The Prickleye Bush

[StuartEstell]

Here's a recording of The Prickleye Bush / The Maid Freed from the Gallows I made a little while ago, learned (loosely) from Nic Jones's version.

 

https://soundcloud.com/lachenaliamusic/the-prickleye-bush

[Don Taylor]

You are in good voice on this one Stuart, I enjoyed it very much.

 

Would you care to discuss your approach to the harmony on this song?

 

Don.

[StuartEstell]

Don -- thanks for listening.

 

I played a lot of this in the overlap between the two sides, which isn't huge on my Jeff duet; the overlap is just a minor 7th from middle C to the Bb above. I was holding down an open fifth D and A (above middle C) in the left hand as well as whatever bass notes presented themselves with the remaining fingers. Then it was simple 1-4-5 harmony in the right hand, with bits of the melody as well.

 

I confess it wasn't an arrangement I thought a great deal about -- it's one of those songs I tend to treat fairly improvisationally.