I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Richard Thompson / Clark Gym, University of Buffalo NEW YORK USA 1987 | Voodoo Wagon

 Richard Thompson / Clark Gym, University at Buffalo, NY April 24, 1987

A Draftervoi Special 

 FLAC

Richard Thompson
15th Annual Buffalo Folk Festival
Clark Gym, University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
April 24, 1987

01 Richard Thompson - Intro
02 Richard Thompson - Turning Of The Tide
03 Richard Thompson - When The Spell Is Broken
04 Richard Thompson - Two Left Feet
05 Richard Thompson - How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
06 Richard Thompson - Killerman Gold Posse
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07 Richard Thompson - Air for Morris Ogg - Mrs. MacLeod's Reel
08 Richard Thompson - Valerie
09 Richard Thompson - Smiffy's Glass Eye
10 Richard Thompson - For Shame Of Doing Wrong
11 Richard Thompson - Not Fade Away
12 Richard Thompson - Wall of Death
13 Richard Thompson - Ghosts In The Wind
14 Richard Thompson - Devonside
15 Richard Thompson - She Twists The Knife Again
16 Richard Thompson - Real Gone
17 Richard Thompson - Pipeline
18 Richard Thompson - The End Of The Rainbow
19 Richard Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
20 Richard Thompson - Withered and Died

This is another multi-generation tape that I got back in the 1980s/1990s when I was trading cassette tapes through the mail.  While it's a few generations down the line from a master, it's a decent listen without ridiculous amounts of hiss.

Thompson mentions "the Buffalo Folk Festival" which is confirmed by a mention in the Buffalo News of April 10, 1987. The print ad proves it was the "15th Annual Buffalo Folk Festival."

I've tossed in a few vintage articles about the actual Killerman Gold Posse, who had been robbing people on the London subway ("the Underground," I believe they call it...). 18 year old criminals who would now be 56 years old here in 2025.

The guitar is low in the mix and the vocals are prominent for the first few songs.

 

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The Beatles play Blackpool - A Blackpool Night Out 1965 [ courtesy of Twilightzone)

 The Beatles play Blackpool (intro by Mike and Bernie Winters!) It wouldn’t be Christmas with some Fabs!

David Byrne - A Million Miles Away [Uh-Oh] | HERBERG DE KELDER


A Million Miles Away
David Byrne
Uh-Oh
image


Brian Eno & David Byrne - Les Hommes Ne Sauront Jamais [My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 1981]

Brian Eno & David Byrne - Les Hombres Ne Le Sauront Jamals and A Secret Life, 

Outtakes from My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, released in 1981

Les Hommes Ne Sauront Jamais
Brian Eno & David Byrne
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
image

HERBERG DE KELDER


again from the 'bought when they came out' section of my posts and a personal favourite album of all time


David Byrne - One Rainy Wish (Jimi Hendrix) |HERBERG DE KELDER

One Rainy Wish


lunoki:

One of my other all time favourite DB covers, One Rainy Wish by Jimi Hendrix.

I have to agree with Lunoki. This song is sooo beautiful and I love that David has covered this one. ❤︎


HERBERG DE KELDER 

formerly Le Ramasseur De Mégots

David covers Jimi!? Who knew? Not me!

John Renbourn - Blues in A

 


JOHN RENBOURN
Marylebone, London (UK) (1944–2015)
"John Renbourn, the Architect of British Folk Fingerstyle, was one of the most influential and respected fingerstyle guitarists. He is widely recognized for his pioneering role in fusing different traditions, from British and American folk (blues and ragtime) to early music, classical and jazz into a unique and sophisticated acoustic guitar style. 
Renbourn began playing guitar as a teenager, developing an early interest in the blues of Blind Blake, Rev. Gary Davis and the British folk revival. By the early 1960s he was making a name for himself on the London folk scene, performing in clubs and honing his fingerstyle technique. 
He was a master of creating polyphonic textures on the acoustic guitar, where bass lines, harmonies and melodies moved independently but coherently, giving the impression of multiple instruments. 
His touch was incredibly refined and precise, capable of evoking a warm, clear and resonant sound from the guitar. 
The turning point came with his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch. Their musical understanding, explored on the album Bert and John (1966), was fundamental to the development of British fingerstyle, characterized by an intricate interplay between two guitars and an in-depth exploration of traditional melodies. 
In 1967, Renbourn and Jansch, along with singer Jacqui McShee, bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox, formed Pentangle. This iconic group became a beacon of progressive folk rock. 
After Pentangle disbanded in 1972, Renbourn embarked on a solo career as a fingerstyle guitarist, focusing on ancient and medieval music. 
John Renbourn was not only a technical virtuoso, but a cultured and sensitive musician whose music pushed the boundaries of fingerstyle, bridging different eras and genres. 
SONG: BLUES IN A
This piece perfectly represents John Renbourn's vision: the blues not as a closed genre, but as a living material, capable of dialoguing with early European music, folk, and the modern sensibility of the lead guitarist. It's a piece often studied to understand his style, as it requires controlled touch, independent voices, and great musical maturity."
Video courtesy by GtrWorkShp

I don’t know but John (and indeed Bert) could sometimes disappear a bit inside The Pentangle at times and here a solo piece showing his very great virtuosity, my brother and I saw him very early on play solo in Oxford and I was blown away! 

Emmylou Harris - If I Needed You [live] 1982

Somebody posted a clip of this on Flackenabokk and here’s the full YouTube - of course it would be a Townes Van Zandt song 


the poster notes From 1982. That's Barry Tashian singing the duet vocals. In this 1982 incarnation of The Hot Band, it appears that drummer John Ware is the only original member

Kevin Ayers - whatevershebringswesing [The BBC Sessions 1970 -1976 ] | jt1674

 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803574477470482432/kevin-ayers-whatevershebringswesing

Stevie Wonder - Blame It On The Sun [Talking Book] | jt1674

 maestro . . . . . . . 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803634145169489920

Stevie Wonder - Big Brother [Talking Book] | jt1674

  go straight here there’s more . . . . . . Trippin’ Mantras

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/803634164078379008