Iron and Wine: Communion Cups and Someone’s Coat
Charming and all-too brief piece from Sam Beam in 2009.
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Hurricane and Whirlwind blow in . . . and out
BEFORE working on the Daily Mail in Fleet Street I spent eight years as a sub-editor at its northern HQ in Deansgate, Manchester. Just across the road was the Press Club, open … Continue readingHurricane and Whirlwind blow in . . . and out
Meg Baird: Willie O’Winsbury
This is from her 2007 album Dear Companion. And here’s Anne Briggs’s version from 1971.
Caravan: With an Ear to the Ground You Can Make It
Great stuff from the band’s second album, released in 1970.
Loudon Wainwright III: Thick and Thin
He can be irritating at times but there’s no doubting that Loud has written some lovely songs, including this from 1983.
June Tabor and Oyster Band: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Not sure if this works or not. What do you think?
Monkey and Minnow
More hilarity from the wonderful Nina Conti.
T Bone Burnett: When The Night Falls
Brilliant stuff from 1983. ‘When the night falls, it falls on me, and when the day breaks I’m in pieces’. All this and Ry Cooder too.
Brian Eno: Strange Quiet
A bit of lunarcy from the lovely Apollo album.
The Limiñanas: Prisunic
Imagine Eric Cantona on vocals, backed by the Spotnicks. For those of you who don’t remember the Spotnicks, here they are from 1962. Swedish guys in space helmets.