The Musical Interlude...
Subtitled: Folkin' Hell
Okay, okay... I promise... this is the last night of dodgy music for a while! Next interlude I'll get back to the good stuff, but tonight I'm remembering the days as a youngster (before I discovered real music like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Johnny Hates Jazz... lol) when Mum used to take out the record player (ask your grannies) and her collection of Scottish music records and play them... usually with either her or Dad singing along.
Funny how the songs were so often about death, fighting and murdering clans, but I still have happy memories whenever I hear them... especially this first one - it's those (S)Corries again (sorry, Mum) with "The Massacre Of Glencoe"... an event that really took place in the Highlands of Scotland...
Okay, okay... I promise... this is the last night of dodgy music for a while! Next interlude I'll get back to the good stuff, but tonight I'm remembering the days as a youngster (before I discovered real music like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Johnny Hates Jazz... lol) when Mum used to take out the record player (ask your grannies) and her collection of Scottish music records and play them... usually with either her or Dad singing along.
Funny how the songs were so often about death, fighting and murdering clans, but I still have happy memories whenever I hear them... especially this first one - it's those (S)Corries again (sorry, Mum) with "The Massacre Of Glencoe"... an event that really took place in the Highlands of Scotland...
Read about the massacre here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe
There's also a thing starting off on Radio Scotland (presented by Orcadian and Big Brother winner Cameron Stout) looking for the Top 100 Traditional Scottish Tunes (my god, Cameron, so rock & roll(!))...
Vote for yours here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/features/thetradtop100.shtml
So another one that would appear on my list (but not on Mum's, 'cause she hated her voice) is Eddi Reader (from Fairground Attraction) and "My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose"...
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Back in 1992 I think, Norwich played host to Radio 1's sound city event. We went to see Carter USM at the Waterfront, Eddi Reader was playing the upstairs gig, while we were waiting for Carter you could hear her voice warbling through the walls. There were countless crys of 'call the RSPCA', and 'For godsake let her out of the toilet'! everytime I hear her now it just makes me smile.
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