I’ve written a new verse to my adaptation of Woody Guthrie’s Jesus Christ song, and plan to sing it at the Castle on Good Friday: Tune: Jesse James (American traditional). Original words: Woody Guthrie. Adapted by Karl Dallas, 1999. He went to the synagogue It was on a Saturday night, Where people had to pay … Continue reading
A partial eclipse of the sun takes place on Friday morning, March 20. Here are two poems about the previous solar event. Moonshadow 1999 They said it would get darker as the moon consumed the sun, but it didn’t. The light was pellucid, a sort of silvery-grey twilight, like the cusp between darkness and dawn. … Continue reading
Gilad AND ALL THAT JAZZ- NYC Documentary Film Premier http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/2015/3/15/giad-and-all-that-jazz-nyc-documentary-film-premier The New York City Documentary Film Premier, Wednesday March 18th, 7 pm Theatre 80 80 St. Marks Place New York 10003 https://theatre80.wordpress.com/ A film by Golriz Kolahi Watch trailer: https://vimeo.com/24659402 A film that follows a flourishing year in the life of Gilad Atzmon, one of … Continue reading
Al Green – Everything's Gonna Be Alright from on Vimeo. Continue reading
Best-selling new jazz albums in Amazon’s Digital Music Store. Emily Saunders Outsiders Insiders | Format: MP3 Download Price: £6.99 Rhonda Thomas Vinyl Daze | Format: MP3 DownloadPrice: £6.49 Courtney Pine Song (The Ballad Book) | Format: MP3 DownloadPrice: £7.49 Video Games Live Level 4 | Format: MP3 Download Price: £7.49 Buddy Rich Birdland | Format: … Continue reading
My Youtube video for International Women’s Day yesterday opened with Teddy Munro singing my song, Get Outta My Head, back in 1971. No particular application to International Women’s Day, apart from the fact that most of the musicians backing Teddy were women – unusual in those days. Still is, as a matter of fact. In … Continue reading
Originally posted on Folk News:
Jack Frank’s Carnival is used somewhat incongruously in a new British film, Catch Me Daddy, which has inspired me to republish my 1975 appreciation of this iconic Sixties performer. Jackson C. Frank: Frankly Speaking Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, March 22, 1975 MM‘s series on the underrated musicians of yesterday. This week: JACKSON C. FRANK…
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