About this episode
This episode explores the journey of the ballad Blackwater Side from its origins to its inclusion in Led Zeppelin's first LP.
This episode looks at the ballad Blackwater Side aka Blackwaterside aka Down by Blackwaterside and the journey that it took from a Traveller site outside Belfast in 1952 to the first Led Zeppelin LP. A winding river of a song, this episode looks at its multiple obscure sources as well as its many meandering tributaries. Tracklist Led Zeppelin – Black Mountain Side Bert Jansch – Blackwaterside Anne Briggs – Blackwaterside Isla Cameron – Blackwaterside Mary Doran – Down by Blackwaterside Paddy Tunney – Blackwaterside Harry Upton – In Wayward Town Wash Nelson – Last May Morn Spriguns – Blackwaterside Landless – Blackwaterside https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
People in this episode
Host: Ian Lynch
Topics covered
- ballad history
- music analysis
- Led Zeppelin
- folk music
- Irish music
- song origins
Keywords
- Blackwater Side
- Led Zeppelin
- folk music
- Bert Jansch
- Irish ballads
- music history
- song analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Blackwater Side, Blackwaterside, Down by Blackwaterside, Black Mountain Side
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