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| If you get the chance, listen to Ella Fitzgerald 's recording of this song with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This version is a little different... |
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Credits: c. D. Ellington 1944 |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A little on the blues/Jazz border, a nice slow late-night dance piece.
Pamela May was one of the finest British ballerinas of all time; noted for her grace, elegance of line and beauty. She still has all three in abundance and happens to be my mother in law. For a brief biography see:
http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_00/oct00/legend_js_pamela_may.htm |
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Credits: © M. Salmon 2001 |
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Credits: c. M. Salmon 2003 |
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| A wordless song for acoustic guitar, sea and whale. Actually this is a small guitar suite mixing celtic and classical influences. And a whale. |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 1999 (Reg 2001 SR-271-632) |
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| I love this tune, so with a little help from Greg Parsonage on the keys, I thought it would be nice to do it. |
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Credits: c. Mills, Stipe, Buck and Berry 1981 |
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| This is my version of Ted Lehman's great blues. It is rather different to Ted's approach to the song. Greg Parsonage on Keys. |
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Credits: c. T. Lehman & R. Bishop 2000 |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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Credits: c. D. Graham 1961 |
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| What it says. Once again, Greg on Keys and Taunton on drums. The first take is elsewhere on this page. The guitar part bears very little relationship to this one. |
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Credits: c. Booker T and the MGs 1961 |
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| Sometimes I think this is one of the nicest purely improvisational tracks I have recorded. But then sometimes I think it is a lovely chord progression with me widdling all over it. |
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Credits: c. M.Salmon 2002 |
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| A little more laid back than usual. This kind of thing has be be improvised, or at least sound like it. The latter is a skill I have yet to manage successfully. If you are a guitarist and would like a go, I have put the backing track to this at the bottom of the page. That took a couple of weeks to get right. The guitar part is one take. |
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Credits: c. J.M. Hendrix 1967 |
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Credits: c. G. Gershwin 1933 |
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| A little tribute to Mr Chet Atkins CGP. A fine gentleman who died on Saturday June 30th 2001. He will be greatly missed. With Chet going barely a week after the great John Lee Hooker, the world is indeed diminished. |
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Credits: c. R. Johnson 1935 |
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Credits: c. R. Johnson 1925 |
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| This is just a sketch really, with too much improvised guitar to fill it out. One of these days, I'll do it properly. |
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| A rather delicate acoustic instrumental with an elegant harmony |
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CD: The Farthest Shore
Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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Credits: c. P. Green 1969 |
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| An unusual instrumental in three related parts. The first starts out with a strong disonance, but quickly resolves to a simple lead -in to the second section, which shows some influence from Mussorgsky. The final section borrows heavily from Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" which is (for me) the finest song ever written. |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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Credits: c. C. Powers |
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| This is pretty rough on production (I recorded it a few years ago) but I came accross it recently and rather liked it. |
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| In many ways I think this is the finest piece of music I have ever written. It has a sparse almost bohemian quality, but conjures emotion in a way few things on this page manage. |
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CD: The Farthest Shore
Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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| A simple celtic dance piece, with a relentless driving rhythm. Based on a piece by Dougie MacLean |
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Credits: Arr. © M. Salmon 1999 (Reg 2001 SR-271-632) |
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| This was written as the first part of "Redemption Songs", on the CD it is in that position, but I think they stand alone well enough |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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| The evocative name of this tune actually came from the guitar it was written on ( Fylde Alchemist) Hand-made by Roger Bucknall. |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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| Beethovens classic for steel-strung acoustic guitar |
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Credits: L.V.Beethoven. arr. © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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Credits: Traditional arr. © Michael Salmon 2001 SR-271-632 |
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MP3.com CD: Blackwater Blues - buy it!
Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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| Greg Parsonage on Keys, Taunton Southwood on drums |
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Credits: c. Booker T and the MGs 1961 |
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| A long instrumental introduction leads with an abrupt change of pace into the most beautiful song.on this site. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A hard delta blues, with elements from Skip James' music, but in a completely different style. |
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Credits: © M.Salmon 1998 |
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| An unusual instrumental blues. The phrasing shows its origins on the piano, but it works very well on a guitar. |
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Credits: © M. Salmon 1998 |
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Credits: © M. Salmon 2001 |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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MP3.com CD: Blackwater Blues - buy it!
Credits: © M. Salmon 1998 |
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| A fairly straight version of this stalwart of the folkie repertoire |
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Credits: Traditional Arr. M.Salmon |
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| This is possibly the most powerful piece of music on this site. It is also the simplest. I was particularly pleased to see it reach a top ten chart position. I adapted this arrangement from Bill Broonzy, but I couldn't really do it his way, I don't quite have the voice for it. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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MP3.com CD: Blackwater Blues - buy it!
Credits: Traditional |
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| A medley of a couple of quite well know blues classics |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 1999 |
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| A spoof folk song. It isn't really rude at all. It goes down very well with most audiences. It causes particular merriment if you get some volunteers to act out the parts in mime, like a mummers play. |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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| An improvised "duet" on one guitar. |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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| Well the audience is a bit noisy, but what do you expect... |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| Every "Songster" in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries played a version of this murder ballad. This is modelled on Mississippi John Hurt's version. The improvised solo towards the end was a bit of fun. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A little jazzy blues acoustic instrumental for the wife |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 1999 |
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| A fairly simple arrangement of this English folk classic. The guitar part is often associated with Paul Simon, but I believe it owes a lot to Davey Graham. |
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Credits: Traditional |
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| A love song for the wife |
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Credits: © Michael Salmon 2001 |
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