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Tam Lin
Tam Lin is a Scottish folk tale and song dating from 1549 or earlier. It is set at Carterhaugh (not Carter Hall), which is a real place. The song was widely re-interpreted in the British folk revival, most notably by Fairport … Continue reading
Joe Boyd on Unhalfbricking
Joe Boyd talks about the transition of Fairport Convention from a band playing American pop to a band playing English folk music like it had never been played before: And a song from the album, A Sailor’s Life:
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Tagged A Sailor's Life, Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, Unhalfbricking
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Dave Swarbrick
Dave Swarbrick shared with Mark Twain the privilege of saying that reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated. Sadly, that is no longer true; he died on 3rd June this year, a fact not widely reported in Australia (although … Continue reading
Various routes to and from Nottamun Town
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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Tagged Bert Jansch, Bob Dylan, Davy Graham, Fairport Convention, Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Jean Ritchie, Nottamun Town, Shirley Collins
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