Colin really knows how to sound modest, selfconscious and charming. Its fitting that head decemberist colin meloy s first official release as a solo artist would be a live album, as the bespectacled auteur has already selfreleased in very limited quantities and only available at shows a collection of morrissey covers, an ep of sam cooke songs, and a set of tunes from british folk legend shirley collins. Colin meloy born colin patrick henry meloy on october 5, 1974, in helena, montana is an american musician. Though a big draw is the instrumentation, the main attraction is the lyrics and i do really like colin meloy s voice, so of course i didnt hesitate too much in listening to this album. O charlies neat and charlies sweet and charlie hes a dandy and every time he goes to town he brings me sugar candy i dont want none of your wheavily wheat, i dont want none of your barley. I drew my ship into the harbor i drew it up where my true love lay i drew it close by to her window to listen to what my love did say whos there that knocks loud at my. He toured again the following year with fellow singersongwriters laura veirs and amy annelle, where he hawked another selfreleased limitededition ep of covers, this time from the canon of lauded british folk legend shirley collins. Hear an unreleased shirley collins song from a new documentary. All songs considered the singer has released several eps covering music by his favorite artists, including morrissey, shirley collins and sam.
Get all the lyrics to songs on colin meloy sings trad. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings shirley collins. Below, download seek and hide, featuring meloy on backing vocals. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion. An aquarium drunkard posted the whole colin meloy shirley collins covers ep for download. I drew my ship sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album.
Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins track listing dance to your daddy charlie barbara allen cherry tree carol turpin hero. Hear an unreleased shirley collins song from a new. Kill rock stars, the label meloy and the decemberists called home before signing with capitol, will release both sings live. Get all the lyrics to songs on colin meloy sings sam cooke and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. For shirley collins, a folk revival of her very own the. Dance to your daddy sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Out today in fine indie and otherwise bookstores, online, airmail, whathaveyou. Featuring live material recorded on his 2006 solo tour, colin meloy sings live. Apr 10, 2008 and while it might not have the rare charm of tour eps colin meloy sings morrissey or colin meloy sings shirley collins, it offers the same picture of colin meloy not as band leader, but as. Jan 26, 2010 charlie sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Oct 24, 20 decemberists frontman colin meloy covers the kinks.
Cherry tree carol sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Shirley collins exhibits a more traditional and folky side of meloy. The smiths and revered british folk matron shirley collins, illuminating both his roots and. Colin meloy dance to your daddy lyrics genius lyrics. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Nov 05, 2016 how shirley collins got her voice back after collins husband left her, her throat locked. Charlie sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. In previous years, he interpreted the eclectic trio of morrissey, shirley collins and sam cooke. A brief introduction to shirley collins from the colin meloy sings live. Now, the 81yearold british folk singer is back with her first album in 38 years. He is an actor, known for wildwood, parks and recreation 2009 and portlandia 2011. Shirley collins dance to your daddy, charlie and more.
But again, meloy put his own twist on the tradition. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. As someone else put it, it does work really well, even without the extra instrumentation. After 38 years of silence, a legend of folk music sings. Colin meloy sings the kinks ep jumping someone elses song. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings live. Like the preceding colin meloy sings entries morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke, colin meloy sings the kinks will be available exclusively on the solo tour but for those who cant make it out to see him, npr is currently streaming colins version of do you remember walter.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Like the preceding colin meloy sings entries morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke, colin meloy sings the kinks will be available exclusively on the solo tour but for those who cant make it out to see him, npr is currently streaming colin s version of do you remember walter. He is lead singer and songwriter for the decemberists and has released three eps consisting entirely of the works of morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke in 2005, 2006, and 2008 respectively. Colin meloy colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon, folkrock band the decemberists. Parks and recreation is an american political satire sitcom television series created by greg daniels and michael schur. O charlies neat and charlies sweet and charlie hes a dandy. Colin falls closer to the tree of billy bragg than anyone. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Even before putting his band on hold, meloy had released a live solo album and the selfexplanatorily titled eps colin meloy sings shirley collins. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings the kinks. Dance to your daddy, my little laddie dance to your daddy, my little lamb you shall have a fish and you shall have a fin you shall have a heron when the boat. So far hes recorded songs by morrissey 2005, shirley collins 2006, and sam cooke 2008. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs. All songs considered shirley collins was a huge part of the british folk scene but for a time, heartbreak silenced her voice. Easy go, as meloy sings in the almost catchy rocker of the same name.
Decemberists frontman colin meloy covers the kinks. Released 8 april 2008 on kill rock stars catalog no. In 2008 meloy released his first official solo album, colin meloy sings live. Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Colin meloy sings morrissey ep download morrisseysolo. For shirley collins, a folk revival of her very own i couldnt bear to leave this world without giving it one more go, said shirley collins. Colin meloy sings shirley collins the decemberists.
If anyone has a requests for a decemberists songs to be. Colin patrick henry meloy is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Colin meloy sings morrissey 2005 colin meloy sings shirley collins 2006 colin meloy sings live. Jan 14, 2015 a brief introduction to shirley collins from the colin meloy sings live. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion instruments. If anyone has a requests for a decemberists songs to be put on youtube, just send me a message. Meloy began releasing colin meloy sings cover eps in 2005 to coincide with his various solo tours. Released in conjunction with his most recent solo acoustic tour, colin meloy sings trad. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i were beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me, let m.
In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. Colin meloy, singer for the decemberists, has once again recorded an ep in tribute to one of his strongest musical influences. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings morrissey. The album was released in april 2008, and is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artists solo tour in early 2006. Colin patrick henry meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon folkrock band the decemberists. Shirley collins and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Colin meloy was born on october 5, 1974 in helena, montana, usa. The series aired on nbc from april 9, 2009 to february 24, 2015, for 125 episodes, over seven seasons. Listen free to colin meloy colin meloy sings morrissey i know very well how i got my name, pregnant for the last time and more. Turpin hero sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album.
Colin meloy colin meloy sings sam cooke lyrics and. Hes also supporting a new cover ep called colin meloy sings the kinks. Two previous touronly eps covered morrissey and shirley collins. Im just going to be uploading a lot of the decemberists music that isnt already on here. It was round and about last martinmas tide when the green leaves were swellin that young jimmy grove of the west country fell in love with barbry allen. On hounslow heath as i rode on i spied a lawyer riding before kind sir, said i, arent you afraid of turpin that mischievous blade. Apr 08, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from colin meloy sings live. Meloy s sister is maile meloy, a fiction writer often published in the new yorker and the new york times, and his aunt is the late ellen meloy, who was also a writer. Its been a busy year for the decemberists, who stirred some synthpop into their folkrock sound with this springs ill be your girl and revived their travelers rest festival for a second year in missoula, montana in august. It also doesnt hurt that he then goes onto play some really great songs from the decemberists shocking, shirley collins, the smiths, morrissey and some of his one creations. The next song is barbara allen, a tune originally performed by shirley collins, a british folk revivalist who has been a big inspiration to colin. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from colin meloy at the discogs marketplace. Meloy s latest is a collection of songs by the kinks.
He explains that fans can look forward to hearing more collins on. Hear shirley collins interviewed by the decemberists colin meloy. Everyones awake my new picture book, illustrated by the very great shawn harris. Plastic bag in the tree flash hawk parlour ensemble. Colin meloy a brief introduction to shirley collins from. The decemberists is a prog folk progressive rock artist from united states. Wonder by colin meloy lyrics damnlyrics all lyrics is here. Theyre baroquely arranged, which can sometimes distract from the lyrics. Colin meloy sings shirley collins is the touronly ep by colin meloy, lead singer of the decemberists.