Shirley's latest comeback album is Heart's Ease.īrian Ritchie's Shout Out is to Black Rock Band from Kakadu. One of them was the great bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell. Then Shirley met folklorist Alan Lomax, travelled to the US on their ‘Southern Journey’ to make field recordings of African American and white musicians in the rural south. Before that she’d been part of British folk song since the 1960’s a tradition that goes back to the Copper family in the 16 th century. SHAPIRO: There is a track on this album that you first recorded 60 years ago called 'Barbara Allen.' And I'd love to listen to the two versions side by side, if you'll indulge us. Shirley Collinscouldn’t sing for nearly 40 years. More 'Resounding the Đông Sơn' details here. We find out how and why some cultural assets can be kept alive while others remain under lock and key. Artists James Nguyen and Victoria Pham are now “Resounding” this ancient instrument in an attempt to liberate its sound from behind glass cabinets. Tracks: 1: The Merry Golden Tree 2: Rolling In The Dew 3: The Christmas Song 4: Locked In Ice 5: Wondrous Love 6: Barbara Allen 7. But once a utilitarian object it’s now kept under glass and gloves at galleries and museums. The Vietnamese Đông Sơn dates back over 2000 years it’s a gloriously decorated large, bronze drum used to herald rain, a good grain crop and war.
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