Malvina Meinier - Covered In Silence

Gabi Hartmann

Baby

Sera Una Noche (Roberto Maida) - Francisco Canaro 1936

Cover #21 from the series "Songs I Love" by Piers Faccini
Free download: http://www.unlock.fm/10h

Since I first started up Songs I Love, the series has been a way for me to share songs with some of the different friends and artists that I play with.  So last summer while recording Jenny Lysander's album Northern Folk, we also found the time late one August evening, to record a cover for the ongoing Volume II of the series. 
Nottamun Town is an old English folk song that I first discovered on Fairport Convention's 1969 album 'What we did on our holidays', their version was sung by the great Sandy Denny. Between takes recording Jenny's album, we'd spend a lot of the down time listening to music. I love playing records for friends and seeing the excitement on their faces as they discover new music. I played Jenny some of my favorite singers like Anne Briggs, June Tabor or Joni Mitchell. 
Listening to Nottamun Town, some of you may be reminded of Bob Dylan and he used the same melody for his song Masters of War. There's a trance like cadence to the strange and original lyrics in Nottamun Town and Dylan used this relentless and hypnotic rhythm to great effect in his timeless anti-war anthem. According to various sources the original song dates back to medieval times and there's a theory that the surreal nature of the text relates to the traditional day The Feast of Fools, during which time which power was briefly conferred on those in a subordinate position. On this day, the fool took his revenge, the servant beat his master and the cat chased the hounds! So for the full sensory experience as you listen to this song, picture a Hieronymous Bosch painting in your mind and enjoy!

"Met the King and the Queen and the company more
Came a riding behind and a walking before
Come a stark naked drummer -a beating a drum
With his heels in his bosom come marching along"

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Piers Faccini & Jenny Lysander - Nottamun Town (Songs I Love #21)

Grace Doesn’t Demand

South African song. Wedding traditional zulu song. 
Popularised by Miriam Makeba
Live au TGP à Saint - Denis 
Septembre 2015

Jikelemaweni (Live)

Chanson traditionnelle des Antilles, popularisé par Henri Salvador

Enregistrement Live au Théâtre TGP (Saint-Denis)
Septembre 2015

Maladie D'amour (Live)

I've always loved this song since I heard Ella sing it when I was a little kid. This is our version,  mellow and swinging, with great piano from Nick Shankland.

My new album is available now on CD: www.33jazz.com

More of my music, signed CDs and iTunes/Amazon download links etcetera on my website: http://kittylaroar.com/music/

check out the video-montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5blBbtWqrU

The photo is by lovely Ryan Dean Bedingfield and his website is here:
http://ryanbedingfieldphotography.co.uk

This track is free download for a limited time so go ahead and get it today xxx

Recorded at Yellow Shark studios in May 2016
Yellow Shark studios: http://www.yellow-shark.co.uk 

GG yellow shark mixes 2

Embraceable You

Our original song "Laugh Often" performed by our Sextet!
Enjoy :)

http://www.thegypsydynamite.com/

Dom Durner - Vocals
Filippo Dall'Asta - Guitar
Giulio Romano Malaisi - Guitar
Duncan Hemstock - Saxophone
Jonny Gee - Double Bass
Daniele Antenucci - Drums

Baby

Gabi Hartmann

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