Welcome to the RPM Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 24th November 2023. And it's the fun fair edition as we have the annual November fair in the street outside, which is really nice....except the thumping monotony of their techno soundtrack gets a bit...well, monotonous. So looking forward to some proper tunes this week....over to....
"Hi all. I do like to hear live music played in the open air but the summer is a rapidly fading memory and it is time to have to sneak indoors again for a few months. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. One of the best festivals that I ever attended was 'Airwaves' in Reykjavik; great fun was had traipsing from venue to venue all around the small city centre.
This week I saw Talisk perform live at the Norwich Arts Centre. It was a sell out show and the band’s performance generated lots of atmosphere and excitement. As a result I have been trolling youtube for purposes of my RPM post and thinking about the way that videos never quite do live performances justice. But I hope that you can get a bit of the flavour from these vids…"
"First, a band that I truly regret that I never saw live. Seen here at the top of their game..."
Rock and Roll Doctor by Little Feat -
"I did have the privilege of seeing Weather Report with Jacko at The Rainbow in Finsbury Park. Despite all of the gigs that I have been to, that show still remains the greatest live performance I ever attended. Even in a band known for their astounding musical skills Jacko's acrobatic dexterity and inventiveness was outstanding."
Birdland by Weather Report -
"And here are my favourite live band of recent years. The line up has changed a couple of times since Jayne and I first saw them (and even since this video was made earlier this year) but they remain rather wonderful."
Storm by Talisk -
"This week I thought I ought to get the 45s out again. These are some of the earliest I ever bought. All 1962 and what a mixture of genre!"
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee -
What I'd Say performed by Bobby Darin -
Mama's Doin' The Twist by The Viscounts -
Bonus Track - "As these are short play can I pick another Tim?" (Yes, OK....Tim)
"Saw him lots of times, usually with Marty Wilde and Billy Fury. What a line up.
Keep well everybody."
A Picture of You by Joe Brown -
"Weekend greetings to all the good folks out in RPM land and thanks for all your great music last week which I listened to on the way back from London to Norfolk just past midnight on Saturday.
This week after David Hockney's exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery featuring many self portraits, I started on a theme of originals covered by Bob Dylan on his 1970 Self Portrait album.
Thankfully my good friends Piers and Jayne (of this parish) introduced me to some fine new (to me) music ...Talisk."
"And so to start, before the theme was thankfully truncated, here's..."
Little Jimmy Dickens with Take Me As I Am -
"...and..."
The Davis Sisters with I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know -
"And now here is Dystopia from Talisk with an earlier line up than the one which played at Norwich Arts Centre this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScwNmi423OA
That's All Folks."
"Just coming to the end of another spell of looking after their pooch while my son and daughter-in-law get some sun in the Canaries. All was going well until this morning when his walk coincided with howling gale, driving rain and me wishing they'd bought a goldfish instead of a dog. I've been listening to a lot of radio which you can blame for two of my choices. Best wishes to al."
You Turn Me On I'm A Radio by Joni Mitchell - "Because Joni is still a favourite with me."
One Piece At A Time by Johnny Cash - "Here's your chance to see what a 49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63 Cadillac looks like."
Three Wheels On My Wagon by The New Christy Minstrels - "Heard it recently and thought of you Philip - Injuns, US Cavalry and John Wayne."
"Hi Everyone, I hope you're all well. My first two choices are from recently purchased new-ish releases. The third is an old favourite currently on my car CD player."
Oporto-Madrid Blvd by St. Paul & The Broken Bones -
Live By The Sword by The Rolling Stones -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbKM2Jb9eZg&list=OLAK5uy_nsgVCCHAcnZQSMaZXY62TYNUrtLifHMHM
Who Wants The World (Live) by The Stranglers -
"Thanks everyone for your recent submissions. Here’s my contribution for this week."
Wonder by Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain -
Palidorian by John Coda - "The nyckelharpa is a traditional medieval Swedish instrument which I’ve seen played several times recently by a guy who has made one himself."
Wandering Around by Manu Delago -
"Hi RPMers, hope all's good. Here’s my 3 tunes this week."
Gun by John Cale -
Jumping On Someone Else's Train by The Cure -
I Heard by Young Fathers -
"Here's my trio of tunes from the past week."
Sticks And Stones by Smoke Fairies - "After a preview track a few weeks ago, new album Carried In Sound is now out...and it is rather fantastic. Entirely made at home, this could be Catherine and Jessica's finest work so far."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEUsPIW0cCQ&list=PLvsYXqtYjMYdP9hCUavE4WF70R7kFkTQB&index=6
Dominic's Farewell Set (Tynagh Jig / Ned Coleman's / Dominic's Farewell to Cashel) performed by Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford - "The lad's Common Ground album is in residence on repeat play in the car CD player. These jigs keep getting stuck in my head."
Crumplepenny by Ozric Tentacles - "Still going strong with the Ozrics new one..."
'Til Next Time...