(2012)
Album: The Last Bird To Sing

One of the songs from my new album, ‘The Last Bird to Sing’, is about the ex-soldier and conscientious objector that I got to know ; Joe Glenton. Not only is his story inspiring but it occurred to me it’s one that has been told, in one form or another, in traditional folk songs through the ages. The theme of war has been a constant in folk songs going back centuries, whether the soldiers’ travails or the women left behind struggling and lamenting. But war still is a constant in our society. In fact, short interludes aside, we have been at war now since I was a child. This, and the experiences of it from ordinary people’s perspectives, I think deserves to be sung about.

interview - Folk radio

Una delle canzoni del mio nuovo album, ‘The Last Bird to Sing’, parla di un ex soldato e obiettore di coscienza che ho avuto modo di conoscere: Joe Glenton. Non... (continuer)