A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
This song by Bob Dylan has been written about by Mr Ashworth here. https://am-records.com/2022/11/11/bob-dylan-abandoned-love/ Dylan recorded it in 1975 for his Desire album (1976) but it was discarded and was not released until November … Continue readingEverly Brothers: Abandoned Love
Live in Glasgow, 2013, one of the late John Peel’s favourite singers with good reason. /
Continuing the contemplative mood, here’s a track from the renowned draft-dodger’s 1974 LP Learn To Love It. And here’s a much-later live version with Jimmy Buffett and the legendary Allen … Continue readingJesse Winchester: Mississippi You’re On My Mind
This was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of the Miracles and released by the Temptations in December 1964. It became their first American No 1 in 1965 and … Continue readingOtis Redding: My Girl
I SAW these fresh molehills the other day, which reminded me that I wrote about moles nearly two years ago. There is stuff in the article I had forgotten, so I … Continue readingThe return of Mr Mole
This is a recently released demo version of the song which appeared on the lovely 1995 album Glow.
A live clip from 1989. What a lovely sound he got from that guitar.
This is from the former Be Good Tanyas singer’s 2003 debut solo album Catalpa, which was recorded in a friend’s living room and is a charming effort, with few of … Continue readingJolie Holland: Roll My Blues
From their 2009 album Varshons, which as the title suggests comprises entirely cover versions. The original of this was written and performed by the Texas psych-punk band FuckEmos. No, me … Continue readingLemonheads: New Mexico
Mountain Man is in fact a trio of American women singing Appalachian music in harmony. This is from their second album Magic Ship, released in 2018 eight years after their … Continue readingMountain Man: Baby Where You Are