Published in 1833 by Whitings, a street ballad seller who appears to have had limited success in the songs world, the “Pretty Girls of Brummagem”…
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Here we go, then! Gearing up for my first big outing of 2020. I’ll be hitting all the places linked below, so make sure you…
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I love traditional folk songs that are linked to specific place. For the last 18 months I’ve been playing songs from Birmingham, as it was…
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As promised, here’s some background to ‘The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act’. Unfortunately, there’s not nearly as much info here as there was…
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Part of the fascination I have for traditional folk songs is the way in which they humble the singer. As a singer/songwriter, I spent years…
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Before we get started, you can read more about The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act (the song itself) by clicking here. The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act includes…
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On June 9th, I took the Midlife songs back to Brum. Performing at Kitchen Garden Cafe, I was delighted to see folk writer and presenter,…
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‘Poverty Knock’ is nothing short of a classic. I first heard it while painstakingly trying to pick it out on a piano, struggling to read…
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The second song on the digi-single I released this month is a weird little thing from Hartlepool. Who Hung The Monkey deals with the tale of the monkey…
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