“Curlew Call”, Peter Bagshaw
The call of the curlew is its best known feature – indeed, the potential disappearance of this sound from the soundscape of the countryside is one of the most potent…
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“The Curlew”, song cycle by Peter Warlock of Yeats poems.
One of the more colourful, if not notorious, characters of British music was Peter Warlock. Like Arnold Bax he gained much inspiration from a sojourn in Ireland “The Curlew” song…
#AprilCountry – April 9th, “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”, The Byrds
On my first visit to Kilkenny city in December 2003, I picked up a CD of “Sweetheart of the Rodeo”. Along with the then-recent revival in popularity of Johnny Cash,…
#AprilCountry – April 8th, “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?”, Waylon Jennings (and Morrissey)
Authenticity seems to be a recurrent concern in popular music – from Richey Edwards “4 Real” self-mutilation to hip hop artists perpetual concern with being “real”. Country is no exception…
#AprilCountry: April 1st, “Reasons to Quit” Merle Haggard / Willie Nelson
For April, I’m going to post various country songs… perhaps after the intensity of #ChoralMarch a more earthy turn is needed. I remember reading about Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout…
For Christmas: Riu, Riu, Chiu with the King’s Singers, the Monkees and Massimo Marchese
Riu, Riu, Chiu is a rare example of a Christmas carol whose lyrics feature a rabid wolf: It was also performed by well known Early Music exponents The Monkees:
For Christmas – Tonos play ‘Rey, a quien reyes adoran’
Here is the duo Tonos – singer Roisin O’Grady and guitarist/lutenist Eamon Sweeney (no relation) playing the Spanish song ‘Rey, a quien reyes adoran’ – “King Who Kings Adore”
Séamus Sweeney 