BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND (Traditional) Jim Jarratt 2018 скачать в хорошем качестве

BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND (Traditional) Jim Jarratt 2018

I first learnt this fine traditional song back in 1965 from an album by Alex Campbell, Colin Wilkie and Shirley Hart. It was the first British folk album I ever heard, and I was hooked on folk songs thereafter. I was fifteen years old, and it took a couple of years before I realised you didn’t necessarily have to sing folk in a Scottish or American accent! According to the album sleeve notes, the Diamond was lost in the Arctic with all hands. Research has proven this to be false. The Diamond didn’t even sail from Peterhead, She was an Aberdeen boat and her crew were safely rescued after surviving a harsh winter. But this is the poetic license of balladry. There are lots of fine versions of this song around, each with their own take. I doubt there are any versions driven by Canarian Timples however! Jim Jarratt Sept.2018