REDBLUES
REDBLUES - 2004
When I started this album, after finishing 'SEACHANGES', I wanted to make an album that reflected more of a 'Jug Band' feeling in the compositions and arrangements - something more 'amateur' than the complexities of 'SEACHANGES'. Chris and I began work on the songs, and then there were the attacks in New York in 2001 which I felt I had to refer to in the themes of the album, which therefore became a bit more serious. The title track in particular, references to "The walls of my city came tumbling down..." , and the track "GOVINDA' has lyrics directly referencing the attacks (the original lyrics were about the death of Nick Drake and the birth of my son being on the same day). On balance, though, I think this album is still a bit of a toe tapper, and it features the wonderful flute playing of my partner Carol.
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