With just a quick set up strum or two to capture the best acoustic settings and some careful microphone placement the record button was pressed to start this film and soundtrack. There were two specialist microphones suspended ready to catch the music and just one camera rolling to record a reference track. In one take Tim had laid down the track that has now been released on the Wyrd Web Wonders YouTube Chanel.
This track is a well known favourite of Folk and Blue Grass musicians. It has been adapted by some Celtic music performers and is also played as a ballad by rock musicians. The continued appeal of Matty Groves is not hard to find in this catchy tune. Audiences are enthralled when the lyric recounts a passionate affair that involves the breaking of marriage vows and the ensuing bloody retribution. Many believe that the tune of Shady Groves shows that the American Shady Grove is a transformation of the traditional English folk song Matty Groves.
In the United States Matty has been lost in the Shady Grove and his tale of ill fated romance does not feature in the song. In some versions of Shady Grove the title refers to the beautiful heroine who is said to be the singer’s love interest and in other versions Shady Grove is an idyllic location where the singers is travelling to. The American folk versions have been so popular that there are said to be over 300 verses in use by the many musicians that have this track at the ready in their repertoire. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead not only covered this track but he and David Grisman titled their 1995 album Shady Grove to indicate the traditional folk content to be found on that recording.
After hearing Tim’s recording Chris Cimini from Nero da Zero has booked Tim for a gig at Dunning Glen 29th- 31st October 2010. For further details do check out http://www.myspace.com/dunningglen and http://phhsykes.co.uk/#/dunning-glen/4541953374
Tim lists himself as the Aberargie Hermit. Do be aware that the hermitage might be empty at the end of October if the hermit says so long to solitude in favour of a trip to Dunning Glen. On his other forays forth from the Aberargie retreat Tim releases his vocal talents in Edinburgh. If possible I will get a recording made and post a link here soon. Apart from online and at Dunning I have no further details of where you will find Tim next. If you should be lucky enough to catch his tunes or songs then look out for me somewhere close at hand.
©2010 PHH Sykes
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