“Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.”
“I ain’t a Communist necessarily, but I have been in the red all my life.” ”
“When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.”
If Irish music had kings it would be my choice to crown Andy Irvine! Ancient,modern, a poignant vocalist and
expert instrumentalist voyaging across a life in the most influential Gaelic bands.
“Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.”
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Woody Guthrie wrote more than a thousand songs, not all of which had melody committed to them.
His daughter Nora took upon herself to approach various musicians to complete their versions of them.
The contemporary group Wilco w/ Billy Bragg did a more than credible job with the project two records
long called “The Mermaid Avenue Sessions”