Tag Archives: Davy Graham

Danny Thompson by The Music Aficionado

Posted on January 25, 2022 by dougaj4

I just discovered The Music Aficionado site, where Parts 1 and 2 of a series on the life and times of Danny Thompson have recently been posted: I have been toying with the idea of writing an article about Danny … Continue reading →

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Various routes to and from Nottamun Town

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dougaj4

Recently reading the words to Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” I was struck by the similarity to the English folk song “Nottamun Town”.  Searching the Internet I found very few references to this connection (although plenty to the … Continue reading →

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West meets East

Posted on February 15, 2015 by dougaj4

On Friday I attended an excellent concert by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Tawadros brothers, Joseph and James. They played a mixture of Verdi’s 4 Seasons interspersed by original pieces by Joseph Tawadros. The Youtube clip froman earlier concert … Continue reading →

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More from Renbourn and Friends

Posted on June 30, 2013 by dougaj4

For all its faults, Youtube does have some extraordinary material, such as this Danish documentary on the music scene in London’s Soho in 1967. It starts with a very atypical 30’s style duet from Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick, followed … Continue reading →

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More moves through the fair

Posted on November 1, 2012 by dougaj4

Following the last Bach instalment, here are three more versions of She Moves Through the Fair. The first is the “official” Fairport Convention release, with Sandy Denny on vocals.  Much more polished than the demo version posted last time, but … Continue reading →

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