Henry Martin (And The Brothers Of The Sea) - The Midnight (Official Video)

Описание: ‘Henry Martin (And The Brothers Of The Sea)’
(The Midnight)

“Based (and musically reinvented) on the original ballad, a traditional Scottish folk song about Henry Martin (formerly "Andrew Barton"), a seafarer who turns to piracy to support his two older brothers. However, over the years, through oral tradition, the song had been significantly shortened and the name of the protagonist changed from Andrew Barton to Henry Martin (or Henry Martyn). The first known printed version dates from the early 17th century and consisted of 82 verses describing the exploits of Sir Andrew Barton and his two brothers, Robert and John. Barton was a privateer who carried a letter of marque issued by James IV, king of Scotland, giving him the right to arrest and seize Portuguese ships. He is alleged, however, to have exceeded his licence, engaging more generally in piracy. On 2 August 1511, he was killed, and his ship The Lion captured, after a fierce battle with Sir Edward Howard and his brother Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, who were acting on the authority of the English king Henry VIII. All this wrapped up in a new, more emphatic original pirate song dedicated to a Scottish Renaissance pirate".

Friendly Folk Records
OOB Records

“The Midnight” were formed in 2003, a Tuscany-based Folk-Medieval-Fantasy band of minstrels.The choice to be called "Midnight" is not accidental: "midnight" is a metaphor not only of a past time, but also a "mysterious elsewhere" the magic hour of the night for excellence, where fairies and elves dance in the woods, the wizards prepare their spells and the witches gather under a large walnut tree.