Beautiful in every way. A feast for the soul.

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Excelent piece of art... I've been listening to this song again and again whole evening. There is something about that I cannot explain what makes me shiver and feel like one of those boney boys of Bedlam... I'd like to ask what is the painting on 0:09. Thank You and greetings from Czech Republic.

Beautiful voice.

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Sandra did you get Dikran's permission to publish this?

Is there any footage of Dikran Tulaine singing for madness. (edit) no footage

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BTW, Rob is listed by the Zen name Ku Gaku on most of the recording issues.

This is kind of spooky

Was once the Lead Singer of Madness!, True!.

The first time I ever heard this song, it was on a mixtape that a suitor gave me. The suitor didn't last, but my love of this song (and the other An Drasda songs included) did! I'm so sad that I can't find any An Drasda stuff in CD or streaming form...

Oh I love this video, Sandra! Moon Dog! :)

Nice voices, thank you

Outstanding! Thank you Sandra. This is really stirring stuff.

I saw you perform as An Drasda at a coffee shop in Marietta Georgia back when I was in Highschool in the late 90's. I just stumbled upon this video and didn't even realize who it was until the voices kicked in. I remember I bought a cassette but I loaned it to my girlfriend and never got it back. Thanks for the crazy memory flashback. 😀

Beautiful.

Awesome performance and voices! Thumbs up!:)

Wow! What a marvelous voice! Beautiful!

The song first appeared in printed 1720 and is a REPLY to an older (early 1600) song called Mad Tom of Bedlam. This song (Bedlam Boys) is from the perspective of Mad Maudlin, it was first published in "Pills to Purge Melancholy". That book only had words, no music notation. The tune is relatively modern, having been composed by the group the Halliard in the late 1960s early 70s ( Nic Jones was in the group... Google for him). In an interview with the Halliard they said the tune was composed in the back of a mini-car on a mandolin, because that is all the space they had in the vehicle to makeup the tune.

What a lovely voice!

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I know this was a few years ago now but good for you! I love this video! Its joyous and empowering! Brightest Blessings to you Sandra x

Thank you! :)

Wow! Thank you. Gave me chills.

Beautiful! Your voices go so well together- thank you for posting!

Frank, thanks for writing! I think he was brilliant. I just want to make sure memories of him are still out there.

Thanks for the post!!!! Billie was my cousin and such a talented guy! Frank Maraschiello

the melody that steeleye span's version as well as your fine arrangement share was written by nic jones and dave moran; they admit as much. they took the lyrics from 'pills to purge melancholy' . the melody virtually everybody uses now is relatively new.

u r such a beautiful singer aunt sandy <3

Yay! Thank you so much!

Thank you for your glee! :) You will find the link to my download store in the description of the song, above. Choose Bedlam Boys, number 20; number 19 is a different version I did with Michael Robbins.

This version of the song is the first version I ever heard, on a ren-faire oriented internet radio station, I think from Live365, but I can't remember. I have been looking for this version ever since, and am beside myself with glee to have found it. Is there anywhere at all to buy this version?

Each of us do variations of arrangements, but because the Steeleye Span version of the TUNE is so prevalent, most people learn that tune. If Dionysis had said this is the Steeleye Span version of the TUNE, I would have said yes, it is. Dionysis stated it was their ARRANGEMENT. No it's not. Thus endeth the lesson.

Folk songs have variations in lyrics and tunes depending on who sings it, and who a singer learns a song from. Steeleye Span learned the song from a trio called The Halliard, with a tune by members Nic Jones and Dave Moran, which is itself a variation of a much older folk tune. As far as I know, from research, it's now considered a part of the English Revivalist folk tradition, for it has been performed by many groups over the years.

Steve - Different harmony, (really is, though it has parallels, in most places it's a tone apart) hugely different arrangement, (an arrangement means choice of harmonies, instrumentation and presentation) for a traditional Stuart song, the lyric of which was published in the early 1700's. The song was over a century older and had many verses, more than two dozen, and was probably known in Shakespeare's time. The name Mad Tom was used as an alias by the character Edgar in King Lear.

This is not Steeleye Span's arrangement. It's ours. Theirs is quite different. Bedlam Boys is a song that goes back to the early Stuart times.

Let's not forget Steeleye Span, whose arrangement this is.

Awesome video! I like it very much.:)

Wonderful a capella singing! I like it very much. Great pics too! congrat, 5* and best regards!:)

Lovely weaving...

See the five dislikes on the graph above? They were put there by a mean little group of bullies who have ridiculed me for doing this on various spots on the Internet. When bullies try to put you down for being ugly, they are projecting their own deep ugliness onto you. It's never about you - bullying is all about the bullies. They're trapped in their own awfullness. I'm going to keep on dancing.

@harvillford I don't know if you ever got my message back, if you did it might have been a bit overwhelming because I was so,so glad to hear from you! I hope you are well, Paul...

@sitarpyar Tommy would be pleased to no end by your note. I knew Tom from childhood, and have always loved him. He was most definitely Tommy until the end, calm, at peace and full of humor. I still see him in my dreams. It's wonderful to hear from you...

I kept trying to get the one hold out, Cubby, to come in, but he wouldn't show up...it's another six dog night tonight...

OMG, I saw you perform back when I was in high school back around 98-99 at a coffee shop in Marietta GA I think! I bought a tape and let my girlfriend borrow the tape and when we split she kept it. I have been searching for your version of this song ever since, It is my FAVORITE!!!

wow i went to GSU with Tommy Weathers who are you Sandra? Paul Ford

@enyeo We did it every year we performed there together - you mean the first time? The time it was the only song we sang and they asked us back? 94, I think...