Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Ewan McLennan
Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, come to be known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos; and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue.
By the time he began playing the folk and acoustic music clubs around Britain in 2010 he’d already been playing music for years – guitar and piano and all kinds of styles but with a strong interest in folk songs.
http://www.ewanmclennan.co.uk/
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Thanks for all your brilliant lullaby suggestions. Some beauties in there. And I think I've even noticed the heckling has been a little less since I broadened my repertoire, so maybe that's thanks to you.
I don’t know why, it’s not that appropriate, but when my eldest was a baby I always sang ‘I never felt more like singing the blues’ when he was in his cot and he seemed to like it. Also, I’ve just been listening to the song John o’ Dreams, that would make a lovely lullaby.
Gur milis Morag. The text is actually quite nasty but the tune is lovely and I am presuming that the kiddie does not yet have fluent Gaelic.
https://www.amazon.com/Lullabies-Mandolins-Hilary-James-Simon/dp/B00061X9AQ One of my best purchases... we listen ans sing to it every evening... until they are off... 😅😅 good luck Ewan!!
You'll have to create a lullaby CD! Xxx
I heard that Snooze Music by Rick Scott who lives on my wee isle is loved by babies and parents.
Now that my daily audience has become a 7-month-old baby I'm experiencing heckling like never before (worse, even, than Glasgow). It's a tough crowd in here. I'm going to have to dust down and refresh my repertoire. Any lullabies you'd recommend?
Nearly all mine were amalgamations of anything I could recall or improvise to avoid that potentially disastrous lullaby lull .. although I do remember Dance to your Daddy featuring a lot
Absolutely! Jacob loved it.
My dad’s song, and this is the best version of it. 😊https://youtu.be/HBz3Vf-_-OI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0InB7zjIE - doesn't have to be so genteel, mind--
https://jackieoates.bandcamp.com/album/lullabies
I’ll send you one of my dads kids CDs if you pm me your address? They’re lovely 👏🏻
At the risk of sounding like a stuck record I think the vengaboys will go down a treat ;) :D
Eriskay lullaby is lovely - we learned it as a choir and I sang it to both my kids. An Eriskay Lullaby Horo, lady wee, horo eile! My babe, on a curling green wave, Be thy cradling. While the seagull and swan For the curach are caring. With his nets from the bay Will thy father be faring.
The Wainwright Sisters' Songs in the Dark album could give you some ideas - including The Hostile Baby Rocking Song (the second song in the Baby Rocking Medley - a Rosalie Sorrels song). Good luck!!
Another shout for Corrie Doon. I used to sing it to my little girl until she politely asked me to stop.
The Abbey Road medley always goes down well. Adjust volume and tempo to suit
I used to sing Corrie Doon to my 4. Works a treat.
Fleetwood Mac's Songbird but highly recommend Christine Collister 's version. It is beautiful and soothing.
Are you sure Ossian isn't just joining in?! :)
You do Coorie doon beautifully - I'm presuming you've tried that?
if this makes you feel any better your music got me through another hard day at work yesterday, thankyou for your contribution to the world. hope one day to hear you play again
Dream Angus was one that used to settle my twins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mASUBn1P_44&ab_channel=Humpiemoor
Silkie of Suleskerry....my mother used to sing Two lovely black eyes to me. I am sure it scarred me for life.
Lullaby of London
Try Natalie Merchants’ Leave Your Sleep!
You could try dressing up as a Tellytubby while your singing, or Peppa maybe.🤣
We did sea shanties. Haul away Joe was a favourite. X
Ha ha! Feeling your pain (and joy) with a 5 week old here. Or is it 6 weeks? I have no clue any more!! Please record the lullabies so we can use them too :-)
The Skye Boat Song <3
Fantastic to see parliament finally declare a climate emergency. Considering the severity of this admission, we can no longer sanely pursue airport expansion or fracking projects & must immediately reorient our economy away from fossil fuels &, ultimately, growth.
However, there's no legal obligation for the gov to act on it. And judging by their policies up to this point there's very little appetite to meet the challenge. It's up to all of us now to hold the government to account & make sure they step up to the scale of what we face.
It is amazing how, in just a few months, YouthStrike4Climate & Extinction Rebellion have totally changed the terms of the debate on climate breakdown. Smart, passionate & peaceful civil disobedience works.
exactly right - but the Smart, passionate & peaceful civil disobedience must continue as we know the action will be as little as they can get away with ... Ban fracking in the uk now stop that new coal mine project in cumbria stop runway 3 at heathrow set in motion a ban on gas appliances set more stringent eco standards on new homes etc etc ration meat
