Like a river Summer rushed away to the sea and was gone forever.
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Regret Not Me!
It is with great excitement that I announce the existence of my first solo EP, Woop Woop ! I think one is meant to call it a launch actually, but existence feels more accurate. I have spent many years as a musician filled with urges to have my own solo cd. There seems to be [...]
The Brisk Young Butcher
Also known as: the Butcher and the Chambermaid; The Copshawholme Butcher. This comical 19th Century Broadside ballad tells the story of an unpleasant butcher who takes advantage of a young maid working at an Inn. He pays her a sovereign to lay with him, and in the morning he tricks her out of the money; [...]
Dear Sylvan,
My dearest Sylvan, I hope that this letter finds you in the peak of good health, I am sorry that I have not been there for you lately; somehow I just haven’t been able to find the time. Even though we can measure many years together now I still know so little about you, I [...]
The Saucy Sailor!
Be gone you Saucy Sailor lad, be gone you Jacky Tar!
The Jolly Bold Robber!
This is one of the traditional songs that I love to sing; it is lively and exciting! Difficulty level: Intermediate. Overall I’d say this song would be hard for a beginner and is better suited to someone with a few years experience. The chords I have given below are the ones I use and are [...]
It’s Autumn!
I find autumn heart stoppingly beautiful, I often marvel at the people who leave this green Isle at this time of year
What do Badgers do with socks?
I can see the colourful fields rolling out far across to the sea, spread like a bobbly green wonky patchwork quilt, it reminds me of childhood memories of Alice Through the Looking Glass...
The Black Shawl
The Black Shawl also know as Do You Love An Apple, is a traditional song that was found and recorded all over the British Isles and Ireland by the early victorian collectors, with many variations. I don’t sing many love songs, usually preferring those about the darker side of life, and The Black Shawl is [...]
A Day in My Life!
somebody stepped on my face and then shouted in my ear, and I wondered is that the stuff that inspiration is made of?
