A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
After yesterday’s Bridget song, another oldster curiosity: The Skunk reprising his guitar work on the track from Steely Dan’s 1974 classic Pretzel Logic at an awards ceremony 42 years later. … Continue readingSkunk Baxter: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
. . . and fails to recognise him. https://am-records.com/2019/10/21/leo-the-lion/
Don´t say we never take you to glamorous locations on sexy, star-studded A & M Records. Here we have the peerless Bridget performing at Hebden Bridge Trades Club half a … Continue readingBridget St John: Ask Me No Questions
One of THE great videos from the Sheffield smoothie, circa 1985. Palmer died of a heart attack in 2003, aged only 54.
Not the most innovative musically, but the Scouse jokers had some great ideas including inner-city mayhem spreading to Trumptonshire.
THIS week’s subject featured recently in the Times Saturday Review column My Culture Fix. Rickie Lee Jones was asked who, in her opinion, was the most underrated figure around. ‘Myself,’ … Continue readingRickie Lee Jones, Duchess of Coolsville
Live 1971 version of the song from the classic North Star Grassman and the Ravens album. RIP Sandy.
Early song by ‘Two Beers’ Veirs. It’s a mournful beauty. From the 2001 album The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae. Through December Through DecemberProvided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide … Continue readingLaura Veirs: Through December
From the Mission’s lovely 2004 album of lullabies Now The Day is Over. You’ll be asleep before it’s finished. https://am-records.com/2019/02/18/the-age-of-innocence-mission/
Cautionary tale about relationships between England and Scotland, from the 1990 album Freedom and Rain.