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Sunday, 16 September 2007
Roaring Jack (including Alistair Hulett) - The Old Divide and Rule
Punk-folk, Scottish and political. What more do you want?
Alistair Hulett and Jimmy Gregory - Victor Jara of Chile
Word by the British poet Ardian Mitchell, music by Arlo Guthrie.
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Sixteen Tons written by Merle Travis
Written by son-of-a-coal-miner and master guitarist Merle Travis and made popular by Tennessee Ernie Ford, Sixteen Tons continues to have appear across the folk-country-jazz spectrum. Here are some contrasting versions gathered in from YouTube.
Johnny Cash music video mixes the Man in Black with mining footage (embed not available)
The Flat Cats (who I know nothing about) jazz it up:
Country-rockers The Catus Brothers have a go:
I like this country punk version by Back Porch Mary:
Can any one name this man? On a ukulele, and my favourite so far:
Tennessee Ernie Ford looking much slicker than I'd expected:
Johnny Cash music video mixes the Man in Black with mining footage (embed not available)
The Flat Cats (who I know nothing about) jazz it up:
Country-rockers The Catus Brothers have a go:
I like this country punk version by Back Porch Mary:
Can any one name this man? On a ukulele, and my favourite so far:
Tennessee Ernie Ford looking much slicker than I'd expected:
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