Category: A’s Track of the Day

Ferry is one of scores of artists to cover Tim Buckley’s classic. This I think is one of the better attempts.

Another from the Tim Buckley tribute album, this is a cover of the track from 1973’s Sefronia.

Cover of the song from the 1966 LP Tim Buckley. This is Sufjan’s contribution to the 2005 tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley.

Winsome ensemble from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, performing the Tim Buckley classic at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival. Posted in honour of the pesky bluebottle that had me chasing around the … Continue readingBonny Light Horseman: Buzzin’ Fly

Title track of her 1991 album and one of the best of her later songs.

Having been in this position many times when I was lodging in West Ken, I find this resonates.

Live in London, 1971. Keef swigs from a bottle of something that’s not lemonade, and orft we go.

Colvin sings Tom Waits – a fine combination indeed. From her 1993 covers album.

From his debut album in 1970, Ry’s rattling version of the Blind Willie Johnson classic.

From Brucie’s 1972 debut album Greetings From Asbury Park NJ, this was a late addition after Columbia Records chief Clive Davis deemed the other songs not commercial enough, and marked … Continue readingBruce Springsteen: Spirit in the Night