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Thanks Tony. Santana has a tonne of albums, and I hope you enjoy. I kind of prefer carlos’s Woodstock performance…

Thanks for this great piece David. Liked the ‘fire and finesse’ line which is an excellent summary of Santana’s style.…

Santana’s performance in the Woodstock movie isn’t only a highlight of the film, it’s a highlight of Western civilisation! Thanks…

Thanks for the kind words Steve. Cathal’s music is a good example of the truth of Johnny’s statement that ‘anger…

Thanks for you comments, David. I ran out of space to include MacArthur Park and wanted to include some lesser…

When you talk about the greatest American songwriters, Jimmy Webb is near the top. Dylan, Gershwin, Basie, etc. Jimmy sits…

If you’ve enjoyed this and/or are intrigued by talk of the solo work of Cathal Coughlan, then Andrew’s rather fine…

That’s a good read there (“clear-sighted fury” is a really accurate description) and an impeccable selection of tracks, all of…

Hi André. I have written quite a few books on Johnny and dorsey and met Rocky. Paul Burlison billy burnette…

David, thanks for this. There is so much fine music to be discovered in Cathal’s back catalogue. Realise I should…

What a tremendous artist. Start here and start digging. I doubt you’ll be disappointed.

Thanks for this fine piece David. Such subtle musicianship …

Teddy Bears picnic is one of those songs that keeps popping up and it’s nearly always illuminating. This article as…

‘Heaven …’ may be lyrically problematic but holy moly what a groove!

‘At The Edge’ is such a beautiful song and Paul’s singing on it is superb as always. Didn’t get to…

I heard At the Edge of the NIght, driving at 2AM from Atlanta to somewhere, and pulled over to wait…

Thanks for the kind words Colin. I did get to see both Bert and Dick several times but sadly never…

Hi Andrew, Really enjoyed this post, and it introduced me to more of Nic Jones’ songs. About fifteen years ago,…

Thank you Colin, I appreciate your comments. I also love the work she did with Fairport. Because this was about…

Really enjoyed reading this article and learning a bit more. I have all the tracks she played with Fairport and…

Correct!

Thank you Andrew. I agree about her acoustic versions, which is why I’ve used so many demo recordings. Just her…

Thank you David. I appreciate your comments. That duet with Robert Plant is just wonderful, which I could only refer…

Great Toppermost on a superb singer. Might have to have ‘I’m A Dreamer’ in my top 10 though. Album I…

I will with some guilt admit that a little of Sandy’s voice goes a long way for me. But I…