I do think that’s a default setting with a lot of people – partly through ignorance or other factors. Partly it was down to Peel himself – he had a series of personas on the radio: the cosmic whisperer of the late […]

Happy to be of service, Bing 🙂

You reminded me of this…

I suppose you could argue that, Rij… it would certainly suit those who like to pigeonhole Peel into being entirely about angular, scratchy indie music – for which the Captain is as much a forebear as anyone. I […]

Steady on…

I have the impression most of his work is corporate gigs in Dubai and suchlike these days. Not a criticism, as such – I’m just surprised he needs the cash.

I have a blind spot where American music is concerned. Almost all the music that appeals to me is British/Irish/European – be it folk, jazz or rock.

Here’s another Jansch oblique tribute that crossed my mind – a song written in tribute to a former (unnamed) roadie for the Pentangle and/or his long-suffering wife, Jo. The success of this oblique homage can be […]

Sounds like you’re sending them to Coventry, Deram.

All correct, Vulp.

Here’s the original, live in Australia in 1972.

You’re nearly correct, Daffmeister – the previous single ‘Once I Had A Sweetheart’ was heavily advertised as being a stereo single, with that being a novelty at the time. Both ended up on the ‘Basket of Light’ album.

A columnist in today’s Times predicted pretty much that – certainly, that sooner rather than later, following the EU exit, both parties are very likely to split. His central point was that British politics are no […]

I actually can’t guess! I have the album (thank you Twang!) but West-coast 70s music isn’t really my thing, so I can’t really differentiate between the likely influences.

Horslips put out a Beatles tribute single in the mid 70s in disguise as ‘Lipstick’ – ‘Come Back Beatles’. So, okay, they named the subject… but the B-side, ‘The Fab Four-Four’, is a nice sonic tribute to the […]

Yes, he spoils it at the end, doesn’t he?

The is a strange outlier in that it’s a tribute to one person via a tribute to another…

I may have a bit of form for this sort of thing… this is my tribute to Billy Thorpe, then lately deceased, though his name is not mentioned. Sung by the great Alison O’Donnell.