Like many Pogues songs, “The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn” is about drinking. But, like many Pogues songs, often the same as the ones just mentioned,…
Tag: Folk
19/03/2021: Los Indios Tabajaras by Maria Elena
‘Los Indios Tabajaras’ means ‘The Tabajaras Indians’. The Tabajaras tribe is from Brazil. The two guys on the album cover are Antenor and Nato Lima….
14/12/2020: “Dr Kitch” by Lord Kitchener
Before reggae, before ska, before soca, there was calypso. Calypso directly descends from the musical styles brought over from African due to slavery. It blends…
10/12/2020: Drømte Mig En Drøm (Arranged for Strings) by The Danish String Quartet // Traditional
Everywhere has history. Some cultures, however, wrote more down. Icelandic poems are some of the oldest, for this reason. This song, “I dreamt a dream”,…
30/10/2020: “Cuando Ya No Estes” by Danitse
I first found out about Danitse through one of my favourite artists, Mala. He used her vocals for “Cunumicita”. Her voice is like a beautifully…
05/10/2020: “Song Of Old Hawaii” by George De Fretes & His Royal Hawaiian Minstrels
I’ve never been to Hawaii. I’d love to though. Seems like a great place. It’s also well known for being intensely relaxed, which naturally filters…
29/09/2020: “La Leyenda Del Tiempo” by Camaron De La Isla
For an artist specialising in flamenco, this kind of music is a big step away from tradition. So much so, that the album this is…
25/09/2020: “Martha” by Tom Waits
‘Martha’ is taken from Waits’ 1973 debut album, Closing Time. If you’re a Tom Waits fan, you’ll notice immediately that his voice, by his standards, is…
18/09/2020: “A Andorinha Da Primavera” by Madredeus
Madredeus could loosely be said to be a Portuguese folk band. They come from a tradition of fado music, which is a distinctive style of…