Iron and Wine: Tree By The River
Live-in-the-studio version of the song from 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean.
A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
Live-in-the-studio version of the song from 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean.
Opening track from Dennis’s 1977 solo album Pacific Ocean Blue. Some nice footage here.
I had more or less lost interest in the Fairports by the 1988 album Red and Gold but this is a fairly jolly live performance. Sorry about the wobbly picture.
Two and a half minutes of perfection from John Fogerty and Co. Good video too.
Choice cut from the evergreen Hiatt’s 1995 album Walk On. He’s still going and I can recommend his 2021 album with the Jerry Douglas Band, Leftover Feelings.
God I love the Pixies. Here’s a 1988 live version of the song from the Surfer Rosa album.
This was recorded during the sessions for 1972’s Exile on Main Street but did not see the light of day until the album was reissued in 2010 with a bonus … Continue readingRolling Stones: Following The River
From the classic 1972 album Thank You For, a cover version of a John Martyn song from his LP The Tumbler. This is the lovely Bridget sounding at her most … Continue readingBridget St John: The River
Late Sixties period piece from the arty New Yorkers. Fans almost always refer to this as ‘River of Shit’ and you’ll soon realise why.
From the 1982 solo album All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, which a former friend and record reviewer told me was his favourite LP of all time.