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Martin 00DB Jeff Tweedy

'Geordie' — the Martin Carthy arrangement, tweaked a bit. I played it most nights on the recent Songs of Martin Carthy tour. DADEAB, capo 2nd fret (Carthy played it in DADEAB with no capo on Crown of Horn).

I don't usually do straight covers — I tend to think that if you're playing someone else's arrangement you should bring something of your own, otherwise what's the point? But the guitar line and harmonies here are the whole reason people love this version, so there wasn't much room to mess with it. What changed instead was the swing — a lilt crept in over the tour that wasn't there when I started.

I've played it for Martin himself a few times now. One night he told me it was great. Another he said I should've left well alone 😂  He's also the one who keeps telling me to take an idea and run with it — so that's what this is. I've run with it, albeit not very far.

Keen to hear your thoughts on any of this. How do you feel about doing straight covers? More importantly, how do you feel about Martin Carthy?

Just released today on Spotify etc.

There was a song on the wind, you could say!

Here's an original celtic folk style song I put together with lyrics adapted from the old poem "sea fever" by John Masefield - it's my Dads favourite poem. As a lifelong sailor, he taught me to sail as a kid, and now my 7 year old is learning to sail, I felt inspired to write this song for him. Thanks to my fellow band mates in Bealtaine for putting some wind in its sails!

George White on Octave Mandolin, Conor Freeland on whistle, Dylan Rooke singer-songwriter.