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The Story of Stack O Lee and Billy de Lyons from SeasideMan ^Pro 183 days old

This grand old tale of theft and murder has been recorded by lots of different people over the years and is known variously as Stagolee, Stackolee, Stack ...

When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease from SeasideMan ^Pro 245 days old

This was the song that the DJ John Peel asked to be played on the radio after he died. Roy Harper's original has a brass band on it, but this is just ...

John Martyn Cover: Over The Hill from SeasideMan ^Pro 292 days old

The great singer and guitarist John Martyn died a few days ago. I would love to have been able to sing his simply beautiful song "May You Never" in his ...

Praise Picnicking In The British Countryside from SeasideMan ^Pro 334 days old

[ ... ] 1978, John Lydon's future looked uncertain. Some punk fans at the time might have been surprised to learn that John Lydon had a great affection for ...

You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley from SeasideMan ^Pro 361 days old

I've just uploaded a new cover to youtube. It's an old gospel song that was turned into a blues song by Mississippi John Hurt. I'm using his arrangement. ...

They Call Me Mellow Yellow from SeasideMan ^Pro 470 days old

[ ... ] DJ John Peel said when Donovan came out that he was “a more important artist than Bob Dylan”. I wonder if he ever regretted saying ...

Desert Island Discs from SeasideMan ^Pro 494 days old

[ ... ] John Hurt - Walk That Lonesome Valley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8KrEinPi7M&feature=related 6. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah ...

You’ve Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley from SeasideMan ^Pro 504 days old

[ ... ] John Hurt playing and singing. This one impressed me so much that I had to watch it 3 times on the trot: ...