This article is about the musical group. For the religious book, see The Golden Bough.
Golden Bough is a Celtic-music band formed in 1980 and based in California.[1] The band performs at music festivals and has toured Europe several times.[1] They are known for their acoustic musical performances of folk music and Celtic music and for their 22 albums.[1] They are also known for their association with Lief Sørbye (a founding member) and with the band Tempest.[1]
Current members of the band include Margie Butler (lyric soprano) on vocals, Celtic harp, penny whistle, recorder, bodhran and guitar; Paul Espinoza (folk tenor) on vocals, guitar, accordion and octave-mandolin; Kathy Sierra (folk soprano) on vocals, violin and viola.[1][2]
The band came about after some friends attended a series of concerts at the Cannery at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The founders were Margie Butler, Margot Duxler, Lief Sørbye, and Paul Espinoza.[1] Simon Spaulding also performed with them in the first lineup. Other artists who have been members include Florie Brown (violinist), Richard Ferry (flutist), Alison Bailey (fiddler), and Sue Draheim (violinist).[1]
Music
The band describes their music as "rooted in" the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, The Isle of Man, French Brittany and Spanish Galicia.[3] The group creates its own arrangements of the songs, giving them "a sound unique unto themselves."[4][5] Along with traditional works they have mined such singers as Eric Bogle (Green Fields of France), Archie Fisher (Witch of the Westmorelands) and Jamie McMenemy's setting of The Blind Harper of Lochmaben. They also perform their own original compositions.[5]
Black Jack Davy is a takeoff of the traditional song Black Jack Davy. It was written by Paul Espinoza and released on the Golden Bough album, The Boatman's Daughter in 1983. In the traditional song, a man pursues his wife or lover, who has run off with the Gypsy man, Black Jack Davy. In Espinoza's version, Black Jack Davy is the pursuing lover, still looking for his lady after three years. He is presented as a ghost who cannot give up his search.[6]
Discography
1981 Golden Bough
1984 Flight of Fantasy
1988 Far from Home
1992 The Boatman's Daughter
1993 Kids at Heart: Celtic Songs for Children
1994 Winding Road
1994 Beyond the Shadows
1995 Festival of Irish Music
1996 Christmas in a Celtic Land
1998 Celtic Music from Ireland, Scotland & Brittany
^"Links for music groups on The Session". Retrieved 2014-07-04.
^ abc"Celtic Musicians in the S.F.and Monterey Bay Areas". Retrieved 2014-07-04.
^Golden Bough. "Black Jack Davy". Retrieved 2014-07-04.
External links
Golden Bough's web site.
Bio of Golden Bough
Lyrics to The Blind Harper of Lochmaben as sung by Golden Bough.
Songs by Paul Espinoza of Golden Bough
January 06, 2023
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