Here’s an interpretation of Birds and Ships from the Mermaid Avenue record; a project by Billy Brag and Wilco who took previously unreleased lyrics by Woody Guthrie and wrote new music creating wonderful songs. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Birds and Ships
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Saturday morning folk song
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Theme Tune from the Wire
In 2009 Mish and I became slightly obsessed with the TV Show The Wire (true to form about 18 months after everyone else). Everybody has a favourite version of Tom Wait’s “Way Down in the Hole” (Mine was Season 1 whilst Mish prefered the one for Season 4, which was performed by Baltimore teenagers) Here’s [...]
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Silent Night
We just got back from the Watch-Night service at church. My brother Stu and I sang and played in front of the congregation. I was pretty nervous but Stu kept me right. You could hear a baby crying right after a moment of silence at the beginning of the song. How apt! It was very [...]
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Broon’s Best o’ the Noughties
We are fast approaching the end of this decade. How did that happen? It seems only yesterday that I was permanently wearing plaid shirts and banging on about how Beck was a visionary, Oasis were mince and Mick Foley was “more than just a wrassler”… Oh wait, that was yesterday. I’ve never really been fashionable [...]
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Christmas Trees
I spent the day up to my elbows in Christmas Trees. I have been volunteering for the Caring Christmas Trees project over the last couple of years and today was my first session. It’s a great project with all the profits going to a winter shelter for homeless people providing hot meals and a safe, [...]
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The Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train
My friends Grant and Lan gave me a copy of Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music Vol.4 for my birthday this year. This song, originally sung by Uncle Dave Macon is particularly prescient considering the current economic climate and my line of work. Bah! Thanks for the CD though guys – its ace!
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