This is right up my street, enjoying it very much. Thanks for sharing.

It Won’t Be Long
Penny Lane

Yes they’re still going, a few line up changes I think. I’ve enjoyed their new one, good for when I want something uncomplicated/melodic to listen to.

Well it meant they got at least one CD sale this year. Soundtrack to a midlife crisis?!

Only just got this done in time, not because of a lack of inspiration though. It was good to find I could eaily pick 20 favourites this year.

1. Jon Anderson – 1,000 Hands
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – […]

I read the other day that filming has already finished on Season 8.

Not sure if this is just me but as the seasons have gone by I’m more conscious that I’m watching a company of actors. I wonder if some of the […]

Well if anyone could pull that off on one guitar it would be Mike. Mark Ellen hit e nail on the head with that observation, and I think Sally Oldfield continued to follow that path.

That’s really lovely. I know Ommadawn well but hadn’t heard this track. (I’m pretty sure there are two guitars.)

Yes you’re right, there are several better KB albums but for me this was a stand out in a pretty thin year.

I found the 1970s and 1980s easy. Spent far too long thinking about what to choose in the 2000s and 2010s.

1959 – Frank Sinatra – No One Cares
1960 – Miles Davis – Sketches Of Spain
1961 – The Shadows – […]

Actually grew up in Hampshire but have another connection to Langdale in Cumbria and know it well, was there last week in fact. Wish I had grown up there!

In 1988 I did a week of work experience at a TV production studio in London. For much of the week this involved sitting in the gallery and realising that my slight colourblindness meant that a career in the […]

This is lovely. And it’s about the moon.

Ms November by The Silver Seas always takes me somewhere Beatley.

‘One Week’ by Barenaked Ladies – annoying but a lot of words in the verses.
‘War Baby’ by Tom Robinson – “Only the very young and the very beautiful can be so aloof …” – far too many syllables for the notes.

Really enjoyed listening to your chat, thanks both.

We went to JG’s show in Southampton on Friday – I’d struggled with a lot of the new album but live suddenly it all made sense. The sound mix was probably the best I’ve ever heard at a gig. And as for JG’s voice […]

Heard:
I’ve long been a fan of Jackie Leven and recent links on the blog reminded me about Doll By Doll – listened to Gypsy Blood yesterday …. Wow, what an album, so much energy.
Also the new one by Martyn […]

Nowhere near as much as I used to. I think my peak spending was late 1990s (pre-children and when there was lots of tempting physical product in my local branch of MVC). Now it’s a Spotify premium subscription […]

Couldn’t get 20 but looking through my 2018 playlist these were my top listens this year.

1. Paul McCartney – Egypt Station
2. Tracey Thorn – Record
3. The Silver Seas – Moonlight Road
4. Christine and […]