A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
In memory of Her Majesty the Queen, we are repeating this article which was first published on September 12, 2021. THEY didn’t waste much imagination when they named our local hostelries. … Continue readingWhen the Queen bobbed in* for a brew**
One of the more accessible tracks from his 1971 Dandelion solo album Ear of Beholder. I have mentioned previously that I met him in 1974 and couldn’t get a sensible … Continue readingLol Coxhill: Insensatez
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, this was released on the 1964 album All Summer Long. It was released as a single in the UK in February 1965 but failed … Continue readingBeach Boys: All Summer Long
Must admit this 1970 Dandelion single passed me by at the time. Oddie of the Goodies parodies Joe Cocker’s version of the Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends, … Continue readingBill Oddie: On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘at
No Dandelion season would be complete without at least one contribution from the sublime Bridget. This is from her second album Songs For The Gentle Man, released in 1971.
Whimsical in the extreme, this is taken from the 1971 LP The Asmoto Running Band although it also appeared on the excellent folk sampler Dust on the Nettles in 2015. … Continue readingPrincipal Edwards Magic Theatre: Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last
This was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. It was first released on their second album, With the Beatles (1963) and got a lot of airplay. In their wisdom the … Continue readingThe Beatles: All My Loving
I HAVE written before about happy times as a reporter on my first newspaper, the Burnley Evening Star. Looking back, it never ceases to amaze me that a local rag could … Continue readingPeter the Great
Released as a single on Dandelion in 1969, a sweet track from the folkie born in Leeds in 1946 as Christopher John Trevor Midgley. He is still playing.
What do you do when two of your favourite singers both give great performances of the same song? You don’t choose. Nothing Can Change This Love was written by Sam Cooke, … Continue readingNothing Can Change This Love