Haven't heard that one in a while!

[johncorrigan]

I've had a revisit to the Corries lately - they were a fine Scottish duo. I thought I should post something appropriate for the birthday of our national bard, but the film of 'Ae Fond Kiss' was a bit jumpy; so in the end I went for this brilliant wee film made in '66 with the lads doing 'Killiekrankie'. I tell you, they wouldnae try that on the A9 these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_cEebAlirk

Last week Gruts for tea...back to haggis this week. This must have been posted just after Roy Williamson's death.

[johncorrigan]

Raking through a drawer of old CDs, I found a collection of Chavela Vargas that I had forgotten I had. It's a glorious day here in West Angus with the sun shining brightly and I really should go for a walk, but I'm finding it tough to leave the delicious sounds that are drifting through the house. What a voice for an International Women's Day, or any other day for that matter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtLFXnj8X-Y

[Globaltruth]

erm, another thread reminded me of this for some reason...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1anurhbeg

[johncorrigan]

Teddy Afro's 'Ethiopia' turned up on Stu's Sunday Funday Freakzone this evening on BBC radio 6 - hadn't heard it in a while - brings a smile to the face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VNvWghJJFs

[johncorrigan]

In celebration of oor Bard's birthday, here's Dick Gaughan singing 'Now Westlin Winds' live, back in 1989. Such a unique voice and wonderful performance of this great Burns song..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFO2ldO3Ga0

I should say that he winds have not been quite so romantic of late in these pairts.

[gradus]

The Shoals of Herring on R3 this morning, certainly a while since I last heard it.
Those Radio Ballads were quite something.

[Padraig]

John, I don't know if Kelvin Grove is a Burns poem but seeing what day it is I'll chance it. On my very first day teaching, in a school not yet finished, with no books or equipment or room of my own, I was landed with a class of girls! and the first unaccompanied strains that meandered down the corridors of the new school came from that historic rendering of Kelvin Grove.


Kelvingrove - YouTube

[johncorrigan]

John, I don't know if Kelvin Grove is a Burns poem.

Don't think it is Padraig, but worth a wee listen certainly, and Kelvin Grove is still well worth a visit too..

I inherited an old cassette player last year and attached it to the sound system and have been digging out some old tapes since then. On the 25th I went looking for an old tape I was sure I had somewhere. I taped it from the radio back in the mid-eighties.The radio programme was called 'The Miller's Reel', a play written by Donald Campbell based on the songs and letters of Robert Burns. In the programme David Hayman plays the lover with Phyllis Logan as his lass. The songs were sung by Jean Redpath and the much underrated Rod Patterson - all arrangements were by Serge Hovey and accompanied by the Edinburgh Quartet. I often think it deserves another run-out somewhere - it's a terrific piece of work, as good an interpretation of Burns as I have ever heard and to my ears stands up really well. I can't find anything from the programme itself, but here's Jean Redpath singing 'There Goes a Bonie Brier Bush'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOV2r6AAow

[johncorrigan]

I feel distinctly remiss at missing yesterday's 80th anniversary of George Harrison's birthday. My pal gave me a loan of the big 'Revolver' box set and I have been very much enjoying George's song 'Love You To' with its various mixes. Here's the almost finished version with George on vocals with Paul on harmony vocal. George said this was the first tune he ever wrote for the sitar following its use on 'Norwegian Wood' on 'Rubber Soul'. He's playing sitar here, Paul's on tamboura and Ringo is on tambourine. The tabla is played by a young student called Anil Bhagwat - he said that George asked for a tabla player from the Angadis' Asian Music Circle and he was told to turn up at Abbey Road studios. He even gets a mention on the cover. It's probably my favourite of the George songs for the Beatles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhEdLSFnLs4

[Globaltruth]

wow yes, a should-have-used-this-one version. How revolutionary it was...

thanks JC.

[johncorrigan]

wow yes, a should-have-used-this-one version. How revolutionary it was...

thanks JC.

I seem to think it's still 2023, Global - bit behind the times - it would actually have been George's 81st birthday - but it is such an amazing song.

Talking of folk who are no longer with us, Bob Brozman's name came up in something I was listening to lately. I decided to dig out my old record of him playing with Papua New Guinea stringbands and what an enjoyable morning I've been having - such beautifully uplifting music. A sadly missed musician.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CqqmYVnKqM

Here's a tune from the CD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqB3MS19hP4

[Globaltruth]

Prom 51 on AUG. 28… Tinariwen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ev4z3d