Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer
I THOUGHT we would go for a blockbuster today, and they don’t come much blockier than this one. It is also known as Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah and as Bread of … Continue readingGuide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer
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Frank Zappa: Watermelon in Easter Hay
One of the great man’s loveliest solos. Hard to imagine he’s been gone more than 26 years.
Johnny Jenkins: Down Along The Cove
Bob Dylan song taken from Jenkins’s 1970 album Ton-Ton Macoute! and featuring Duane Allman on slide.
Not in Love with 10cc
PUB quiz question (for when we all start going out for a pint again): What do Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon, Crazy Elephant, Fighter Squadron and Silver Fleet have in common? … Continue readingNot in Love with 10cc
Taste: Sugar Mama
Blistering Roryism live at the Isle of Wight, 1970. https://am-records.com/2019/11/20/the-glory-of-rory/
The Everly Brothers: Bird Dog
Featuring the great Albert Lee on guitar. He brought the feuding Everlys back together in 1983 after a ten-year hiatus.
The Exciters: He’s Got the Power
This was written by Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers, and first recorded by the Exciters in 1963 as a follow-up to Tell Him. It reached No 57 in America. Wayne Fontana … Continue readingThe Exciters: He’s Got the Power
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
FOR me, this is one of the great melodies, haunting and beautiful. It will remind others of films with a theme of violence. Whether classical music should be linked with … Continue readingMascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
The Nice: Flower King of Flies
Jolly period piece from 1967’s The Thoughts of Emerlistdavjack.
How green was my valley
IT’S been quiet in our village since work stopped on building sites in our market town of Clitheroe. The daily procession of low-loaders carrying heavy plant, concrete mixer trucks and … Continue readingHow green was my valley