Boute Selle – 6 string

Contrary to popular belief, “Boute Selle” in French or originally “La Camba me fai mau” in Occitan, does not date back to the Middle Ages. It is a Provençal Christmas carol composed in the 17th century by Nicolas Saboly. The lyrics tell the story of a shepherd who asks to saddle his horse to go to Bethlehem to seek a cure for his…