Videos of the week -- patriotic rock
Popular English folk-rock duo Show of Hands (Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, both from the Devon/Cornwall area) give a voice to the revival of cultural patriotism in the land of my ancestors. I present their music here partly in recognition of St. George's Day (23 April), England's national day, which falls on this coming Saturday. The above video, "Country Life", is a paean to a culture under siege from out-of-control corrosive capitalism. Here's another of their works, "Roots", partly inspired by a Christian minister who defined his "vision of Hell" as "three Somerset folk singers in a pub":
The band's website is here.
posted by Infidel753 at 4:08 AM
4 Comments:
Wonderful songs and sound - I was unfamiliar with them and will have to check out more - thanks for posting!
Whoa.... great music... made me want to tap a Guinness...
ok.... straight up stuff.... I have been listening to this all afternoon!!!!
& off to order a copy!!!
Really.... this is great... thanks
Cool! Glad you both liked it -- I think it's great music!
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