Tag: british folk music
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Kannada Folk Songs
The different forms of folk narration include songs, ballads, fables, erotica, romance and epics. Kannada literature in the 12th century began undertaking some important changes like speaking and singing folk songs while some still used the champu form of writing till the 17th century. The Gajashtaka composition is said to be the foundation for two…
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Tain and the Ebonix – Folk’s Songs
True to form, Jeff “Tain” Watts shows his gift for interpretation and improvisation on Folk’s Songs ; he is a chameleon of the music world, Tain becomes the music. Folk’s Songs: Samo ©, Rotation (Jarrett), Ling’s Lope, Seed of Blakzilla, Laura Elizabeth, Galilee, Blues 4 Curtis, Rotation II (Jarrett), Same Page…, Blasphemy (Kirkland) Personnel: Jeff…
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Irish Folk Music Feat – Caoineadh Songs
Folk music in Ireland is not very popular until collections from George Petrie and others were found in the 18th century. It also gained its popularity when Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann organized their Fleadh Cheoil music festival. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann is an organization that promotes music, song, dance and language of the Ireland artists like the…
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Martin Jenkins – Sweet Mother Earth (with help from the boys)
Always here with us. At this time we remember..Our friend Martin Jenkins . Thanks to his loving son Ray Jenkins for this arrangement of “Mother Earth” Beautiful. Source
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“September Wine” The acoustic music of Dando Shaft
Source “Mystic Minstrels by the fire blowing their best for everyone…” “September Wine” The acoustic music of Dando Shaft. Our invocation to the autumn season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Early exploration of asymmetric time signatures. How effortlessly Jenks’ vocals flow in 7/8 one of the great singers of the folk revival.
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Dando Shaft-Cold Wind
From The Dando Shaft Anthology This is for people’s personal enjoyment only. “The six-man Ice Team for The Coldest Journey will be confronting amongst the most inhospitable conditions on the planet, operating in near permanent darkness and enduring temperatures as low as -90°C. Below is an overview of the conditions and terrain they can expect to…
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John Martyn – Small Hours (1978)
John Martyn at Reading University singing Small Hours from ‘One World’ 20/10/1978 “A guy walks out, sits down, and announces, “I’m the warm up band.” We started booing. Then he starts playing through Floyd’s surround sound in an open air stadium. When he’s through we were shouting for more. This guy single-handedly blew a few…
