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Hana Wilsei (7 KP)

Bibliophile, Writer, Geek

When not busy being a university student, I can be found re-watching Queer as Folk for the billionth...

Last Active: Feb 22, 2018

David Byrne recommended Jean Redpath's Scottish Ballad Book by Jean Redpath in Music (curated)

"In 1962, I was still listening to my parents’ records and vaguely aware that there were other things out there. Jean Redpath, a Scottish folk singer, sang in a kind of clear, quavery voice. They were traditional Scottish songs, but very simple arrangements, like folk versions. The Scottish influence was a big part of my parents’ record collection. They didn’t have Scottish bagpipes or anything; they were more interested in Scottish roots music: Woody Guthrie, Ewan MacColl, and different people from that era, who were writing folk songs that were vaguely political but also beautiful. I realized that this sounds very palatable and pretty on the surface, but there's something darker going on underneath."

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