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rock andy

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Irish tunes

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Saturday, 22 November 2008

Lemon Jelly

Rambling Man



Nice Weather For Ducks

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Songs with animations: Harry Belafonte; Jackie Wilson

Harry Belafonte. Jump in the Line


Aha! This animation is from the film "The Nightmare Before Christmas"


Jackie Wilson. Reet Petite

Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Technical Problems

When you view the clips do they keep stopping with a spinning circle or not playing smoothly?
It means your broadband speed isn't fast enough.


You can test your speed here (This is the BBC's iPlayer site)

If your speed is only about 1000 kilobytes per second (1 Megabyte) that isn't fast enough.

You're probably paying for a faster service, but you have to complain to get it.

Apparently most Internet Service Providers will increase your speed if you phone and complain

Incidently, the iPlayer site allows you to see certain BBC television programmes.

Sunday, 2 November 2008

Oirish - Songs of Emigration






Jimi Hendrix



This song, In 1983 a Merman I Shall Turn to Be (or something like that), is on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album. It's over 13 minutes long and it's great.
This version seems almost acoustic.

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

In a Dark Wood Wandering

In a Dark Wood Wandering. music by Tchaikovsky




Igor Shpilenok
. Russian nature photographer

Monday, 27 October 2008

Saturday, 25 October 2008

Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby





Young brother, young brother hey? although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, protect the orphan child

Interpreting the Song:

This interpretation and lyrics come from one very old lady, living in Fataleka (one of the Solomon Islands), as translated by her grandchildren. The song is said to be very old and hence the new generation does not understand every word.

The song is about a young child crying because he does not see his father with the family. In response his elder sister sung this song to comfort as well as tell him the reality, with an appeal for their deceased father to protect this child in the land of the living (local ancient belief is that the dead care for loved ones they left behind).

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?



A couple of songs for the credit crunch.



Bessie Smith - Nobody wants you when you're down and out



Monday, 20 October 2008

Eden Ahbez Nature Boy

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This guy, Eden Ahbez, was a bohemian type living in California in the 40s. Apparently he lived for a long while behind the "L" in the big Hollywood sign.
He wrote the song Nature Boy that was a hit for Nat King Cole. These clips show him meeting up with Nat King Cole for the first time.

He rides his bike on stage and seems to speak from a pre-arranged script about how he likes to live simply and close to nature. He says he's staying in the best hotel - Central Park. I initially thought he meant he was really staying in a grand hotel, but I think he means he was sleeping in the park.

One thing that sounds a bit weird these days is his saying that he'd like a jeep so he could "get to nature more quickly".

Eden Ahbez died in the mid-90s aged 85 when he was run over by a lorry while riding his bike.

Other Hollywood sign curiousities: In 1932, Welsh actress Peg Entwistle committed suicide by jumping from the letter "H" when she thought her career was on the slide.
Ironically, when she jumped there was already a letter in the post offering her a big part in a film. Even more ironically, the character they wanted her to play was a woman who commits suicide.



Nat King Cole's version of the song.

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Diggin my potatoes




Big Bill Broonzy




Memphis Slim






Lonnie Donegan singing Whoa Buck.
Lonnie Donegan was a skiffle performer in the UK in the 50s. He copied a lot of songs from American blues artists, particularly Lead Belly, and, so I've heard, claimed them as his own.

This song was recorded by Lead Belly but also features on a very early recording of prison chain gangs in Mississippi.


Thursday, 9 October 2008

Abbots Bromley



The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. Very old it says.


This is the tune Abbots Bromley.

Peter Trimming Plays: Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Tune

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Cannon's Jug Stompers



Cannons Jug Stompers - Minglewood blues

Saturday, 4 October 2008

Dock Boggs

Country Blues




Sugar Baby



Dock Boggs recorded these songs in the 20s or 30s. He gave up music and went back to mine working - he'd also had a spell as a bootlegger during Prohibition.
Like a lot of those old guys, he was "rediscovered" in the folk and blues movement of the 60s and took up music again.

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

INTRO

Intro

A collection of links to video clips, music shops, tutorial clips, etc.

Mostly . . . US country / old time/rock and roll(a bit); Blues; English, Irish folk; humour and curiosities; sixties stuff



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