Ring Them Bells (Dylan cover)

you ought to know

autumn colours

land's end

songs about trains are good songs, that's what I've always believed. Some of my favourite songs ever are about trains: Untrained Melody; The Tracks of My Tears; Steam (East 17). This song isn't really about a train, not really. It's more about sitting on one. Not even that, really, just thinking about sitting on one. I'm not sure if it's a train song at all. Still, ENJOY!

riding on a train

Some days are long, and some days are short. Are any two days the same length? Well 'yes' is the answer to that question, of course they are you fool. But what IS a day? Really? And do we ever REALLY know how long they will last? Savour such philosophical questions as this whilst listening to this song. Actually no, listen to the song first and then you can think about whatever you like. Now stop thinking and LISTEN. After several listens, you may also attempt to sing along. D major.

the longest day

Yeaah. THis is the story of a MAN. Who is perhaps a little UNRELIABLE, but he SAYS he's unreliable, so... deal with THAT. Co-written with Dan Hare in a gite in France that we were in the process of destroying (not my fault). Recorded by Dirk in a secret hideout in Kreuzberch (so European) ENJOY.

An Honest Man

I don't know where this song came from, i just woke up one night singing it. Recorded by Dirk.

Holiday

Songs about loneliness, songs about rivers... You know where the Cuckmere meets the channel, near Newhaven? Yeah, I lived in a little shack there. Musta been... ooh, bout 6 years, more or less. Every morning, I'd go out a walking. Every evening, I'd watch the sun set. Juuus walking and watchin, that was me. Right by the Delta. Sure did get lonely.

Delta Loneliness

I was booked to play a solo show, and the organiser took a blurb from a Lincoln Boys show which described perfectly three of Peter's songs. Not wanting to be a problem, I offered to write songs on the same themes, ie being a dog, being bald. The promoter didn't notice my brave offer and stopped the show after three songs, claimed it was 'too sad, ja, not funny enough'. That's what happens when 60 year old alcoholics are promoters.

Dog's Lament

Brief history: Fred Neil was the early mainstay of the Greenwich Village folk scene, ridden the freights and written hits for Roy Orbison, he employed a young Bobby Dylan as harmonica player. Made a few albums, some with Vince Martin, one with the stars of the scene, one which may be the most beautifully recorded album ever. He wrote 'Everybody's Talkin' but turned down the offer to re-record it slightly faster for Midnight Cowboy, and gradually disappeared from the scene, preferring to spend his time watching dolphins from his home in Miami. He died in the early 2000s. It was soon after that I saw a bloke that looked like him...

Just Like Fred Neil

Been down to the bottom, started coming back up, stalled.

Sam Dale

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