Dick Gaughan - Handful Of Earth

Utterly universal music, politically charged, each song a gem and the most brilliant singing and guitar playing. No pretension and affected star-posing. I'm at a loss to understand why this superb work isn't as oft cited as What's Going On and Blood on the Tracks. The gut-wrenching use of Burns' lyrics in Come Westlin' Winds, the righteous lament of The World Turned Upside Down, the delicate sentiments of Erin-Go-Bragh and Both Sides the Tweed and the strident Workers Song. What more do you want?

1. Erin Go Bragh
2. Now Westlin Winds
3. Craigie Hill
4. The World Turned Upside Down
5. The Snows They Melt The Soonest
6. Lough Erne / First Kiss At Parting
7. Scojun Waltz/Randers Hopsa
8. Song For Ireland
9. Workers' Song
10. Both Sides The Tweed

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Dick Gaughan - Handful Of Earth