The album was released in january, 2005 and was available exclusively on meloys first solo tour. This is not the decemberists this is the colin meloy musical revue. After a nearly 40 year recording hiatus, shes finally released a new album. Barbara allen sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Featuring live material recorded on his 2006 solo tour, colin meloy sings live. Shirley collins standard tuning eadgbe this is my first tab ever.
For shirley collins, a folk revival of her very own the. Shirley collins dance to your daddy, charlie and more. Though a big draw is the instrumentation, the main attraction is the lyrics and i do really like colin meloys voice, so of course i. Colin meloy sings live album 12 vinyl rough trade records. Shirley collins joins jim and greg to discuss her career and her experiences traveling through america to collect field recordings with alan lomax.
Colin patrick henry meloy is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Copies of it were later made available to raise money to benefit the decemberists after their trailer with all their instruments was stolen in 2005. Music profile for colin meloy, born 5 october 1974. Colin meloy sings shirley collins is the touronly ep by colin meloy, lead singer of the decemberists. This coincided with the release of his debut solo album, colin meloy sings live. Since then, hes followed up with other cover eps, taking on shirley collins, sam cooke and now the kinks. I really liked the morrissey set, the shirley collins set was an enjoyable curio but, i have to. Colin patrick henry meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon folkrock band the decemberists. His first foray into solo work came in 2005 when he hit the road in support of the sixsong ep colin meloy sings morrissey. Apr 10, 2008 and while it might not have the rare charm of tour eps colin meloy sings morrissey or colin meloy sings shirley collins, it offers the same picture of colin meloy not as band leader, but as. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins track listing dance to your daddy charlie barbara allen cherry tree carol turpin hero. Colin meloy bqmp3 music shopping online mp3 download portal. Theres also a selection from his covers ep colin meloy sings shirley collins, one from from his old college altcountry band tarkio opener devils elbow and a couple of wonderful covers snuck in between songs but i wont ruin the surprise for you. An aquarium drunkard posted the whole colin meloy shirley collins covers ep for download.
Like the preceding colin meloy sings entries morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke, colin meloy sings the kinks will be available exclusively on the solo tour but for those who cant make it out to see him, npr is currently streaming colins version of do you remember walter. May 09, 2006 colin meloy, singer for the decemberists, has once again recorded an ep in tribute to one of his strongest musical influences. On this tour, he sold an ep featuring covers of british folk artist shirley collins. In previous years, he interpreted the eclectic trio of morrissey, shirley collins and sam. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Released in conjunction with his most recent solo acoustic tour, colin meloy sings trad. Colin meloy bqmp3 music shopping online mp3 download.
Jumping someone elses song cover versions abound page 4. Only copies of the album were made and they were sold only on this tour. Then in 2005, colin meloy struck out on his own, with a cover album called colin meloy sings morrissey. He is lead singer and songwriter for the decemberists and has released three eps consisting entirely of the works of morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke in 2005, 2006, and 2008 respectively. Colin meloy biography, mp3, albums, wiki, concerts and statics. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. If anyone has a requests for a decemberists songs to be put on youtube, just send me a message. Everyones awake my new picture book, illustrated by. Colin meloy sings shirley collins the mp3s brooklynvegan. Colin meloy sings sam cooke, a collection of five cooke songs, intimately arranged and performed by. Everyones awake my new picture book, illustrated by the very great shawn harris. Jan 26, 2005 does anyone have colin meloy sings morrissey shirley collins sam cooke.
Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Take two decemberists singer colin meloy covers hits by the. I dont know how to play banjo though, so good luck with that. Meloy did a second solo tour in january 2006, playing with laura veirs and amy annelle. Shirley collins exhibits a more traditional and folky side of meloy. California one youth and beauty brigade ask live 7. Meloy will be singing from his new recording colin meloy sings the kinks at the fonda. Song charlie artist colin meloy album colin meloy sings trad. The album was released in april 2008, and is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artists solo tour in early 2006. Colin meloy for a while, npr offered the show as a download on its website. Of all the artists in the english folk revival, shirley collins was the most devoted to traditional song. Colin meloy sings the kinks by colin meloy buy and download. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
In 2005, meloy went on his first solo tour to support the selfreleased sixsong ep, colin meloy sings morrissey, consisting of six morrissey covers. Link since then, hes followed up with other cover eps, taking on shirley collins, sam. Meloy contributed an online bonus track for lavender diamond on. But i nabbed the recording before it went down, and have listened to it more than any studio record in my possession. Hes also supporting a new cover ep called colin meloy sings the kinks, which. Oct 24, 2007 ep by colin meloy released january 2005 recorded 2004 genre indie rock length 17. In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. Listen to your favorite songs from colin meloy sings live. Colin meloy has recorded a sixsong covers ep of traditional songs originally arranged and recorded by 1960s folk troubadour shirley collins. Colin meloy sings live album colin meloy rough trade. Below, download seek and hide, featuring meloy on backing vocals. Colin meloy sings morrissey was the first solo project released by portland musician colin meloy of the decemberists. The album was released in january, 2005 and was available exclusively on meloy s first solo tour.
In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion instruments. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of colin meloy sings morrissey 2005 by colin meloy at mp3caprice. Get all the lyrics to songs on colin meloy sings trad. Colin meloy sings morrissey ep download morrisseysolo. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins. Colin meloy born colin patrick henry meloy on october 5, 1974, in helena, montana is an american musician. Following in the tradition of previous eps, colin meloy sings shirley collins and colin meloy sings morrisey, colin will be selling an ep only available on this run. Shirley collins and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.