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Fay Hield sings Little Yellow Roses

Posted by Christopher Friedenthal on 03 September 2010

Fay Hield sings the haunting Little Yellow Roses backed by Jon Boden on fiddle. She also speaks to Bright Young Folk about the origin of the song and creating a folk community in Sheffield.

Looking Glass is released by Topic records on 6 September.

Recorded near Dungworth, Sheffield on 16 July 2010. Thanks to Fay & Jon for hosting the interview.

Jon Boden

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Lovely singing Fay, (and fiddle, John,) but maybe a bit too busy to hear the words, which are most important. If you just thinned out the round parts it would work better, or perhaps put something repeated on a loop with the main vocal to the fore.....

MsJanetRussell
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A talented pair but I could not hear the words because the fiddle dominated the voice and Jon’s manic stare fascinated me....if he had kept his eyes downcast and played "2nd fiddle" to Fay, I could have concentrated on her and the song.

NForest82
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I disagree - the intense stare and playing add to the intensity of the song; the feeling that the music is following the voice and that they are not separate.

piedpiperpianos
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Fays voice is stunning - no fiddle required and (this from a huge Boden fan). Finally getting to see Fay sing solo in Bury St Edmunds, later on this month.

vivienclogger
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