Comments on: Tim Eriksen-”Two Babes”

By: sospello

sospello — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:12:48 +0000

Good to be one of the first to hear your new posting and know the dulcimer came from Tennessee, my home state. Is the arrangement yours or the traditional setting from Amherst for the ballad. I am sorry I missed that broadcast of “Prairie”, will have to look for it or an audio clip.

By: inatangle

inatangle — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:38:54 +0000

This is just gorgeous! Never heard you play the dulcimer before. Wow! I wish this were available as an MP3 for purchase (… is it possible/easy to make MP3s for purchase?)

Another really great version of this ballad (not set in Amherst, obviously!) is by Emily Smith–have you heard it? It lacks dulcimer, though!

By: batfancy

batfancy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:01:46 +0000

It’s my arrangement of a local version.

By: batfancy

batfancy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:55:59 +0000

hey- I don’t know that one. I’ll keep an eye out.

By: dread66mon

dread66mon — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:26:25 +0000

Great video and great tune – congrats for getting on the “Prairie Home Companion” stage – not many mountain dulcimers have gone there!

By: Anokpoet

Anokpoet — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:42:45 +0000

Another quality performance Tim!!!! Great dulcimer, you should play it more, it has a really beautiful sound and it sounds great with your voice

By: bazmanj

bazmanj — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:33:52 +0000

first time hearing the tune, as always a wonderful song.

By: TaylorsLadyBug

TaylorsLadyBug — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:32:23 +0000

As always Time, this is amazing. The dulcimer adds such a unique touch. I love it, and your always wonderful voice, and incredible locations and performances. Again Tim, keep up the singing, I love it!!!

By: etillym

etillym — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:36:31 +0000

THis is a lovely rendition of a moving song, but I believe that its roots are much older. THis song is a variant of a Child Ballad. Francis Child collected ballads in the British Isles that were longstanding traditional ballads. THis song is a variant of Child 20 “Creul Mother”

By: etillym

etillym — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:19:02 +0000

THis song is a variant of one of the Dhild Ballads, Child Ballad #20 entitled “Cruel Mother”. While an event in Amherst MA might have corresponded to the story line of the ballad, the roots of the ballad would be much older, and found in the British Isles

By: etillym

etillym — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:44:17 +0000

sorry for the duplicate post