Gig: ballboy - Oran Mor, Glasgow 12/6/2007

Oran Mor was barely half full for this gig on an exceedingly wet Tuesday night. When Ross Clark, the first act, appeared there were probably no more than thirty folk present. Oh great, I thought, a bloody singer-songwriter. By the end of his thirty minute set I was grinning from ear to ear. Clark may [...]

Song of the day: TRAFFIC - John Barleycorn (1970)

I’ve never been a massive Traffic fan. I have tried, but to no avail. One song of theirs I adore, though, is their take on the ancient English folk ballad “John Barleycorn”. I’ve heard many versions of the song (a mere fraction of those that exist), but it’s Traffic’s reading that I always come back [...]