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  1. "Tom Dooley" ( #Roud 4192) is a traditional #NorthCarolina #folkSong based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in #WilkesCountyNorthCarolina by #TomDula (whose name in the local dialect was pronounced "Dooley"). One of the more famous #murderBallads, a popular hit version recorded in 1958 by #TheKingstonTrio reached No. 1 on the #Billboard #Hot100 singles chart, was in the top 10 on the Billboard R&B chart, and appeared in the #Cashbox Country Music Top 20.
    youtube.com/watch?v=VhXuO4Gz3Wo

  2. "Wooden Heart" is a pop song recorded by #ElvisPresley. The composition is based on a German #folkSong "#MussIDenn" (lit. Must I then) and it was featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film #GIBlues. The song was a #hitSingle for Presley in the #UKSinglesChart, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ujuEnYuUf6w

  3. "Wooden Heart" is a pop song recorded by #ElvisPresley. The composition is based on a German #folkSong "#MussIDenn" (lit. Must I then) and it was featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film #GIBlues. The song was a #hitSingle for Presley in the #UKSinglesChart, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961.
    youtube.com/watch?v=yFxMaeaBjGg

  4. Gratitude to musicians who created music inspired by our past blockade for old growth 🎶🌲🙏

    Provided to YouTube by DistroKid.

    #FairyCreekBlockade · Erika Lundahl

    From her recent Messy Blessed Infinity album from Rolling Crone Records. Released on: 2024-07-11

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=79dRKzcZ

    Up there in Fairy Creek they are fighting for the ancient forest from high in the trees on platforms rigged of rope and wood the chainsaws from Mulo just could send them falling
    Brave protectors of the Fairy Creek blockade, this song's for you.

    I believe in the good things coming
    I believe in the love that lives on this earth Of Brazilian bodies
    I am here to receive, I am here to give
    Stay brave, protectors of the Fairy Creek blockade
    A hundred elders marched the dawn up a hill to stand upon a holy grove of trees
    Older than the Notre Dame
    Past picket lines and ATVs they sang for the land they wished to leave home for their children's children
    Singing I believe in the good things coming
    I believe in the love that lives on this earth the Brazilian bodies
    I am here to receive I am here to hear
    Stay brave, protectors of Fairy Creek
    There's a war been going on through the soul of the world since the break of dawn, how do we share this land we stand upon?

    I am a newborn to this place
    Though I've lived here all my life
    My ancestors came across the sea to stand for what they thought was right they broke trust treaties too can't unright the past is true
    But I'm here to understand and stand with you Singing I believe in the good things
    I believe in the love that lives on this earth of resilient bodies
    I am here to receive, I am here to give
    Stay brave, protectors of the Fairy Creek blockade
    My whole story is in my heart
    Gentle as they fall apart the land remembers more than I ever will
    Still I'm here to witness this
    Brave ones high up in the trees the sweetness of your farewell kiss the gentle of the morning breeze what stories will they tell of me
    One day soon that's all will be
    Amid a distant memory what stories will they tell?

    And today we sing
    I believe in the good things
    I believe in the love that lives on this earth of Brazil.

    #IndieMusic #Music #FolkMusic #ActivistMusic #Lyrics #Environmentalist #NatureGuardians #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #LastStandForAncientForests #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #ProtestSongs #FolkSong

  5. I realise Harry is probably now at an age when he'd like this video to be buried forever but it's the most adorable parent+child folkie duet ever, and knowing dad is filming just offscreen makes it even better. I recommend watching to the end after the singing stops.

    Nancy Kerr and Harry Fagan - Why does it have to be me? By Leon Rosselson

    youtube.com/watch?v=pcIoUAa34-

    #FolkMusic #FolkMusicFriday #FolkSong #Folk #music #cover #ChildrensSong #NurseryRhyme