As I Roved Out

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Seventeen Come Sunday / As I Roved Out / The Soldier and the Maid (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152, H793) Mainly Norfolk: English This Christy Moore version had been largely forgotten until Moore stumbled across it at a musical gathering in Roscommon in the early 1970s. Many of them are called As I Roved Out as it is a common opening line – the musical equivalent of the storyteller’s “Once upon a time”. Incidentally, Moore often has a little fun with this line in live performances, changing it so it refers to whether the singer is up to the task of making love to the girl. In one version Moore sings: “I got up and pulled off me cap saying I hope to God I’m able.”

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Sometimes it’s the man who makes the running in the relationship but sometimes it’s the girl who takes the lead. Whether the words have double meanings or not, the couple end up in bed. The soldier makes the bed with her and sleeps with her after asking “lassie are you able?” She thinks he must love her and want expects him to marry her, but she is always disappointed. As soon as he has had his way, the rakish young man abandons her. Sometimes it’s because he is already married, sometimes it’s because he loves another but often it’s simply because he likes being single. Will you come to me mother’s houseIrish folk music abounds with songs about young maidens “giving” themselves to rakish men who then abandon them the next morning.

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For love it is a funny thing, did you ever feel the pain? Walter Pardon sings Let the Wind Blow High or Low The Irish Girl / As I Walked Out / Let the Wind Blow High or Low (Roud 308; G/D 5:946; Henry H711) Mainly Norfolk: English One of the singers was a man called John Riley. Moore described him as a “travelling singer from the old tradition that has now died out – the kind of man who travelled around passing on stories and songs”. The song contains several lines that can be taken in two ways. The girl says there’s plenty of oats for a horse to eat “if he’s able” and there’s plenty of wine for a soldier boy to drink “if he’s able”.

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In other versions, Moore changes it so it’s the girl who is anxious about whether the singer will be up to the task as she says, “I hope to God you’re able”. When broken shells make Christmas bells

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It’s a common ending to these kind of songs, with the girl left disappointed and with her reputation tarnished. Other songs with related themes, such as The Butcher Boy, end in tragedy with the broken hearted girl taking her own life. This song has been compared [ who?] to a song usually called "The Overgate" or "With My Roving Eye". In both songs the narrator has a chance meeting with a pretty girl, leading to a sexual encounter. And the songs may have similar nonsense refrains. However the details of the texts are so different that the Roud Folk Song Index classifies them separately. "The Overgate" is Roud Number 866. One well-known recording ends the account of the encounter with: But I’ll roll my lass all on the grass, let the wind blow high and low. James McDermott sings Let the Wind Blow High or Low Seventeen Come Sunday", also known as "As I Roved Out", is an English folk song ( Roud 277, Laws O17) which was arranged by Percy Grainger for choir and brass accompaniment in 1912 and used in the first movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite in 1923. The words were first published between 1838 and 1845. [1] There is another song called As I Roved Out by Andy Irvine of Planxty, which we also feature on Irish Music Daily.In Moore’s version it is very much the girl who makes things happen when she meets a young soldier. She invites him to her mother’s house in the middle of the night saying “devil ‘o one would hear us” – meaning, of course, that no one would hear them. The Saving Grace filings are the only trademark applications ever filed by Trolcharm Limited or any other business used by Plant to run his solo career. Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, the co-operative featuring Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic, baritone guitars, cuatro) have announced a tour in November 2023. The theme of As I Roved Out is to be found in numerous Irish and British folk songs. The Moore version is similar to an English song called The Trooper and the Maid, and there are many other versions. Since forming in 2019, Saving Grace have received numerous acclaims for their live shows with Bob Harris describing it as " One of the best gigs I’ve seen in years" and Toni Woodward, Americana UK providing a perfect summary: “…These five musicians have produced a supreme ninety minutes of music with considered interpretations of others’ compositions, ensuring they present an innovative exploration of the songs whilst maintaining their true essence. Furthermore, this odyssey has been undertaken in the spirit of appreciation, musicianship, and exultation: they truly are a band of joy!”.