Heres my latest cover from the Songs I love series ! For those who are not already subscribed to my newsletter, heres a link to download the song for free: bit.ly/songsilove20 I first heard this song on my favourite Pentangle album Solomons seal. I read later that it was Anne Brigg´s beautiful a cappella version recorded in 1971 that brought this jewel of a song to wider acclaim. Like much of the great English folk canon, this early C19th song blends a delicate and haunting melody with some stunning poetry. My friend, the South African guitarist and songwriter Nibs van der Spuy introduced me to Dick Gaughans masterpiece Handful of Earth while we were on tour in South Africa a few years ago. If I had to pick my favourite version of The snows they melt the soonest, it would doubtless be Gaughans wonderfully intense and amost spoken rendition. I live in the Cevennes in Southern France and during the Summer I organize acoustic concerts in the region. For each show, I share the stage with a different artist and friend. After Dawn Landes in May and Vincent Segal in June, I invited Nibs for Julys concert in the Romanesque chapel of Sainte Croix de Caderle. I took advantage of him staying for a couple of days at our home to record a version of The snows they melt the soonest, a song we both love!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:04:37 +0000
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