'The Rev. James Fielding' - Greeny Original

[Greeny]

I've turned some local folklore from my home town into a folk song. Makes it a bit more authentic to sing of local things imo  

This is about the Rev. James Fielding, who was reputed to be a highwayman. His house (the finest in our town) still stands, and was also formally the home of General James Oglethorpe who founded Savannah, Georgia.

There are a few highwayman legends round my way, as we're just off the main Portsmouth to London road - a major route in the old days of horse-drawn travel.

This one has 12-string acoustic, 6-string acoustic, mandolin, and slide acoustic. All done on the MBR with a bit of sound fx added in Audacity.

Don't know about you guys, but I'm really getting into this folk thing! I blame Tharek for my sudden conversion!  

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The Rev.James Fielding

Whenever the moon's just a sliver of light
And there's frost upon the roofs
The reverend takes to the London road
In a gallop of dark hooves

With pistols drawn and a magpie's eye
He waits for the mail coach to go by

The flock he tends in the house of the lord
Believe he's great and good
But if they knew his dark pursuits
They'd hang him where he stood

With pistols drawn and a piercing cry
It's your money or it's your life

He's a bad, bad, bad reverend

He bought the biggest house in town
And in the cellar hid the loot
Two accomplices got hung
But he escaped the noose

With pistols drawn and a wicked smile
He disappeared into the night

He's a bad, bad, bad reverend

[Oldrottenhead]

brilliant tim, has an americana folk feel to it, and love the mandolin you should get it out more often.
magic.
going for a second listen.

[Geir]

Ahh ... I was waiting for the Green Monday treat ....

And I was NOT waiting in vain. This is the thing I needed today !

This is BRILLIANT !!!

Love the 12-string/6-string/mando combo !

Don't know about you guys, but I'm really getting into this folk thing! I blame Tharek for my sudden conversion!

Thank you Tharek !!!

[Gritter]

Damn this is good. Has more of an Irish feel to me. Very authentic folk.

[henwrench]

Stop it!! Stop it, NOW. You're too good. Go away. Greeny with envy I be. 

                                                                    henwrench

[chapperz66]

That really is bloody magic Tim.  Splendid.

Really love the mandolin.  I'm thinking that I might have to get one.  I might be able to hide it from my wife....

Did I mention that I really like the song?

Paul

[Flash Harry]

Green Mondays.

They don't get better than this. It's fantastic Tim.

I think I owe Tharek a pint or two of Guinness

[Jim1970]

seems like you have been by the Tharek Folk Bug!!!
This is one dam sweet of a tune Tim!!

JIM

[trev]

Love the sound of the guitars and mandolin - great story nice one Tim

Trev

[cuthbert]

I love it. 

The guitars and mandolin mesh seamlessly, and sound both full and spare at the same time - always amazed at how you so easily pull that off. And I also love stories about colorful characters such as this!