Yusuf Islam meets Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) has produced a masterpiece of a new Album, entitled Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night).
I bought this yesterday and it hasn't been off the player, at home or in the car.
This is the one we've been waiting for since Yusuf decided to take up the guitar again.
Probably the best track is the haunting title Roadsinger, but I specially enjoyed the powerful statement of faith in All Kinds of Roses.
If this had ben recorded in 1969 it would have been instantly recognisable as Cat Stevens. The artwork on the album covers and inlay have some fabulously nostalgic pictures of Yusuf's early life.
My recommendation is go get some!

Richly Deserved Honours for James Taylor

James Taylor and Judy Collins are to be honoured with lifetime achievement awards at the 10th Annual BBC Folk Music Awards

See full details from BBC here

Dave Dee, iconic Sixties pop star, RIP

Dave Dee has succumbed to a three-year battle against cancer, it has emerged today.

Another part of our musical heritage taken from us but not lost.

To see online tributes, go here

What's that twittering?

Are you at Twitter?

I find it utterly addictive. The latest way to keep in touch with customers, contacts, fans etc.

I found a useful link to the influential South By South West Festival in Austin Texas.

Follow me at http://twitter.com/noot54 and take a look at the SXSW page

http://twitter.com/sxsw

LANDERMASON, amazing eclectic folk duo

Many thanks to my good friend Terry at Yuwie for introducing me to LANDERMASON. Terry has a show at www.bishopfm.com and it's well worth checking out.
Read Terry's blog about them here
and check them out at MySpace

Shkola Tanzev

I am blown away today to hear new sounds coming out of the Ukraine featuring the amazing vocals of Fotomoto's Olga Volodina.
You have to hear this.













Check out this amazing band here

Jeff Healey R.I.P

It was with great sadness that I heard of the death of Jeff Healey, the Canadian guitarist probably best asociated ith Patrick Swayze and Roadhouse in 1989.
His untimely passing at the tender age of 41 robs the world of another great musician.

His unorthodox style of knee-mounted guitar marked him out from the crowd.

There was a new album Mess of Blues planned for later this year.

Jeff passed away on 2nd March 2008 after a lifelong battle with the cancer which robbed him of his sight when he was a young child.

There's a full account of his life and career on Wiki

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