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Graham Irwin: My music

Here is a selection of videos of some of my music (latest additions first). My musical taste is mostly, but not exclusively, British and Irish folk, both traditional and contemporary. I have taken inspiration from Steeleye Span, John Kirkpatrick, Ian Campbell, John Conolly, Shirley Collins, The Albion Band, Fairport Convention, Strawhead, Martin Carthy and many others. I shall be adding a new video each week.

More recently I have been creating music tracks for meditation, relaxation, massage, yoga and therapy, as well as creating electronic pieces. These are included here, too.

Off To Sea Once More - A sea shanty, a tale of a young man who regrets having to go to sea again to earn more money after he got drunk and was robbed by a prostitute. (3:28) : Watch on YouTube

Geordie - A ballad widely known in Scotland and England, of which there are many versions. (3:03) : Watch on YouTube

Black Velvet Band - An Irish song from the first half of the 19th century, a warning to young men not to drink too much in the company of a pretty young woman they have just met. (4:54) : Watch on YouTube

Going Home - An experimental improvised piece played on melodeon with added effects. (2:21) : Watch on YouTube

Moon Base Omega - A short improvised track played on electro-acoustic guitar w/ added audio effects. (2:46) : Watch on YouTube

Captain Kidd - A popular song about the exploits of Captain William Kidd, a Scottish privateer, executed in London in 1701. (3:56) : Watch on YouTube

The Doffing Mistress - A song from the flax spinning trade in Ulster. (2:31) : Watch on YouTube

The Sally Gardens - The words are from a poem by WB Yeats; the tune is Maids of Mourne Shore. (2:56) : Watch on YouTube

The Spotted Cow - A broadside ballad written for the London pleasure gardens in the 1740s. (2:17) : Watch on YouTube

Bold Riley - A shanty collected, or quite possibly written, by AL (Bert) Lloyd in about 1970, with the hexatonic tune based on a Tobago reel. (3:57) : Watch on YouTube

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You can also view these videos on my Youtube channel.

And I'm on Bandcamp

Coming soon...

Northwest Passage - A contemporary song by Stan Rogers (1949-83). The Northwest Passage is a sea route from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Canada. Traders tried for centuries to find a navigable seaway.

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