Like it or not you won't have heard of anything quite like this. Live performance Harp, vocals and spoons - custom stainless steel I reckon :)
Tis Rory McLeod.
Lyrics below vid. EDIT looks like he's added another verse.
well theres a man with his fingers in everybodys pie I hope he washes some of them sometimes he talks the money, by talking he eats he talks to keep himself off of the streets well if theres anything you need he'll pretend that hes got it and then he'll pretend that he can't part with it he studies hunger like a lawyer studies law he can make a rich man poorer than poor
cos hes a shark, slagger two tounge double dealing money grabber a shark, slagger two tounge double dealing money grabber
well he makes two look just like three with a jiggerypokery make a bad thing look good to me with a jiggerypokery
well theres a contract to sign you use to sign your will they used to rob you with a gun now they use a pencil words lock you up cos words dont bend so all you get when you sign is the fountain pen every father to mother, sister to brother cousins to uncles gotta stick to each other cheating has grown to be so much the fashion i beleive cheating runs the whole nation
with the sharks, slaggers two tounge double dealing money grabbers theres sharks, slaggers two tounge double dealing money grabbers
well he makes two look just like three with a jiggerypokery make a bad thing look good to me with a jiggerypokery
well i was out of work angry no money for a meal i went to a doctor to try and be healed he said i had a tempeature he tried to cool me down said my case was common no good could be found well he examined me and made a diagnosis# perscribed sedatives in heavy doses said you'll have to get used to unemployment you see its like a slave gets used to being down on his knees
well its farewell wellfare farewell wellfare farewell wellfare so long
farewell wellfare
its a disease i've got might opens my eyes but theres nothing left we can't tranquilize he wont find a cure, but he makes sure he keeps me hooked on his drugs so i come back for more he said he felt my pulse instead he felt my purse he gave me lots of pills and drugs that only made me worse he gave me stuff that made me sleepy then he handed me a bill prevention is better that a cure
well its farewell wellfare farewell wellfare farewell wellfare so long
farewell wellfare
he gave me so much medicine for my health that i was sick a long time after i got well and if you got a pain they'll just make you forget it they wont heal your pain they just give you anesthetic you buy meat but you just get bones farmer buy land and he just gets stones buy eggs you get shells go to the doctor for your health and all you get is bills he gave me so much medicine for my health he dont wanna cure me he wants to accumilates wealth cos then he treated me with laxitives when he asked me for my money my arms went stiff
Rory McLoed... now we're talking! This man is simply brilliant, a real original. So much wit, humour and musical talent in many manifestations. If you ever get a chance to see him live, go!
Check out the original video of this song, so smartly filmed and edited to match his performance:
@ Kingley Thanks, highly enjoyable song I love this rhythmic style, Is Rory playing the comping low in the mix throughout and do you think he plays the short solo 2.22.to 2.43. ---------- My MBH Profile Grey Owl YouTube Grey Owl Abstract Photos Website
Grey Owl - It's a great CD and well worth having. I'm not sure where Rory is playing on that track. I do remember that on the CD it tells you who plays what solo where. I no longer own any CD's as nowadays all my music is in mp3's.
Volunteered at the Vancouver Folk Music Fest last weekend (backline production stage crew, get to drive the golf carts delivering congas and amps to stages. Best gig ever!) Met Rory when he came looking for help tracking down his delayed luggage. Carted it back from stage 6 for him and we were BFF's for the rest of the weekend. Caught as many of his performances as I could sneak away to see. Totally awesome solo acoustic harp and stomp board. Bottomless pit of songs and stories. But what most impressed me was he went out of his way to get the names of stage managers, sound crew, me(!) and remembered them for the whole weekend. Total pro. I'm a fan. (Funny, he was wearing the same shirt all festival as shown in the first video :) )
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Last Edited by bluemoose on Jul 20, 2015 4:06 PM
Thanks, Grey Owl. I've loved every clip I've seen by him; I put this one on the website's "best harmonica videos," where it surely belongs.
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Jul 21, 2015 6:56 AM
Rory is a great player on so many fronts but his rhythm playing is deserving of study. Also, to utilize whooping or falsetto effects into a phrase or scale without sounding like Sonny Terry is pretty tough too.
