236 ‘Cueca Solo - They Dance Alone’ by Sting
"They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)" is a moving and poignant protest song composed and played by Sting (whose 72nd birthday is today) and...
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A piece of my favourite music for each day
supersi145
- 20 hours ago
- 2 min
235 ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ by The Waterboys
From the album of the same name, The Waterboys’ fourth studio album released in 1988. The album is based on traditional Irish music, not...
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supersi145
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
234 ‘Come all ye (rolling minstrels)’ by Fairport Convention
‘Liege and Lief’ is, in my opinion, the best Fairport Convention album of all. I could pick pretty much any song from it, several great...
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supersi145
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
233 ‘Cousin Jack’ by Show Of Hands
We went to see folk group Show Of Hands’ Steve Knightley in concert last night – he was excellent, not just the songs but a musical...
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supersi145
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
232 ‘Stormy Weather’ sung by Etta James
We (The Lost Sound) sang a brilliant version of this wonderfully moody song but I don’t have a version of that I can play for you, so...
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supersi145
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
231 ‘Alice’s Restaurant Massacree’ by Arlo Guthrie
This song sits on the boundary of comedy, storytelling and ballad, a satirical 18 minute largely true story about littering, the police...
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supersi145
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
230 ‘Spencer The Rover’ by John Martyn
I have long loved this tender folk ballad about a man who leaves his family and children to roam, out of depression (been much reduced)...
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supersi145
- Sep 25
- 1 min
229 ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love’ by Leonard Cohen
Today is our 25th Wedding and Family Anniversary. The key song in our ceremony was this one by Leonard Cohen – such wonderful words and a...
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supersi145
- Sep 24
- 2 min
228 ‘The Koln Concert’ by Keith Jarrett
So, 25 years ago, it’s mid August and we have 100+ people invited to a wedding in mid Wales on 25th September and no venue (see 227)....
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supersi145
- Sep 23
- 1 min
227 ‘When you say nothing at all’ by Alison Krauss
Jane and I will have been married for 25 years on Monday 25th, so I am going to feature three pieces that are very special to us both....
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supersi145
- Sep 22
- 1 min
226 ‘Cosmic Dancer by T-Rex
We’re on the Jurassic Coast, therefore dinosaurs, therefore T-Rex! T-Rex had massive hits in the 1970s and the album ‘Electric Warrior’...
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supersi145
- Sep 21
- 3 min
225 ‘Human Nature’ by Miles Davis
This is the tune of the song made famous by Michael Jackson and written by Steve Porcaro. It is a wonderful melody and of course Miles...
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supersi145
- Sep 20
- 1 min
224 ‘Mediterranean Sundance’ by Al Di Meola with Paco de Lucia
I think we could do with some Mediterranean Sun today to counteract the wind and the rain. Feels like an abrupt end to the summer. And...
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supersi145
- Sep 19
- 1 min
223 ‘Ciaconna’ by Francesca Caccini (1587-1641)
I am indebted to Clemency Burton-Hill for this one and the information in her wonderful book ‘Another Year Of Wonder – classical music...
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supersi145
- Sep 18
- 1 min
222 ‘Sunflower’ by Paul Weller
I have long been a big fan of Paul Weller, a great songwriter and musician. The 12 foot sunflowers in the garden, along with smaller ones...
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- Sep 18
- 1 min
221 ‘Five Spot After Dark’ by Curtis Fuller Quintet
The trombone as lead instrument is unusual. This is a great tune. It is the opening track on the Blues-ette album recorded in 1959, an...
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supersi145
- Sep 16
- 1 min
220 ‘Where it’s at’ (two turntables and a microphone) by Beck
Difficult to say why I like this track so much, but I have ever since I heard it in the 1990s. It often comes into my mind, who knows...
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supersi145
- Sep 16
- 1 min
219 ‘Solid Air’ by John Martyn with Danny Thompson
This incomparable duo playing a beautiful song impeccably, one of John Martyn’s best from the album of the same name (1973). ‘Nuff said’....
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supersi145
- Sep 14
- 2 min
218 'Layla' by Derek And The Dominoes (Eric Clapton)
When did it happen that to go to a concert now you have to book eight and a half months in advance, pay a small fortune and hope they are...
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supersi145
- Sep 13
- 1 min
217 Horn Concerto 4 in E Flat K495 3 Rondo by Mozart (1786)
This is a lovely, jaunty piece of music that always brings a smile to my face. I once heard that Mozart was friends with Joseph Leutgeb,...
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