This is new.
0:00 Opening Acts/ Introduction
Songs filmed: 0:36 - Twist and Shout 0:45 - She's a Woman 1:38 - I'm A Loser 1:56 - Can't Buy Me Love 2:51 - Baby's in Black 3:38 - I Wanna Be Your Man
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Monday, July 07, 2025
Sunday, July 06, 2025
TAV FALCO PANTHER BURNS with Alex Chilton - Memphis Beat - PROMO VIDEO (1989) -
I know we have had this before but it is so good it is worth repeating.
Merry It Is While Summer Lasts St. George's Canzona dir. John Sothcott
(A Collection Of Medieval And Traditional Music From The Spring And Summer Festivals)
Saturday, July 05, 2025
The Girl from New York City Beach Boys 1965
ON THIS DATE (60 YEARS AGO)
July 5, 1965 - The Beach Boys: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) is released.
Steeleye Span Live 1975 TV Concert
Available for the first time is this unique and intimate performance from June 1975.
It was recorded for the German TV show Rockpalast. This is a very rare live performance from the ‘classic’ line up of Steeleye Span and shows the band in their prime in great quality. It was filmed a few months after the 'Commoners Crown' album was recorded so features tracks from that album including the epic Long Lankin plus Little Sir Hugh and Demon Lover.
Friday, July 04, 2025
Steeleye Span The Lowlands of Holland 1970
Steeleye Span began in late 1969, when London-born bass player Ashley Hutchings departed Fairport Convention, the band he had co-founded in 1967. Hutchings' new band was formed after he met established duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior on the London folk club scene, and the initial line-up was completed by husband and wife team Terry Woods (formerly of Sweeney's Men, later of The Pogues) and Gay Woods. The name is that of a character in the folk song Horkstow Grange, a fictitious prizefighter. With two female singers, the original line-up was unusual for the time, and indeed, never performed live, as the Woods departed the band shortly after the release of the group's debut album, Hark! The Village Wait (1970).
with vocals by Gay Woods
1900 (Novecento) 1976
Epic film by Bertolucci one of my favourites.
Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock, Olmo, the other born to a land owner, Alfredo. The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and how these events shape the destinies of the two main characters
The wiki says
1900 (Italian: Novecento, "Twentieth Century") is a 1976 epic historical drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, and featuring an international ensemble cast including Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini, Laura Betti, Stefania Casini, Ellen Schwiers, Sterling Hayden, Alida Valli, Romolo Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Donald Sutherland and Burt Lancaster. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, Italy, the film chronicles the lives and friendship of two men—the landowning Alfredo Berlinghieri (De Niro) and the peasant Olmo Dalcò (Depardieu)—as they witness and participate in the political conflicts between fascism and communism that took place in Italy in the first half of the 20th century. The film premiered out of competition at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
With a runtime of 317 minutes in its original version, 1900 is known for being one of the longest commercially released films in history. Its great length led to it being presented in two parts when originally released in many countries, including Italy, East and West Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Colombia, Pakistan and Japan. In other countries, including the United States, a single edited version of the film was released.[4] 1900 has become widely regarded as a cult classic, and has received several special-edition home-video releases from a variety of distributors.[5][6] A restoration of the film premiered out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017.[7]
The Kinks - See My Friends 1965
The Kinks See my friends, on a pilot episode of "Discothec" introduced by Simon Dee.
"See My Friends" (sometimes titled "See My Friend")[5][nb 1] is a song by the English rock band the Kinks, written by the group's singer and guitarist, Ray Davies. Released in July 1965, it reached number 10 on the Record Retailer chart. The song incorporates a drone-effect played on guitar, evoking a sound reminiscent of the Indian tambura.[8]
"See My Friends" is one of the key early works in the style known as raga rock.[9] Music historian Jonathan Bellman sees it as the first Western rock song to integrate Indian raga sounds, citing its release four months ahead of the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", which includes a sitar part.[9] However, Davies biographer Johnny Rogan comments that a preceding single release ("Heart Full of Soul" by the Yardbirds) was "pre-empting Davies's innovative use of Indian music".[10]
The Stranglers - Skin Deep 1984
One of the times I went to Tuckers in the late 80s Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers was out there and he joined our party. I saw them in 1977 in Taunton. I had lost interest by 1984 but I heard this on the radio the other day and enjoyed it so here it is. Wiki
Tuckers Grave in the Telegraph top 500 pubs
This is our favourite pub these days so it is great to see some recognition.
The Monkees Pilot Episode Intro From 1965
Wiki I wasn't a Monkees fan as I liked the Beatles and thought they were a rip off and I knew Mickey Dolenz from Circus boy so I knew they were fake but Susan really liked them. They were certainly popular. I like their music now as it is all really well crafted pop with great songwriting and performances.
Thursday, July 03, 2025
Radstock Jig
RADSTOCK JIG, THE. English, Hornpipe (cut time). C Major/A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The English collector Cecil Sharp noted this tune from one James Higgins (1819-c. 1910), a fiddle player who was living at the time in Shepton Mallett Union, a workhouse. It was originally simply called “Radstock”, or, as Sharp gave it in his notebook, "Radstock Tune." Sharp published it soon afterwards with the title "Radstock Jig," using the convention of the word 'jig' not to denoting musical meter but rather to indicate a tune played for solo dancing (see Sharp's Folk-Dance Airs: Collected in Oxfordshire, Glocesteshire, Devonshire, Somerset, and Devonshire, 1909). Higgins was a native of the village of Shepton Mallet (south of Bath), Somerset, where he was a clerk in the local Co-operative Society, and Radstock was a nearby mining town. There is some thought, although no evidence, that the tune may have been in the repertoire of the Radstock Band, an old village band.
MUSIC OF THE SOMERSET COALFIELD
New Exhibition at Radstock Museum
Henry Cave local fiddle player and Harriet Pearce Landlady of the George Inn at Nettlebridge around 1907.
Radstock Museum will be presenting an exhibition exploring and celebrating local music making. We begin with “west gallery” church music, played from the early eighteenth to mid nineteenth century. The display will include some wonderful instruments, including a serpent – a now rarely seen wind instrument. This music was performed by members of the local congregation, often from a gallery above the west end of the nave, hence the modern name for it. Local churches where you can see a surviving gallery include St Mary’s Emborough and Holcombe Old Church.
We move through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with folk songs and dances, miners’ songs and playground songs. In the early twentieth century the famous folk song collector, Cecil Sharp, recorded over 1600 songs from Somerset, primarily from the Mendip area. One of the local musicians featured in the exhibition is Henry Cave (as shown in photograph). Henry (also known as Harry) travelled from town to town and village to village in Somerset sharpening knives and playing tunes and was most well known for playing his fiddle for step dancing. You can also discover the truth about the so-called Radstock Jig!
This display is also supported by a range of instruments including a violin made in Camerton by Henry Lye. Lye's violins were much valued and were played in the world famous Hallé orchestra.
Looking at more recent music, the exhibition touches on local musicians who have made it big, such as Acker Bilk, alongside locally successful bands such as the Bernard Emm dance band and Spirelaine. We also look at the enduring presence of the brass band.
Hand-held audio units will be available so visitors can listen to some of the music. A special Bygone Days event on October 7th at The Somer Centre 7:30pm will present a selection of local music and song performed by a local band led by Dave Byrne.
This is a picture of the itinerant fiddle-player and knife sharpener, Henry Cave, from whom Cecil Sharp collected 17 traditional dance tunes in Midsomer Norton in 1907. Just a few months later Henry was found dead in a ditch between Midsomer Norton and Chilcompton he died of exposure. If you would like to find out the whole story of Henry Cave’s life and music he will be featured in the exhibition at the. Museum. There is also a booklet on his life, including all his music notated available in the Museum shop.
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies {Stereo} 1965
I don't think we have had the Hollies on this blog. Fine music.
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock (Live Aid 1985)
Adam Ant performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985.
If I remember correctly 85 was not a good year for Adam. He had his Vive le Rock tour cancelled due to poor ticket sales. He went to America acting after this.
Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs {Stereo} 1965
"Wooly Bully" is a song originally recorded by novelty rock and roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1964. Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, it was written by the band's frontman, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a single on the small Memphis-based XL label (#906) in 1964 and was picked up in 1965 by MGM. The song was recorded at Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis, the successor to Phillips' original Sun Studio. It proved to be the only recording made at the studio to achieve national success.
"Wooly Bully" was the band's first and biggest hit. It became a worldwide success, selling three million copies and reaching No. 2 on the American Hot 100 chart on June 5–12, 1965, kept off the top by The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda" and The Supremes' "Back in My Arms Again". "Wooly Bully" went to No. 31 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. The song also reached No. 2 on the Canadian CHUM Charts. The song was the first American record to sell a million copies during the British Invasion and was influenced by the British rock sound which was mixed with traditional Mexican-American conjunto rhythms. It stayed in the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, the longest time for any song in 1965, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. It was named Billboard's number-one song of the year despite never reaching No. 1 on a weekly Hot 100; this feat was achieved again by Faith Hill's "Breathe" in 2000, Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment" in 2001 and Dua Lipa's "Levitating" in 2021 (all four hits peaked at #2). On August 5, 1965, the single was certified as gold by the RIAA. It was later included on the band's 1965 album Wooly Bully, MGM SE4297
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Blondie The Singles Collection 1977-1982
A fine body of work. Whack the volume up - the neighbours are on holiday.
Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video) 80/81
Debbie's 80th birthday today. Wiki. Susan chose this one.
Labour Party Conference (1968)
From the era when my Dad used to go. He got on the news once ejecting Colin Jordan a fascist from the auditorium.
Winstanley (1975) Diggers song
50 years ago the film Winstanley was made with members of the ECWS as participants. Before I joined but was one of the society's high points. Read about Winstanley here.
Babylon is Fallen (Winstanley)
This was the most popular sing-along song in the Roundhead part of the ECWS. I could never remember the verses so I would join in on the chorus.
ECWS at Glastonbury my first event. 1985. Photo Mark Godwin
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