Comments on: Skewball: Steeleye Span

By: katry

katry — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:38:04 +0000

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.

By: sblake

sblake — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:53:54 +0000

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.

By: hedley

hedley — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:29:08 +0000

Thank you

Lets not forget something special on Sunday December 12 2010

By: katry

katry — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:23:14 +0000

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.

By: hedley

hedley — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:06:41 +0000

Somebody opened their Steeleye Span box set

By: katry

katry — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:42:39 +0000

yousendit link:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/920438433/090af6ca412497d4413624d2f2f15a1b