![]() ![]() In the liner notes to the LP he didn't tell his listeners where he had learned this piece. In fact it was somehow courageous to designate the song as an "American Favorite Ballad" because it was barely known there at that time. ![]() It came only to prominence after Pete Seeger introduced the song in 1958 on his LP American Favorite Ballads, Vol. "The Water Is Wide" is often called an "old Folk song" but in fact it is not that old. Their performance was one of the highlights of Dylan's movie Renaldo & Clara and this version can now be found on the CD Live 1975 (see ): I heard it first from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez who The song has been performed and recorded by countless artists. ![]() "The Water Is Wide" is one of the most popular "Folk songs" today, not at least because of its beautiful tune. ![]()
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