Sophie Fetokaki 'Pretty Saro' | Live from The Glasshouse

This evocative tune is an old Appalachian traditional that started life as an English ballad. It's been recorded by many folk musicians, among them Jean Ritchie. She wrote this about it in her book Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians: "When a person hears this song for the first time, he usually thinks, if he notices it at all, ‘What a commonplace tune, and what trite words.’ All the same, the scoffer will soon find himself humming that commonplace tune and he will also discover that those trite words will not leave his mind and heart. It is one of the simplest, loveliest songs ever sung". Sophie Fetokaki recorded ‘Pretty Saro' at Sage Gateshead as part of our 2022 Summer Studios – a free, week-long residency at Sage Gateshead for emerging and independent artists to create new work, develop their practice or prepare for a performance. Video by Rob Irish. --- From classical to jazz, electronic to folk, from the North and for the whole region, country and world to enjoy. Together, we can support the future of live music in the North East. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3I0YQxZ Like:   / sagegateshead   Follow:   / sage_gateshead   Discover:   / sagegateshead   What’s on? http://www.sagegateshead.com Welcome to Sage Gateshead's YouTube channel. Subscribe for all our latest videos including exclusive performances from some of the best musicians across our classical and contemporary gigs and concerts, interviews with our artists and behind the scenes stories from our programme.