Author: Alan Ashworth

Live version of the song from his 1971 debut album Naturally, recorded 33 years later in his native Tulsa.

Gentle clip from the Birmingham, Alabama folksmith’s 2008 album Leavetaking.

Another historical gem unearthed on the album Boots No 2; The Lost Songs Volume 3, released last year.

One of the few things I remember from geography lessons, apart from the sadistic teacher crushing my right toes under his stout heel (thank you, George Crowther), is learning how … Continue readingRalph McTell: Oxbow Lakes

What a beautiful sound these two guitar greats made together. From the 1993 album Acoustic Routes.

One of the loveliest songs I can think of, from the 1993 album Befriended. On a Sunday morning, what could be nicer (than a Pendleton’s Twicer)?

One of the better tracks from their patchy but worthwhile 1992 reunion album. And here’s a live version – dig the bass.

A thirteen-minute chunk of the Colorado album from 2019 – great to hear that scratchy Crazy Horse sound again.

Fair maids of February is another name for snowdrops. This sweet song is said to have been inspired by a window box outside the Dransfield brothers’ flat in North London.