The man could tell a story

[millring]

If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
See for me if her hair's hanging down
It curls and falls all down her breast
See for me that her hair's hanging down
That's the way I remember her best
If you go when the snowflakes falls
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Please say "hello" to the one who lives there
Oh she was once a true love of mine
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
True love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
She was once a true love of mine

[jdd2]

Wedding Song is another really nice one.

[Village Idiot]

There is. They're using the same strings as when you heard them the last time.

[amanajoe]

In response to Nashville Skyline, East Nashville Skyline:

[John B]

Aug 1, 2022 19:10:41 GMT -5 millring said:

If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
See for me if her hair's hanging down
It curls and falls all down her breast
See for me that her hair's hanging down
That's the way I remember her best
If you go when the snowflakes falls
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Please say "hello" to the one who lives there
Oh she was once a true love of mine
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
True love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
She was once a true love of mine

Definitely one of my favorites.

[coachdoc]

B double ee double run beer run

[Shannon]

Aug 1, 2022 16:41:23 GMT -5 Dub said:

Aug 1, 2022 16:27:50 GMT -5 Shannon said:

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band just released a new album that is entirely Bob Dylan covers. It is quite good.

I've warmed up to Bobby D over the years, although I nearly always prefer to hear his songs sung by someone other than him. Gordon Lightfoot, one of my all-time heroes, has a nice cover of "Ring Them Bells."

I didn’t realize there still was a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Oh yeah, they're still out there. The band is remarkably intact. Jeff Hannah's son has joined the band, but Jimmy Ibbotson has left it. I saw them just a bit before the pandemic hit, and they still put on a great show. Here's one from the Dylan album, with special guests Larkin Poe:

[majorminor]

I grew up thinking that was a Joan Baez song. I think I heard it every Saturday morning for about 2 years while mom cleaned house.

[Cornflake]

Always liked Love Minus Zero and She Belongs To Me.

[Marshall]

Aug 1, 2022 19:10:41 GMT -5 millring said:

If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
See for me if her hair's hanging down
It curls and falls all down her breast
See for me that her hair's hanging down
That's the way I remember her best
If you go when the snowflakes falls
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Please say "hello" to the one who lives there
Oh she was once a true love of mine
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
True love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
She was once a true love of mine

Parsley, sage.

[coachdoc]

Aug 2, 2022 8:06:18 GMT -5 Shannon said:

Aug 1, 2022 16:41:23 GMT -5 Dub said:

I didn’t realize there still was a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Oh yeah, they're still out there. The band is remarkably intact. Jeff Hannah's son has joined the band, but Jimmy Ibbotson has left it. I saw them just a bit before the pandemic hit, and they still put on a great show. Here's one from the Dylan album, with special guests Larkin Poe:



Oh, that is nice

[Cosmic Wonder]

Jul 31, 2022 14:08:33 GMT -5 Marshall said:

There are presently 297 songs in my "favorites" playlist. I'm happy to say there's not a single Dylan song in there.

(Don't tell Ducktrapper).

Dylan probably doesn’t have any of yours in his playlist either.

Mike

[John B]

Aug 2, 2022 10:26:37 GMT -5 Marshall said:

Aug 1, 2022 19:10:41 GMT -5 millring said:

If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
See for me if her hair's hanging down
It curls and falls all down her breast
See for me that her hair's hanging down
That's the way I remember her best
If you go when the snowflakes falls
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Please say "hello" to the one who lives there
Oh she was once a true love of mine
If you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
Oh she once was a true love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
True love of mine
A true love of mine
A true love of mine
She was once a true love of mine

Parsley, sage.

To quote my wife’s after heading that refrain from “Girl from the North Country,” “that’s not the way the song goes.”

[Dub]

Aug 2, 2022 12:05:52 GMT -5 John B said:

To quote my wife’s after heading that refrain from “Girl from the North Country,” “that’s not the way the song goes.”

If you want to be pickey, this is the way the song goes.

Girl From the North Country

[Guitar intro]

If you’re travelin’ in the North Country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the border line,
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.

If you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see she has a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howling wind.

Please see if her hair hangs long,
It rolls and flows all down her breast,
Please see for me if her hair’s hangin’ long,
For that’s the way I remember her best.

I’m a-wonderin’ if she remembers me at all,
Many times I’ve often prayed,
In the darkness of my night,
In the brightness of my day.

[Harp solo]

So if you’re travelin’ [in] the North Country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the border line,
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.

[Harp outro]

[John B]

Aug 2, 2022 12:56:22 GMT -5 Dub said:

Aug 2, 2022 12:05:52 GMT -5 John B said:

To quote my wife’s after heading that refrain from “Girl from the North Country,” “that’s not the way the song goes.”

If you want to be pickey, this is the way the song goes.

Girl From the North Country

[Guitar intro]

If you’re travelin’ in the North Country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the border line,
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.

If you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see she has a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howling wind.

Please see if her hair hangs long,
It rolls and flows all down her breast,
Please see for me if her hair’s hangin’ long,
For that’s the way I remember her best.

I’m a-wonderin’ if she remembers me at all,
Many times I’ve often prayed,
In the darkness of my night,
In the brightness of my day.

[Harp solo]

So if you’re travelin’ [in] the North Country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the border line,
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.

[Harp outro]

And yet, where are the herbs?

[majorminor]

I never really did a deep dive on Dylan. Because of this thread I decided to download a greatest hits compilation and am listening to it now at the office. Pretty undeniable body of work and a constant stream of "oh yeah he did that one too. Just the first four cuts on this album are a career for most singer song writers

Blowin' In The Wind
Don't Think Twice
The Times They Are A Changin'
It Ain't Me babe

[billhammond]

Aug 2, 2022 14:00:26 GMT -5 majorminor said:

I never really did a deep dive on Dylan. Because of this thread I decided to download a greatest hits compilation and am listening to it now at the office. Pretty undeniable body of work and a constant stream of "oh yeah he did that one too. Just the first four cuts on this album are a career for most singer song writers

Blowin' In The Wind
Don't Think Twice
The Times They Are A Changin'
It Ain't Me babe

Kinda embarrassing that for years I thought the Turtles wrote that last one.

[Dub]

Aug 2, 2022 13:49:38 GMT -5 John B said:

Aug 2, 2022 12:56:22 GMT -5 Dub said:

If you want to be pickey, this is the way the song goes.

And yet, where are the herbs?

The herbs are evidently a nineteenth century addition to Child ballad #2, The Elfin Knight.

Bob Dylan evidently learned his snippet from Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Simon and Garfunkel learned theirs from Martin Carthy. Both the Simon and Carthy songs were recorded long after Dylon’s recording of Girl …

Wikipedia has this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)

I’m guessing Mudcat has pages and pages of useful discussion on this.

[kenlarsson]

I've never been a fan of him as a performer, never owned one of his records. Saw him a few years ago and left about halfway through the show. Meh.

That said I think he's one of the great songwriters of the 20th century.

[james]

Martin Carthy has reminisced about his and Dylan's time in the folk clubs of London in 1962. There are YouTubes.

m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhEYy-fLbAOvMfNrWkBVNv1uBxjuWOCp3