June Tabor - WDR Folkfestival, Cologne, Germany, 1990

I've nicked this from original uploader, reconstructed it (as it was in two bits) and resynced the audio. Personnel: June Tabor, Mark Emerson, Giles Lewin. The songs are: Bridget O'Malley, While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping, Blind Step Away, Love Henry/The Cherokee Shuffle.

[@markpengilley1136]

I am 66 and just discovered June Tabor. Spent my teenage years with Maddy Prior and Sandy Denny, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan, Country Joe McDonald, Lindisfarne, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, not to mention the Doors, Steppenwolf etc etc but I guess I was omni-directional rather than deep...and then there were too many life distractions. Still, better late than never....just WOW.

[@johnmay5557]

No harm done!

[@evansmith3589]

Are you from Bloomington, Indiana by chance?

[@markpengilley1136]

@@evansmith3589 no, Wales, UK

[@carolwhite7011]

The album Silly Sisters by June Tabor and Mandy Prior is my favourite of all time!

[@leodhasach...]

My experience also : )

[@martincullwick9989]

Been listening to this wailing woman for 35 years, and she still sings like a lark. The most influential artist in my life. May you sing for many years to come.

[@jamescantrell6956]

Her voice is fabulously unique.

[@rebeccasherrod4966]

Im just starting to listen to her. wow. I had only heard one song, but wow, her voice. mesmerizing

[@chaindoyle7639]

do you know if she is related to a violet tabor

[@sophiafake-virus2456]

@@rebeccasherrod4966 listen to Finisterre

[@andreblue7038]

25 years for me, and I will forever melt when she sings. Glad of it.

[@jimfell7147]

To have been a follower of folk music since my early teens in the 60's my life has been illuminated and uplifted by its performers, if only todays youth would give its beauty a listen the world would be an infinitely better place to live in.

[@georgvosen8826]

Ich war an diesem Tag am Kölner Dom, gemeinsam mit meiner Frau, es war ein Erlebnis, das uns für immer in Erinnerung bleiben wird. Danke.

[@travisroth670]

She's brilliant & beautiful with the haunting voice of a true English muse!

[@chrisparker9201]

Tabor and Prior are two voices that helped grow my soul

[@Ed30675]

I would add Sandy Denny and Karine Polwart to this list...

[@Vingul]

@@Ed30675 I'd add Shirley Collins, Anne Briggs and Jacqui McShee

[@Lindabran]

Very nice ...and so soulful and must say I love her voice .....catches you

[@europaenterprizes9596]

Her voice could melt a heart of stone.

[@petejennings4468]

For about 50 years now my personal Goddess of folk singing.

[@tonyzanghi6273]

I had the privilege to hear June sing at Godfrey Daniel's twice in Bethlehem many years ago. She autographed my cassette tape as I told her how much I loved hearing her amazing voice...she smiled and thanked me.

[@fingling8]

Unbelievable vocal control and tone. While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping is amazing.

[@Catamariner]

Wooow. Gamekeepers: amazing. I knew I love her singing but as a youngster could she ever jump fast and accurately anywhere she chose! Thrilled you put this up, thank you!

[@bjornskristensen]

Wonderful singing, wonderful music! June Tabor; you are magnificent!

[@everlast2658]

been listerning to her for years, what can i say , JUNE TABOR IS A NATIONAL TREASURE

[@yaisum]

from the first time I heard June, I was stunned by her extraordinary tone and the feeling she puts in. I had *kind of* overlooked her technique because technique alone does not make music. But Holy Hell, the 2nd song (at 5.00) is absolutely Incredible.

[@banjoist123]

Possibly the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[@danasutton3718]

Maddy Prior is every bit as good. And when the two of them sing together you'd think you'd died and gone to heaven.

[@MrMusicguyma]

Along with the beautous voice, the two-fiddle arrangement is perfection.

[@giselaposch2348]

powerful and magical! .... she's a legend

[@betsykohler6987]

This is a masterclass in folk musicianship, I loved every minute of it. The charm and eloquence of Tabor's singing is compelling and mesmerizing; the fiddle parts are arranged and played superbly. They should have recorded this and released it as a live album.

[@stevetabor8295]

Especially recording in the wind...

[@veganvocalist4782]

Can't buuuuleave Iv'e only JUST discovered this vocal gem ...how sad that this voice has not been a part of my rich musical history, so glad I stumbled at long last across this Velvet Vocal Vixon

[@RebeccaLynnMusic]

You are 9 months ahead of me. And, HELLOOOO fellow vegan! This is a magical lady, eh?

[@rebeccasherrod4966]

same here Just discovering this gem. Love your name btw. :) me too!

[@steveharris5008]

never heard of her before but, what a voice, full of heart, soul and compassion. gorgeous...

[@thebannedgreenman8939]

+steve harris Maddy Prior, Pentangle ('white flight') and Sonja Kristina ('Curved Air') are of the same genre.

[@celtick4985]

June captures it, in any month, at any time and place

[@goldenoriolesilverbirch8220]

June Tabor's beautiful haunting voice makes me feel melancholic. I feel like I am ready for the sad cold grave, but that it's not a bad thing.

[@johnmay5557]

I’m ready too when God wills

[@veganvocalist4782]

The percussive ability of her crafted Vocal instrument is simply astonishing ..June reminds me of an old dear friend Julie Talor Green , that sadly have lost touch with ,both stunning beauties. June appears shy which some how makes her even more appealing and seem humble and unassuming in her manner

[@mkgrunfield]

The first song is very beautiful, the strength of feeling, the way she shakes her voice to embellish the note. Quite haunting. She's best at sad, poignant songs like this.

[@fromireland8663]

@Michael Grunfield. Grace notes.

[@seandaly3134]

Jesus I just stumbled across this! It's five in the morning and I'm in tears

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

Bridget O'Malley, you've left my heart shaken With a hopeless desolation, I'll have you to know It's the wonders of adoration your quiet face has taken And your beauty will haunt me, wherever I go. The white moon above the pale sands, the pale stars above the thorn tree Are cold beside my darling, but no purer than she I gaze upon the cold moon til the stars drown in the warm sea And the bright eyes of my darling are never on me. My Sunday it is weary, my Sunday it is grey now My heart is a cold thing, my heart is a stone All joy is dead within me, my life has gone away now Another has taken my love for his own. The day it is approaching when we were to be married But it's rather I would die than live only to grieve Oh, meet me my darling ere the sun sets o'er the barley And I'll meet you there, on the road to Drumslieve.

[@conradhunter3093]

I had the fortune to host and mix a concert by her around this time. I still remember it well.

[@Janenel]

Mixing June Tabor!!! What a privilege! Sometimes mixing is hard work, sometimes it is pure pleasure and amazement ☺️

[@andrewsmart648]

This woman is Amazing 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹☝️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

I've quite fallen in love with this woman.

[@bensons999]

Saw her a few times around the early 90s. Never forgot her name. Lovely.

[@boadicea52]

I've loved June Tabor for many years, but never heard her do this lovely song before.

[@davidgargiulo7964]

I am a rocking rolling Yank, but I have fallen in love with June Tabor. I've been that way since I first heard her voice on "Spy Ship," a BBC TV production from the 80s. I hadn't thought about that program since then. It was just the other day that I realized I could find that song and many more on You Tube.

[@eternalseasounds]

Without doubt the best footage of June I have ever seen - fabulous.

[@Bekki369]

So, so achingly beautiful...

[@REALsandwitchlotter]

This is fantastic many thanks for the upload. Her voice is so beautiful

[@welshpete12]

So sad, so beautiful !. To all those who know love and loss .

[@thebannedgreenman8939]

+welshpete12 Indeed so.

[@vickystanley8853]

So beautiful! This is true soul singing.

[@whssy]

Can't get my head round this... June was born in 1947 so was 43 when this was filmed... I had to fact check as I thought she looks about 25 here.

[@leona4701]

She is too young there to have had plastic surgery. A 43 yr. old woman can look 25 if she's kept herself well and in shape.

[@landyandy270]

Beautiful voice, beautiful woman.

[@ianlambert8034]

Same age as Maddy Prior.

[@matthewspencer5086]

@@ianlambert8034 Occasional partners in crime!

[@matthewspencer5086]

@@leona4701 I am not sure how much truck she would have with plastic surgery at any stage of life.

[@annalisa14]

She's a Giant of Celtic Music. A true seer. A Mystic

[@johannbogason1662]

reverberation of the ages Thank you June

[@EdLuhrs]

This video will catch on, I am sure. It is just awesome - thank you so much! I've never seen live video of June Tabor this young... 22 years ago. Check out "While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping around 4:50. Wow.

[@angelicaluce3230]

I've NEVER seen a girl wearing an earring with A PARROT perched in it - aside from her glorious musical GIFT. JUNE is a BELOVED HEROINE of mine!

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

Thanks for posting... I've loved her for years!

[@concienciametafisica]

June Tabor, me alegra saber de tu bella existencia☺☺😍

[@gabriellepeacock2709]

Heartbreakingly lovely

[@lsdmadman]

only Sandy Denny is in her class...thanks mucho!

[@faramir58]

Gran cantante, nos ha dejado momentos sublimes del folk británico en sus discos, en solitario y en las Silly Sisters. Besos desde España.

[@rjoiner3739]

This is beautiful.

[@0049700SIGELMAN]

This is one of my favorite songs. There are very, very few versions so sense full.

[@gardeningintheburbs]

I love the depth of her voice....easy on the ears....

[@grendel_nz]

High Empress of English Folk.

[@dougfgd]

Beautiful, well worth the effort to reconstruct

[@drychaf]

Doesn't she look magestic here? A giant in English folk music.

[@jacquelineowen2249]

Breathtaking

[@4EyedAnimation]

she is a true true artist

[@bigexpress]

beautiful lady and beautiful voice x

[@goyo6502]

thanks for posting this, I really like June Tabor, so it's a real gem for me

[@susandavis2848]

This was wonderful. Thank you for uploading.

[@thesandsie13the2nd]

if i wasn't permenantly homesick. i certainly be that now. breathtaking doesn't quite seem to be the right word

[@PatrickHiggins-ph8rg]

Brilliant.

[@tezzabanboy]

absolutely lovely i will be looking for this girl

[@trw5653]

My song for this moment~~~

[@kathypowers927]

Just....exquisite!

[@tonymonaghan8143]

Excellent. Note that the original is sung widely in gaelic (but seldom in translation) in many parts of Ireland in a s Bríd Óg Ní Mháille (Young Bridget O'Malley). Cheers.

[@garsm2290]

Well done. Lovely ....

[@kipling1957]

Thanks for putting the work into the edit!

[@KalpaHettiarachchi]

Wow.Very beautiful song and performance! Thumbs up! Have a Happy New Year! :-) Greetings,Chirantha, Sri Lanka.....

[@MrCockPirate]

What a performance!

[@josephdolinsky8668]

June Tabor is wonderful! I saw her perform with Maddy Prior in 1976 in London on the Silly Sisters tour. One of the best concerts I ever attended. Her rendition of "When Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping" is brilliant.

[@martynjones8672]

I first heard of June Tabor a couple of years ago when she was mentioned in a Peter Robinson book (DCI Banks). I went on KZbin and listened to some of her songs and really liked what I heard. I now have eight of her albums....

[@robertlowebarnett1933]

You improved it wonderfully! Masterful!!

[@jerrychetty2524]

Just absolutely awesome

[@mikelisacarb]

Such a perfect blend of traditional ornamentation and clear contemporary diction! (I have to look away from the video, though. Otherwise, I focus too much on her looks! LOL!)

[@Valery5852]

Какая же она замечательная!!! И фиддлеры великолепны! Они - одно целое. Спасибо!

[@hempenasphalt1587]

She's so good.

[@arthurgriffin6270]

Hempenasphalt b

[@strayhens6870]

Gorgeous!!!!!

[@BeareTube]

June is an angel with a capital A.

[@scadian9]

Glorious woman she is.

[@58landman]

What a lovely song and beautifully sung.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Thanks so much for posting really lovely

[@peskypesky]

beyond lovely. Wow!

[@davedrolett6890]

Bravo!

[@captaincooper3610]

Heart-touching! Wonderful!

[@birgitweise3829]

Großartig!

[@lsdmadman]

this is intensely wonderful// thanky

[@grahampreskett8337]

A noble attempt to get the crowd to clap on the off-beat, June x

[@folklore]

What a delight... Thank you for sharing!

[@Thatsaspicymeatball]

I was today years old when I heard of June Tabor. If my calculations are correct she's 43 here.. she looks 18!

[@annaj7892]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[@SuperAllanjames]

June and Mark live on the English/Welsh border. The song has a slight Irish/Scottish lilt to it but after over 1000 years of musical cross-fertilisation to it there's only the name "Bridget O'Malley" linking it to Ireland and not Britain. The tune could equally be from the Copper Family repertoire.

[@stephenodea6729]

There is an Irish language version of the song, Bríd Óg Ní Mháille, this one is a translation of it. The phrases make more sense in Irish. I hadn't actually heard the English version until just now.

[@MrBlindmans]

Indescribably good.

[@Freewoman76]

Sooo amazing I can't speak ❤

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Judging by the number of views this video has, folk is making a big comeback. Most of my tunes lean towards folk as well.

[@nh6music]

I approve of nicking this, well done ;

[@lizaldam2157]

Beautiful.

[@johnodell5656]

Perfection

[@flatus69]

masterpiece

[@gurgisjones1120]

Looking really cute there. Great music of course too.

[@idolangel1]

ahh I just spotted it!! Bridget O' Malley!! Thank you for uploading.

[@klecoxs2]

John peel many years ago infact it was 1973 played "Scarborough fair town" By June been searching for The album it's from but can't Find it any ware It introduced me to This great singer.

[@timchipping]

Hi. June recorded Scarborough Fair Town for her first ever Peel session in 1975. The reason you've not been able to find it is it's never been released. I don't know of a bootleg recording of it, either.