Name: O Admirabile by The May Geslins
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: O Admirabile is one of the earliest tunes written down in England. Possibly from the Rhineland or, maybe English in origin, it was transcribed by an unknown monk at Canterbury and likely pre-dates the conquest.

'The Village Out: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes' is out on 2xCD and digital on September 24, 2021, and available for pre-order now.

The Village Out West celebrates the underappreciated bastion of the Folk Revival that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, a counterpoint to the seminal New York City scene that has dominated the historical narrative. Compiled from a vast array of recordings by autodidact recording engineer Alan Oakes, the two-CD set features legendary names like Hank Bradley, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Hanks, Mississippi Fred McDowell, New Lost City Ramblers, and Doc Watson, as well as unsung heroes of the local California communities that turned the region into fertile ground for American music. This music triumphantly transcends the passage of the decades with its luminous and passionate presence, making the case for California as a crucial hotbed for some of the most impressive and diverse folk music of the 20th century.

The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

Kathy & Carol - Swallow Song

See carolinedavison.substack.com

These recordings are part of Caroline Davison's blog, where you can hear her sing the first verse of a song from each of the forty days that Vaughan Williams collected them, between December 1903 and January 1905. They are supported by info on the original singers, why and how Vaughan Williams came to meet them, background on the songs and the stories they tell.

See carolinedavison.substack.com

16 April 1904 The Jolly Herring

Sanfte Klänge aus Norddeutschland. Zum Träumen. 

Travel

A piano and vocal version of Soul in the Sunshine

Soul In The Sunshine Piano

A young lady with a smile
Mile to mile
Just under the age
Of the boy with the white light in his eyes
So he painted that smile down
And he put it in his room to dry
Then he could do what he wanted 
And always stay young and beguilin' to the folks of his kind
Till that paintin' in his room started cacklin'
And its beauty faded to grey


Thats why I been on the road
Thats why I been on the road
Somethings fade away
On their own
Thats why I been on the road
Thats why I been on the road


Every moment is a crossroads
To that I can attest
I drove my gocart to some folks
I truly did detest
It was far too overweight 
But in the end it all worked out fine
Or were they just tryin' to fool the kid 
Who could never ever walk the line


Thats why I been on the road
Thats why I been on the road
Somethings fade away
On their own
Thats why I been on the road

SOMETHINGS FADE AWAY

This track is inspired by the work of Etta James. written by myself.

LeftWithTheBlues

Decomposition playing live at the Borough Exchange, Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

Recorded in 1987.

Decomposition - Live at the Borough Exchange

O Admirabile is one of the earliest tunes written down in England. Possibly from the Rhineland or, maybe English in origin, it was transcribed by an unknown monk at Canterbury and likely pre-dates the conquest.

O Admirabile

It's Fine

Ein Song aus Hamburg. Tanzen! Bang Bang Bang!

Ute Stefanie Haak

My Moon

Bang Bang Bang

the restless dreams of youth 
by Tamar Berk

Tamar Berk - vocals, guitars, piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord, synth, organ, bass
Matt Walker - drums
Chris Davis - lead guitar (Skipping the cracks, Socrates & Me, Better off Meditating, Heavy & Abusive, Red Ball, In the Wild)
Matt Thomson - bass (Skipping the Cracks, Outdated)

Mixed by Sean O'Keefe
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

O Admirabile

The May Geslins

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