Traffic Report Part 2
LAST week we left Traffic in a jam after Steve Winwood decided to break up the band in 1969. He joined forces with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from Cream, … Continue readingTraffic Report Part 2
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Tim Hart and Maddy Prior: Fiddlers Green
‘Where the skies are all clear and the dolphins do play; And the cold coast of Greenland is far, far away’ . . . a fisherman’s heaven.
Plainsong: The Second Time
Lovely stuff from Ian Matthews on the 1971 album In Search of Amelia Earhart.
Caravan: I Don’t Know Its Name
A real beauty from the 1971 LP In The Land of Grey and Pink.
Tommy Roe: Sheila
This was written in 1960 and recorded in 1962 by the American singer Tommy Roe, who was influenced by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. It reached the top of the … Continue readingTommy Roe: Sheila
Gillian Welch: I Don’t Want To Go Downtown
Don’t know what Petula Clark would make of that sentiment. This is an outtake from Gillian’s 1996 debut album Revival. It appeared on a double album, Boots No 1, to … Continue readingGillian Welch: I Don’t Want To Go Downtown
Eddie Cochran/The Who: Summertime Blues
This quintessential teenage angst number was written by Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. It was recorded on March 28, 1958, at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood. Cochran … Continue readingEddie Cochran/The Who: Summertime Blues
The Be Good Tanyas: In Spite of All the Damage
From their second album, 2002’s Chinatown. https://am-records.com/2018/12/10/when-infant-teachers-cry-the-be-good-tanyas/ Come on, lasses, it must be time for another.
Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
THIS hymn, to me, has a particularly lovely tune. It was composed by Benjamin Mansell Ramsey (1849-1923), who also wrote the words. Surprisingly for someone who lived comparatively recently, there … Continue readingTeach Me Thy Way, O Lord
Amazing Rhythm Aces: The Ella B
Jaunty clip from the 1975 album Stacked Deck.