Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born Of the Virgin Mary — rejoice! Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, Carmina lætitiæ Devote reddamus The time of grace has come— This that we have desired, Verses of joy Let us devoutly return Deus homo factus est Natura mirante, Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante God has become man, To the wonderment of Nature, The world has been renewed By the reigning Christ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDc2FD-vy8M&feature=related"]Steeleye Span - 'Gaudete' - YouTube
I'm a fan of course Once travelled to england, final destination was the Fairport Cropredy festival where we saw both Fairport and Steeleye Span! To me 2 of the greatest folk rock bands in history.
not forgetting Jethro Tull or Pentangle, i saw John Renbourn from pentangle play a solo set at a folk bar in Belgium one time.
I just been checking that Cropredy Festival out, never realy new of it before, altho hitting a lot of festivals in the 80s, i guess there was so many going on, i never got to the more laid back folk scenes like the Cambridge folk festival and Cropredy and was more into the free festivals, Stonehenge being the main attraction of the season for me. But from what i see on youtube reviews, the Cropredy is gonna be on my list for 2013 (if funds permit):sunny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPGtojdsq0&feature=related"]Cropredy Highlights 2012 (Full Show) - YouTube
Cropredy is really laidback man. You can even take your own cans of beer and bottles of booze or wine on to the festival site (it is also no problem there cause everyone throws their empty bottles in the bins, never saw such a clean festival site after 3 days ) and you can also take your camping chairs with you so you can sit and chill right in front of the stage haha, how chill is that! :biggrin:
They are headlining at the Village Pump Folk festival this july! I'm doing volunteer work at backstage so I'm hoping i get to meet them! <3
Come and join with Captain Coulston, that hero stout and bold Who fought his way all on the sea and never was controlled For six long weeks in summer gales we sailed upon the sea All bound for New York City, that city fair to see. The captain and his lady they came on deck each day To help us with our merriment, going to Amerikay The merriment being over, we're going to bed one night The captain he came upon deck to see if all was right. He said : 'My boys, do not go down you need not think on sleep' 'For in a few hours more we shall be slumbering in the deep' 'For a pirate ship is coming down upon the western sea' 'To rob us of our property going to Amerikay'. The pirate ship came up to us and ordered us to stand 'Your gold and precious loading, this moment I demand' 'Your gold and precious cargo, resign to me this day' 'Or not a soul you'll ever bring unto Amerikay'. The battle it commenced, brave boys, and blood in streams did flow While undaunted did our passengers, the pirate overthrow The cries of women and children lying in the hull below While the captain and his passengers the pirate did overthrow. The pirate ship surrendered just by the break of day And we brought her as a bounty unto Amerikay.
Let never a man a wooing wend That lacketh things three A store of gold, an open heart And full of charity; And this was seen of King Henry Though he lay quite alone For he's taken him to a haunted hall Seven miles from the town He's chased the deer now him before And the doe down by the den Till the fattest buck in all the flock King Henry he has slain His huntsmen followed him to the hall To make them burly cheer When loud the wind was heard to sound And an earthquake rocked the floor And darkness covered all the hall Where they sat at their meat The grey dogs, yowling, left their food And crept to Henry's feet And louder howled the rising wind And burst the fastened door And in there came a grisly ghost Stramping on the floor Her head hit the roof-tree of the house Her middle you could not span Each frightened huntsman fled the hall And left the king alone Her teeth were like the tether stakes Her nose like club or mell And nothing less she seemed to be Than a fiend that comes form hell Some meat, some meat you King Henry Some meat you give to me Go kill your horse you King Henry And bring him here to me; He's gone and slain his berry brown steed Though it made his heart full sore For she's eaten up both skin and bone Left nothing but hide and hair More meat, more meat you King Henry More meat you give to me Go Kill your greyhounds King Henry And bring them here to me; And when he's slain his good greyhounds It made his heart full sore She's eaten them up both skin and bone Left nothing but hide and hair More meat, more meat you King Henry More meat you give to me Go fell your goshawks King Henry And bring them here to me; And when he's slain his gay goshawks It made his heart full sore She's eaten them up both skin and bone Left nothing but feathers bare Some drink, some drink now King Henry Some drink you give to me Oh you sew up your horse's hide And bring in a drink to me And he's sewed up the bloody hide And a pipe of wine put in And she's drank it up all in one draught Left never a drop therein A bed, a bed now King Henry A bed you'll make for me Oh you must pull the heather green And make it soft for me; And pulled has he the heather green And made for her a bed And taken has he his gay mantle And o'er it he has spread Take off your clothes now King Henry And lie down by my side Now swear, now swear you King Henry To take me for your bride Oh God forbid, says King Henry That ever the like betide That ever a fiend that comes from hell Should stretch down by my side When the night was gone and the day was come And the sun shone through the hall The fairest lady that ever was seen Lay between him and the wall I've met with many a gentle knight That gave me such a fill But never before with a courteous knight That gave me all my will
