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I posted to youtube.com
The Dream Is Over - Andy Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwN5TeppxW8&feature=youtube_gdata
June 30 2010, 6:59am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Andy Roberts The Nutmeg Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwKHxHGsmc&feature=youtube_gdata
June 16 2010, 5:02am | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
Rowan Tree Folk Song
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2009/10/01/rowan-tree-folk-song
The little wild rowan tree (sorbus aucuparia) in my front garden is looking great at this time of year, although half the berries are gone already thanks to hungry blackbirds. I planted it there about ten years ago, and it’s taken its time to grow upwards in the shadow of a great big sycamore, but in the last two years it has managed to get itself firmly established and is turning into a mature specimen tree. I was told that its not uncommon for people in Scotland to plant rowan trees in front of houses, partly from sentimental attachment to the wild Scottish countryside, and also to help keep the witches away. I didn’t know anything about that at the time, but it does seem to have worked.
Rowan Tree Song So I wrote my song about the rowan tree, whilst I was in Scotland as it happens, and then worked on the music and finishing off back home. Motivated by the approach of Halloween, which tends to get celebrated at Havering Folk Club, I’ve tried it out twice now, once at the regular Tuesday Evening 7.00pm webcast and once at the folk club last night, where it was encouragingly well received. There’s no video from the session last night, but the early prototype from the webcast is embedded below, followed by some form of the lyrics. Sometimes called the mountain ash, this is a native rowan tree, not a cultivar, and the berries glow a light red colour in the autumn sunlight, making for welcome food for blackbirds and thrushes, although they always leave the more difficult bunches at the end of delicate branches until last, due to the danger of falling off.
Lyrics of The Rowan Tree
Lyrics to “The Rowan Tree”, a folk song by Andy Roberts Come hear my story, it’s a tale of four witches but I could have added three more And heed my advice if you’re troubled by witches Just plant a Rowan tree outside your front door And the branches sway in the faintest of breezes the berries are red bright and fair. And I’ve not had much trouble with those witchee witches Not since I planted my Rowan tree there Well the Witch of the West was cunning and sly She had me always on the run And I never knew which way her nose was pointing Not until after she’d been there and gone. And the branch tips dance…. planted my Rowan tree there The Witch of the East was just counting the years and somehow that three became five. Then her time was up and she vanished away Now nobody knows if she’s dead or alive. And the branches sway…. planted my Rowan tree there The Witch of the South was trouble from the start Her fancy was playing with fire The anger rose up as the coals glowed white and the smoke billowed higher and higher And the branches sway…. planted my Rowan tree there The Witch of the North is not like the rest She uses her powers for good As the Rowan tree watches and nods in approval and keeps us both safe from the dark witchee wood And the branches sway…. planted my Rowan tree there So that was my story the tale of four witches I could have mentioned three more Now heed my advice if you’re troubled by witches Just plant a rowan tree outside your front door And the branch tips dance in the faintest of breezes The berries are red, bright and fair. I’ve not had much trouble with those witchee witches Not since I planted my rowan tree there.
Rowan Tree Berries
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October 1 2009, 3:02pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
The Rowan Tree - Andy Roberts Folk Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvriIzmASJM&feature=youtube_gdata
September 30 2009, 3:02am | Comments »
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.wordpress.com
The Wreckers Prayer
http://andyrobertsmusic.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/the-wreckers-prayer/
This is the Wreckers Prayer as uploaded to soundcloud for the twestival earlier this year.
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August 15 2009, 12:38pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Sitting on the Bank, Andy Roberts, Havering Folk Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1hI5AmATOA
Sitting On The Bank
Sitting On the Bank is an old song by Andy Roberts
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May 21 2009, 7:52am | Comments »
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com
Havering Folk Club Open Night
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/havering-folk-club-open-night.html
Another Open Night session last night at Havering Folk Club and I played quite late on in the proceedings but refrained from singing in French as I am want to do after a few pints. Instead I previewed a rediscovered old song of mine for which the chords had been lost but now they are found. The song is called "Now that I'm Living Here" and here is the 1980 version on Last.fm: Now That I'm Living Here - Andy Roberts or maybe it's just called Living HereThen there was a repeat of Bob Dylan's 'Mozambique" from the Desire album. Here the video from the previous time I played that one.
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April 16 2009, 2:22am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Cajun Music Cajun Food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aPbldjfmjs
Youtube video from the DVD of Andy Roberts Night at Havering Folk Club on April 1st 2009
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April 9 2009, 7:26am | Comments »
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I posted to distributedresearch.net
Cajun Music, Cajun Food
http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2009/04/09/cajun-music-cajun-food
The first clip uploaded to the Andy Roberts Music youTube account from the Havering Folk Club Andy Roberts Night DVD is a song about Cajun Music and Cajun Food:
“This is a man who know his onions”
What’s it all about? Well you see, I once worked in a canteen cooking dinners for a bunch of people doing printing and office work. It was hard work but fun. I often got to design the menu and choose the music, and stuff with rice was practical and popular. Hence Jamabalaya fits in well with Paella and Biryani, Risotto and Pilaff. It's all the same techique rediscovered in different continents by different cultures using different combinations of ingredients and spices.
Song by Andy Roberts Camera and DVD powervisual.com
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April 9 2009, 6:27am | Comments »
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.wordpress.com
The Wreckers Prayer at Walthamstow Folk Club
http://andyrobertsmusic.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/the-wreckers-prayer-at-walthamstow-folk-club/
A live version of The Wreckers Prayer by Andy Roberts at Walthamstow Folk Club
April 4 2009, 3:02pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Bob Marley Redemption Song at Havering Folk Club sung by Andy Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1rvmEPn_08
March 13 2009, 4:46am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.wordpress.com
Andy Roberts - guest night
http://andyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/andy-roberts-guest-night-2/
Andy Roberts - guest night
Originally uploaded by LindaH
Andy Roberts - guest night Andy Roberts Singer Songwriter Havering Folk Club Golden Lion 2 High St Romford Essex April 1st 2009 8pm Tickets £1
March 4 2009, 10:56am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Andy Roberts sings "Mazet" at Havering Folk Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPBh0-zLeOA
February 20 2009, 2:46am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.wordpress.com
Postcards from Scarborough - Andy Roberts - Havering Folk Club
Postcards from Scarborough, a song by Michael Chapman performed by Andy Roberts at Havering Folk Club
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February 20 2009, 2:29am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.wordpress.com
Snow in London - Highway Blues
http://andyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/snow-in-london-highway-blues/
Snow in London on PhotoPeach with music by Andy Roberts singing Highway Blues at Havering Folk Club. Snow in London on PhotoPeach
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February 7 2009, 6:01pm | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Andy Roberts - Highway Blues - Havering Folk Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5NU0EC_fo
January 31 2009, 4:00am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Andy Roberts - When The Waters Rise - Havering Folk Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWALVDuWfo
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January 31 2009, 3:40am | Comments »
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