Moving On Skiffle: Limited Sky Blue Vinyl 2LP Shame Some compositions were important steps

Some compositions were important steps for me: ‘Mascaram Setaba’ (‘Summer Is Coming’) ‘Shagu’ and ‘Almaz’

Byrne says: “‘Ausencia' is my version of an arrangement of this beautiful Cape Verdean song that was originally done by the Bosnian composer Goran Bregović for Cesária Évora

and crafty rock-history updates

from Operation Overlord to V-J Day

written and directed by Guy Ritchie

Moving On Skiffle: Limited Sky Blue Vinyl 2LP Shame Some compositions were important stepsIt should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspired by skiffle. Van Morrisons love of skiffle dates back to his childhood. He would hang out at the famed Belfast record store Atlantic Records, where hed hear early 20th century folk, blues and jazz from the likes of Lead Belly and Jelly Roll Morton. So when he heard Lonnie Donegans take on Rock Island Line he intuitively understood the music he was creating. Before long, Van