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First off, a big “Welcome back!” to toffeeboy and tfd, nice to see you both, and please drop in again! Let’s hope you encourage others to re-visit Earworms too. The idea is very simple, just send in an .mp3 of something that has caught your ear recently, to [email protected], and a few lines saying why you’ve chosen it. We have some excellent worms for you today, thanks very much to all our contributors.
Bob Weir – Lay My Lily Down – CaroleBristol: I didn’t know that Bob Weir had released an album in 2016 until about three weeks ago. Anyway, he did, his third solo outing and his first solo album since 1978. It is a rich and deep album, very different from anything he did with the Grateful Dead, and features members of The National, with many of the songs co-written by Josh Ritter. It will take a lot of listens to really get to know, but this track Lay My Lily Down is the one that has made the biggest impression on me so far.
Indian Ocean – Ma Rewa – Ravi Raman: by the original line up of this band which specialises in taking folk songs and adding a jazz- rock twist. This is an old folk song about the Narmada river. “Ma Rewa (its name around the place of origin) your water is pure/ It flows like this making ripples.”
A Girl Called Eddy – Somebody Hurt You – Toffeeboy: A friend of mine casually mentioned the other day that I might like a singer called A Girl Called Eddy – he said that Tracey Thorn was a fan and … well … that was good enough for me! A quick visit to iTunes and I was listening to her 2001 EP and 2004 album – and I was instantly sold. The only downside is that there’s nothing else out there. Rumours that she was working on a new album back in 2014 don’t appear to have resulted in anything. Fingers crossed that something materialises soon …
June Tabor and The Oyster Band – Lullaby of London – severin: From their 1990 album, Freedom and Rain. I bought it many years later after seeing them play at the South Bank. Ticket courtesy of tfd who bought it and then couldn’t attend. I do like the almost Cajun sound of the accordion on this one.
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express – Bad Year For Rock And Roll- tincanman: Chuck introduced a few songs from his recent (Feb) album, Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins, at a New Year’s Eve concert in Berkeley, CA – including this David Bowie memorial. Sound quality is iffy but it sure is fun picking out all the references.
Robb Johnson – Why Not? – tfd: I’m having a bit of a Robb-fest at the moment, having discovered all the stuff they’ve got on Spotify. This is on there too, but you’ll also be able to find it in a box near you, and you can keep it! Why not?
Lay My Lily Down
Ma Rewa
Somebody Hurt You
Lullaby of London
Bad Year For Rock And Roll (live)
Why Not?
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