
      @LordHoward Před 2 lety

      @@EatBakeSing gotta say, his and yours are my favorite versions of this song... love the simplicity of them- one voice, no background music

  • @tobim5574
    @tobim5574 Před 3 lety +5

    Lets all sneak off to the woods to conjure summer in!

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh we will next year! I shall go sing this on the Summer Solstice morning 🌞🌞🌞 seems a long time away 😲

  • @Kernowking101
    @Kernowking101 Před 3 lety +4

    My hairs stand on end when I hear this song. My blood rushes and my ancestors awaken in me. Thank you.

  • @thediamondtrucktdt
    @thediamondtrucktdt Před 9 dny

    So beautiful

  • @zheng7636
    @zheng7636 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Beautiful! Molto bene!

  • @craigsurette3438
    @craigsurette3438 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Thankyou for this !
    Listening to this on Beltane morning

  • @adamperry4566
    @adamperry4566 Před 7 měsíci

    💚

  • @RobWalker1
    @RobWalker1 Před 3 lety +9

    Lovely!

  • @CloseToTheEdge89
    @CloseToTheEdge89 Před 3 lety +10

    A beautiful song beautifully sung.

  • @Jw196O
    @Jw196O Před 3 lety +5

    The Duke of Avalon sent me here. So very beautiful and moving.

  • @polemicpeasant4675
    @polemicpeasant4675 Před 3 lety +15

    I'm having a pretty awful day, but this has cheered me right up. You have a wonderful voice.

  • @petraannejohnson2556
    @petraannejohnson2556 Před 12 dny

    Oh thank the gods! I have been listening to version after version of the same piece trying to find out how I'm supposed to sing it as a woman and I just found it thanks to you thank you so much I appreciate you. your voice is beautiful I hope I can perform this as well as you did

  • @Mortar-
    @Mortar- Před 3 lety +4

    I found the lyrics :D
    [Verse 1]
    Of all the trees that grow so fair, old England to adorn
    Greater are none beneath the sun but Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Chorus]
    Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sir
    All of a midsummer's morn
    Surely we sing of no little thing
    But Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Verse 2]
    Oak of the clay lived many a day o'er ever Aeneas began
    Ash of the loam was a lady at home when Brute was on outlaw man
    Thorn of the Down saw New Troy Town, from which was London born
    Witness hereby the ancient try of Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Chorus]
    Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sir
    All of a midsummer's morn
    Surely we sing of no little thing
    But Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Verse 3]
    Yew that is old, in churchyard mold, 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
    [Chorus]
    Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sir
    All of a midsummer's morn
    Surely we sing of no little thing
    But Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Verse 4]
    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 lieth along 'neath Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Chorus]
    Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sir
    All of a midsummer's morn
    Surely we sing of no little thing
    But Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    [Verse 5]
    Oh, do not tell the Priest our plight, for he would call it a sin
    For we've been up in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in
    We bring you news by word of mouth, good news for cattle and corn
    For now as the sun come up from the south, by Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
    Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sir
    All of a midsummer's morn
    England shall bide till Judgement Tide
    By Oak, and Ash, and Thorn

  • @thenorsenut380
    @thenorsenut380 Před 3 lety +9

    Gave me chills. Beautiful.

  • @Musrusticus-
    @Musrusticus- Před 5 měsíci

    Lovely.

  • @freeicecreamyo7530
    @freeicecreamyo7530 Před 3 lety +29

    Hello, based department?

  • @truthbusteryeah5166
    @truthbusteryeah5166 Před 5 měsíci

    Beautiful lady and song

  • @Yeti-db8qd
    @Yeti-db8qd Před 3 lety +5

    I'm from Poland and i adore this song this folk song is great
    Especially song by such a lovely voice between the trees 😁

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +1

      Wonderful thank you. Poland is a beautiful country 🙏❤️

    • @Yeti-db8qd
      @Yeti-db8qd Před 3 lety

      @@EatBakeSing especially Gdynia Orłowo both the sea and forests 😁
      Even tho i live there for a year only haha i love north of the country
      And hope to travel trough the United kondoma some day meeting a ravenmaster and going thru singing that exact same song In the woods 😁

  • @naminaoberhausen2131
    @naminaoberhausen2131 Před 3 lety +4

    SHARING EVERYWHERE! MORE PLEASE LOVELY LADY! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Terrierized
    @Terrierized Před 3 lety +10

    Oh how you can sing, but wait, you bake as well?! Fine lass you are, wonderful rendition :)

  • @MrMontyFontaine
    @MrMontyFontaine Před 3 lety +7

    What a beautiful voice you have. There's something about folk songs that move you in a way nothing else does. Hope you enjoyed your birthday!

  • @CelticGod220
    @CelticGod220 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you for the lovely song lady.

  • @Rocketsong
    @Rocketsong Před 3 lety +2

    Always happy to hear Kipling set to music.

  • @rockartistet
    @rockartistet Před 3 lety +2

    What makes me smile is the great songs voice and walking in the countryside with your dog. Fantastic. And did I mention a gr8 e at voice

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much! Wandering and singing in the countryside with my dog is where I am at my happiest
      😊

  • @wmorris189
    @wmorris189 Před měsícem

    Well I’m London born, Scottish family, who cares? What a lovely song and voice. Perfect.

  • @bz1994
    @bz1994 Před měsícem

    🇬🇧❤🇬🇧

  • @pauloneill2474
    @pauloneill2474 Před 2 měsíci

    What an English Rose this Lass is.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 2 měsíci

      🌹❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😍🙏

  • @bearclawbushcraft
    @bearclawbushcraft Před 2 měsíci

    What a beautiful voice, thank you for sharing it

  • @squidgy6930
    @squidgy6930 Před 3 lety +1

    Conjuring summer in 👌

  • @alexgaras1573
    @alexgaras1573 Před 11 měsíci +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @barnyification
    @barnyification Před 2 lety

    Lovely..

  • @bodyelectricx
    @bodyelectricx Před 3 lety +8

    This is beautiful!!!

  • @tobeywing
    @tobeywing Před 7 měsíci

    Wonderful.

  • @DanDavisHistory
    @DanDavisHistory Před 3 lety +1

    Will never tire of this song. Lovely rendition, great work.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much! Your channel looks great btw.

    • @DanDavisHistory
      @DanDavisHistory Před 3 lety

      @@EatBakeSing thanks! Writing is my day job, trying to make more time to do videos. I listen to music when I write and like English folk. Glad to find your channel :)

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 lety +1

      @@DanDavisHistory i've a playlist on Spotify (if you can find it!) of a good selection of English folk as well as a telegram channel called "English Folk Song"

    • @DanDavisHistory
      @DanDavisHistory Před 3 lety

      @@EatBakeSing nice one mate, I'll check em out. Cheers!

  • @santosorasioaneas9414
    @santosorasioaneas9414 Před 2 lety +1

    Why I listen this song and I feel like I have heard it from ever? BEAUTIFUL

  • @redking8292
    @redking8292 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you so much, such a lovely rendition of a wonderful song, cheered my old heart.

  • @ashermanangan
    @ashermanangan Před 2 lety +1

    beautiful, greetings from Philippines

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful Incredible sound from the very start, your Mesmerising and enchanting both with song and looks .

  • @areyouusingthatsquatrack8256

    Beautiful. 1000x beautiful. I'm not 100% Anglo Saxon but this still speaks to my soul.

    • @daniegamin
      @daniegamin Před 7 měsíci

      Heck, I'm about as American as you get, but it still speaks to me! XD

  • @kennysmith22
    @kennysmith22 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Beautiful song and voice. It gets right to the roots of our homeland!

  • @deanphatcat8286
    @deanphatcat8286 Před 3 lety +1

    Stopped me in my tracks... beautiful

  • @bilapani144
    @bilapani144 Před 3 lety

    A nation's treasure you are.

  • @lifespyjackson6292
    @lifespyjackson6292 Před 4 měsíci

    WOW so wonderfull Well done lady

  • @victortomilin7650
    @victortomilin7650 Před 4 měsíci

    Beautiful

  • @nhardukhanastartes5981
    @nhardukhanastartes5981 Před 3 lety +1

    Protect!

  • @antburger2214
    @antburger2214 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful song and voice.

  • @balmoraltowers
    @balmoraltowers Před 2 měsíci

    You Beauty ❤

  • @Brslld
    @Brslld Před rokem +1

    Cool

  • @Swedejim
    @Swedejim Před 3 lety +3

    Happy Solstice! And thank you for the lovely song.

  • @jjyoutube82
    @jjyoutube82 Před 3 lety +1

    beautiful.

  • @Confluence.
    @Confluence. Před 2 lety +1

    you have a lovely voice! i get this song stuck in my head and sing it out loud at work sometimes and get weird looks cuz people think music is from somewhere else. Beautiful.

  • @SteveJones-qy8qz
    @SteveJones-qy8qz Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent!!

  • @chrishails4263
    @chrishails4263 Před 2 lety +1

    I found you featured on RedIceTV & I hear Pentangle when you sing but also freshly a newborn to my ears & a kitten to my eyes.

  • @alongsleep
    @alongsleep Před 3 lety +3

    Absolutely beautiful.

  • @patrioticarchive
    @patrioticarchive Před 2 lety +1

    Wonderful!

  • @BullRoarer_
    @BullRoarer_ Před 3 lety +2

    Absolutely beautiful! Warmed my heart, thank you.

  • @andrewlangridge8619
    @andrewlangridge8619 Před 3 měsíci

    Gradually catching up with your fine uploads and enjoying them one and all. There's something fine about just singing out and I say that as a long time old time banjo player! Thanks again cos this one really resonates as Spring springs again🙂

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Many thanks! How i would LOVE to play the banjo!

  • @may_185
    @may_185 Před 3 lety

    this is lovely!!!

  • @claireybobs2362
    @claireybobs2362 Před 2 lety +1

    One of my favourite songs done beautifully, love it ❤️

  • @thewessexbretwalda5865
    @thewessexbretwalda5865 Před 3 lety +2

    Ain’t she amazing mind

  • @rockartistet
    @rockartistet Před 3 lety

    Fabulous rendition!!!

  • @anglohistory451
    @anglohistory451 Před 3 lety +2

    Incredible

  • @Bhilithinn
    @Bhilithinn Před 2 lety

    Beautiful rendition!

  • @obxarms7685
    @obxarms7685 Před 6 měsíci

    Perfect

  • @Paul.Morgan
    @Paul.Morgan Před 3 lety

    Great! Gives me goosebumps.

  • @auducat6953
    @auducat6953 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful 👌🏻

  • @HerewardtheWake23
    @HerewardtheWake23 Před 2 lety

    Lovely

  • @urmome2582
    @urmome2582 Před 3 lety +1

    Outstanding

  • @wawa2099
    @wawa2099 Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome rendition!

  • @peterdawkins8836
    @peterdawkins8836 Před 3 lety

    Totally lovely

  • @highlandergrog6041
    @highlandergrog6041 Před 6 měsíci +1

    You have such a beautiful voice!! The ashes are such sacred trees. I am the sole groundskeeper for a 17 acre wooded church property (established 1810.) We have a grove of blue ash trees. We are located along The Olentangy river. Also we have Red Elm, Ohio Buckeye, Burr Oak, PawPaw trees, Hackberry, Black Maples and so so much more.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 6 měsíci

      Oh I love the Ash. I’m burning some now. Best wood for a fire. I love the look of the tree in the winter. Those black buds. What country are you in?

    • @highlandergrog6041
      @highlandergrog6041 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@EatBakeSing yes they make good fire wood. They make good bows too. The Ashes are suffering right now and they deserve more respect. Their wood is valuable but they are critically endangered and need our help. By Oak and Ash and Thorne.

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 4 měsíci

      @@highlandergrog6041 I think my new longbow will be ash actually 😊

    • @EatBakeSing
      @EatBakeSing  Před 4 měsíci

      @@highlandergrog6041 I didn’t realise they were in such a dire situation. That’s sad. Is that ash dieback? (I’ve heard something about it)

  • @stevenrempel
    @stevenrempel Před 2 lety +1

    Let us not allow our culture to be overrun, and our women subverted. Hail Hyperboreans!!!

    • @stevenrempel
      @stevenrempel Před 2 lety

      beautiful singing, thank you very much *bows head*

  • @Darren-bh6lg
    @Darren-bh6lg Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic voice

  • @NothingHumanisAlientoMe

    Bravo!

  • @katherineperry8376
    @katherineperry8376 Před 3 lety

    Awwwwww such an Old Ye lovely Songress! Enchanting voice! ❤

  • @dsaddsfasdfgzdsfg9398
    @dsaddsfasdfgzdsfg9398 Před 3 lety

    very good yes

  • @tomatobrush3283
    @tomatobrush3283 Před 3 lety +1

    Lovely voice

  • @mattm7492
    @mattm7492 Před 2 lety

    Criminally underrated video, deserves infinitely more views!

  • @Evan_Bell
    @Evan_Bell Před 3 lety +1

    I sang along with you 😊