This is the song made famous by Roberta Flack
 
The current Mrs Daryl1968 does a great job of the vocals imo, Ed Kocol (Bapu) is on bass, Steve Drewer (StevestrummerUK) is on Lead Guitar and the rest is me.
 
Enjoy - comments and crits gratefully received
 
http://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-greenway/the-first-time-ever-i-saw
 
Cheers
 
Daryl

 Wonderful! Kudos to all especially the current. I'd keep her if Bapu says it's OK ;)
One of the greatest songs ever.

Well played--and sung--by all.  

Man, this girl is a great singer! Really, she makes the song. Not to say everything else is not good? 

But this woman... She has a gift. 

I really, really enjoyed her performance. Thank you.

Good job to all involved.

Grant - thanks mate - I will tell her to unpack her suitcase

Jan - thanks mate - and thanks for your comment on Soundcloud - you're the man

Robby - you made the current Mrs Daryl1968's day (probably week) - thanks so much

Rus - thank you so much

This is wonderful!!!! Your wife's voice moves me greatly. She gives the song a sweet, haunting vibe and sits perfectly in the mix. Her pitch is spot on, which is more than I can say for 90% of today's super stars.

Great job by all involved!!!

Fantastic!  Mrs. Daryl has a great emotive voice!  fantastic performance!  great performances by all!  bass is nice, coming thru well. 

I'd suggest a little less verb, especially on her vocals and the dulcimer and acoustic.  snare is a little too "sizzly", IMO, I'd roll off some of the high end (and if you have verb on it, I'd take that down a notch as well, or at least low pass the verb to take some of the sharpness out).

performances are just fan-freakin-tastic!  (great solo, strums!)  LOVE her voice!

Great Job by the current Ms Daryl!!!!

Not to derail, but my best friend knows Roberta and has visited her several times in NY.
Roberta just released a cover of Beatles tunes.


PS I remember making " turn the  lights down low mood" mix tapes back in the day with this tune on it,,

it always worked

I really like this..... so much better than the original. 

Vocals are superb.... BGV harmonies are perfect. Instrumentation is good.... 


The only nit I have, and in no way is this a put down of anything you did on this beautiful and well produced tune. It sounds to me like Mrs Daryl1968's vocals are compressed just a tad too much or she's singing too close to the mic...or a combination of the two....... there doesn't appear to be an "open and airey" feel to the vox. Kinda boxed in, held down by a ceiling. Like I said, this is a nit, not a major issue. It's a subtle thing. Noticeable in the first part of the song especially. 


I really like the slide solo in there....... perfect.



She totally rocked this song. Great job all the way around from everyone involved.   You all did a good job and should be proud of this version.