Little Love is the new, original Christmas song from Malinda. It tells the Nativity story of the birth of Jesus to his mother, Mary. It is a gentle song with a distinct folk feel and that also sends a message about the way governments are treating refugees while claiming to worship Jesus but forgetting
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Somethin’ Else was originally released on the 2018 album Out of the Garden and Into the Darkness. It is about the nature of life, needing to know that the journey is worth it, life passing by too quickly, but needing somethin’ more than life is giving you. It is a great piece of bluegrass
Scarborough Fair / Canticle was originally released by Simon & Garfunkel on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and as a single in 1968. It is a combination of 2 songs, the traditional English folk song Scarborough Fair, and Canticle, a reworking of Paul Simon‘s earlier song The Side of
Redbird is the new single from the girls, and is the title track from their upcoming album Redbird. It is about dreaming of someone who has passed on, in the dream they whisper something in your ear, not understanding the words, waking up before you know what was said, and trying to interpret the
Suliko is a Georgian poem written by Akaki Tsereteli in 1895 and was set to music by Verinka Tsereteli the same year, it became very popular in Soviet countries and has been performed many times. It is about looking for the grave of your sweetheart, Suliko, and asking for help from a rose and
The Harvest Song was originally released on the 2017 album Deiwos [Deity]. It is about having an all night party, with food, drink, and dancing, to celebrate the harvest. It is a heavy piece of folk inspired rock to celebrate a traditional folk occasion, and it sounds like a party that no-one would want
Wayfaring Stranger is a popular gospel folk song from the USA that has been recorded by many artists. It is about someone who is traveling through a hard life and looking forward to going to Heaven after death. This is a mesmerising version that is a mix of American and English folk styles with
Riptide was originally released by Vance Joy on his 2013 EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing and as a single. It is a dark love song where the singer loves a woman who likes it when things go wrong. This is Emi having some fun covering a song that she loves, and doing
A Whiter Shade of Pale was originally released by Procol Harum on their 1967 album Procol Harum and as a single, and this version is based on the arrangement for solo guitar that was originally released by David Buckingham on his 2010 album Your Song. This is a truly beautiful version of the song
Blonde in the Ballroom was originally released on the 2016 EP Testing the Waters and was used as part of the soundtrack for the movie Married On A Monday the following year. It is about dancing in the Ballroom like no-one’s around, just enjoying yourself without worrying what others will think, and falling in