It's Friday so time for larking about.
Larks as I'm sure you are aware are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. You will also be aware that when the word "lark" is used without specification it often refers to the European Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis).
Right, now that the boring bits are out of the way it is time for the music. It may not come as a total surprise but the bulk of the Lark related songs that I have come from the Folk genre.
You don't get much more Folky than Fairport Convention . From The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood album and from the Cropredy Festival of August 1987 here is the traditional instrumental song The Lark in the Morning.
Sticking with Folk it is followed by Kate Rusby (with Nic Jones) and The Lark
Yet more Folk but this time crossed with Americana. From 2012 Voice of Ages is an album where the Chieftains collaborate with mainly Americana artists on mostly traditional folk songs. The Lark in the Clear Air/Olan Punch is a collaboration with the Punch Brothers.
Moving on from Folk here is the American born Canadian Soul and Gospel Singer Bessie Grace Gupton. Why is she appearing on this post? Because she is better know as Tobi Lark that's why. Here she is Talking 'Bout Love.
I think that's more than enough larking about for one week.
I can't imagine why Ms Gupton didn't stick with her real name
ReplyDeleteCan I be the first of your plethora of readers to complain about the glaring absence of King Crimson and the majestic Larks' Tongues In Aspic part one.?
ReplyDeleteI had meant to put a sentence in referencing you and Spence to say that I was not including it!
DeleteTherefore "I complain! You have failed to include the prog-tastic classic Larks' Tongues In Aspic part one"
DeleteAnd this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PbtEkr4Y9Sg
ReplyDeleteYou also appear to have forgotten Up With The Larks by The Pearlfishers, which is the best Prefab Sprout song Paddy McAloon never wrote.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit concerned that I seem to have become a whipping boy for Prog proclivities. Can I just say that whilst I like certain what you might call 'prog' bands I can be as prog resistant as the next/normal person. King Crimson are deffo one of those bands the mention of which would make my solicitors ears twitch. A list of others can be provided on request
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