Lakeman grew up with his two brothers Sean and Sam in the village of Buckland Monachorum in West Devon, England. He began playing music with his parents and two brothers at an early age. As The Lakeman Brothers, the three brothers released their debut album Three Piece Suite in 1994. Later that same year they were invited by two Yorkshire based singers Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby to join them as a backing group on a tour of Portugal. After the tour the five musicians became a permanent group and called themselves Equation. The group were signed in a record deal with Time Warner in 1995. After three full albums (Return to Me in 1996, Hazy Daze in 1998, and The Lucky Few in 2000), and tours in the UK, Europe and the United States, Lakeman left Equation in 2001. With his brother Sam he appeared on Sam's wife Cara Dillon's eponymous debut album, which featured Lakeman on fiddle, guitar and vocals. The album won two awards at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
In 2002 Lakeman released his first solo album, The Punch Bowl, which received wide critical acclaim including a review in fRoots magazine which said: "The songs don't just glide smoothly by.....they get their claws into you".
Kitty Jay, Lakeman's second solo album was released in 2004. The title track of the album tells the story of Jay's Grave, a well known location on Dartmoor. That same year he collaborated with Devon singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and young local singer Jenna Witts on the album Western Approaches.
A UK tour in Autumn 2005 followed his Mercury Music Prize nomination, after which Lakeman and his band (regularly brother Sean on guitar, Ben Nichols on bass, Andy Tween on drums), toured extensively with folk-rock band The Levellers, who took to closing their set with a "fiddle off" between Lakeman and Levellers' fiddler Jonathan Sevink. Other support tours with Billy Bragg and Jools Holland brought Lakeman's music to a wider audience.
In March 2006 Lakeman began a UK tour in order to promote his new album Freedom Fields which was released on iScream. He signed to a new major record label, Relentless Records, promptly releasing a new single "Lady of the Sea" in early August 2006.
His fourth solo album, Poor Man's Heaven, was released on 30 June 2008 with an accompanying tour. It introduced a rockier edge to the folk of the previous albums. His fifth solo album, Hearts & Minds, was released on 19 July 2010. Lakeman released his sixth album called Tales From The Barrel House on 18 November 2011.
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Bold Knight
Seth Lakeman Lyrics
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There lies a knight slain under his shield,
His hounds they lie down at his feet,
So well they can their master keep.
The bold knight above,
If he see that angel with her love
The bold knight above,
Down on the moor a fallow girl
as great with young for all the world.
She lifted up his bloody head,
and kissed his wounds that were so red.
Chr.
She picked him up upon her back,
and carried him no hands attached.
She buried him before their prime,
Then she was dead herself at even time,
Chr.
The song "The Bold Knight" by Seth Lakeman tells the story of a knight who dies in battle in a green old field on the moor. His loyal hounds lie down at his feet to guard him even in death. The lyrics paint a picture of the knight's final resting place with vivid imagery, allowing listeners to envision the sorrowful scene. As the story progresses, we meet a fallow girl who is great with child, and she finds the knight's body. She kisses his wounds and lifts him up on her back to carry him to his final resting place. She then extends his burial before dying herself before even time.
The song is beautifully crafted, with a melody that directly reflects the mood of the lyrics. Seth Lakeman's emotive voice brings the story to life, and the simple yet powerful instrumentation adds to the song's poignancy. Overall, "The Bold Knight" tells a tragic tale of love and loss, of life and death, with a sensitivity that will touch the hearts of anyone who hears it.
Line by Line Meaning
Down on the moor in a green old field,
On the moor, in a verdant field,
There lies a knight slain under his shield,
There lies a knight, his lifeless form prostrate beneath his shield,
His hounds they lie down at his feet,
His hounds, his faithful companions, lie at his feet in grief,
So well they can their master keep.
Their love for their master is so great that they will guard him even in death.
The bold knight above,
The brave and gallant knight above,
If he see that angel with her love
If only he could see the divine messenger with her love,
The bold knight above,
The fearless knight above,
If he could see that angel with her love.
His greatest wish is to see the angel and feel her love.
Down on the moor a fallow girl
In that same moor, a young and fair maid,
as great with young for all the world.
Great with child, as all the world could see.
She lifted up his bloody head,
She raised his blood-stained head,
and kissed his wounds that were so red.
And, with deep affection, she kissed his wounds that were so red.
She picked him up upon her back,
She lifted his lifeless form upon her back,
and carried him no hands attached.
And, without any aid, she carried him over the moor.
She buried him before their prime,
She gave him a burial before his time,
Then she was dead herself at even time,
And, as if fate had ordained it, she too passed away at nightfall.
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Alargh
Best song on the album.
AmzyCat
I have just got into high school and I had to listen to this song for a baseline test and I am now addicted to this song
MsZombiehuntress
unbelievable musician.
Advaieth and Aardra Vlogs
Its amazing
Dani Uziel
had to do a music test while listening to that :P got an +A woop woop!!!
joachim1022
Same!
basamazingti
lel the beginning is a perfect sample for a Hip hop Beat
Sabine’s Studio
My teacher is making us do a music test with this song 😐
dogstar75
good luck
Lilginger
Same