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The Askew Sisters - Live in Bristol - My Father Built Me A Pretty Tower

Live performance in April 2019 by The Askew Sisters of traditional ballad 'My Father Built Me a Pretty Tower' from their album 'Enclosure'. "This song was collected from the singing of William Ross of Ross-shire by James Madison Carpenter, an American academic who travelled the UK collecting songs between 1928-1935. It’s more commonly known by its Child Ballad title of The Famous Flower of Serving Men, but when Hazel discovered it under this different title, it led her to look at it with fresh eyes, highlighting some of the issues around gender and the ownership of women. “Swaddlin' bands” is probably a misremembered lyric (likely a corruption of the stays used to lace up the woman’s waist at the end of other versions), but we’ve decided to leave it in, as it is such a striking image of confinement. This, together with the tower that stands tall in the first verse, creates two mighty pillars of captivity which bookend the song." Hazel Askew - Voice, foot percussion Emily Askew - Cello Film by Caraway Studios - www.carawaystudios.com www.askewsisters.co.uk