A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
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.
Not the most innovative musically, but the Scouse jokers had some great ideas including inner-city mayhem spreading to Trumptonshire.
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.
Excellent version of the Gerry Rafferty song, from 1969’s The Lonesome Boatman LP.
Lovely sitar-based ditty from their 1967 debut album Mr Fantasy.
I spent a winter in Wallsend on Tyne in a three-bedroom flat with the only heating a one-bar electric fire in the living room. I have never been so cold … Continue readingLindisfarne: Winter Song