Girl From The North Country - Notable Versions

Notable Versions

• Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell performed a duet of the song on The Johnny Cash Show.
• Cash also recorded a duet with Dylan himself during their February, 1969 recording session while Dylan was in Nashville for Nashville Skyline. This version appears in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
• Waylon Jennings performed a live cover version in the early 60s on his album The Restless Kid — Live at JD's.
• The Blue Things recorded a version of the song on their 1966 album Listen & See.
• Hugues Aufray adaptation "La fille du nord".
• Tom Northcott's 1968 single charted in Canada.
• Joe Cocker and Leon Russell performed the song on the 1970 live album Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
• Roy Harper recorded his version of the traditional song on his 1974 album Valentine.
• Rod Stewart also covered this song on his 1974 album Smiler.
• Pete Townshend's "North Country Girl," on his album All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, is another variant on the traditional song that Dylan based "Girl from the North Country" on, albeit in a more pop-oriented manner. He has also performed live versions of the song more similar to Dylan's original.
• Howard Tate recorded a soul version of the song on Howard Tate (1972).
• The Secret Machines recorded a version of the song, and it occasionally makes its way onto setlists during tours.
• Tony Rice recorded a version on his album Tony Rice Plays and Sings Bluegrass
• Sam Bush also recorded a version of this song which is on his live album, Peaks of the Telluride.
• Eels perform a slowed down, live, acoustic version on Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall as well as The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009.
• Altan performed this song on their album Another Sky
• Railroad Earth performed a live version of this song September 29, 2007, at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado.
• Susan Herndon recorded the song with French lyrics on her 2007 album 1,000 Pies.
• Link Wray & his Ray Men put out a version in 1965.
• The Waterboys covered it as well, it can be found on the Hard Rain compilation, given away by Mojo magazine.
• Walter Trout adds a blues guitar solo to this song on the live album No More Fish Jokes (1992)
• Hamilton Camp covered the song on his 1964 album Paths of Victory.
• Tom Northcott released a version in 1968.
• The Black Crowes have performed this song live numerous times.
• Mojave 3 covers the song in the CD single of "Return to Sender" (4AD), 2000
• Robert Plant has performed the song during several live performances.
• John Gorka recorded the song on A Nod to Bob.
• Rosanne Cash included the song on her 2009 album The List, which is based on a list of 100 country songs Johnny Cash recommended to her as "essential."
• Dear Nora released a cover on their 2003 split single with Mates of State.
• Dala recorded a live version on their 2010 Girls From the North Country album.
• Thea Gilmore covered the song for BBC Radio 2's tribute re-recording of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
• Eddie Vedder has performed the song on his solo tours, with a performance documented in the 2011 concert film Water On The Road.
• Gove Scrivenor recorded this song. Possibly the most energetic version ever on his "Shine On" album.
• Bruce Hornsby's recording of this song is featured on the NPR Mountain Stage 'Best of Mountain Stage, Volume 6' album.
• The Country Gentlemen featuring John Duffey recorded a fine cover of this song, bluegrass style. It can be found on the album 'The Rebel Years: 1962-1977'.
• Lions version of the song was featured in the opening episode of season 2 of Sons of Anarchy.
• Sting covered the song for "Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International"
• As Tall As Lions covered the song on Sons Of Anarchy Season 2 "Abification"
• Counting Crows released a live version as an iTunes Store bonus track on their 2012 album of covers, Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation).