Godelieve Boone : accordéon, épinette, chantĭe Vlier – Traditionele volsmuziek uit Hertogdom Brabant – 1968 Richard Van Der Staey : accordéon, violon Posted by Lizardson at 8:28 AM 5 comments links to this post Saturday, April 25, 2009ĭe Vlier – Volksmuziek uit het Hertogdom Brabant – 1967 ? It's his earliest work that's most remembered (if at all), particularly "The Days of Pearly Spencer," which was covered for a British hit by Marc Almond in the early '90s. A compilation drawn from his first three albums, The Days of David McWilliams, was issued by RPM in 2001. McWilliams continued to record through the 1970s, without breaking charts, although it was a big hit in several European countries. "Days of Pearly Spencer" got a lot of airplay on British radio when it was released at the end of 1967, and is well remembered by listeners of the time, but somehow did not make it onto the U.K. These albums were produced and arranged by Mike Leander, who had already proven his facility for mixing pop/rock with classical-influenced orchestration on records by Marianne Faithfull. In 1967 McWilliams managed to record three albums - quite a prolific rate for an artist who wasn't a star - which tickled the lower regions of the British album charts, with the second, Vol. by Phil Solomon, an influential Irish manager who had worked with Them and the Bachelors. McWilliams made his first single in 1966, and was lifted to a higher profile throughout the U.K. The records aren't bad, but are rather derivative and forgettable, though his best-known single, "Days of Pearly Spencer," was his best song, with a dark edge, swirling violins, and an effective dab of psychedelia in the megaphone-distorted vocals on the song's chorus. Problematically, the similarities to Donovan made unfavorable comparisons unavoidable. McWilliams' songs and singing, however, were milder than those of his Scottish counterpart, and as a vocalist and composer he didn't have nearly as much originality or personality.
Here, too, was a youthful but slightly ragged-looking troubadour, obviously influenced by Bob Dylan, whose songs were also dressed up with Baroque orchestration. Posted by Ailis at 8:41 PM 3 comments links to this postįrom Belfast, Ireland, folk-rock/pop singer/songwriter David McWilliams recorded several albums in the late '60s in a style similar to Donovan. I found this rip long time ago on the internet, and Gonzo was so kind to clean it, so thanks to the original uploader, and to Gonzo !!Ġ1 - Jack Broke the Prison Door Donald Blue Wha'll Dance Wi' WattieĠ7 - Lucky Can Du Link Ony Da Foostra Aandowin' at the Bowġ0 - Niel Gow's Lament For His Second Wife (mono) Shortly after this came out, they joined Robert Morton and Cathal McConnell in an early edition of The Boys Of The Lough. He and Bain apparently performed as a duo for several years, although this lone album appears to be long out of print. An early album with "one-man blues band" Mike Whellans, who later went on to pursue a rougher, bluesier sound.
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