Sidste år læste jeg Shirley Collins’ erindringsbog America Over the Water. Collins var en central figur i den renæssance, som folkemusikken oplevede i Storbritannien fra midten af 1950’erne og frem. Og sammen med den legendariske Alan Lomax var Collins med til at realisere arkiveringen af den folkelige musik – ikke mindst bluesen – i Amerika. Og i sin læseværidge erindringsbog fortæller Collins sin historie lige ud ad landevejen uden tilløb til litterære krumspring.
Den nu 80-årige Collins hyldes nu på en plade med titlen Shirley inspired, hvis titel både hentyder til Collins som inspirator og til resultatet af hendes inspiration. Sangene – se nedenfor – fylder tre album og fås i diverse medieudgaver.
1.
Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas ‘Pretty Saro’ 04:29
2.
Trembling Bells – Trembling Bells ‘Richie’s Story’ 03:46
3.
Stewart Lee and Stuart Estell – Stewart Lee and Stuart Estell ‘Polly On The Shore’ 04:10
4.
Johnny Flynn – Johnny Flynn ‘Rambleaway’ 04:02
5.
Lee Ranaldo ‘The Plains Of Waterloo’ 08:16
6.
Alasdair Roberts and David McGuinness – Alasdair Roberts and David McGuinness ‘A Blacksmith Courted Me’ 03:33
7.
Graham Coxon – Graham Coxon ‘Cruel Mother’ 07:01
8.
Meg Baird – Meg Baird ‘Locks and Bolts’ 03:20
9.
Angel Olsen – Angel Olsen ‘The Blacksmith’ 04:33
10.
Ela Stiles – Ela Stiles ‘The Murder Of Maria Marten’ 05:48
11.
Stuart Estell – Stuart Estell ‘Just As The Tide Was Flowing’ 07:02
12.
Bonnie Dobson and The Lords Of Thyme – Bonnie Dobson and The Lords Of Thyme ‘Hares On The Mountain’ 02:57
13.
Rachael Dadd – Rachael Dadd ‘Polly Vaughan’ 03:16
14.
Josephine Foster – Josephine Foster ‘Love Is Pleasing’ 04:10
15.
The Owl Service and Laura Cannell – The Owl Service and Laura Cannell ‘Edi Beo’ 03:35
16.
Jackie Oates – Jackie Oates ‘Banks Of The Bann’ 03:12
17.
Crying Lion – Crying Lion ‘Shepherd’s Arise’ 03:10
18.
Ned Oldham – Ned Oldham ‘The Blacksmith’ 04:08
19.
Ulver – Ulver ‘Poor Murdered Woman’ 04:45
20.
Sally Timms with The Mini Mekons – Sally Timms with The Mini Mekons ‘Go From My Window’ 02:56
21.
C. Joynes – C. Joynes ‘It Was Pleasant and Delightful’ 02:58
22.
Sharron Kraus – Sharron Kraus ‘Gilderoy (Heart’s Delight)’ 04:07
23.
Joe Murphy – Joe Murphy ‘Adieu To All Judges And Juries’ 02:43
24.
Slate Islands – Slate Islands ‘Proud Maisrie’ 03:10
25.
Sophie Williams – Sophie Williams ‘Charlie’ 02:13
26.
Rozi Plain – Rozi Plain ‘Long Years Ago’ 03:41
27.
Paul Smith – Paul Smith ‘Geordie’ 04:36
28.
Olivia Chaney – Olivia Chaney ‘Oxford Girl’ 03:51
29.
Orlando and Tom Furse – Orlando and Tom Furse ‘My False True Love’ 05:43
30.
Barbarossa – Barbarossa ‘Dearest Dear’ 03:42
31.
Belbury Poly – Belbury Poly ‘Cambridgeshire May Carol’ 02:41
32.
Eric Chenaux – Eric Chenaux ‘Just As The Tide Was Flowing’ 03:43
33.
Tunng and Farao – Tunng and Farao ‘Never Again’ 03:40
34.
Findlay Brown – Findlay Brown ‘Sweet England’ 03:05
35.
Jack Sharp – Jack Sharp ‘Adieu To Old England’ 03:13
36.
Miz Stefani – Miz Stefani ‘My Bonnie Boy’ 03:51
37.
Marco Pirroni & Jen Vix – Marco Pirroni & Jen Vix ‘Turpin Hero’ 02:53
38.
Rosemary Lippard – Rosemary Lippard ‘The Unquiet Grave’ 04:14
39.
Sam Gleaves – Sam Gleaves ‘Greenwood Laddie’ 03:59
40.
Elle Osborne – Elle Osborne ‘The Murder Of Allen Bain’ 06:19
41.
Ruby – Ruby ‘Bad Girl’ 05:26
42.
Rob St. John & Modern Studies – Rob St. John & Modern Studies ‘The Bold Fisherman’ 06:23
43.
MV & EE – MV & EE ‘T Devil’ 08:45
44.
Susan Stenger – Susan Stenger ‘Barbara Allen / Idumea’ 07:12
45.
Paul Armfield – Paul Armfield ‘Adieu To Old England’ 04:02