... Hi Jay Yes, very good - congratulations ! The 'solid gone' used to perplex me,(I thought it was 'soul ain't gone' for years, then adopted 'sold and gone'...
Hi Have been listening a lot this weekend to Mississippi John Hurt - just irresistible - and this led me on, via 'Candy Man', to a bout of John Fahey on...
... The most genial of bluesmen and my favourite - a wonderful relaxed and ringing finger picking style. Even the songs with dark, sombre or violent content...
Hey there, Jay. Glad I swooped back in here in time to catch your Big Ted cover, it was loads of fun. I like it best in the places where you depart from the...
... On a similar note, Blind Willie Johnson(who Robin covers on tricks) is also an amazing bluesman from the era of blues(20s n 30s) when it could do no wrong....
... On a similar note, Blind Willie Johnson(who Robin covers on tricks) is also an amazing bluesman from the era of blues(20s n 30s) when it could do no wrong....
Anyone else going to see Robin at DMU Leicester tomorrow (Tues 3rd)? Thanks to our daughter being at DMU my wife and daughter and I will all be there for his...
Thanks for all of the nice responses to Big Ted! I had the idea of making the chorus a Beach Boys type production number for about a year and finally got...
Clive's new record The Land Of No Return is now available at www.quadrantcorner.com. The record includes 18 tracks remasterd from the recordings from French...
Hi Folks Hope you are all well!! I am very pleased to announce that legendary singer/songwriter Rab Noakes will be appearing @ The Fraser Centre, Douglas St,...
Well, these are just some notes I made in case my pal Nick's recording device did not work properly, and just as well I did make these notes as my pal Nick's...
Latest from Adrian W: "Hi all Someone wrote in to the list recently asking about the feedback to Tricks Of The Senses, so here goes. Mike, I think, was...
Paul, thanks for sharing your notes with us all. It's very much appreciated. Tell Nick to warm up the wax on the cylinder first, does less damage to the needle...
Great notes! There is a paradox here; Robin spends the available time talking about the early part of his musical life (1960-1980) at which the ISB was the...
Set list and comments from my pal Nick (I did not attend this) Evening performance I found rather depressing. Too many covers,not good enough anyway and...
Another point - regarding his complaints about the music biz and playing with the rock acts of the early 70s - under Joe Boyd the ISB were mostly appearing in...
Thanks for sending on these comments Paul. I for one felt rather offended with Robin saying that the ISB is like an albatross round his neck.I would have...
I'm sure this will intrigue a few people on this list: LORD OF THE RINGS star ANDY SERKIS is to hit the studio with late punk icon IAN DURY's backing band THE...
Hi All, Apologies for popping up late on Monday to mention this and then disappearing, but time was pressing. Having seen Jimmy's request shortly before...
... Thanks for this Rob, and thanks Adrian for the info and for getting the record done. Happy to add some thoughts, having listened it in nicely now. Iron...
Hi, Thinking about my claims for Mike Top Ten status for 'Lover Man' led me to try to compile said list - and I had to change the concept to a First XI with a...
Since Robin still performs many, or at least several, of his ISB period songs I am sure he doesn't see it has being a wasted time, far from it in fact. But...
Carl wrote: Ø And if a recording of Robin's talk does ever surface I would love to get a listen. I've just finished checking it back over and it is all there...
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