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.
Samhain - A short piece written for Halloween, composed and played on a synth. (2:25) : Watch on YouTube
Widor's Toccata - Toccata from Symphony for Organ No.5 by Charles-Marie Widor played on synth organ and horns. (5:54) : Watch on YouTube
A Beginning - A little tune composed and played on a stick dulcimer. (1:13) : Watch on YouTube
Streets of London - Written by Ralph McTell in 1969, this song has over 200 known recordings. (4:36) : Watch on YouTube
Circostante (surrounding) - A short piece of ambient music composed and played on a synth. (3:11) : Watch on YouTube
Warming Up - A little tune that takes some inspiration from the Elizabethan madrigal I Live Not Where I Love. Played on a synth. (1:45) : Watch on YouTube
The Gresford Disaster - This song commemorates one of Britain's worst mining disasters, at the Gresford colliery in Denbighshire, north Wales on 22 September 1934. (3:23) : Watch on YouTube
John Appleby - This song from Kent is said to be mocking Oliver Cromwell and his wife. (1:44) : Watch on YouTube
Hip Hop Hop - A fun little number using a variety of synthesised instruments and effects. (2:19) : Watch on YouTube
Bonaparte's Lament - Bonaparte's Lament (or Napoleon On The Isle Of St Helena) a traditional Irish ballad about Napoleon's final exile, accompanied on 12-string guitar and synth. (3:19) : Watch on YouTube
You can also view these videos on my Youtube channel.
And I'm on Bandcamp
Coming soon...
The Dalesman's Litany - Words by Frederic William Moorman (1872-1919), tune by Dave Keddie in the 1960s.
The Foggy Foggy Dew - A ballad of English origin.
The Happy Man - A Morris song-dance from the Adderbury tradition.