Still with the Deadlines period, but as heard on the demo on Taste in a more stripped back form, tyhis is the sort of title track from the album (the one with the word "deadlines" in the lyrics).
Ralph has turned his attention to the Deadlines period, and here's a version of this piece, rescued for Deadlines after being discarded from the original long version of "Shine On Silver Sun".
Another first - the first Hudson Ford song on Strawbsweb. Ralph played this while the Strawberry Fools were up in Yorkshire rehearsing - a lovely song, one of Hud's best ever in my view.
One of two just received from Ralph - he's tried for a slightly harder interpretation – a sort of attempt at how the Hero And Heroine line up could re-interpret this song...
A reinterpretation of this song from Ralph - lots of swirly keyboard figures and jangly guitar then a lengthy instrumental coda instead of the usual accapella finish.
New software on Ralph's computer (Ableton Live for those interested) has produced yet another oeuvre from Ralph - the opening track from Bursting At The Seams.
The emergence of three new versions (Cousins & Cutler, Secret Paths, Acoustic Strawbs) of this From the Witchwood track, long neglected in the live repertoire inspierd Ralph to produce his own take.
A collaboration between David and Ralph. Very topical steel guitar sound given
the new DC album. Clraidge reports that: "Ralph played both 'twiddly parts' on his acoustic (directly injected into my Zoom). Also the chorused strum that kicks in on the chorus was Ralph's acoustic. I played solitary finger picky thing in the background- miked up my takamine, and open legged harmonies with myself (when I was alone at home!)."
Ralph's been working on this atmospheric cover of the brooding instrumental which starts off the Autumn suite. (We know he can the play the other bits too, so watch this space ...)
I was musing on the Witchwood one day about how I'd always thought Dave's wistful "(Wasting My Time) Thinking Of You" might sound good with a Monks-style backing, and then Ralph has a rush of blood to the head and does it ..... LOL