Asymmetric Music

Recorded on a hunch after Bilbo's disappearance from the the Shire on the day of his eleventy-first birthday, it now seems safe to assume that the song is, indeed, accurate.

It's by Blues performer Andrew Tibbs. The Hobbit and the The Lord of the Rings (all Tolkien, really) was an obsession amongst early Bluesmen, with copies changing hands frequently. In fact, it was quite common for some of the early Bluesmen to translate their songs into Elvish and precede their musical performances with the The Hobbit's festive poem, Chip the glasses and crack the plates!

As a bonus, I have the second best Middle Earth song, The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, by Leonard Nimoy.

Some have emailed me requesting this ditty from Glenn Yarborough, here on video:

Yes, I know. Led Zeppelin has a song about Middle Earth. I don't count it as part of the Tolkien canon for it's very un-Tolkienite tone.

Chess Story 1947-1956

The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins

Spaced Out: The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner

As a bonus, I have the second best song from Leonard Nimoy called The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.