'Geordie' is a new recording of the traditional ballad long associated with Martin Carthy, learned properly for the first time on the Songs of Martin Carthy tour. It stays close to Carthy's arrangement but carries a jaunt and a swing of its own – a song played from the heart rather than in tribute.
'Geordie' is a new recording of the traditional ballad long associated with Martin Carthy, learned properly for the first time on the Songs of Martin Carthy tour. It stays close to Carthy's arrangement but carries a jaunt and a swing of its own – a song played from the heart rather than in tribute.
On 24 August I'm on a panel at Cecil Sharp House talking Martin Carthy, alongside Eliza Carthy and Kevin Boyd, with Mark Radcliffe hosting – plus a short musical interlude and Martin himself in the room.
'Greek Street' has become my most-played, most-requested, most-spoken about song (at the merch stand at least). I think it has something to do with the universality of the subject. It's about a young lad falling head over heels with a young lass who has other plans. That it's set in London's Soho means that a lot of people have had very similar experiences. Here's how it came about.
Jon Wilks previews Strange Heavens: Abbey Road sessions, an IR reading of Sandham Chapel, and new songs inspired by Stanley Spencer's murals.
Maria Mihailik supported me at Croydon Folk Club last autumn, and I made a mental note to listen to her as soon as she released an album. That's happened now, and I'm delighted to say it shows huge promise. In fact, it has prompted me to shake off my writing slumber and knock a review together. It has been a while.
