I WON'T SAY NO, HOW COULD I (Part 5)

24 hours later than I had planned.......

Got a nice e-mail from someone who asked for a couple of tracks from Martin Stephenson & The Daintees.

mp3 : Martin Stephenson - Coleen
mp3 : Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - The Old Church Is Still Standing

The first of these was originally on the 1986 LP Boat To Bolivia. In the sleeve notes, Martin let us know its a song that conveys a brother's sadness for the termination of his sister's lesbian love affair. He also advises us that the line about the old man who carries his house on his back was a well known tramp who lurked around Park Lane bus station in Sunderland. The version I've dug out is a 1998 re-recording and is one of many new interpretations of the old songs on an LP simply called Martin Stephenson.

The latter track is on the 1988 LP Gladsome, Humour & Blue, and it seems an awfully appropriate song for a Sunday.

Martin Stephenson should be in everyone's record collection. Click here if you need to get yourself up to date via amazon.

Oh and if anyone living in or around Glasgow wants a great night out just before Xmas, then Martin and the boys are playing two nights on 18th and 19th December in very intimate surroundings. Both night are part of The wonderful Sounds In the Suburbs events promoted by Alan Hendry, who really deserves some sort of medal for his efforts.

Having said that, Alan's given me a huge dilemma. The second of the Daintees gigs clashes with a Malcolm Middleton night elsewhere in Glasgow.......

Any advice dear readers?