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Can anyone direct me to a suitably rocking performance of the Irish traditional, Rambling Rover?
Back in the day, a friend of mine's band did a rock performance of it, but that's long lost on a cassette that I don't want to deal with resurrecting. I've looked on the web a bit, all I can find are very earnest performances, and Boiled in Lead's, which I'm afraid has been dipped in the Punk vat a few too many times. Well, things that are transforms of Gypsy Rover like Steeleye Span's Black Jack Davy, which is the same song with a slightly different spin, but only for neo-trad values of 'same song.' I'm looking for something which has at least as much rock going on as Abney Park's performance of Stretched on My Grave. Well, preferably more. You get the idea. A bit higher energy performance by Kate Rusby would do nicely, I think.

Y'know, something that reminds you that ten thousand orcs are about to come screaming over the hillside, looking to discuss your intentions regarding their sister.

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[bellacrow.livejournal.com]

Would Heather Alexander have sung it?

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There is a Heather Alexander performance, but hers is mellower and more folky (it was on her first or second post-Phoenyx album, before she'd recovered her true rock-nature) than I'd most like to find.

[docstrange.livejournal.com]

Traditional?

I am pretty sure it's an Andy Stewart tune (Silly Wizard), modern trad. Now, "Gypsy Rover" is an actual trad tune. Boiled in Lead played "Gypsy Rover" and it's on Old Lead. Not sure which tune you're after.

[kest]

yes, it's silly wizard's and that's the version you probably want.

Oh, but right, that's still on the traditional rather than rocking side. Try searching for it spelled "Ramblin'" rather than "Rambling" and see if you come up with anything?

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Oh, my. Yes, massively covered from here to creation. Still need to find a suitably rocking cover, but it is actually newer than I'd realized...

[wrenn.livejournal.com]

Yes. it is an Andy M Stewart song. I have it somewhere on a Silly Wizard CD.

It's this one, Richard, right?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rilfObYH9k

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[cthulhia]

stop dating orc chicks.

sheesh. (o:

(but, if you can find a hard/metal variant of gypsy rover, I would be All Over That, and How!)

[deirdremoon.livejournal.com]

Lots of laughter, no useful links from me, I'm afraid. :)

[memegarden.livejournal.com]

Have you heard Tempest's version? They rock quite effectively.