Artist: Page and Plant

I looked down in the sea. I seen the crabs and the fishes doin' the be-bop-bee

May 15, 2009, 7:07am A Free Man

Just when I thought I was out... Why can't life be straightforward? Why can't it be what I perceive it to be - a gently upward sloping line? I swear that this isn't turning into a blog about my jobs. But I feel as if I've dragged a lot of you along with me on this melodramatic trip up and down my personal career ladder and if you've come along this far, you may as well stay to the end. If your tired of it, then go with god. Have a good weekend. I'm [...]

• Page & Plant - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

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Artist:	Page & Plant
Title:	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
File Name:	PageandPlant_MyBucketsGotAHole InIt.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2001

Single Song Sunday: Gallows Pole and Variants with today's guest host: Dean

Jul 20, 2008, 10:40am Cover Lay Down

Greetings, music lovers! I'm Dean from snuhthing/anything and I was invited to be your guest blogger for the day. You might also know me from Star Maker Machine , the group music blog that both Boyhowdy and I participate in. I was excited by the invitation because it gives me a chance to discuss a song that's been part of music's collective memory for hundreds of years, the story the ballad's based on stretches back to 438 BC with Euripides' Alkestis. There's literately hundreds of versions, some titles you might be familar with: The Golden Ball, Maid [...]

• A.L. Lloyd - The Prickly Bush
• Fred Hewett - The Prickle Holly-Bush
• Ha Ha Tonka - Hangman
• In Extremo - Der Galgen
• John Jacob Niles - The Maid Freed From The Gallows (Child Ballad No 95)
• Judy Collins - The Prickilie Bush
• Lead Belly - The Gallows Pole
• Lead Belly - The Maid Freed From The Gallows
• Page & Plant - Gallows Pole
• Spiers and Boden - Derry Gaol
• Steeleye Span - The Prickly Bush
• The Stairwell Sisters - Hangman Tree
• The Weavers - Below The Gallows Tree

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Artist:	A.L. Lloyd
Title:	The Prickly Bush
Link Text:	A.L. Lloyd, The Prickly Bush
File Name:	a_l_lloyd-the_prickly_bush.mp3
Bitrate:	171 kbps
Year:	1964

Artist:	Fred Hewett
Title:	The Prickle Holly-Bush
Link Text:	Fred Hewett, The Prickle Holly-Bush
File Name:	fred_hewett-the_prickle_holly_ bush.mp3
Bitrate:	123 kbps
Year:	1959

Artist:	Ha Ha Tonka
Title:	Hangman
Link Text:	Ha Ha Tonka, Hangman
File Name:	ha_ha_tonka-hangman.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	In Extremo
Title:	Der Galgen
Link Text:	In Extremo, Der Galgen
File Name:	in_extremo-der_galgen.mp3
Bitrate:	196 kbps
Year:	1999

Artist:	John Jacob Niles
Title:	The Maid Freed From The Gallows (Child Ballad No 95)
Link Text:	John Jacob Niles, The Maid Freed From The Gallows
File Name:	john_jacob_niles-the_maid_free d_from_the_gallows-cb_9.mp3
Bitrate:	115 kbps
Year:	1941

Artist:	Judy Collins
Title:	The Prickilie Bush
Link Text:	Judy Collins, The Prickilie Bush
File Name:	judy_collins-the_prickilie_bus h.mp3
Bitrate:	208 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Lead Belly
Title:	The Gallows Pole
Link Text:	Lead Belly, The Gallows Pole
File Name:	lead_belly-the_gallows_pole.mp 3
Bitrate:	133 kbps
Year:	1940

Artist:	Lead Belly
Title:	The Maid Freed From The Gallows
Link Text:	Lead Belly, The Maid Freed From The Gallows
File Name:	lead_belly-the_maid_freed_from _the_gallows.mp3
Bitrate:	129 kbps
Year:	1935

Artist:	Page & Plant
Title:	Gallows Pole
Link Text:	Page & Plant, Gallows Pole
File Name:	page_plant-gallows_pole.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	1994

Artist:	Spiers and Boden
Title:	Derry Gaol
Link Text:	Spiers and Boden, Derry Gaol
File Name:	spiers_boden-derry_gaol.mp3
Bitrate:	184 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Steeleye Span
Title:	The Prickly Bush
Link Text:	Steeleye Span, The Prickly Bush
File Name:	steeleye_span-the_prickly_bush .mp3
Bitrate:	217 kbps
Year:	1996

Artist:	The Stairwell Sisters
Title:	Hangman Tree
Link Text:	The Stairwell Sisters, Hangman Tree
File Name:	stairwell_sisters-hangman_tree .mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Weavers
Title:	Below The Gallows Tree
Link Text:	The Weavers, Below The Gallows Tree
File Name:	weavers-below_the_gallows_tree .mp3
Bitrate:	198 kbps
Year:	1980

The Foundation: Volume 2

Aug 17, 2006, 4:35pm Gray Matter(s)

As I said in the last post, the first two posts would be dedicated to the two events that had a profound and lasting affect on my love for music. The first, as discussed in the last post, was Pearl Jam . The second, which will be discussed in this post, was Led Zeppelin . Now, as I mentioned already, my love for Led Zeppelin actually preceded my love for Pearl Jam. For some reason, unknown to me, a good number of my memories from my childhood involve music. A song [...]

• Led Zeppelin - Going to California
• Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
• Page & Plant - Kashmir

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Artist:	Led Zeppelin
Title:	Going to California
Link Text:	Led Zeppelin - Going to California (live)
File Name:	2-03 Going to California.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Classic Rock
Year:	1977

Artist:	Led Zeppelin
Title:	Over the Hills and Far Away
Link Text:	Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away (live)
File Name:	1-04 Over the Hills and Far Away.mp3
Year:	1975

Artist:	Page & Plant
Title:	Kashmir
Link Text:	Page & Plant - Kashmir (live)
File Name:	13 Kashmir.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1994