Tracy does the best of the many versions I've heard of Gypsy Rover - the guitar styling and chords and key change; and her lively, perky vocals. Very fine! AD Ruark
I like drums, electric guitar and keyboards as much as a lot of other people do but it's great to hear such a "slimmed down" presentation as this (and, of course, this singer seems "in her element" - as if to say: "In what other way would one approach singing this number ?" ) !!!!
She would of been great playing in the sound of music playing the nun that the actress Julie Andrews played. I bet she would of probably been better at it than her!
Karl - I loved the Highwaymen and became friends with David Fisher who started the group. In fact, for a short while back then, David and I formed a duo and played the coffee house circuit in New York. He and I and another guy did a short stint as a group called The Mosquitoes promoting Union Carbide's 6-12 insect repellent. Too much information? Thanks for listening!
@@tracynewman3256 Tracy, you made my day -and shed some light on a childhood memory. That's a hilarious story about The Mosquitoes -yes, as I well-know, we all have to eat :-) Thank you and here's wishing you the very best.
Wow, my guitar teach taught me this when I was 14…in the early 90s. But I’ve never heard the song until now. Instill have the sheet music. Wild, it’s just how he taught me.
Grew up listening to my parents' Kingston Trio albums, their version of Gypsy Rover is a permanent fixture in my head. I love your version too! You're a lovely lady.
@@tracynewman3256 I used to watch your shows.Think "Freight Train" was a staple,right? Didn't you do somebody's later show which featured the steel guitar? Met you in Los Angeles 1982.
This song was written by Leo Maguire my music teacher in Dublin Ireland. I have been living in Australia for 38 years and this song brings back happy memories every time.
@@tracynewman3256 it,s an irish rework of an old scottish song the gypsy laddie/twa gypsies. similar theme. look up jean richie singing it on you tube. as does the american song black jack davy
This person was around in 1965, enjoying her life, doing something she loved, and she's still around now, doing the same thing - I was born in 1982, I've been miserable for the last 40 years, and I plan to end it all pretty soon - life really sucks ass
In b/w times colurs in such setups were not chosen as how they looked in reality but how they met the greyscale / contrast scale of the recording equipment. So there you could find a lot of crazy combinations - even in face makeup!
@@ArkRed1 Sorry I just noticed this question. You might not be interested any more, but I'll answer anyway. I got it through McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica CA. I bought it from a teenage boy who had it in his garage in two pieces (neck and body). It was his grandfather's. Now that I think back, I'm wondering if he had permission. I don't know! I was pretty much a kid, too.
@@tracynewman3256 I understand you still have it. You've got a real treasure there. I guess McCabe's repaired it. Hope you didn't have to give an arm and a leg for it. Those small Martin's are worth their weight in gold to collectors nowadays. Thanks for the reply.
@@ArkRed1 I paid $150! I didn't really know what a steal it was at the time. I was offered $600 for it when it was repaired, but I kept it. I love it. I don't play it much these days though because the wood has gotten so thin over the years. It's kind of delicate. Also, it's only worth about $6000 now because someone put a pick-guard on it long, long ago, and the appraiser said that kind of ruins it for collectors. Thanks for your interest!
Wow this is brilliant! So glad this is available on YT so the modern generation can see what they’ve been missing with their modern mass-produced drivel.
@@davidjacobs8558 Sorry this took so long! I have a brother named Paul, but he's not the one you're thinking of. My sister, however is Laraine from the first cast of SNL.
"The wood has to vibrate and it won't be able to vibrate with all that shiny stuff on it" 0:44. While she says this her guitar catches the light and shines.
Lol! You're so right! By the way, the guitar (which I still have) is a New York Martin from 1898, and would be very valuable today if not for the shiny finish on it. I bought it that way in the late 1950s.
This is poor quality of folk song compared to Susan Kerner of 99 balloon fame. Susan goes on to sing many albums of 'Kinderlieder' songs. Tracy attempts to reappear in the mid 2000s.
