Madrigals befitting a Royal Court and Adventures In Noble Warfare. Strive to be stylish, elegant and sophisticated at all times.

“THEE ŒARLY DAYZE OF HYGHE KNYGHTES” is my curated selection of songs from the psychedelic sixties era that evoke Englishness, Tudor and Elizabethan Dandy’s, Kings, Queens, Lords and Lady’s, Knights in armour, Castles with a drawbridge, military decoration, thee golden age of chivalry.

Heralds and Challenges, pillaging and burning, Black Death, torture, siege warfare, Camelot, majestic tapestries, burning witches, Courtly gestures, troubadour attire, Christian Crusades, swords, jousting, dulcimers and harpsichords, Gregorian chants, madrigals, monks and horses, magic, the Middle Ages and fables.

Tracks in order of appearance:

01 23rd Turnoff – Michael Angelo

02 Bee Gees – Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You

03 Donovan – Guinevere

04 Glyn Johns – Lady Jane

05 Monkees – Riu Chiu

06 Nirvana – Tiny Goddess

07 One In A Million – Fredereek Hernando

08 Poets – In Your Tower

09 Yardbirds – Still I'm Sad

01 Searchers – “Blowin' In The Wind' (live recording)

02 As Tall As Lions – “Girl Of The North Country”

03 Jenoah – “Man in Me”

04 Cerys Matthews – “I Believe In You”

05 Format – “Simple Twist Of Fate”

06 Jason Mraz - "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall”

07 Hamell On Trial – “It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)”

08 Echo & the Bunnymen – “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue”

09 Lee Ranaldo – “Visions of Joanna"

10 Paul Westerberg – “Positively 4th Street”

01 Al Kooper – “The Man In Me”

02 Blue Ash – “Dusty Old Fairgrounds”

03 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – “Father Of Day, Father Of Night”

04 Melanie – “Sign On The Window”

05 Persausions – “Three Angels”

06 Steel Train - "Don't Think Twice (It's Alright)”

07 Anberlin – “Like A Rollin' Stone”

08 Roark – “Mr. Tambourine Man”

09 Socratic – “Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You"

10 House Of Fools – “Blowin' In The Wind”

Madrigals befitting a Royal Court and Adventures In Noble Warfare. Strive to be stylish, elegant and sophisticated at all times.

“THEE ŒARLY DAYZE OF HYGHE KNYGHTES” is my curated selection of songs from the psychedelic sixties era that evoke Englishness, Tudor and Elizabethan Dandy’s, Kings, Queens, Lords and Lady’s, Knights in armour, Castles with a drawbridge, military decoration, thee golden age of chivalry.

Heralds and Challenges, pillaging and burning, Black Death, torture, siege warfare, Camelot, majestic tapestries, burning witches, Courtly gestures, troubadour attire, Christian Crusades, swords, jousting, dulcimers and harpsichords, Gregorian chants, madrigals, monks and horses, magic, the Middle Ages and fables.

Tracks in order of appearance:

01 Paul Giovanni – Corn Rigs taken from the film soundtrack “The Wicker Man”, but unreleased at the time

02 Tintern Abbey – Beeside taken from the Deram single 11/1967

03 Velvett Fogg – Lady Caroline taken from the LP “Velvett Fogg” (Pye Records) 1969

04 Marianne Faithfull – North Country Maid taken from the LP “North Country Maid” (Decca Records) 1966

05 Remo Four – In The First Place taken from the film soundtrack “Wonderwall” 1967

06 Rolling Stones – Lady Jane US single, released as single B-side, London Records, 06/66

07 Pentangle – Three Part Thing taken from the LP “Sweet Child” (Transatlantic Records) 1968

08 Focal Point – Far Away From Forever unreleased demo, 1969

09 American Blues – Fugue For Lady Cheriff taken from the LP “Is Here” (Kama Records) 1968

10 Jeff Beck – Greensleeves taken from the LP “Truth” (Columbia Records) 1968

I'm starting to introduce deviations from my main podcast mixes of 'Dylanisms' and this first of two from The Monkees explores their unreleased songs, alternative mixes and radio adverts.

In order of appearance:

01 (Theme From) The Monkees

02 I Don't Think You Know Me

03 Love Is Only Sleeping

04 Love To Love

05 Merry Go Round

06 Mr Webster

07 P.O. Box 9847

08 Salesman

09 She Hangs Out

10 Star Collector

11 The Door Into Summer

12 The Girl I Knew Somewhere

13 Through The Looking Glass

14 Valleri

15 Words

16 You Just May Be The One

17 Zor And Zam

I'm starting to introduce deviations from my main podcast mixes of 'Dylanisms' and this first of two from The Monkees explores their unreleased, alternative mixes and radio adverts.

In order of appearance:

01 All Of Your Toys

02 All The King's Horses

03 Apples, Peaches, Bananas And Pears

04 Can You Dig it

05 Circle Sky

06 Daily Nightly

07 Do Not Ask For Love

08 Head movie radio spot

09 Hold On Girl

10 I Can't Get Her Off My Mind

11 I Don't Think You Know Me

12 I Wanna Be Free

13 I'll Spend My Life With You

14 I'm A Believer

15 Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)

01 Fresh Air – “Country Pie”

02 Orange Bicycle – “Tonight I'll Be Staying With You”

03 Johnny Cash – “Wanted Man”

04 Stone Country – “Million Dollar Bash”

05 Fairport Convention – “Percy's Song”

06 Bobby Wright - "If Not For You”

07 Sam Pickering Pick – “I Don't Believe You”

08 Magna Carta – “Feel My Love”

09 GP's – “Going, Going, Gone"

10 Fairport Convention – “Forever Young”

tracks in order of appearance:

01 Mae West – “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”

02 Cher – “I Want You”

03 Cher – “The Times They Are A Changin'”

04 Show of Hands – “Farewell Angelina”

05 Keith Thompson – “Lay Lady Lay”

06 2 Dogs - "Boots Of Spanish Leather”

07 Golden Cups – “Tears Of Rage”

08 Tongues – “This Wheel's On Fire”

09 Polly Niles – “I Shall Be Released"

10 Flatt & Scruggs – “One More Night”