Bellowhead: "Prickle-Eye Bush"

[@janicebroom1612]

Bellowhead are quite brilliant, can't wait to see them again

[@BC25citizen]

Oh, here I go down the prickly rabbit hole again. Need to go hear the Steeleye Span version next. Thanks for changing the flavor of my afternoon. 😊

[@verityandstu]

Heard Spiers and Boden do this tune at a little village festival gig a few years ago, both in scruffy t-shirts like they hadst been a-pulled through an hedge backwardf. Blew the socks off every man woman and child in the room. I doff my cap to these fine fine people.

[@janicebroom1612]

saw them at Exeter recently, they are excellent

[@macgonnigal]

It's good to know English culture is still alive.

[@MrHistorian123]

And bands like Oysterband, Show of Hands and Fisherman's Friends are doing their damnedest to keep it that way. Shame Bellowhead disbanded: they were amazing.

[@KittyStarlight]

@@MrHistorian123 I second that opinion.

[@CliveChip]

Got the long awaited DVD - this is a great trailer. A must have for anyone who has experienced one of their amazing live shows.

[@laughingsashka]

What a rollicking, brilliant interpretation of traditional English folk. I've only just discovered Bellowhead - and they're disbanding. Better late then never, I suppose. Must buy some CDS.

[@sowhatman8822]

Sasha Lubetkin it's a lot of band members to keep together! but don't forget the beauty of folk music, the songs and influences to old standards goes back in the melting pot of the collective song pool for all folkies to dip into.

[@oneoflokis]

At least I discovered them a few years before they disbanded! Never made it to a concert of their though. ☹️

[@oneoflokis]

@@sowhatman8822 Indeed!! 👍

[@riffhurricane]

@@oneoflokis I'm still on Boden's mailing list - I dimly remember seeing something about reunion gigs in my email inbox? Perhaps worth investingating to make sure I wasn't hallucinating..! If they are - go & see them anywhere you can, you won't regret it!

[@oneoflokis]

@@riffhurricane 👍👍

[@brucedeane8]

wonderfully joyful version ... love it to bits

[@KittyStarlight]

Me too. 🎵🎶🎵

[@KittyStarlight]

The joy at the end is the best. ⭐🌟⭐

[@Mollydalmation46]

Absolutely fabulous. They exude such energy.

[@KittyStarlight]

Funny how their one about true love is my first favorite, while their one about false "love" is my second favorite ("London Town"). Good videos both. 📼 Good songs both. 🎵🎶🎵🎼 But this one is their very best, for me anyway. ☺️

[@ruthrobbins7795]

A very talented and gorgeous young man.

[@ianharris4913]

Oh the Prickle Eye Bush That pricks my heart for sore And if ever I get out of this Prickle Eye Bush Then I never will get in it any more Oh hangman, stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my mother coming over yonder stile Oh mother, have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free? For to save my body from the cold, cold ground And my neck from the gallows tree Oh no, I have not brought you gold Or silver to set you free For to save your body from the cold, cold ground And your neck from the gallows tree Oh the Prickle Eye Bush That pricks my heart for sore Oh and if ever I get out of this Prickle Eye Bush Then I never will get in it any more Hangman, stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my sister coming over yonder stile Oh sister, have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free? For to save my body from the cold, cold ground And my neck from the gallows tree Oh no, I have not brought you gold Or silver to set you free For to save your body from the cold, cold ground And your neck from the gallows tree Oh the Prickle Eye Bush That pricks my heart for sore Oh and if ever I get out of this Prickle Eye Bush Then I never will get in it any more Hangman, stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my own true love coming over yonder stile Oh true love, have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free? For to save my body from the cold, cold ground And my neck from the gallows tree Oh yes, I have brought you gold Oh, and silver to set you free For to save your body from the cold, cold ground And your neck from the gallows tree Oh the Prickle Eye Bush That pricks my heart for sore Oh and now that I'm out of this Prickle Eye Bush Then I never will get in it any more Oh and now that I'm out of this Prickle Eye Bush Then I never will get in it any more

[@oneoflokis]

🙂👍👍👍

[@johnpotter4750]

High expectation from all Parties !

[@OliverBootle1]

Blooming good stuff

[@dfpguitar]

@CHK046 I got mad into squeezebox music after seeing this, and realised that the melodeon is my absolute dream instrument. I love the way any squeezebox sounds either solo or as part of a band. The melodeon seems like the perfect acoustic lead instrument for folk jams. But you are right, they are scarily expensive even for a basic one. So I am stuck with my boring guitar.

[@flohall5576]

Oh my goodness - have not seen these, I know this track from hearing Steeleye Span do it, and I must admit I now have two versions that I love!

[@oneoflokis]

Yes. But I prefer the Bellowhead one!

[@KittyStarlight]

So do I. This is my favorite one now. Has been, since I first saw it, nearly six years ago now.

[@petercavaciuti571]

'The Dolmen' also do an excellent version of this song with a altogether different and fast paced style, though there version is called by an alternative name 'The Gallows Tree' kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6LZaYiDobCssNE

[@jasbk]

gthey need to come to Norwich!

[@peterbartlett9459]

wonderfullllll.

[@CecilyHeron]

@majorocarroll Yes it does, there are several versions of the song about, Lead Belly did a version called Gallis Pole I think.

[@tigngina9]

I love this not on the broadside cd though

[@rumtumbugger]

Yes it is - can't believe no-one's answered that! They are both based on the same early song, watever that may be - Look up Gallis Pole by Leadbelly, think that is the fist modern vesion - it's an age old song thuogh - the Zep version is my favourite when the banjo kicks in - but they are all good!

[@Yehudittx]

So did Bothy Band - Streets of Derry

[@based_guild2401]

I never will get in it anymore

[@majorocarroll]

This tune obviously shares its folk roots with Zeppelins "Gallows Pole"..

[@machuyoli]

is there anyone please explain to me that why when the bell rings everyone smiles?

[@CHK046]

@dfpguitar It's a melodeon, I'd love one but the cheapest it's probably £500+

[@Yehudittx]

When I first heard them I thought they grabbed the baton from Brass Monkey and ran with it. Now I learn that John Kirkpatrick's son is in the band. Ah.

[@frastephen]

Steeleye Span meets The Polyphonic Spree!

[@Charlie_30N]

on the album broadside

[@tezthesecond]

@machuyoli it's just his good timing - watch his hand :)

[@dfpguitar]

Can anyone tell me what accordion is played here? Where can I buy a little one like that?

[@annedromeda222]

It's a melodeon. Also called a button accordion.

[@Damoskinos]

A stupid question but is this the anything to do with Page & Plant "Hangman's Pole" track?

[@MidEngine_EBRS]

It's on the EP onymous ep

[@MrDinosaurify]

@tommat00 That's exactly what I was thinking

[@MrDinosaurify]

@AkScoochy What?

[@divaden47]

Much prefer the Steeleye Span interpretation.

[@inregionecaecorum]

Not that I do not enjoy this, but it does smack a little bit too much of art school folk, you know like it is not exactly if the venerable strolling bones are not art school rock and roll, but there you go :) Just a singer and flautist me.