I blame Andy Kershaw personally.
After years of purposefully avoiding folk music he gradually reeled (see what I did there? ) me in by playing the likes of Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy , Richard & Linda Thompson and Steve Tilston.
From then it was on to Proper records and the rest is history.
There are still some songs I struggle with but they pale into insignificance when compered with such magnificence as The Split Jigs and Reels which has also been covered by Fairport Convention
Take a bow Mr Tilston.
Steve Tilston - The Split Jigs and Reels
You should try Penguin Eggs by Nic Jones. By the way, a bit twitchy at the moment, records and hifi getting loaded onto van, then we're taking it all to a different country!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's on the list George after that tremendous BBC4 documentary.
ReplyDeleteHope the flitting is not too traumatic
I remember 10 hours in a Luton van from Newcastle to Frome - nightmare!