Musical inspirations

[Weaver]

I'm nearly in a position to make a start on something for this GB, but in the meantime, here's some musical inspiration for you. I imagine I'll be playing this a lot over the next few months....

Bad news over the great divide
Comes in from every side
Still hope won't be denied
There was always the Cause
There was always the Cause

Oh La Pasionara sang
This day, no pasaran!
It echoed out in Catalan
There was always the Cause
There was always the Cause

Mariposa
Late nights waiting on the via dolorosa
Hold me closer
Not long now, oh ma bella hermosa
There was always the Cause

Setbacks come at every turn
New ways are hard to learn
Tonight I saw Guernica burn
There was always the Cause
There was always the Cause

Mariposa
Late nights waiting on the via dolorosa
Hold me closer
Not long now, oh ma bella hermosa
There was always the Cause

Three years gone in the heart of Spain
He brings home a quiet pain
He'll never be that young again
There was always the Cause
There was always the Cause

Always the Cause by Al Stewart, from the album Between the Wars: http://www.alstewart.com/discography/btw.htm

Can't find a full recording of it on the web, but there's an MP3 download here, with a preview sample: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-The-Cause/dp/B001J2588C

Page about the song: http://www.alstewart.com/history/thecause.htm

Al's home page: http://www.alstewart.com/index.htm

[Weaver]

And secondly, an SCW trilogy from my friend Stevie (One Man, One Mandolin):

Southbound Train: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QDBilE1wLM&feature=related

Morphine and Cigarettes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBONGGSO0z8&feature=related

Going Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGcL62jadK4&feature=related


Stevie's Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/stevieoneblokeonemandolin


Not SCW related, but here he is playing his Rememberance Day song "lest We Forget" at the Menin Gate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X67BUy7c5Jk&feature=related

There's a free download of this here: http://www.action-electronics.co.uk/STEViE/lwf.html