Elsdon Fell – Traditional Northumbrian Ballad | Fiddle & Pipes - The Riding of Elsdon Fell

Описание: This video features Northumbrian folk music inspired by traditional ballads and romances from the medieval and early modern periods.
The song follows a narrative ballad structure, reflecting how stories were preserved through oral tradition long before written music became common.

Northumbrian folk music is known for its strong storytelling, simple modal melodies, and deep connection to regional history. These songs often tell tales of border life, love, loss, and legend—passed from singer to singer across generations.
This recording aims to evoke the sound and spirit of traditional Northumbrian folk music, rooted in medieval narrative song and preserved within the wider English folk tradition.
Folk, Raw Northumbrian folk ensemble: fiddle-led melody, uilleann pipes and low whistle weaving countermelodies over pulsing bodhrán, frame drum, and stamped boots, Bouzouki and open-tuned guitar drone on modal chords; octave mandolin doubles the hook, Starts sparse and mournful, builds into a rousing communal stomp with call‑and‑response fiddle/pipes, then drops to a solo whistle before a final climactic flourish, Earthy room reverb, as if tracked in a stone tavern; mix highlights the grit of bow and breath, soulful, world.
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