The Breeders: Divine Hammer
Kim Deal and Co maintaining the Pixies legacy. Great video.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Audience: Friend’s Friend’s Friend
Trippy title track of their 1970 LP.
David Lindley and Wally Ingram: I am a Patriot
Brilliant reggae version of the Steve Van Zandt song. Love it when they go dubwise.
Fairport Convention: Sir Patrick Spens
From the Liege and Lief sessions, with Sandy Denny on lead vocal. She was replaced by Dave Swarbrick on the version which appeared on Full House.
Mea Culpa
I NO doubt got away with lots of undiscovered mistakes during 35 years of subbing on the Daily Mail – errors are inevitable under the pressure of approaching deadlines and … Continue readingMea Culpa
Joni Mitchell: Sunny Sunday
From 1994’s Turbulent Indigo, the old girl’s voice sounding better than ever.
Loudon Wainwright III: Westchester County
Live version of great song; ‘We all came in our cummerbunds’.
John Martyn: Singin’ in the Rain
Apparently he, at least once, sang this in Germany with the lyrics: ‘Let the stormtroopers chase, all the Krauts from the place.’
Tim Hart and Maddy Prior: Bring Us In Good Ale
Preferably from Timothy Taylor of Keighley. This is from the 1976 album Summer Solstice.
Clem Snide: Tiny European Cars
Did you know Isaac Newton was a virgin when he died? Apparently so.