This week's show includes two tracks by Annabelle Chvostek from her album 'Be The Media' which is released on June the 1st. https://www.mixcloud.com/cmbertram/off-the-beaten-tracks-29-may/ Skerryvore - Walk With Me Annabelle Chvostek - Like A Hurricane Neil Young - Sail Away Barluath - The Big Chief Cara Dillon - Green Grows The Laurel Seth Lakeman - Farewell My Love Danny Schmidt - Soon the Earth Shall Swallow Alice DiMicele - Open Road Annabelle Chvostek - Carnal Delights Peter Knight's Gigspanner - Hard Times of Old England Richard Thompson - How Will I Ever Be Simple Again The Stray Birds - Just Sayin'
I put this week's mix together yesterday morning after hearing the sad news of BB King's death. It wasn't completely unexpected as he had been admitted to a hospice which normally means that the Grim Reaper is not far away. I was fortunate enough to see his three times in concert, the first being in 1985 at the Edinburgh Playhouse with support coming from local band Blues 'n' Trouble who BB described as "the best white Blues band in the world". High praise indeed. For some reason I never got round to buying much of his music - I think I only have one compilation on cassette - but I saw him a further two times, at Hammersmith Odeon in '89 and back at the Playhouse in '98. Included are many of my favourite blues artists, some well known and other less so. So along side the likes of John Lee Hooker and John Mayall there are tracks by the likes of Matt Woosey and Hat Fita & Cara who are keeping the blues alive. https://www.mixcloud.com/cmbertram/blues-for-bb-king/ Matt Woosey Band - Woke Up This Morning Rory Gallagher - As The Crow Flies John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen Big Bill Broonzy - When Do I Get To Be Called A Man Blind Boys of Alabama - Just Wanna See His Face Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Gone but Not Forgotten Hat Fita & Cara Robinson - Long Dark Cloud John Mayall - Parchman Farm Johnny Winter - Shake Your Money Maker Michael Roach - Freedom Bound Seasick Steve - Have Mercy on the Lonely ZZ Top - Blue Jean Blues Eric Bibb - Just Look Up Ted Hawkins - Stay Close To Me
Here's this week's playlist with the lyrics to one of the Barrule songs and the full Gigspanner tour dates. Listen to the show at off-the-beaten-tracks-8-may James J Turner - The Cycle of Life Vanessa Peters - Call You All The Time Barrule - High Net Worth Individuals Kris Drever - Patrick Spence Gigspanner - King of the Fairies Mairi MacInnes - Kin Session A9 - Dig A Little Well for Zoe Melissa Greener - On My Way Back Home Skerryvore & Sharon Shannon - Happy To Be Home Luke Jackson - Father's Footsteps Barrule - The Laxey Reels
My latest mix starts off with a rousing cover of 'The World Turned Upside Down' by Billy Bragg which I thought was a suitable one to start off with on International Workers Day. There was a mix-up about the release date of The Kennedy's album as their press release said May the 13th but it actually came out on April the 13th. They have a range of influences including the 60s pop of The Byrds and The Beatles as well as the likes of REM and early rock n' roll. The Foghorn Stringband released their new album "Devil in the Seat" on April the 27th and it is essential listening if you're a fan of old-timey string band music and bluegrass. They are touring the UK and Ireland this month. Out on the 11th of May is "Layer of Ages", the new album by Peter Kight's Gigspanner. It includes extended interpretations of 'Hard Times of Old England', 'Death and the Lady' and 'She Moved Through the Fair' the latter of which I've included in this playlist. Listen to the mix at https://www.mixcloud.com/cmbertram/otbt-may-1st-mix-2015/ Billy Bragg - The World Turned Upside Down The Kennedys - West Fabian Holland - Nobody's Fault But Mine The Foghorn Stringband - Old Molly Hare The Foghorn Stringband - Longing for a Home Michael Chapman - The Mallard Karine Polwart - Salters Road April Verch - Midnight Wheeler Alice DiMicele - Ripple Peter Knight's Gigspanner - She Moved Through the Fair Faustus - Next Stop Grimsby The Three Rascals Aunt Crisps Mad Dog Mcrae - You Can't Find Me Richard & Linda Thompson - Dark End of the Street Dick Gaughan - Both Sides of the Tweed
