Monday 23 March 2020

In case you missed this yesterday...

...Uncle Bill always knows best. I don't know what it is about him and his songwriting, but he provokes an emotional response in me that few other artists can. This doesn't quite get something in my eye the same way that Between The Wars does, but my word it was timely for yesterday. In Billy's own words:

The coronavirus pandemic is going to affect our lives in ways we've yet to grasp. In the coming months, most of us will be forced to miss family gatherings, starting with Mother's Day which in the UK falls on this first weekend of isolation.

Here's a new song written in the past few days that touches on the emotional cost of this crisis.

Featuring CJ Hillman on pedal steel

Recorded at home 21st March 2020 Engineered and mixed by CJ Hillman

4 comments:

  1. Music continues through everything, always there.
    Hope your parents are okay Martin, these things really bring home what's important as Billy says. And maybe your mum will become a fan of Mr B if she isn't already :-)

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    1. Maybe! I almost sent her a link to this video but held back because I thought it would end up with her feeling upset. :(

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  2. We can rely on Billy at times like these.

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    1. He's the man. Which is ironic, given that he's spent his career sticking it to "The Man".

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