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Monday 8 February 2010 
 
Who Knows Where the Time Goes ?
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One Way ConversationsRead "One Way Conversations" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

It was when she sent me back all my love-letters that I realised that our conversations had been strictly one-way! With the fabulous silky tenor-sax playing of Alexis Van Eeckhout.  

Me and Bobby McGeePlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

One of my all-time favourite country songs. The treatment here is nearer to Kris Kristofferson's original version than Janis Joplin's rocker ... 

You and IRead "You and I" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

A love-song for those who can still feel that Love is an eternal in an ever-changing world. 

Dreams Like BubblesPlay videovideoRead "Dreams Like Bubbles" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

I was inspired to write this jazz piece by reading Don Marquis's comment : 'Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose-petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo'. Dreams are like bubbles, blown over cobblestones. With Albert Casas's inventive tenor sax. 

The RosePlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

Maybe it was because it was the day before Valentine's Day, but I heard Bette Midler's version of this on the radio as I was putting the album together, and was blown away by it. It seemed only natural to include it on an album which was themed on Love and the passage of Time. 

Perfumed Letter BluesPlay videovideoRead "Perfumed Letter Blues" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

When I was a kid, I was hooked on John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the original Blues men like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. This is my tribute. 

The Slipstream of Your SmileRead "The Slipstream of Your Smile" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

A song to capture the magic of those moments when your lover holds you captive with her eyes. With Alexis Van Eekhout's silky sax and Michel 'Coco' Correch's rhythmic double-bass. 

One Too Many MorningsPlay videovideoPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

I often used to start my folk-club sets with this evocative, less well-known Dylan song. The photo was taken by Richard M. Sintchak, of www.lightshadowandtone.com 

Tree Trunks and Rough StoneRead "Tree Trunks and Rough Stone" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

I love the simple honesty of old farm-houses, built of local rough-hewn stone and felled tree-trunks. I chose to live in one, and I imagine that I will die here. With the haunting accordion playing of Gérard Lamolère. 

Bird on the WirePlay videovideoPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

One of my favourite Cohen songs, arranged for two guitars. I've been playing this for so long, and yet it always moves me.  

You Crack That SmileRead "You Crack That Smile" lyrics.lyricsPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

Isn't it amazing how a smile transforms a face ? Here's a little piece of jazz about that ...  

Who Knows Where the Time Goes ?Play videovideoPlay Extract Lo-Filo-fi Play Extract Hi-Fihi-fi

Sandy Denny's immortal classic is the final song on the album, and is sung as a duet with the delightful Amy 'Sugarbee' Caldwell, whom I've never met. (We collaborated on the song via the 'net). One of the finest songs ever written about the fragility of Love in the face of Time. 

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