Cowboy Junkies: Powderfinger
One of the great Neil Young songs, and the Junksters do it justice.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: I See a Darkness
Not as gloomy as it sounds, this is in fact a song about hope. Title track of his 1999 album.
Prayin’ for Prine
A FEW days ago it was revealed that the greatly admired American singer-songwriter John Prine was seriously ill with coronavirus. Prine, 73, was admitted to hospital on Thursday March 26 … Continue readingPrayin’ for Prine
Townes van Zandt: Tecumseh Valley
A live one from the tortured Texas troubadour.
The Crusaders featuring Bill Withers: Soul Shadows
RIP Bill Withers, July 4 1938 to March 30, 2020.
Bryan Ferry: Carrickfergus
There are many versions of this beautiful song but here the old crooner does it better than most. From his 1978 album The Bride Stripped Bare.
Bridget St John: Bare Feet and Hot Pavements
Only the lovely Bridget could describe standing in a dog’s egg with no shoes on as ‘bare feet getting dirt-pretty’. This lovely track is from her first album Ask Me … Continue readingBridget St John: Bare Feet and Hot Pavements
Tom Waits: Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You
From before he started doing Louis Armstrong impressions.
Van Morrison: Linden Arden Stole the Highlights
The Edward G Robinson of rock never sang better than this. From Veedon Fleece, 1974.
Joni Mitchell: Coyote
This brilliant clip is taken from Martin Scorsese’s film of the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue and was shot at the home of singer Gordon Lightfoot. The song is about Joni’s … Continue readingJoni Mitchell: Coyote