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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 17, 2019 16:11:58 GMT
*Not* Christmas songs. Had enough of them years ago
Reminded of how awful they are every year. Charles Dickens meets American and English commercialism
Google not helping. Do I need better words ?
Is there a treasure trove of pre Dickens maybe pre Christian music. Perhaps Fairport or Steeleye Span did some, maybe others.
Must be some somewhere..... how about it chaps ?
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Post by Slinger on Dec 17, 2019 18:09:21 GMT
And my favourite. I've sung this many a time at folk clubs. The title is derived from the "Cutty Wren" ceremony. A wren in a cage is paraded as if it were a king. This rite was carried out on December 26, Saint Stephen's Day, and is connected to early Christmas celebrations.
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Post by Slinger on Dec 17, 2019 18:40:22 GMT
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Post by brettj on Dec 17, 2019 19:58:19 GMT
Will let you know in 6 months...
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 17, 2019 20:17:45 GMT
Thanks Paul
Will listen...
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 18, 2019 14:28:30 GMT
Only on the first YouTube clip and I prefer it infinitely to the usual Christmas dross We do good folk songs us lot
Saw Steeleye Span at the Paris studios I think, BBC do
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Post by brettj on Jun 28, 2020 8:06:50 GMT
Will let you know in 6 months... Just gone 6 months, and just past winter solstice. Last week, The Jam was good winter fodder. Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic In the middle, Amy Winehouse The Cure: 3 Imaginary Boys Today The Who: Live at Leeds Tonight, Tracy Chapman All while ignoring Mid Year Reports...
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2020 9:01:44 GMT
Steely Dan can go on any time and inevitably lifts my mood.
Amazing group with impressive musicianship.
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Post by brettj on Jun 28, 2020 9:04:30 GMT
Steely Dan can go on any time and inevitably lifts my mood. Amazing group with impressive musicianship. And I hadn't heard that album for something like 30 years. With a more refined, revealing system, it was a very pleasant listening experience!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2020 9:17:17 GMT
Try Gaucho, Brett. Superb album.
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