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Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

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chose to perform a female-addressed version opening her eponymous album which won her many awards including "Best Traditional Song" at the 2002 BBC Folk Awards. It has become a favourite in her live repertoire and has undergone huge success as a Trance remix by 2Devine (see below)
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by 1941. Niles recalled that his father thought the traditional melody was "downright terrible", so he wrote "a new tune, ending it in a nice modal manner." This melody was used in the
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scene in Europe in the 1960s, Carola's accosting tone and the groovy approach of the Heikki Sarmanto Trio remained undiscovered until issued by the Jazzpuu label in 2004.
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Title line turned into "Black Is the Colour of My Love's True Hair" (a play on the advertising 'tag line' at that time for Clairol hair-coloring products).
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These words are set to two distinct melodies, one of which is traditional and the other was written by the Kentucky folk singer and composer
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A cover of the song by Cara Dillon featured on Derry Girls (2018 TV series) season 3, episode 4 ‘The Haunting’ ending sequence.
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Many different versions of this song exist, some addressed to men and others addressed to women. There are other differences:
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setting, followed by two more recordings next decade, all conducted by the composer to whom she was married for a time
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sang an extended version for an ESP record that leaned toward the avant garde and extremes of vocal improvisation.
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DJ Pete Devine (also known as 2Devine and Coco & Green) produced a trance remix to Cara Dillon's version.
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supported the thesis of Scottish origin, saying that the song was an American "re-make of British materials."
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Recorded live at De Roma, Antwerp, 16 November 2019 and included on "Luka Bloom - Live at De Roma" (2020)
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Digital collections of the State Archives of North Carolina and the State Library of North Carolina
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season 1 finale "The Lost", appearing in both the post credit opening and closing fight sequence.
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recording was done on his solo album of Appalachian and America folk music on the Mercury label
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Nina Simone made it part of her standard repertoire, revitalizing the song's popularity.
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which included the track "Black Is the Color (of My Cat's Fur)" based on this song.
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Female-addressed version with a different lyrics titled "Ballad of Mairead Farrell"
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The Ballad of the Boll Weevil and Other Traditional Songs of the United States
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season 3 episode entitled "The Passersby", which aired on October 6, 1961.
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Described as "the performance that established her as a vocal innovator"
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Released on SFPP (Société Française De Productions Phonographiques)
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Versions of the song have been recorded by many artists, including:
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I shall count my life as well begun, when he and I shall be as one.
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known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the
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Arranged for two guitars and performed by Frisell and Halvorson.
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Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family
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Acoustic piano version by Karan Casey, an Irish folk singer
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artists. The song was collected as "Black is the color" by
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The song has become a part of the traditional repertory of
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Sharps English Folksongs From The Southern Appalachians
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Note: Chart positions back-calculated by Kent in 2005.
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The "Lover's Lament" / "Love's Jewels" lyrics sung in
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Instrumental version recorded as "Black Is the Color".
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Male-addressed version, later verses are rewritten.
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