As I Roved Out

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Plant hasn’t trademarked his own name, either, unlike Jimmy Page who does own trademarks to protect his personal brand including his name, his autograph and the word “ZOSO. In other versions, Moore changes it so it’s the girl who is anxious about whether the singer will be up to the task as she says, “I hope to God you’re able”. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The South Carolina native began his musical journey at age 7 after finding his grandfather’s guitar that was stashed under the bed. In highly religious, Catholic Ireland, it would have been unthinkable for a song to contain more explicit lyrics.

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Moore loved the song and has performed it throughout his career, both with Planxty and as solo artist. The girl says there’s plenty of oats for a horse to eat “if he’s able” and there’s plenty of wine for a soldier boy to drink “if he’s able”. My only criticism of Robert’s recent singing with Krauss or Saving Grace is that it contains a void of “entertainment” value. However the details of the texts are so different that the Roud Folk Song Index classifies them separately.Incidentally, Moore often has a little fun with this line in live performances, changing it so it refers to whether the singer is up to the task of making love to the girl. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.

I Roved Out lyrics and chords - Irish Music Daily As I Roved Out lyrics and chords - Irish Music Daily

She invites him to her mother’s house in the middle of the night saying “devil ‘o one would hear us” – meaning, of course, that no one would hear them.The Saving Grace filings are the only trademark applications ever filed by Trolcharm Limited or any other business used by Plant to run his solo career. A Saving Grace album is seemingly on the way, with Plant confirming recording sessions in England while on stage last year and other clues backing up the idea. Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, the co-operative featuring Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic, baritone guitars, cuatro) have announced a tour in November 2023.

Robert Plant will release his first music with Saving Grace

The presence of trademark filings don’t always mean that the trademark holder will actually launch the product or service they have the trademarks for. The lyrics to this version of As I Roved Out tells the story of a young man who rejects his true love and marries another woman because she has land. The band have been performing together since 2019 but have not yet officially released any music, despite having already recorded an album and Plant trademarking the band name for music and merchandise. Following the announcement on August 15 of a November UK tour for Saving Grace, Plant’s Facebook post announcing the tour was edited on August 16 to add the announcement of the band’s first music being released. Seventeen Come Sunday", also known as "As I Roved Out", is an English folk song ( Roud 277, Laws O17) which was arranged by Percy Grainger for choir and brass accompaniment in 1912 and used in the first movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite in 1923.Moore described him as a “travelling singer from the old tradition that has now died out – the kind of man who travelled around passing on stories and songs”.

Robert Plant presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian

Robert Plant will release his first music with new band Saving Grace, giving everyone who purchases a ticket to the November UK tour a digital copy of the song “As I Roved Out”. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Instead, news about the band is announced through the social media profiles of the individual band members. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development.An earlier version was first printed on a broadside of around 1810 with the title Maid and the Soldier. Plant has never taken out trademarks for his solo projects before, making this an unusual step that could indicate longterm interest in the Saving Grace project. Other songs with related themes, such as The Butcher Boy, end in tragedy with the broken hearted girl taking her own life.