June Tabor - WDR Folkfestival, Cologne, Germany, 1990

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@travisroth670]

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

[@bjornskristensen]

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

[@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.

[@cb4171]

Do you know why they put it on? Who organised it!? It's unbelievable.

[@georgvosen8826]

The festival took place annually from the mid-70s until the late 90s. It was organized by the public TV station "Westdeutscher Rundfunk" (WDR). As far as I know, the performances were open air and free for the audience.

[@europaenterprizes9596]

Her voice could melt a heart of stone.

[@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!

[@fingling8]

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

[@REALsandwitchlotter]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@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!

[@everlast2658]

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

[@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!

[@antoniobruck9724]

a divine voice out of a perfect singer - a memorable experience

[@giselaposch2348]

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

[@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

[@lesliegprice6652]

Just what a voice , wonderful , angelic , wild , beauteous, thank you 😮

[@boadicea52]

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

[@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

[@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

[@welshpete12]

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

[@thebannedgreenman8939]

+welshpete12 Indeed so.

[@MrMusicguyma]

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

[@eternalseasounds]

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

[@celtick4985]

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

[@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.

[@rjoiner3739]

This is beautiful.

[@vickystanley8853]

So beautiful! This is true soul singing.

[@georgvosen8826]

The festival took place annually from the mid-70s until the late 90s. It was organized by the public TV station "Westdeutscher Rundfunk" (WDR). As far as I know, the performances were open air and free for the audience.

[@bensons999]

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

[@Bekki369]

So, so achingly beautiful...

[@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.

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

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

[@johannbogason1662]

reverberation of the ages Thank you June

[@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.

[@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 ☺️

[@gabriellepeacock2709]

Heartbreakingly lovely

[@TazW73]

I come back to this piece of live June tabor again and again .. the gamekeepers lay sleeping is my favourite part .. but frankly it’s all beautiful .. 🙏

[@kathypowers927]

Just....exquisite!

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

I've quite fallen in love with this woman.

[@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.

[@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.

[@annalisa14]

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

[@susandavis2848]

This was wonderful. Thank you for uploading.

[@faramir58]

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

[@kipling1957]

Thanks for putting the work into the edit!

[@0049700SIGELMAN]

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

[@jacquelineowen2249]

Breathtaking

[@dougfgd]

Beautiful, well worth the effort to reconstruct

[@bigexpress]

beautiful lady and beautiful voice x

[@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!!

[@tezzabanboy]

absolutely lovely i will be looking for this girl

[@goyo6502]

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

[@lsdmadman]

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

[@trw5653]

My song for this moment~~~

[@gardeningintheburbs]

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

[@jerrychetty2524]

Just absolutely awesome

[@58landman]

What a lovely song and beautifully sung.

[@scadian9]

Glorious woman she is.

[@forever_oldies]

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

[@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.

[@4EyedAnimation]

she is a true true artist

[@captaincooper3610]

Heart-touching! Wonderful!

[@PatrickHiggins-ph8rg]

Brilliant.

[@MrCockPirate]

What a performance!

[@KalpaHettiarachchi]

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

[@strayhens6870]

Gorgeous!!!!!

[@garsm2290]

Well done. Lovely ....

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Thanks so much for posting really lovely

[@thesandsie13the2nd]

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

[@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.

[@annaj7892]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[@folklore]

What a delight... Thank you for sharing!

[@andrewsmart648]

This woman is Amazing 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹☝️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@peskypesky]

beyond lovely. Wow!

[@concienciametafisica]

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

[@lsdmadman]

this is intensely wonderful// thanky

[@hempenasphalt1587]

She's so good.

[@arthurgriffin6270]

Hempenasphalt b

[@gurgisjones1120]

Looking really cute there. Great music of course too.

[@nh6music]

I approve of nicking this, well done ;

[@idolangel1]

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

[@davedrolett6890]

Bravo!

[@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.

[@birgitweise3829]

Großartig!

[@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!)

[@BeareTube]

June is an angel with a capital A.

[@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.

[@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.

[@lizaldam2157]

Beautiful.

[@grendel_nz]

High Empress of English Folk.

[@MrBlindmans]

Indescribably good.

[@johnodell5656]

Perfection

[@grahampreskett8337]

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