Four Strong Winds

guitar_on_bakk · June 21, 2009, 07:20:29 AM

dunno if this would count as a neil song but he sings it, oh well, but heres how i'd do it if i were to go up on stage

Four Strong Winds

written by Ian Tyson in the early 1960s
recorded by Neil Young on his 1978 album "Comes a Time"

Bluesberry · June 21, 2009, 07:46:39 AM

Now thats good stuff. Great frigging version. Sounds like Jeff Tweedy singing back in the Uncle Tupelo days doing this. Really great. This is for sure a Neilfest song. Great interpretation.

OsCKilO · June 21, 2009, 11:03:27 AM

Quote from: Bluesberry on June 21, 2009, 07:46:39 AMNow thats good stuff. Great interpretation.

Ditto

Never heard this before..... But I'm sure you did it justice!

Love the Vox!

Peace

T(Osckilo)

launched · June 21, 2009, 11:25:20 AM

This is great!! It made an album - it counts. One more for the NEILFEST!!

I liked your arrangement - super singing and playing.

Peace,

Mark

Frank53 · June 21, 2009, 12:31:28 PM

I'm not familiar with the song either, but I like it, and you did a great job! Very good performance. I like the use of delay on the voice.

Frank

Wiley · June 21, 2009, 06:18:21 PM

YOu know in all honesty, the only Neil Young song I had heard was Heart of Gold. How enlightening is this site. I did not know the guy had so many great songs. It has been very enlightening for me. And a wonderful listen * download of many great songs. And welcome guitar_ on BakK Jeeze you really need an easier name. LOL Welcome to the site. GREAT JOB!!

64Guitars · June 21, 2009, 06:47:34 PM

Nice interpretation of a classic Canadian folk song, guitar_on_bakk!

Quote from: guitar_on_bakk on June 21, 2009, 07:20:29 AMdunno if this would count as a neil song

I was wondering that too. But, what the heck. Neil's version is pretty well known.

For those who said they've never heard it, "Four Strong Winds" is one of the best-known Canadian folk songs ever. It was written by Ian Tyson who recorded it with his wife, Sylvia Fricker in the early sixties. It reached the Top 10 on the Canadian charts in 1963. Neil Young covered it on his 1978 album "Comes A Time". He also sang it at The Last Waltz concert on November 25th, 1976. I don't think the recording made it onto the Last Waltz soundtrack album or the movie, but it's in the 4-disc box set.

Neil does a great cover of it, but I've always liked the Ian & Sylvia version best. Sylvia was such a great harmony vocalist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfTDPhMdTk

Here's Neil's version from "Comes A Time" with Nicollette Larson on harmony vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfZes9fFmXc

henry b · June 22, 2009, 06:09:18 AM

I like it , how did you work out the drums , what machine do you use .I,ve been practising this with my mates but can,t seem to hit [no pun] on the right drum sound .