Aug 07, 2012 of the many musicians to make names for themselves and record on prominent labels during the folk revival, hedy west remains one of the more secondary and less celebrated, despite issuing two lps on vanguard and writing one of the more wellknown songs to come out of the movement, 500 miles. Five hundred miles hedy west if you miss the train im on you will know that i have gone you will hear the whistle blow a hundred miles a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles lord, im one, lord, im two, lord, im three lord, im four, lord, im five hundred miles from. You can buy the january digital album now from all good download stores. The trio comprises peter yarrow, noel paul stookey, and mary travers. And when i come home, yes i know im gonna be, im gonna, be the man who comes back home with you. Lloyd as far and away the best of american girl singers in the folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveller who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return. Jul 03, 2005 from an early age, traditional folk music played an integral part in hedy west s life. Noel paul c stookey, hedy west, peter yarrow, dave van ronk, paul stookey, gary davis, william willy holt, lee hays, peter seeger, mary alin travers, milt okun, elena mezzetti, milton t. Download 500 miles away from home full length song for free, rip 500 miles away from home mp3 song from the youtube music videos instantly or download 500 miles away.
Her most famous song 500 miles is one of americas most popular folk songs. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. She had begun piano lessons at four but by high school was. Her family came from the north georgia mountains and passed many ballads and songs down through the generations. Lord, im g one, lord, im em two, lord, im am three, lord, im c four, lord, im am five hundred c miles a way from d home. As folksingers went, hedy west came with credentials. Her father, don west, worked as a trade union organizer, and introduced his. Hedy west 500 miles songtext if you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone, you can hear the whistle blow one hundred miles. If you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone.
Noel paul c stookey, hedy west, peter yarrow, dave van ronk, paul stookey, gary davis, william willy. Julie and i are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our second retreat plantpower tuscany october 18, 2016. Itunes had just reached its 10 billionth download, and it was a song by her late father, the great johnny cash. Its about longing a zenos paradox for wanderers where home is a state of mind as much as a place.
Five hundred miles hedy west if you miss the train im on you will know that i have gone you will hear the whistle blow a hundred miles a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles. Five hundred miles 500 miles mp3 midi free download beach. Im gonna be 500 miles by the proclaimers on amazon. One hundred miles, one hundred miles, one hundred miles, one hundred miles, you can hear the whistle blow one hundred miles. From an early age, traditional folk music played an integral part in hedy wests life. If you miss the train im on you will know that i am gone you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Hedy west sheet music five hundred miles hedy west you tube video banjo tuned e, capo 3, key c c if you miss the train im on, f c you will know that i am gone, d c you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
Five hundred miles 500 miles mp3 midi free download. Pete currys excellent book, folk banjo, includes tab of hedy wests pans of biscuits, as well as tabs for 14 other revered banjo players ranging from erik darling and billy faier to bob gibson, three people named seeger and john stewart. Sep 29, 2010 500 miles hedy west live at newport 1964 duration. Hedy wests most famous song 500 miles is one of americas best loved. Sep 11, 2005 hedy s father don west was a trade union organiser and a well known southern poet, and later she set some of his poems to music, including anger in the land, based on a story about the lynching of. The brothers four, hedy west, john phillips, sonny and cher, reba mcentire, jackie deshannon. A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Search our free piano sheet music database for more.
Hedy west april 6, 1938 july 3, 2005 was an american folksinger and songwriter. Pete currys excellent book, folk banjo, includes tab of hedy west s pans of biscuits, as well as tabs for 14 other revered banjo players ranging from erik darling and billy faier to bob gibson, three people named seeger and john stewart. The group was created by manager albert grossman, who sought to create a folk supergroup by bringing together a tall blonde travers, a funny guy stookey, and a good looking. Mar 1, 2015 free pdf piano sheet music for 500 miles the journeymen. Some recordings have also credited curly williams, or john phillips as cowriters although phillips admits he had. Songbook500 miles hedy west wikibooks, open books for. We end the episode with a rendition of the hedy west song 500 miles by julie aka srimati and our boys band ana leimma. The song is generally credited as being written by hedy west, and a 1961 is held by atzal music, inc. A great number of hedys songs, including the raw materials for 500 miles came from her paternal.
It also credits hedy west as the songs composer and she could count bert lloyd as a fan, in fact he called her far and away. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as joan baez and judy collins. Download five hundred miles sheet music by peter paul and. Folk singer and songwriter hedy west performs in july 1967 at the. Of the many musicians to make names for themselves and record on prominent labels during the folk revival, hedy west remains one of the more secondary and less celebrated, despite issuing two lps on vanguard and writing one of the more wellknown songs to come out of the movement, 500 miles. This cd combines both of those vanguard albums, 1963s hedy west and 1964s. By george vincent tagged 500 miles chords, hedy west chords, peter paul and mary 500 miles chords leave a comment.
Songbook500 miles hedy west wikibooks, open books for an. A dvd release of an episode of pete seegers rainbow quest tv show from the mid1960s features a few songs by hedy. If you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. So for the first time onstage, rosanne and her band played the song, the 1958 hit.
New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer if you miss the train im on you will know that i am gone you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles lord im one lord im two lord im three lord im four lord im five hundred miles from my home five hundred miles. The pretenders i would walk 500 miles internet archive. Traditional song five hundred miles with chords, tabs and. Miles is a song made popular in the united states and europe during the 1960s folk revival. If you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
We like the song and the distance from where we are summit, new jersey to where were going chapel hill, north carolina is just about 500 miles. Her most famous song 500 miles is one of americas best loved and best known folk songs. Lord im 500 miles from my home 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles lord im five hundred miles from my home not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name lord i cant go ahome this away this aaway, this away, this away, this away lord i cant go ahome this away if you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone you can. Hedy west rewrote this song as five hundred miles with a different tune but several. Check out im gonna be 500 miles by the proclaimers on amazon music. Lord im one, lord im two, lord im three, lord im four, lord im 500 miles from my home. A great number of hedys songs, including the raw materials for 500 miles came from her paternal grandmother lily west who. While many of her peers would experience rural music for the first time in urban settings during the late50s folk revival, west drew upon a wealth of georgias traditional heritage.
Her most famous song 500 miles is one of americas most popular folk. Folk singer and songwriter hedy west performs in july 1967 at the newport folk festival in newport, rhode island. Lord, im one, lord, im two, lord, im three, lord, im four, lord, im five. Jons version of 500 miles really captures the necessary wistfullness of the song. Jul 21, 2017 if you miss the train im on, you will know that i am gone you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. She had begun piano lessons at four but by high school was increasingly enraptured by the possibilities of the banjo. The song 500 miles was written by hedy west and traditional and was first released by the journeymen in 1961. Become a better singer in 30 days with these videos. It was adapted from im nine hundred miles away from home hedy west and traditional. Her father, don west, worked as a trade union organizer, and introduced his daughter to mining songs. It was covered by john duffy and the country gentlemen, duke errol, hoyt axton, asher quinn and other artists. A hundred g miles, a hundred em miles, a hundred am miles, a hundred c miles, you can am hear the whistle c blow a d7 hundred miles.