All Around My Hat~ Steeleye Span... Happy Mothers Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzwbYyvWiU
My Mum loved this song! I remember we bought the single for her in 1970's.

Happy Mothers Day Mum!
We lost you, Mum, when I was 13. This was very sad but I wouldn't swap having you as my Mum for all the world! You are a true one-off and have taught me the importance of being myself and being kind to others.
Thanks for being in my life xxx

Marc Almond~ You Have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-nM8EAal7Y

I love the lyrics in this song.

I have always loved Marc Almond singing this song. 

'You have the first ice of winter
I have the first rain of summer'

What a beautiful image...

'I stumble out along the rain washed streets
Blinded with tears and kicking at cans
Wrecked and wild with an ever-crushing loneliness
Feverish and tousled with an ever-crushing love
I know I won't find any answers here
I know my pleading voice bounds back an echo
It ricochets back down the cavernous alley...'

simply perfect.

Patrick Watson ~ Fred Is My Friend

If you have never seen or heard this before I think you will love it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Nk6FcWoYs
Patrick Watson is a wonderful musician anyway but this song performed alongside Fred is deeply touching!

25. Georges Kaplan Presents...

Last night I went to a gig at at New River Studios on Saturday. It was called Four Card Trick and was presented by Chaos Theory.  http://chaostheorymusic.co.uk/

There was a magician and intriguing bands including: Georges Kaplan Presents:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2YUU5NQL34

Other bands were Snack  Family:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC5HbQ9Vvk

and Johnny Halifax and The Howling Truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ylZ2B8JKc&list=PLh-7MYzg_N2k1vxpRSc3vqs3jHFy0rRS6

These are not recordings from the performance I went to but they give you an indication of how good they are.

The tickets were very affordable, the venue and the atmosphere was great.
I find it so encouraging that these small gigs survive and that we can go and have such a unique night.
The more we support gigs like this, the more musicians will be able to make a living out of their passion and the more enjoyable life will be for us all!

24. Ed Sheeran~ What Do I Know?

I heard this yesterday when driving through Dartford and I found it refreshing. It is a simple song that points out that love can change the world.
It is as simple as that.
I think in modern times,
it is all too easy to get caught up in politics or bogged down worrying about our own lives. If we can just take time to step back, breathe and take in the wonderful world we have I think we can realise that the message in this song is simple but that it rings true.

Yes, people may call me an old hippy....well, so be it! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9J3lEyffA

23 the Killers~ Mr Brightside

This song has a story attached to it. It is very catchy and is another song I love to sing along to whenever I hear it on the radio. I know I am not alone in loving this song as it is chosen for things like the '10 minute take over' on radio 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE

I have just had to listen to this twice in a row, that's how good it is!