Sorry I Can't Make It

This song has an amazing story. Ewan MacColl, who wrote it in 1960, interviewed Norfolk fisherman and folk singer Sam Larner (1878-1965) at the very end of his life, and the lyrics are verbatim (though rearranged to rhyme). I also love MacColl’s ingenious rhymes for the word ‘herring’. 

This is a live acoustic demo commissioned by @williamwyld for an upcoming film. The sparkly, bassey accompaniment is my trusty Oscar Schmidt autoharp. Originally designed in the 19th century as a parlour instrument, I’m always trying to prove its possibilities as a lead instrument. I mean Dolly Parton plays one ffs. 

Anyway I love singing this song and you can hear it on my soundcloud linked on my profile. xo kb

Shoals Of Herring (Ewan MacColl)

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Sorry I Can't Make It   
out now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2RpNLVdzHdo2lk8LvVYlKw?si=DL5bu1AvSB2oXImKaHXZ-w

as featured on @BBCIntroducing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/entries/da445a46-9f04-4603-b1aa-98e8fbe21106

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