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Siege of a Nation (1982) – The Fureys

When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. Today’s featured track, Siege of a Nation, is the fourth song I’ve highlighted from my favourite Celtic album, which I consider a

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Shipyard Town (1988) – Gerry Rafferty

Shipyard Town is the third song to be presented here from Scottish singer songwriter Gerry Rafferty after his highly acclaimed 70’s hits Baker Street and Right Down the Line. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was

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Right Down the Line – Ron Sexsmith (Gerry Rafferty)

The moment I heard Ron Sexsmith’s version of Gerry Rafferty’s hit Right Down the Line I knew I had to listen to more of this guy’s catalogue. He has sung Dylan covers and that was fun to delve into. My

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Baker Street (1978) – Gerry Rafferty

This song is one of the best pop singles of the 1970s. It was on the album City To City. This was Rafferty’s first release after the breakup of his former band Stealer’s Wheel. Rafferty had been unable to release any

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Do you want hear a really good song? ‘Right Down the Line’ by Ron Sexsmith

We hear songs every day and most of them we don’t really pay attention too. But the moment I heard Ron Sexsmith’s version of Gerry Rafferty’s hit, ‘Right Down the Line’ I knew I had to listen to more of

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