A week ago today we visited the five charity shops at Clarkston Toll. I came away with nothing. I was briefly tempted in Oxfam by a JD McPherson CD but felt that £2.99 was much too steep particularly when I rarely listen to the one I already have.
Later in the day we were in the Shawlands Arcade and popped into Debra for a potter. It primarily deals with second hand furniture and we have bought a few items there including the office chair I am sitting on whilst typing this.
While Mrs CC looked at the furniture I graduated to the two small rows of CDs.In all my previous visits I have never seen anything worth picking up. To my surprise there were some good ones there and when I commented on this to Mick the manager he said that someone had just handed in a collection and that there were more in a bag on the stairs which I was welcome to look at.
There was a combination of 60's and 70's standards, folk and a smattering of Americana. I came away with 20 CDs! One of my biggest hauls ever. Oh, and I returned on the Friday for another 6! Plenty of material then for the next few weeks.
Let's start with the great Dick Gaughan with Outlaws & Dreamers an album from 2001 on the Greentrax label. As with many of Dick's album it is a mix of traditional Scottish folk songs with a few protest songs thrown in for good measure. Here's one of both.