Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Beach Boys - You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone

Wow! The Beach Boys playing live on top of Brighton Pavilion in 1972. Rough video - but nonetheless totally awesome.

Brighton trams on the Old Steine

Old photograph from the 1940s, heading up Hanover Hill to the race course and up into the country. Swee-ee-t!

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

And the world listened - Liverpool in the 1960s

Charming short film about the Liverpool music scene in the 1960s, with the emphasis on folk music, children and sailing songs

AND THE WORLD LISTENED

Sunday, January 15, 2012

William Murrell


William Murrell, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

On his tombstone was inscribed:

"Afflictions sore long I bore
Physicians were in vain
'Til death did seize
And God did please
To ease me from my pain"

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

My Photo in The Guardian


My Photo in The Guardian, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

As part of the Year in Lego photo set, all of which are somewhat more ambitious than my humble quickshot.

More here

Friday, December 02, 2011

Hair on parade


Hair on parade, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

Via Flickr:
I put together a new mixtape of my most-played tracks over the last year. You can download it and listen here if you like.

Mostly obscure, with an early 1970s vibe but with some modern folk too.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thea Gilmore sings Sandy Denny

This is lovely. Thea Gilmore playing one of Sandy Denny's newly discovered lyrics

- Don't Stop Singing

Friday, November 11, 2011

May all old soldiers rest in peace

at the 11th minute of the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of this year the 11th of the century, and always


Via Flickr:

Monday, October 31, 2011

Stoned immaculate etc


Stoned immaculate etc, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

Hiawatha Telephone Company - Flowers in the window mp3

a song that wasn't played at the house concert last weekend

Warsaw


Warsaw, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

The little red and yellow trams made me very happy. A great city.

Friday, October 21, 2011

House concert

Off to Berlin to this thing here with the lovely The Great Park and Mute Swimmer. Yep, Hiawatha Telephone Company will be playing some songs too.



Pretty good to go if you're in town on Sunday. It'll be an early evening, bring your own beer, come down for a chat, free sort of thing






The Polytunnels of Anatolia

There were polytunnels from hill to hill

The whole of the valley was smothered by greenhouses and plastic covered frames. They are used for growing vegetables, mainly tomatoes, but in the summer they get too hot so they have to be emptied out and closed down. A few caretakers still live on the site, but it’s like a weird industrial ghost town.

See the photographs here