Day four and here’s the song that Jon sang on the Mike Harding show last week One Night As I Lay On My Bed, which belongs to the family of night-visit songs. Jon claims Louis Killen as his source of this, although a quick search also reveals versions by Steeleye on their debut Hark! The Village Wait, June Tabor on Abyssinians and Shirley Collins on Adieu To Old England.
As always there are lyrical variants, with some following events through to the following morning. It’s also markedly similar to Cold, Haily, Rainy Night, although it’s a bitter wind to be endured here. Here’s another Mudcat link for you to explore if you want to.
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What joy. Great songs so well sung.
‘Family of night visit songs’ – such a nice description. I especially like those where the visitor is anything but earthly too, à la She Moved The Fair. But this is a charming song, beautifully rendered.
What a brilliant Idea Jon – Glad I only had four days to catch up on when I heard of it. Love them all up to now and sure the rest will be as good.
Thanks very much and looking forward to the next 361!
This is the first AFSaD I heard last year – it was stunning then and it’s stunning now. The delivery is perfect.
I missed the very early ones as I had problems with the podcasts. Good fortune comes to those that wait. Nice one again Jon.
Music Mike
Haha, shouldn’t you be chrganig for that kind of knowledge?!