Some chilled out music here Tami! every one needs some re-coop time, glad your boss is understanding for all that but I suppose in your line of work most people will be 'down to earth'. Hope your pooch is feeling better, he only just got over another sick spell didn't he? well regardless I hope that he's on the mend.
Folk Friday #6
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 On 06/21/2013 at 11:33 PM by Ranger1 See More From This User » |
Sorry about the gap in coverage. Been busy with work, and then the dog got sick. But I'm back now! This entry is all over the place, I don't have the time and energy to spend doing a themed entry, so it's pretty much just going to be songs I really like from a variety of artists I like (or liked their versions of the song).
First up is a song written by an Australian named Bill Scott and performed by Peter Souza, John Roberts, and Joanne Souza. It's been stuck in my head for the past month or so, and I'm working on learning all the words now that I've got the tune down. It's a fun song to do with a room full of people singing along.
Another song I really like is Byker Hill, Pete Souza sings a great version of it, but unfortunately he doesn't have a youtube video of it. I found this one by Jesse Fergusen when I was looking for a version I liked on Youtube. I think it works better without too much instrumentation, which a lot of the other versions had.
The third song I have for your listening pleasure is a Kipling poem called A Tree Song from the book Puck of Pook's Hill. Peter Bellamy wrote the tune for it and recorded it as Oak and Ash and Thorn. I like John Roberts and Tony Barrand's version better, but alas, no youtube video of it. My nod to the Solstice.
Circled By Hounds put out two CDs and now has seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. Too bad, they were talented and a lot of fun to listen to. I was looking for something on CD Baby one day, came across their listing, and just liked the name of one of the CDs. I took a chance and bought and liked it well enough to buy the other CD. Glad I did, since they're no longer available. This song is called Brave Companion.
Malinky is a Scottish group that played at a local venue. They sounded like something I'd like, and they were. This song is off their fourth CD.
North Sea Gas came to my attention when my mom was going through my uncle's CDs after he passed away and she had a small pile that she thought I might like. They're another group that I've seen a couple of times.
And in a completely different direction...A Kathy Mattea cover of Jean Ritchie's The L&N Don't Stop Here Any More off Kathy Mattea's Coal album. It's more folk that her usual stuff and is one of my favorite CDs.
I guess there is a common thread in this batch of songs - they're all songs that get stuck in my head for days after I hear them. Of all of Richard Thompson's songs, this is the one that is the biggest ear worm for me.
I first heard Malinky sing this song. They learned it from David Francey, who wrote it. The lyrics kill me every time I hear it.
Of course I couldn't get through a playlist without hitting one that has embedding disabled! Garnet Rogers singing Summer Lightning. He did it as a request for me the last time I saw him in concert. Another nod to the Solstice.
So that's the official list. I was feeling stressed out last Saturday, and informed my boss when he came in that I needed a mental health day. He let me split at noon, and I went to Portsmouth, NH to the monthly Shanty Session at a bar called The Press Room. There's something therapeutic about singing with 40 or 50 other people, and it was the yearly Barry Finn Memorial Shanty Session, so we sang a lot of songs that were Barry's favorites, plus a ton of others. I came home feeling refreshed and renergized. I also took a short video clip to give you all a taste of what goes on at one of these sessions.
And, as always, playlist can be found here: Folk Friday #6
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