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Just Another Mixed Bag
Another mixed bag of musical bifurcations -
Jack Buchanan - Who?
Owen Brannigan - Whittingham Fair (Scarborough Fair)
Branny in a rare romantic mood as he sings "Whittingham Fair" (slight variant of the better known "Scarborough Fair"), a popular song in his native Northumberland ( Read more... ) -
Hamilton Yarns
I have not dome a music post for a while so I will start with two tracks from a band I have seen twice, as they are based in Brighton. Yes, my old city that lived in for many years, and bought their first album on LP and a couple of CDr's. They self-produced all their recordings and hence available only on Lp or CDr. This can make their recordings ( Read more... ) -
Fuzzy Folk Rock and Stuff
So if I feel fuzzy then you know I have imbibed!
Some fuzzy tunes -
Fresh Maggots - Dole Song
Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
The Fuzztomes - Night Of The Phantom
ENJOY -
Four More Tunes For A Sunday
and thus, another selection from my vast mental store of musical knowledge - except for certain types of music lol ( Read more... ) -
Sunday Music Selection
First a classic folk-rock album from the early seventies -
Trees - Murdoch
One of the best electronica albums this year -
Autechre - r cazt
This was also released 12 days after Sign by them -
Autechre - X4
Of course, one of the best new folk albums this year is Heart's Ease by our Shirl.
Shirley Collins - Wondrous Love
She still ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday Folkiness #2
More folk flavours -
Synanthesia - The Tale of the Spider and the Fly
John Renbourn - The Lady and the Unicorn
Mark Fry - The Witch
Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
Tim Hart & Maddy Pryor - Bruton Town
ENJOY -
Renaissance
Classic prog rock from a less well-known band.
Renaissance - Kings and Queens (1970)
Renaissance was originally formed in 1969 by ex-Yardbirds vocalist Keith Relf and drummer Jim McCarty who wanted to explore new sounds blending elements of rock, folk, and classical music. Relf assumed the role of guitarist, and they were joined by bassist Louis ( Read more... ) -
A 70's Selection
Music from the seventies -
Steeleye Span - Lovely on the Water
Hatfield and The North - Didn't Matter Anyway
Matching Mole - Gloria Gloom
Ian Carr's Nucleus - Song For The Bearded Lady
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it's .. Folk Friday
Some fine folk music now -
Barry Dransfield - Robin Hood And The Peddlar
This album from 1972 was reissued by Spinney in 2002. Barry still records but mostly concentrates on his business repairing violins and cellos in the coastal town of St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex.
Fairport Convention - Tam Lin
One to play on Halloween methinks.
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More Folks To Know
More Brit folk music -
Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band - Just As The Tide Was A 'Flowing
Steeleye Span - King Henry
Fairport Convention - Matty Groves
Shirley Collins - Death And The Lady
Norma Waterson - Death and the Lady
From the Open University course "Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing" available for free via iTunes ( Read more... )
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