Tag Archives: Danny Thompson

Double Bass

Posted on 08/08/2018 by dougaj4

Reading the comments on a Davey Graham YouTube video: I discovered that the bass player on the track was Danny Thompson, and checking the other artists playing on the album, “Large and Life and Twice as Natural”, I found they … Continue reading →

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Darrell Scott & Danny Thompson

Posted on 31/08/2016 by dougaj4

Playing at HebCelt 2013 in Stornoway. Don’t forget the headphones: … and a slightly older recording featuring Danny Thompson with Pentangle (who were Jacqui Mcshee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Terry Cox)

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Sean Taylor

Posted on 13/12/2015 by dougaj4

Another excellent UK musician I had never heard of, and judging by the number of YouTube hits, neither have you: Someone comments that John Martyn comes to mind, so maybe this duo is not so surprising: Sean Taylor, Wikipedia Sean … Continue reading →

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Martin Simpson and Danny Thompson (1/47 from Graham Bell’s Danny Thompson collection)

Posted on 09/09/2013 by dougaj4

A variant of the traditional song Matty Groves, Little Musgrave tells the story of a young man paying the price for a brief tryst with a noble woman. This version recorded live at the Oxford Folk Festival of 2008 features … Continue reading →

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Musical Interlude – John Martyn and Danny Thopmpson

Posted on 26/09/2012 by dougaj4

This clip was published on YouTube in June of this year and had just 300 views so far. From Series 1 of the “Transatlantic Sessions” recorded in 1995: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Sessions

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