In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by The Chieftains & The Decemberists playing "When The Ship Comes In"
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From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
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One of our favorite songs from the early days of Dylan. The purest Irish Folk we felt he ever got. Joan Baez was a fan of this one and told a cool story during No Direction Home, about Dylan being pissed at a hotel attendant and then having this song just spiral out of him. Images of the sea, the salt, the song, raiding/pillaging; a pirate song at heart. When we are looking for pure folk Dylan, this one usually finds it's way to our ears.
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RtBE grew up on The Chieftains and always dug them. Not huge Decemberist fans, but so it goes.
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A solid spin through the tune with an Irish twist to it as the folk bands mix and meld wonderfully. Happy (almost) St. Pat's Day.
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