Tag Archives: Anne Briggs

More Lowlands

Posted on May 21, 2018 by dougaj4

Sometimes YouTube suggestions are hopeless, and sometimes they are spot on.  Here is one of the latter: It seems that Ali Darragh is yet to be deemed Wiki-worthy, but there is a good article about her here. That link led … Continue reading →

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The Pentangle in Europe

Posted on October 19, 2016 by dougaj4

Two recent You Tube uploads of Pentangle performances in Europe.  The first is from Norwegian TV in 1968, singing the Anne Briggs song The Time has Come: The second from French TV in 1972, with 6 songs, mostly from their Reflection LP:

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Blackwater Side; Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs

Posted on August 11, 2015 by dougaj4

I have posted solo recordings of Blackwater Side from Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs before, but here they are together, about 30 years on: Which led me to a video of Bert Jansch’s 60th Birthday concert:    

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More from the Low Countries

Posted on April 24, 2013 by dougaj4

Two songs to go with the painting from last week: A beautiful unaccompanied rendition of Lowlands from Anne Briggs: Anne Briggs sang Lowlands in 1964 on her Topic Records EP The Hazards of Love. This recording was reissued on her … Continue reading →

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Altan – Blackwaterside, and more from Anne Briggs

Posted on April 8, 2012 by dougaj4

Another version of Blackwaterside from Irish Group Altan followed by two Anne Briggs songs accompanied by very nice home made videos. Official video for the song, Blackwaterside, from the album ‘Blackwater’ (1996) Photos taken around Shanklin on the Isle of … Continue reading →

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