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.
Warm Waters - A short ambient track for healing, relaxation, meditation, therapy, etc. (5:04) : Watch on YouTube
The Jovial Broom Man - The words are by Richard Climsell c. 1630 and the tune is a polka known as Jamaica, aka The Slow Men of London. (2:27) : Watch on YouTube
Watkin's Ale - A risqué Elizabethan ballad. Say no more. (3:53) : Watch on YouTube
I Want You - Bob Dylan's 1966 song. (4:01) : Watch on YouTube
Hey Then Up Go We - A satirical song ridiculing the Puritans, an alternative tune to the one I recorded 3 years ago. (3:35) : Watch on YouTube
Cows Come Home - A short piece of calming ambient music played on a synth. (2:34) : Watch on YouTube
O Good Ale - A traditional British folk song, accompanied on an electro-acoustic 12-string guitar. (4:10) : Watch on YouTube
As Tears Go By - A modern ballad written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (attributed to Jagger/Richards/Oldham). (2:30) : Watch on YouTube
Malt's Come Down - An English song from the 16th century. A re-recorded version accompanied on an electro-acoustic 12-string guitar. (2:59) : Watch on YouTube
A Walk By The Sea - An ambient music track for relaxation, meditation, yoga, massage or therapy. (17:25) : Watch on YouTube
You can also view these videos on my Youtube channel.
And I'm on Bandcamp
Coming soon...
Forced To Be Contented - Words from the Harkness Ballad Collection; the tune is understood to be by Ron Flanagan c. 1973.
The Burial Of Sir John Moore After Corunna - A poem by Rev Charles Wolfe (1791-1823) in 1816 as a eulogy to Sir John Moore set to music by Strawhead to a variation of the tune for 'Tom Bowling' written by Charles Dibdin (1745–1814).
Ye Jacobites By Name - Originally written an anti-Jacobite song, this was substantially rewritten by Robert Burns to be more of a general anti-war song.