Category: Dando Shaft
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“Kingdom Coronation”… A new video ‘celebration’
“Kingdom” 1976. A song from the album by the folk jazz group Dando Shaft. Eight original songs and three trad. arrangements. This song was written just about fifty years ago. Late ’73 through to ’75 Jenks and Coopz were on the road playing pubs and clubs around the UK. They were given the opportunity…
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The Top Indie Folk Releases for Modern Folk Music Lovers
The Top Indie Folk Releases for Modern Folk Music Lovers. Are you a lover of indie folk music? If yes, then you are in luck. This promises to be a fantastic year for indie folk music lovers, with a myriad of talented artists releasing new music. As we usher in the new year, it’s time…
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The Evolution of Folk Rock: From The Byrds to Pentangle and Beyond
Folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines traditional folk music with elements of rock. It emerged in the mid-1960s, with The Byrds’ hit song “Mr. Tambourine Man” being the first major hit of the genre. Since then, folk rock has evolved and diversified, incorporating various musical styles and influences. In this piece,…
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Калинка Вълчева – “Ела се вие, превива”
Kalinka Valcheva – “Come, howl, howl” Our dear friend Kalinka. Phenomenal! “THE DOBROUDJA NIGHTINGALE” Queen of Bulgarian song. I have a cast, the imprint of her stiletto heels from my floorboards. When she danced a Hora and blessed the bread. Царица на българската песен. Имам отливка, отпечатъка от нейните високи токчета от моите дъски. Когато…
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Quiet Riot “Bigger Bombs”
The only studio recording of the Coventry band Quiet Riot. “the other night”, Thursdays at the Freemasons Tavern. Many great nights. “The Bomb Song” was recorded at Woodworm Studios in 1983. Writen by Dave Cooper it features Dando Shaft members Mart Jenkins, Kev Dempsey and Ted Kay as well as Rob Armstrong, Bub’s White,…
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“Just Like Anything” Jackson C Frank
Thanks to David Trinder for images Personal Memories Dave Cooper is a founder member of 70’s Folk Jazz group Dando Shaft. and created this video. Here he sings a version of the seminal Jackson C Frank song. “I had a personal and mystical association with Jack. At the age of 17 he inspired me to write…
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Folk Songs 1
Price: [MP3 $8.99] (as of – Details) This is the first in a series of four albums recording all 80 of the folk songs in English that Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged for voice and piano or violin. 57 of the 80 songs have not previously been recorded in these arrangements, so there is a good…
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Once Upon a Time 6 tracks by Roger Williamson
Roger Williamson was a Coventry singer songwriter in the 60’s and 70’s who also played in a band called The Tears in the early 60’s and a duo called East Light in the early 70’s. Roger’s outfit East Light played for Pete Waterman’s progressive venue – The Walsgrave in Coventry 1970, Roger played briefly with…
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Dave Cooper sings Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Dave Cooper sings Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Dando Shaft guitarist Dave Cooper croons through an old standard at luthier Rob Armstrong’s house in Coventry, October 2006, on one of Rob’s guitars.” This is one of my all-time favourite lyrics by Otto Harbach with a classic Jerome Kern melody. From an evening with the beloved Maartin…
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Bert Jansch and Martin Jenkins – Avocet (live, 1978)
This video was originally uploaded by Tim Wilson in 2017, and proved hard to find for a while. Bert and Mart a wonderful duet.Some might say Martin was somewhat written out of Bert’s story. They did two world tours together and Martin made an important contribution to the body of work at the time. This…
