 A Jacobite Tragedy

The connections between a medieval guild, a park in Shrewsbury, and a belated casualty of the Jacobite Rebellion. And how Ron Nurse's article for a folk club magazine inspired a song. There's more background information at&nbsp;<a href="https://whealalice.com/collaborations/thomas-anderson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://whealalice.com/collaborations/thomas-anderson/</a>

Thomas Anderson

Introducing the album

Introduction to and extracts from an album with songs, tunes, and settings mostly associated with Shropshire. The album can be heard in full at&nbsp;<a href="https://davidaharley.bandcamp.com/album/tears-of-morning-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://davidaharley.bandcamp.com/album/tears-of-morning-2</a>

Tears of Morning 

Suppressing, for once, my Inner Scrooge

Four songs and some verse.* 'The Holly' (traditional) sung by Atlantic Union. &nbsp;My review of Atlantic Union's CD "Indulgence" is <a href="https://shows.acast.com/wheal-alice/episodes/indulgence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.* 'The Fatal Glass of Beer' by Charlie Case, d. 1916.* 'On Bredon Hill' by A.E. Housman (d. 1936), set to music by David Harley.* 'Carpentry' by David Harley.* The poems 'Warm-up', 'Charade', 'Performance Poem' and 'Twelfth Night' can be found with other shaggy doggerel <a href="https://davidharleyverse.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. * I Heard a Bird Sing' is by Oliver Herford (1860-1935). My review for Folking.com of the Solstice album by Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire is <a href="https://folking.com/hanz-araki-kathryn-claire-a-winter-solstice-celebration-the-celtic-conspiracy-celcon001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

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Review of a CD by the Canadian folk(-ish) band Atlantic Union.

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Programmes from David Harley, security consultant, editor, and author, now focused mostly on music and writing unconnected to information security.

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