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I posted to youtube.com
Clean Livin' Woman Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlWKgpnek_0&feature=youtube_gdata
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February 4 2012, 11:03am | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
Steve Tilston: The Reckoning – review
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/07/22/steve-tilston-the-reckoning-%E2%80%93-review
A Four Star review from the Guardian for Steve Tilston‘s album ‘The Reckoning‘ This article titled “Steve Tilston: The Reckoning – review” was written by Robin Denselow, for The Guardian on Thursday 21st July 2011 21.31 UTCIn the Pennine hills in Yorkshire there lives a singer-songwriter and guitarist who has never achieved the public attention he deserves, but has always been praised by fellow musicians. Steve Tilston writes thoughtful, highly personal songs and is one of the finest instrumentalists on the folk scene, with a style that echoes the elaborate, rhythmic “folk baroque” guitar work of Bert Jansch and Davy Graham. He writes about anything that takes his interest, and the songs here range from unashamedly lyrical pieces about the countryside to others concerned with memory, nuclear waste, or a cheering story from the Spanish civil war, given a flamenco edge. There’s even a thoughtful meditation on the existence of God, Doubting Thomas, given a slinky, bluesy backing, and an update of the traditional Nottamun Town, now treated as a contemporary political nightmare. There’s occasional backing from accordion, harmonica and even a string section, but the album is dominated by Tilston’s exquisite guitar work, and features two spirited solo instrumental tracks, including a suitably virtuosic tribute to Graham.guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010Published via the Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress.Thanks for subscribing to Andy Roberts blogSteve Tilston: The Reckoning – reviewRelated posts:The Unthanks: Last – reviewRadiohead: The King of Limbs – reviewGolden rower Tom James forces his way back into Olympic reckoning
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July 22 2011, 5:46am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
Podcast 42
http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-42
i’ve made this podcast episode 42 out of the remaining recordings from the Sunday afternoon session with more rehearsals of old songs as a trial for April 12th. Here’s the download and play link etc: Subscribe to the podcast RSS or get it from iTunes Download MP3 to save – 42.6. Mb in size, playtime 29 minutes 31 seconds :- 42 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 42.mp3 Andy Roberts Podcast #42 Shownotes Show Notes for Podcast 42
Gernika – Andy Roberts Streets of Paris – Andy Roberts Clean Living Blues – Andy Robert /Linda Hartley Never Was to Be – Andy Roberts / Daryl P Hall Winter in Andalucia – Andy Roberts
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May 7 2011, 4:18pm | Comments »
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com
Podcast 38 Clean Living Blues
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2011/03/podcast-38-clean-living-blues.html
Andy Roberts Podcast Episode #38 comes out a day late, sorry about that. Here’s the download and play link etc: podcast 38 [30:00] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Subscribe to the podcast RSS or get it from iTunes Download MP3 to save – 40.00 Mb in size, playtime 30 minutes 0 seconds :- 38 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 38.mp3 Andy Roberts Podcast #38 Shownotes Show Notes for Podcast 38 The Streets of Paris – Andy Roberts Clean Living Blues – by Linda Hartley and Andy Roberts Winter in Andalusia – Andy Roberts (abridged version) Now that I’m Living Here – Andy Roberts Cajun Cooking Song – Andy Roberts Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan Song via andyroberts.me
March 24 2011, 11:19am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
Podcast 38 Clean Living Blues
http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-38-clean-living-blues
Andy Roberts Podcast Episode #38 comes out a day late, sorry about that. Here’s the download and play link etc:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS or get it from iTunes Download MP3 to save – 40.00 Mb in size, playtime 30 minutes 0 seconds :- 38 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 38.mp3 Andy Roberts Podcast #38 Shownotes Show Notes for Podcast 38The Streets of Paris – Andy Roberts Clean Living Blues – by Linda Hartley and Andy Roberts Winter in Andalusia – Andy Roberts (abridged version) Now that I’m Living Here – Andy Roberts Cajun Cooking Song – Andy Roberts Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan Song
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March 24 2011, 3:59am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
You Can Count On Me | Andy Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TluclDKCDg&feature=youtube_gdata
August 16 2010, 12:13pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Hesitation Blues - Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zSCP4YNOo&feature=youtube_gdata
August 15 2010, 3:01pm | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
Havering Folk Club
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts-music/havering-folk-club
Havering Folk Club continues to meet weekly during the summer months at the Golden Lion pub in Romford even if there are less people able to attend due to being away on holidays or at festivals. With fewer performers turning up on a Wednesday, in that case, it means a bit more time for each and so I ended up singing four songs last week. The first was to align with the previous night’s podcast episode 6 which was loosely themed around the fingerpicking blues style and I’ve been having the tune of Hesitation Blues going through my head ever since so that’s what I played. Secondly, I’d been corresponding about The Wreckers Prayer so that got another airing. Linda wasn’t there to shoot any video so I’ll include some alternatives takes from the Andy Roberts Music youtube account in due course. After the break or rather just before the break, I got called up again and decided on the spur of the moment to do two Beatles songs. I Feel Fine and Norwegian Wood
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August 15 2010, 6:21am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
Episode 6 Andy Roberts Podcast – Fingerstyle Blues
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/episode-6-andy-roberts-podcast-fingerstyle-blues
Here’s episode 6 in the weekly podcast series and this week I feature some fingerstyle blues tunes. I have two apologies to make first. The length of the podcasts is meant to be strictly under half an hour, and this one is 30 minutes and 18 seconds. That’s eighteen seconds too long, I didn’t notice until after I’d exported the mp3 file. Sorry about that. Won’t happen again. The other thing is the sound quality which is not up to scratch either. I’ve done some software updates and the recording level got reset, and it was too high so there is some distortion on the guitar parts in the louder tunes. I dont mind it too much myself, but if you hate that sort of cheap fuzzboxy kind of noise then just skip over those bits, or miss out the whole episode. I’ll get it right next time. Now the podcast player and show notes:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 29.2Mb in size and 30 minutes 18 seconds in duration from this link 06 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 6.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time Video Podcast Episode No 6 Podcast Episode 6 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 6 broadcast on August 10th, published on August 11th 2010. All songs performed with the six string Ibanez acoustic guitar again (must get the 12 string out next week) Hesitation Blues I know this song from Ralph McTell but the origins are older: “Hesitation Blues” is a popular song written by Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, and Art Gillham around 1914. It’s changed a bit, with famous versions by Leadbelly, Rev Gary Davis and Janis Joplin When The Waters Rise I haven’t performed my song “When The Waters Rise” for a while so I thought I’d slip it into this episode. It’s not a blues though, it’s a tango. SInce the subject matter is a distopian view of climate change I thought I’d offer it to the Black Mountain Uncivilisation community. Oh well.
Count On Me I learned this one from Wizz Jones but it’s by Mose Allison
Doing it All Alone One of my Paris songs, Doing it all alone : lyrics and music by Andy Roberts
Deep River Blues Again know to me as a Wizz Jones song but it’s an old blues classic made famous by Doc Watson.
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out John The Fish used to sing this one at the old folk cottage in Truro, and then Eric Clapton recorded it on his unplugged album but it was a well knownjazz/blues song before that.
No – by Loudon Wainwright This is just the bonus track really, which I learned to play this week in response to a request by Then Wang for a tutorial with chords so he can learn it himself. Great song though, which I may be able to do some justice to one day, but not quite there yet…
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August 11 2010, 12:43pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Down Drinking at the Bar - Loudon Wainwright cover by Andy Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbyeqMI5xM8&feature=youtube_gdata
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- folk rock
- live concert
August 4 2010, 12:13pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Be Careful There's a Baby in the House - Loudon Wainwright Cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Og_z2csWU&feature=youtube_gdata
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August 4 2010, 12:03pm | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
Episode 4 Loudon Wainwright Special
http://andyroberts.me/podcast/episode-4-loudon-wainwright-special
Episode 4 of the weekly Andy Roberts podcast is dedicated to the songs of American singer songwriter and actor Loudon Wainwright. I’ve been listening to and playing Loudon Wainwright songs pretty much since I first started playing guitar, some 30 odd years ago – the lyrics are so clever, poignant or funny and the tunes are powerful yet straightforward enough to learn, and in some quantity it turns out. Wondering hpw to mark out tonight’s podcast, which is at episode 4 already, I decided to feature my own interpretations of mostly Loudon Wainwright songs and in the end as it turned out, nothing but Loudon Wainwright songs except for a couple of bonus tracks on the live Ustream after the recording had been switched off. So here is the podcast player and download link:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url
http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 27.4Mb in size and 29 minutes 55 seconds in duration from this link 04 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 4.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time
Episode No 4 Video Podcast Episode 4 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 4 published on July 27th 2010. First two songs on 12 string acoustic, remainder on 6 string guitar All songs music and lyrics by Loudon Wainwright interpreted and arranged by Andy Roberts
Muse Blues Drinking Song Be Careful There’s a Baby in the House Down Drinking at the Bar Thankyou Mister Hubble Motel Blues Unrequited to the nth degree Dead Skunk Say That You Love Me
Loudon Wainwright
July 27 2010, 3:36pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Deep River Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKgZSAuUw28&feature=youtube_gdata
September 29 2009, 3:05pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Grow Fins - Andy Roberts plays Captain Beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO0CR6S7N4o&feature=youtube_gdata
September 24 2009, 6:29pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Highway Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU7rgYpHOc8
August 11 2009, 1:27pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
You Can Count On Me - Andy Roberts Havering Folk Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb4pr9SCMUA
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July 30 2009, 4:41am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Tuesday Night Show - Count On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG82kpv3X1o
July 22 2009, 1:25am | Comments »
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