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Christy Moore sings Beeswing
Back in 2011 I posted a link to Richard Thompson’s song Beeswing, sung by The Little Unsaid. That post still brings a trickle of visitors to his site, which led me to this version by Christy Moore: and Christy Moore’s … Continue reading
Fergus Laing (and a rolling stone)
A song by Richard Thompson. Any resemblance to any living person is, I’m sure, entirely coincidental. Fergus Laing is a beast of a man He stitches up and fleeces He wants to manicure the world And sell it off in … Continue reading
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
More moves through the fair
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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Fine as a Bee’s wing
Beeswing is song by Richard Thompson, said to be about, or at least inspired by Anne Briggs. Here is what the man himself says about it: “RICHARD THOMPSON: I wrote the song Beeswing kind of about her. There was a … Continue reading
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