Welcome to the RPM Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 18th February 2022. Whipping up a storm this week, and I'm not referring to Eunice, here's some hurricane force sounds; over to....

Jackie -

"Two this week are inspired by hearing other songs and the third because it was Valentines Day."

Jean -

"It’s pretty wild here with sudden showers and leaves whirling about all over. My daffodils decided to flower this week. I’ll be lucky to have any in tact by tomorrow. Hope everyone weathers the storm with no damage. Keep the music coming

Thought the theme must be weather this week. So a variety of songs."

Dave -

"Hi RPMers, hope you all got through the stormy day OK. Here’s my 3 for this week."

John -

"Hi Everyone, I hope Eunice hasn't caused you too many problems....keep safe."

Tony -

"I've battened down the hatches but not much sign of Eunice as yet. Here's my 3 for the week with my continuing best wishes to all RPMers."

Jayne -

"Tracks that have caught my attention this week — with all good wishes to the RPM collective and thanks for your choices."

Alan -

"Three organ groovers this week (plus the occasional guitar solo too!!!)."

Bonus Track- "Another sad RIP this week: Ian McDonald. The real founder of King Crimson? Maybe. Ian had struck up a musical partnership with Judy Dyble (late of Fairport Convention) and advertised for musicians. Up stepped the recently formed (and equally recently relocated to London) Giles, Giles and Fripp. Dyble stepped aside for Greg Lake and King Crimson was born and went on to support the Rolling Stones at the legendary 'Stones in the Park' gig before becoming the biggest prog band in the world. McDonald left the band soon after their debut album and recorded the low key 'McDonald and Giles' (Michael) album which featured their version of KC's second album track 'Cadence and Cascade', here entitled 'Flight of the Ibis'. McDonald had 'negotiated' with KC lyricist Pete Sinfield that he could 'keep' the original melody whilst Sinfield and Fripp could adapt the tune and use new lyrics. The album is much more pastoral than KC, but still has several lengthy tracks, as is progs wont. The album sold minimally but McDonald managed to top up his pension by forming multi-platinum sellers Foreigner before leaving to continue his low profile career."

Here's Flight of the Ibis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYed-LADkWo

"Stay safe and, if restrictions are lifted in the next two weeks, just when will the promised enquiry into the Tories handling of the pandemic start? I think we should be told!!!"

Philip -

"Greetings from Swanton Morley. I hope RPMers have got everything tied down that needs to be tied down. I see that swivel-eyed "culture warriors" are once again proposing solutions to non-existent problems. Divide and rule is the name of their game. Let's just hope that the young generation of today grow up with an awareness of (or should I say "are awake to") the nuances of British history. Three bits of New Orleans R & B this week. Regards to all."

Nina -

"Hope you're all well & surviving the storms. I'm in Cornwall for a while, interesting weather for van life! Here's my 3...Take care all."

Piers -

"This week I have gone for three ‘original’ versions of one song and two instrumentals often heard in folk clubs, (all three of which I have performed myself) and which I have heard in the last 7 days."

St Annes Reel by Dennis Pitre - "And finally Original? Well one of the earliest recordings that I heard, of the tune ‘St Annes Reel’, (which I have variously heard described as from Shetland, The Appalachians, Upper New York State and of course Ireland). Very few times have I heard it attributed correctly as Canadian.

In the Canadian Maritime Province on the eastern most reaches of the St. Lawrence, on the North side of Eastern Prince Edward Island, There is a town, called ‘St Annes’ which Sits on St Annes Bay. One of the odd things about PEI is that it was very remote and until the second world war, almost entirely practically self sufficient. There were two distinct communities on the Island. In the West were the Francophones of French derivation, and in the East A Scottish community which leaned heavily on Gaelic for communication. Each was insular and, due to the landscape, there was little socialising between the two. In theory they had a common language, English, but, apparently, neither chose to use it! As a result, two quite different styles of Fiddle playing developed, one from the East of the Island and the other from the West. St Annes Reel is part of what was traditionally party of the Eastern Hibernian fiddlers repertoire. This version of the tune is played by a French Fiddler, from the West. That is odd too!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThP_RKBRk4o

'Til Next Time...