A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
Can’t resist another visit to the Cowboy Junkies’ Trinity Revisited, this time with the Natster on lead vocals. When can we expect To Love is to Bolton? Or Wigan, for … Continue readingNatalie Merchant: To Love is to Bury
This was written by Shadows guitarist Bruce Welch and Peter Chester, an old friend who had been with Welch and Hank Marvin in a band called The Five Chesternuts. Welch … Continue readingCliff Richard and the Shadows: Please Don’t Tease
Another vintage Junkies track from Trinity Revisited; this time they are backing Ryan Adams on their own song.
Utterly superb performance from the 2007 film Trinity Revisited, with Natalie Merchant, formerly of 10,000 Maniacs, on guest vocals.
For Trumpton lovers everywhere, a brilliant irreverent update on the idyllic little town near Camberwick Green.
I READ a few days ago that hour-long episodes of Coronation Street are to be broadcast three times a week as part of an ITV assault on the BBC’s EastEnders viewing figures. Heaven knows … Continue readingThe lonesome death of Martha Longhurst
This was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and released in 1966. It reached No 14 in the UK and No 82 in America. This is a live performance.
Recorded for Norwegian TV in 1973, a lovely version of the Jackson C Frank song from the LA Turnaround album which regular readers will know is one of my all-time … Continue readingBert Jansch: Blues Run The Game
As do we all, I hope. Note that Andy Kershaw makes the common mistake of pronouncing it Yansch.
This was written by Eugene ‘Gene’ Pearson, whose real name was Joshua Leviston, and first recorded in 1953 by his group, the Rivileers (how on earth did they come up … Continue readingBilly Fury: A Thousand Stars