This past weekend -I was giving a workshop -Celtic harp. One of the pieces we did was 'Black was the colour of my true's loves hair.
Made me think of our Adam.
This is a traditional ballad song, which was believed to have its origins in Scotland. The American musicologist Alex Lomax,which was supported by his theory, that the song was an American remake .This folk song was associated with Colonial and later the Appalachian Mountains.
This piece has become a staple of the Celtic music repetitoire,
It was the Kentucky folk singer-John Jacob Niles 's variations ,which many artists use.
John Jacob Niles
Chorus:Black,black ,black is the colour of my true love's hair
Her lips are something rosy fair.
The prettiest face and the daintiest hands.
I love the grass whereon she stands.
I changed a few words, as Adam certainly doesn't have dainty hands.
