having a Lodestar type of morningshe always chooses interesting musicians to work with, it's never boring and always totally shirley <3
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link
don't know if people saw the news of a new memoir:
We’ll soon be announcing details of Shirley Collins’ long-awaited memoir ‘All in the Downs: Reflections on Life, Landscape and Song’.In the meantime please do see the wonderful 'The Ballad of Shirley Collins', which is on UK release this month. https://t.co/gSyVE0J5AT pic.twitter.com/aZvPH3GCJi— Strange Attractor (@strangepress) January 5, 2018
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
also on the npr website today:
https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/01/09/575979719/hear-an-unreleased-shirley-collins-song-from-a-new-documentary
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
I did see it!!!
Cannot wait to read
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 15:46 (six years ago) link
yeah that'll be great ... some info
‘The Ballad Of Shirley Collins’ film continues to screen across cinemas in the UK early next year and the film will be free-to stream on the Lush Player in the UK for 20 days only from January 20th 2018.
We will also shortly be announcing the official DVD release. This will come as a deluxe bookback that will feature a range of extras including deleted scenes, audio commentary, behind the scenes footage and an unreleased short film by the filmmakers along with CD of the soundtrack that will include bonus tracks.
Track listSide A1. “All I Ever Wanted”2. Shirley Collins – Cavalry Hill3. Ishman Williams & The Williams Singers – Got On My Travelling Shoes4. “Do You Want Me To Start Again, Alan”5. Texas Gladden – I Never Will Marry6. Sid Hemphill and Lucius Smith – Come On Boys, Let’s Go To The Ball7. Horton Barker – A Rich Irish Lady8. Ian Kearey – The Poor Drowned Sailor9. Sidney Hemphill Carter – Pharaoh10. “I Used To Could Sing”11. Outtake (London, 1959)
Side B1. “There’s Never Been A Merry England”2. Andy Hemsley and Hastings Jack In The Green – Seeds Of Love3. N.J Brothers & The United Sacred Harp Musical Association – Cavalry4. Lucius Smith – Make Lulu Behave Herself5. Ruby Vass – Single Girl, Married Girl6. “I Can’t Really Forget Them”7. George Stoneman – Sally Anne8. Michael J York & Ossian Brown – The Cloud House / Cyclobe – Sons Of Sons Of Light / George Collins - Dolly9. Dolly Collins – Missa Humana (excerpt)10. Shirley Collins – Wondrous Love
Pre-order link:https://earthrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-ballad-of-shirley-collins
― tylerw, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 15:56 (six years ago) link
it's UK-only? :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
I think they mean the DVD is in PAL format, not that they won't let people in the US buy the DVD/CD set. Easy enough to rip a PAL DVD and watch it on a computer.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 17:51 (six years ago) link
i've heard they're working on getting it to the states sometime soon-ish.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 18:04 (six years ago) link
The documentary looks to be streaming on the Lush website: http://player.lush.com/channels/lush/tv/ballad-shirley-collins-film-tim-plester-rob-curry
Not a sentence I ever imagined typing.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:41 (six years ago) link
Lush like the beauty products store?
I preordered her book!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 22:21 (six years ago) link
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― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
I am giving a short presentation about Shirley to my music appreciation class tonight. In addition to general excitement at talking about her music with a captive audience, I can't wait to show them the connection between the Lomax recordings and her recordings and listen to the two different versions of "Death and the Lady"
I feel like she is with me! <3
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― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 23:46 (six years ago) link
http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/all-in-the-downs/
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Friday, 23 February 2018 12:19 (six years ago) link
Could have got free tickets for her appearance at the British Library but had to go back to Scotland for my sister's birthday ;_; Friggin' families, who needs 'em?
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Friday, 23 February 2018 12:52 (six years ago) link
¡¡¡¡¡happy birthday shirley!!!!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
Christ, don't do that to me!
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:22 (five years ago) link
I'm just reading her memoir. Hadn't taken in what her Birthday is.Book is really good as was America Over the Water.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
83 years old, HBSC
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
i am allowed to wish shirley a happy birthday because she is still with us! celebrate, don't have a heart attack :)
she is a living treasure. i have been saving her new book for a special time to focus on it. i did the same thing with america over the water and read it on a trip. perfect!!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
her set in Birmingham a fortnight ago was my favourite musical performance of 2018 so far
― Pardew to Megson: "you've stolen my New Orleans bounce" (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
i heard rumours there might be another album on the way btw
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
awweeeeesoooommmeeee
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
her set in Birmingham a fortnight ago was my favourite musical performance of 2018 so farmore details please!
who did she play with/who was in her band and what did they playwhat songs did she singvenue?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
setlist is here https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/shirley-collins/2018/the-crossing-birmingham-england-1bea15b0.html
there were I think five musicians onstage inc the Cyclobe guys who produced Lodestar? or poss just Ossian. also a morris dancer who gamboled across the stage intermittently
there was also a live interview type thing earlier in the day which was good (esp the part where she named Ewan McColl as an historical sex pest) and wrt Nick's post did mention upcoming recording sessions for a new album!
sorry not as detailed as you wanted but yeah it was was wonderful
― Pardew to Megson: "you've stolen my New Orleans bounce" (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 5 July 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
that is more than i had before, thank you!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
Yeah it was a Lodestar run through, but the ?mandolin? couldn't get the right tuning for Sur le Borde de l'Eau despite it having had the full intro from Shirley. Thousands Or More was a nice easy sing-along to fill the gap.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Saturday, 7 July 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
I've just come to the part of All In The Downs where she says she loathes jazz. God, I guess everybody can't be perfect but did hope she might enjoy some of the decent stuff.Oh well, she did look amazing in the 60s.Sounded quite good too, but would have loved to hear some more jazz in her sound.BUt I guess that goes against her singing style.
― Stevolende, Monday, 9 July 2018 11:22 (five years ago) link
I finally decided it was time to start reading All in the Downs (I was saving it) and it is such a gigantic treat to hear/read/spend time with Shirley's voice again. I am loving every single minute of reading it. Her writing style reminds me so much of her singing style -- straightforward, unembellished, yet still very distinctively hers. I love her so much!!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 28 January 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
i heard a story about a jane doe ("mountain jane doe") whose body was never claimed the other day and it reminded me of this song. i had not realized the live version with intro was on youtube but here it is <3 <3 <3 to infinityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGfQ0EUgWk
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:40 (five years ago) link
who knows -- looks like it has been there since 2009? that was sort of past my prime shirley-obsessed years i love the spare arrangement of this version
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
forgot to wish Shirley a happy birthday -- happy birthday Shirley! I <3 you always and forever!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 6 July 2019 05:59 (four years ago) link
Happy Birthday!!
― Carly Jae Vespen (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 6 July 2019 10:02 (four years ago) link
This just snuck up on me at the end of a tough week and god alive it's extraordinary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaJw-ryhBB0
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Friday, 29 November 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
I think the album with Dolly (Anthems in Eden) is my favourite single record she's involved with.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Friday, 29 November 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
Always scared of reviving this thread, for fear of giving people palpitations, but Lodestar is killing me this evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIptsu_pFhI
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Sunday, 8 March 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
Lodestar really is great. Recently came across this, which is also great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNO836enS-8
― tylerw, Sunday, 8 March 2020 21:39 (four years ago) link
I had another delightful time introducing my students to her music and I always play the Death & the Lady from Lodestar. One student declared it “heavy”. I also kept my audience captive for the short version of my Maria Marten spiel and we listened to the song at the end of class one day. 💕
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 8 March 2020 21:45 (four years ago) link
That session is lovely, Tyler!
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 9 March 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
She is so funny -- right now she is "furious" and posting on facebook because the BBC isn't airing Paddington 2
Paddington 2 is the perfect antidote for this current situation. I really felt that I needed it.
I have never seen Paddington 2 but now I want to watch it because if Shirley loves it, it's gotta be good right?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 25 May 2020 20:06 (four years ago) link
It is.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Monday, 25 May 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link
I've not bought Lodestar because I worry her voice isn't up to it.
― Duke, Monday, 25 May 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
New album:
.@shirleyeCollins announces new album, Heart’s Ease – watch a video for the song, "Wondrous Love"https://t.co/rZSOIr0i9o— Uncut Magazine (@uncutmagazine) May 27, 2020
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 10:09 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwLrUuGT288
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 10:11 (four years ago) link
Not wild about the video but lovely to hear her in fine fettle.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 10:17 (four years ago) link
Yes, she sounds great! Looking forward to hearing her sing Canadee-i-o
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 10:18 (four years ago) link
love it — i think her voice sounds great now. obviously lower range, but it's still unmistakably Shirley.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
So there's at least one song on the new album about Paddington then?
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 15:53 (four years ago) link
i thought this was fantastic, apparently written in the 60s by her first husband, rediscovered on some ancient tape of her and Davy Graham and rerecorded with Nathan Salsburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa2oIMUKIPM
― JoeStork, Friday, 3 July 2020 15:56 (three years ago) link
interview / favourite albums thing in the quietus:
https://thequietus.com/articles/28545-shirley-collins-interview-favourite-music?page=1
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:35 (three years ago) link
Awesome.
― The Fields o' Fat Henry (Tom D.), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:49 (three years ago) link