Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Jochen Markhorst Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Leon Redbone, a Helgalian Romantic, trifles with the lyrics and music of yesterday to mesh them in with modern times – country, blues, ragtime, woggie-boggie, tin-pan-alley-pop, whatever, but for Redbone the history of good music stops with … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Until today I had never heard of Luke Vassella, but in doing my usual unco-ordinated, not to say disconnected meandering around the internet and my record collection looking for any versions of the chosen song of the … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part … Continue reading →

I contain multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I contain multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 I contain multitudes, Parts 7 and 8 I contain multitudes part 9 and 10   by Larry Fyffe … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Bonnie Raitt does a live version of this song which takes us through the emotions, and does what all the really good cover versions do – hide the fact that is a 12 bar blues in terms … Continue reading →

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 I contain multitudes, Parts 7 and 8 I Contain Multitudes (Part 9) by Larry Fyffe There are interpretations … Continue reading →

Information supplied by Dr Leo Ensel, commentary by Tony Attwood “After the Empire” is a collection of 15 studio recordings made by Bob Dylan as he tried out new material in his usual style, with the band having to work … Continue reading →

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “Arthur McBride” is a folk song probably of Irish origin, also found in England, Scotland, and North America. A. L. Lloyd described it as “that most good-natured, mettlesome, and un-pacifistic of anti-militarist songs”. … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood If you have read any of my ramblings about cover versions of Bob Dylan’s music in the “Dylan Cover a Day” series, you might just recall regular comments about the recurring problem with Dylan. We all know … Continue reading →

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 by Larry Fyffe Part 5 According to prophet Isaiah if proper love is not shown to God, He’s … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “Meet me in the morning” is the only 12 bar blues on Blood on the Tracks, and is itself a cover of sorts, being akin to “Call Letter Blues” which of course Bob recorded, and which appeared … Continue reading →

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part … Continue reading →

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 by Larry Fyffe Part 5 King Ahaz makes a deal with the Assyrians, already occupiers of parts of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, in order … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith in USA, and Tony Attwood in UK Details of other articles in this series are given at the end. Aaron: Canadee-I-O is a traditional English folk ballad. It is believed to have been written before 1839. Tony: … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood I’m sure everyone knows that “Masters of War” originated with the English folk song Nottaman Town.    The earliest recording of that song that I can lay my hands on is by Jean Ritchie in 1954 but … Continue reading →

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part … Continue reading →

I Contain Multitudes – Part 1 and 2 By Larry Fyffe God’s no wimp, as expressed metaphorically in the following biblical verse: For He put on righteousness as a breastplate And an helmet of salvation upon His head And He … Continue reading →

NET 2007 Part 1: The light is never dying. Never Ending Tour, 2007, part 2: Your servant both night and day. The Never Ending Tour complete series index By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) It is not surprising that in 2007 Dylan … Continue reading →