Skewball: Steeleye Span
When looking for a bit of background for this version, I happened on this page:
http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/lloyd/songs/skewball.html
Tags: Steeleye Span
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August 2, 2010 at 11:42 am
yousendit link:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/920438433/090af6ca412497d4413624d2f2f15a1b
August 2, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Somebody opened their Steeleye Span box set
August 3, 2010 at 9:23 am
My Dear Hedley,
I listened over the weekend and was thrilled you mentioned it so I could have it for my very own, but this came from a different album I already had.
You were in mind when I posted this song.
August 3, 2010 at 11:29 am
Thank you
Lets not forget something special on Sunday December 12 2010
August 3, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Skewball was the name of a British racehorse, most famous as the subject of a ballad. The horse was foaled in 1741, and originally owned by Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and later sold. His name has been recorded as “Squball”, “Sku-ball”, or “Stewball”. He won many races in England, and a famous one in Ireland, which is generally the subject of the song of the same name. Popular legend has Skewball belonging to an Arthur Marvell. Based on the horse’s name, Skewball was likely a skewbald horse, though there is speculation that he was a bay.
August 3, 2010 at 10:38 pm
sblake,
Thank you for the background, especially about the different names. I first heard this as Stewball, maybe from Peter, Paul and Mary, or Joan Baez. I hadn’t heard it as Skewball until Steeleye SDpan.