Category Archives: 1970’s

Songs of Irish Immigration
15
Mar

Here we have a little compilation of songs from various artists that tell tales of the Irish immigration to the great Second Chance, the Free world of America. ‘Songs of Irish Immigration’ was kindly uploaded here by ‘Music of Ireland‘ YouTube Channel, to whom we are eternally grateful, and contains 31 great songs from various artists including paddy Reilly, The Dubliners, Johnny McEvoy, Davey Arthur and The Fureys amongst many more. Hope you Enjoy!



Songs of Irish Immigration



Songs;


1. The Fields Of Athenry – Paddy Reilly
2. Immigrant Eyes – Granite Folk Group
3. Spancil Hill – The Dubliners Feat. Jim McCann
4. When The Boys Come Rolling Home – The Dubliners Feat. Sean Cannon
5. Flight Of The Earls – Paddy Reilly
6. Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore – The Skerry Ramblers
7. Mountains Of Mourne – Barnbrack
8. Paddy On The Railway – The Dubliners Feat. Luke Kelly
9. Ramblin’ Irishman – Paddy’s Dream
10. Shores Of Amerikay – Sean O’Se


11. Slieve Gallion Braes – Anne & Francie Brolly
12. Cliffs Of Dooneen – Sean Dynes
13. My Donegal Shore – Bernard Henry
14. Muirsheen Durkin – Johnny McEvoy
15. From Clare To Here – Brier Folk Group
16. Botany Bay – Johnny McEvoy
17. Skibbereen – The Dubliners Feat. Ronnie Drew
18. The Green Island – Paddy Reilly
19. Farewell To Carlingford – The Dubliners feat. Luke Kelly
20. Galway Bay – Brier Folk Group


21. A Mother’s Love’s A Blessing – Bernard Henry
22. Come By The Hills – Sean Dynes
23. Goodbye Johnny Dear – F. Johnston
24. Carrickfergus – The Dubliners Feat. Jim McCann
25. I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen – Hugo Duncan
26. Come Back Paddy Reilly To Ballyjamesduff – Sam Hughes
27. Isle Of Innisfree – Bernard Henry
28. McAlpine’s Fusiliers – The Dubliners Feat. Ronnie Drew
29. The Holy Ground – The Dubliners feat. Luke Kelly
30. Wild Colonial Boy – Paddy’s Dream
31. Steal Away – The Fureys & Davey Arthur



The Irish Immigration



As you may well know, the Irish have well and truly populated the world. Theres not many places left on the planet that you can go to and not meet an Irish person. But One great haven of the Irish above all is probably America. That was due to the great immigration of the 19th century from a time that is often commonly misunderstood as ‘The Potato Famine’.

In the Mid Nineteenth century, Ireland was a plantation Island that grew Corn, Wheat Barley and many other crops as well as potatoes. However, the market demand for most of these crops was deemed too high for the land owners to waste on their labour force. Potatoes were cheaper. So the Irish were left to eat Potatoes yet everything else was exported. However, in 1846, a blight destroyed the Islands Potato crop. Now this shouldn’t have caused a major problem. Just eat the crops you say? But, unfortunately, the British government and merchants were having none of that. Profit was more important. So they had crops being exported around the world while the people of Ireland starved to death.

This led to a significant proportion of the Island’s population emigrating across the broad Atlantic foam to hope in the Americas. Today there are over 70 million Irish descendants around the world. with them, they have carried the music and culture which we are happy to hear all over the world. This compilation features just a small handful of these immigration songs.

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The Philadelphia Folk festival 1970
14
Mar

So, here’s a little video for all you lovers of Folk Music, especially that of the Hippie era of the late 1960’s and Early 1970’s. In this Movie, we have coverage of the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1970. Featuring music from Fairport convention and more. Hope you Enjoy!

The Philadelphia Folk festival 1970

The Songs;

  1. John Hartford – Skippin in the Mississippi Dew
  2. Patrick Sky – Jimmy Clay
  3. Oscar Brand – Children’s Music Workshop
  4. Annie Byrne – The Patriot Game
  5. John Roberts & Tony Barrard – I’m an Old Cow Puncher
  6. Folk Dancing Workshops
  7. Jean Redpath – My Bonnie Cuckoo
  8. Dave Van Ronk – Swinging on a Star
  9. The Beers Family – Fiddlers Green
  10. Bruce “Utah” Phillips – The Golden Voice of the Great South-West
  11. Rosalie Sorrels – I Wish I Could Be the Rain
  12. Tony Hughes – Little Blue Top
  13. John Jackson – Rattlesnakin Daddy
  14. Fairport Convention sets the Festival to Dancing
  15. Sara Grey – Faretheewell Juliana
  16. Pat & Victoria Garvey – Today is the First Day of the rest of My Life
  17. Jamie Brockett – Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues
  18. Dave Cooper – Haul Away Joe/ Reels & Jigs
  19. Hedy West – Two Songs from the 1930’s
  20. David Bromberg & his Fabulous Torpedoes – Sitting On Top of The World
  21. Doc & Merle Watson – Brown Ferry Blues
  22. Michale Cooney – Garbage
  23. Kat E McGarrigle & Roma Baran – Circle Comes Around
  24. Allan Fraser & Daisy DeBolt – Gypsy Solitaire
  25. Mississippi Fred McDowell – Blues
  26. Hedge and Donna capers – Singing in the Sewer
  27. John Denver – Sail Away Home
  28. John Hartford – Gentle on my Mind
  29. Anne Byrne – Crooked Jack
  30. The Beers Family – Three Swallows
  31. Patrick Sky – She’s a Woman Now
  32. Michale Cooney – I Love Cindy
  33. Doc & Merle Watson – Lost John
  34. John Denver – Wooden Indian
  35. Rosalie Sorrels with David Bromberg – Rock, salt and nails
  36. Dave Van Ronk – Random Canyon

Philadelphia Folk Festival

The Philadelphia Folk Festival is held annually at Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. It First started in 1962  at Wilson Farm near Paoli, Pennsylvania. It featured popular artists of the time including Reverend Gary Davis, Bonnie Dobson, and Pete Seeger.

The festival provides a plethora of different types of Folk music such as World/Fusion, Celtic, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Country, Klezmer, Blues, Bluegrass, Hip/Hop, Spoken Word, Storytelling, and Dance. The festival usually attracts around 35,000 population with around 7,000 campers. It goes on over 4 nights and 3 days and is the longest running Folk Festival in America.

Over the years, the festival has become a platform for artists to share their talents and connect with like-minded individuals, contributing to the Folk Revival movement of the 1960s. The festival laid the foundation for Philadelphia as a centre for folk music culture.

Over the duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Philadelphia Folk Song Society raised over $200k to help artists who had been cancelled due to the lockdowns. The Festival is run by the Folk Song society who work at it all year round. However, the staff are almost wholly volunteers. They make a great effort.

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The John peel Show from the 21st of December 1977
14
Mar

Well, here we are Once again with another Episode of the classic long running John peel show. This Episode was First broadcast on the 21st of December, 1977. Hope you enjoy!

John Peel Show – 21/12/1977



Tracks;
01. Generation X – Your Generation
02. Sham 69 – What ‘Ave We Got
03. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Metal
04. Motors – Bring In The Morning Light
05. John McLaughlin & Shakti – Two Sisters
06. Wreckless Eric – Semaphore Signals
07. Tom Robinson Band – We Ain’t Gonna Take It
08. Sham 69 – Borstal Breakout
09. Stranglers – Something Better Change
10. Rich Kids – Bulletproof Lover
11. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Suburban Relapse
12. Buzzcocks – Pulsebeat
13. John McLaughlin & Shakti – Kriti
14. Generation X – Day By Day
15. Sham 69 – Rip Off
16. Wreckless Eric – Go The Whole Wide World
17. Stranglers – Goodbye Toulouse
18. Tom Robinson Band – Long Hot Summer
19. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Mirage
20. Rich Kids – Rich Kids
21. Sham 69 – Hey Little Rich Boy
22. Buzzcocks – Fast Cars
23. Generation X – Youth Youth Youth
24. John McLaughlin & Shakti – La Danse du Bonheur
25. Motors – Emergency
26. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Love In A Void
27. Wreckless Eric – Rags And Tatters
28. Sham 69 – Don’t Understand
29. Tom Robinson Band – Don’t Take No For An Answer
30. Stranglers – Hanging Around
31. Rich Kids – Young Girls
32. The Buzzcocks – What Do I get?

The John Peel Show

The John peel Show was a long running Radio show that was aired Twice a week on BBC radio Two. It was hosted by the late and legendary DJ John Peel himself and ran for almost 30 years. The show was first broadcast in 1975 and lasted right up til 2024. But sadly it came to an end with the Sudden Death of the DJ, aged 64. Nobody lives forever, but it was sad to hear of his departure.

This show was in my opinion, the best music show on BBC Radio. There were various factors contributing to this verdict. The main factor being his support for up and coming bands. If you had a group or were an artist, you could send your Demo in and he’d try to play it. However, he’d get so much sent into him from all over the world that it was impossible for him to play them all. Groups that caught his eye would often come on the show and play live sessions.

But One of the other great things I loved about John Peel was that he knew lots of listeners would be taping his shows at home. So he would make sure each track had played right out to the end before he said a word. But even when he did talk, it would only be to Introduce each track. However, the BBC conditions required him to do a certain amount of talking on each show. So, he would tell you all about a Tour a particular group is doing. Or an album theyd released. So even the time he had to talk was used constructively.

John Peel Today

It would certainly be True to say that he is gone but not forgotten. Although John Peel himself is dead, his spirit surely lives on. The DJ has been dead for over 20 years now. But we see a lot of his legacy displayed in the styles of many DJs today. John Peel set a new standard for music DJ’s. A Standard worthy of a following.

Back in the day, John Peel was the Only DJ that operated the way he did. But nowadays we see his style reflected in the styles of many DJs today. There’s been many a good DJ over the years, but none have left an impact like Peely did. It’s quite an achievement not only to provide your listeners with great music. But to remould how music is broadcast is something special.

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Marvin Gaye sings Heard it through the Grapevine’ Live at the Montreux jazz festival in 1980
14
Mar

Here’s a little Live rendition of ‘Heard it through the grapevine’ by the writer himself. None other than the legendary Marvin Gaye. Here he sings this classic song at the Montreux jazz festival in 1980. Hope you Enjoy!



Marvin Gaye – Heard it through the Grapevine

Lyrics

Ooh, bet you’re wonderin’ how I knew
‘Bout your plan to make me blue
With some other guy that you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise, I must say
When I found out yesterday

Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

You know that a man ain’t supposed to cry
But these tears, I can’t hold inside
Losin’ you would end my life, you see
‘Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you found someone else, instead

I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

People say, “You hear from what you see
Not, not, not from what you hear”.
I can’t help but being confused.
If it’s true, won’t you tell me, dear?
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy that you knew before?

Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye was a soul and Motown singer who was famous throughout the 1960’s and 70’s. ‘He was probably best known for his chart breaker ‘heard it through the Grapevine’ which was released by Marvin Gaye in 1966. It written by Norman Whitfield but has been covered by many different artists since then including Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Slits.

‘Heard it Through the Grapevine’ went to number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It Soon became the biggest selling Motown single up to that time.

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The John Peel Show from the 23rd of October, 1978
14
Mar

Well, here we have yet another Installation of the long running late and legendary John peel Show. This episode was First Broadcast on the 23rd of October, 1978 and features some of the contemporary artists of the time. Hope you enjoy!

The John Peel Show – 23/10/1978


Tracks;

  1. George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers – Move it on Over
  2. Patrik Fitzgerald – irrelevant battles
  3. The Buzzcocks – Sixteen Again
  4. Rick Wright – Funky Deux
  5. Matumbi – Guide Us
  6. Lene Lovich – Say When.
  7. Lena Lovich. -Tonight
  8. Lene Lovich. – Writing On The Wall
  9. Fall – Rebellious Jukebox
  10. Squares – No Fear
  11. Neil Young – Motorcycle Mama
  12. Buzzcocks – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
  13. Wreckless Eric. – Veronica
  14. Wreckless Eric – Roll Over Rock-Ola
  15. Wrekless Eric. – I Wish It Would Rain
  16. Faces – I Wish It Would Rain
  17. Fall – Mother Sister
  18. Linval Thompson – Negrea Africa Dub
  19. Johnny Thunders -Subway Train
  20. Red Krayola (with The Familiar Ugly) – Hurricane Fighter Plane
  21. Buzzcocks – Lipstick
  22. Chou Pahrot – Buzgo Tram Chorus
  23. Fall – Industrial Estate
  24. Status Quo – I’m Giving Up My Worryin’
  25. Cabaret Voltaire – Do The Mussolini-Headkick
  26. Cabaret Voltaire – The Set Up
  27. Ferdia – Maids Of Tramore / Miss McCleod’s Reel
  28. Buzzcocks – Promises
  29. Andy Mackay – The Inexorable Sequence
  30. Fall – Futures And Pasts

The John Peel Show

BBC Radio One’s legendary broadcast, ‘The John Peel Show’ was probably, at least in my own opinion, the best Radio show ever produced by the BBC. He was certainly a Pioneer in Radio Broadcasting. Although, he had come from the old Radio Caroline Pirate radio Ship and Music was his main focus. Soi he was already much better than what Radio One usually played.

Back in the old days before the Internet, MP3s and Digital Technology, we used to use Cassette tapes to record songs from the radio that we liked the sound of. However, this could be tricky to get a decent recording when you had some Radio One DJ rabbiting on and interrupting the song. But John peel would take care to make sure he didnt interrupt because he knew people would be taping tunes from the show.

However, I think the thing Peely was best known for was for his promoting of the smaller and lesser known groups. Thousands of bands sent their demo tapes into the show in the hope that theyd get aired. But unfortunately, many didnt as he only had so much time on air and theyd keep flooding in. When he died in 2004, he had a full barn of unplayed demo’s. Although his family have tried to release what they can. But it’d probably take a hundred lifetimes to get through them all. However, there have been many bands over the years owe their fame to the legendary DJ.

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The Jam – Punk Icons
5
Mar

Here we have a little documentary about One of Britain’s best loved Pop punk bands, The Jam. Hope you Enjoy!

The Jam – Punk Icons

The Jam

The Jam were a Punk Pop group that were formed, and hit the scene in London in 1977 as the working class answer to their contemporaries like the Sex Pistols and The Clash. The Group was formed by Lead singer and Guitarist Paul Weller and Bassist Bruce Foxton.

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The John Peel Show from 10 December 1976
3
Mar

Here we come with another awesome installment of the John Peel Show. This time, our Broadcast recording is from the 10th of December, 1976. Hope you Enjoy.

Tracks

  1. Damned: So Messed Up (session)
  2. Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard (LP – Nuggets)
  3. Iggy & The Stooges: Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell (LP – Raw Power)
  4. Eddie & The Hotrods: Horseplay (Weary Of The Schmaltz) (single)
  5. Damned: Neat Neat Neat (session)
  6. Richard Hell & The Voidoids: Blank Generation (EP)
  7. Television: Little Johnny Jewel Part 1 (single)
  8. Tuff Darts: Slash (LP – Live At CBGB’s)
  9. Pere Ubu: Final Solution (v/a LP – Max’s Kansas City 1976)
  10. Damned: New Rose (session)
  11. Sex Pistols: Anarchy In The UK (single)
  12. Fast: Boys Will Be Boys (v/a LP – Max’s Kansas City 1976)
  13. New York Dolls: Personality Crisis (LP – New York Dolls)
  14. Saints: (I’m) Stranded (single)
  15. Damned: Stab Your Back (session)
  16. Shadows Of Knight: Light Bulb Blues (7 inch)
  17. Ramones: California Sun (7 inch-B side of I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend)
  18. Ramones: I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (7 inch-B side of I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend)

The John Peel show

John peel

The John Peel show was a Radio Show on BBC Radio 2 which ran for years up til the DJs death in 2004. He was one of the first broadcasters to play Psychedelic Rock and Progressive Rock records on British Radio. He was most famous for his promotion of small, obscure Bands that wee unheard of and promoted them. Way back before the days of the Internet, if you had a band, you sent your demo tape into John Peel and hope it got heard by him and played.

However, he got thousands of Demo tapes sent into him. I once saw a documentary where he’d enter his office of a normal day and his door would have a massive pile of mail lying piled up behind it. He’d have to shoulder the door to get in. So you can imagine the backload of tracks he had to play. But when he died, the barn that he owned was stacked full of stuff that he still hadn’t had a chance to listen to yet.

Respect for the Tunes

But I think the thing I loved most about John Peel as a D.J was the fact that he let each single play fully right to the end before he said a word. Most DJs rabbit on over the music. Disturbing it. So annoying. Again, Back in the pre internet days before MP3 Downloads that take a few seconds, we used to tape things from the radio.

This required putting a cassette tape in the player and pressing record n play to capture songs we liked on the Radio. Since Peeli was an ex pirate ship radio D.J from the Radio Caroline days, he was onboard with this. So he always made sure he let the track play right to the end before talking. He also liked to be constructive when he did talk. As far as John Peel was concerned, he was there to play music.

However, broadcasting rules required DJs to have a certain amount of taking in the 2 hour slot he’d gave on a Tuesday and Thursday nights between 8pm and 10pm. So instead of just babbling Luke most D JJ s seemed to do for the same of it, he’d use the time wisely. Between every second song he would tell you the song that had just played and introduced the next track. But every half hour or so, hed spend about Five minutes telling all about a group or a new release, etc

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God Save The Sex Pistols – A Punk Documentary
3
Mar

Here we have a little documentary on the famous Punk rock group, The Sex Pistols.

God Save The Sex Pistols

Who were The Sex Pistols?

The Sex Pistols were a Punk Rock band from London, England who formed in 1976 and split up by 1978. Yet, for their short One album career, the group left quite a legacy.

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Well, I thought that was quite an Interesting documentary. What did you think? Did you enjoy it?Whatever your thoughts or opinions on it are, we’d love to read them in the comments below. We are all music lovers here and just love to read what others have to say about the music we share here.

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The John Peel Show from the 26th of December, 1978
1
Mar

Here we have another Radio Broadcast from the Late and Legendary D.J. John Peel with a recording of ‘The John peel Show’ which was First broadcast on Tuesday the 26th of December, 1978 from the famous BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London.

This broadcast was kindly uploaded by the legendary YouTuber ‘Creative Flow’ to whom we are eternally grateful to for their thoughtfulness in sharing this gem.

The John Peel Show – 26th of December, 1978

Tracks;

  1. Misunderstood – I Can Take You To The Sun
  2. Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again
  3. Little Feat – Long Distance Love
  4. Doors – Riders On The Storm
  5. Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
  6. Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
  7. Poco – Rose Of Cimarron
  8. Free – All Right Now
  9. Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower
  10. Derek & The Dominos – Layla
  11. Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
  12. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Metal Postcard
  13. Thin Lizzy – Emerald
  14. Neil Young – Like A Hurricane
  15. Flying Lizards – Summertime Blues
  16. Bob Dylan -Desolation Row
  17. Sex Pistols – EMI
  18. The Jam – In The City
  19. Siouxsie & The Banshees -Jigsaw Feeling
  20. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Mirage
  21. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Switch

The John Peel Show

John Peel was a well known D.J in the United Kingdom who had become a household name by the time he died in 2004. He started off on the Pirate Radio Ship ‘Radio Caroline’ in the 1960’s, but soon ended up broadcasting on the BBC. His time with the beeb was spent mainly DJing. However, he did make a few TV appearances as a presenter, the most famous of which being Top of the Pops which he presented between 1978 and 1985. But this wasn’t for him really and he soon went back to his Radio Show.

However, although his show was broadcast on Radio One which is generally pretty crappy, his show was top quality. Unlike most other Radio One DJs, he never interrupted the music. The rest of them would talk over the track but John peel would deliberately wait til the song had finished completely before saying a word because he knew many listeners would be at home recording tracks from the show on cassette tape.

Champion of the Underdog

However, I think one of the greatest things about this show was that Peely would always try promote little unheard bands. Many groups would send their music demos in to John Peel in the hope of being aired. But unfortunately he wasn’t able to play them all, although he did bring a quite a lot of bands into the limelight.

But although he’d try play as many as he could, he only had a few hours a week airtime but the Demos were coming flooding in. When he died, he had a whole Barn on the farm he bought, stacked full of unheard demos from rising bands all over the world. However, his family have started trying to release some of this material. Although, It will take a few lifetimes to play them all. But at least some are getting aired. The spirit of Peely lives on. Many modern Radio DJs and shows have adopted the same approach.

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Leonard Cohen – The Poet who became a singer
17
Feb

Leonard Cohen was a Canadian born Poet, Singer, Songwriter and Musician from Montreal in Quebec.



Leonard Cohen Discography



Albums

  • Songs of Leonard Cohen
  • Songs of Love & Hate
  • Songs from a Room
  • Live Songs
  • Various Positions
  • New Skin for the Old Ceremony
  • Death of a Ladies Man
  • I’m Your Man
  • The Future
  • Old Ideas



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