The Trees They Grow High, John Renbourn instrumental version

[Jean Pierre]

with my old guitar Ibanez, my Low Whistle in D ,my Dulcimer..and the fiddle is playing by my friend Laurence

In fact this folk song is very popular in Great Britain, it has been interpreted by many artists (including Pentangle, Joan Baez, Dylan, Angelo Branduardi (I love this singer)...but the instrumental version of John Renbourn, which is From the 1968 album ''Sir John Alot Of Merrie Englandes Musik Thyng And Ye Grene Knyghte.''. is not at all like the sung version???

..I think I would do the sung version of Donovan.

[Pine]

Nice post JP. Great to hear a dulcimer again. Mine hasn't seen the light of day in a year or more. Shame on me!

The whistle is lovely and imparts a medieval vibe. Laurence's violin solo is just beautiful.

I imagine this being played in a wooded glen around a campfire 500 years ago. Peaceful, serene,.. and well done!

[Bluesberry]

ah yes...thats atmospheric.....I get the medieval vibe as well....really cool sound and a bit haunting....makes me feel all wistful

[Farrell Jackson]

Very well done JP! I'm currently watching Outlander on Netflix and this song would fit in perfectly with the soundtrack. Your friend's violin and your low whistle adds something special to the song.

Farrell

[Jean Pierre]

thank you guys,...Outlander EXCELLENT!

[Jean Pierre]

Hello , I changed the MP3 file, Laurence wanted to redo her violin part, where she found some false tones.

[Ferryman_1957]

Fantastic JP, a lovely version of a wonderful folk song. It's a lovely arrangement with very delicate guitar work and beautiful whistle and violin parts. Very authentic, well done!

[alfstone]

Yes, as I told you in private message, the medieval taste of this version is wonderful.

Alfredo

[Mike_S]

Very good JP, very authentic sounding... that low whistle is haunting.. you have some very talented friends and family too!

Mike

[Jean Pierre]

thank you guys,

the medieval taste of this version

.I get the medieval vibe

The whistle is lovely and imparts a medieval vibe. Laurence's violin solo is just beautiful.

Yes,  (..and my friend Alfredo, who knows John Renbourn well, will not contradict me.  )In the 1970s, John Renbourn was one of the guitarists at the origin of what has been called (in France, Folk Baroque). He is considered to be one of the main inventors of Baroque Folk, or Baroque Blues, an ephemeral musical movement of the 1960s which, following Davey Graham, attempted to complexify the melodic and rhythmic structures of American Folk Blues by adding harmonies and counterpoints from the European classical heritage.

and I thank my friend via Youtube, Laurence, for adding her violin part, which sounds particularly good in this arrangement.

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