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ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS is a collection of blues, rags, gospel and jazz songs - all given the special treatment Colin was renowned for delivering. There are also two songs by Bob Dylan. As a bonus, there is another version of ‘Lord Franklin’. Colin was an exceptionally talented guitar player and his versions of blues and jazz standards are riveting. ‘Down by the Riverside’, ‘Candyman’, ‘Dink’s Song’ and ‘St. James Infirmary Blues’ all offer that special ‘live’ magic. Dave Brannigan also appears on several of the tracks.
COLIN DRYDEN ‘ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS’
One Too Many Mornings (Bob Dylan) was released on Dylan’s third studio album The Times They Are a-Changin' in 1964.
Dink’s Song (Trad) "Dink's Song" (sometimes known as "Fare Thee Well") is an American folk song played by many folk revival musicians such as Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and Cisco Houston as well as more recent musicians like Jeff Buckley. The song tells the story of a woman deserted by her lover when she needs him the most.
Blues Run the Game (Jackson C Frank) One of the iconic American folk songs of the 1960s. The song was originally written and recorded by singer-songwriter Jackson C. Frank in 1965. The melancholic melody of the song perfectly captures the essence of sadness and despair, which is reflected in the lyrics of the song.
Blues (Trad) One of those blues tunes that made themselves!
Candyman (Trad) is a song of blatant sexual innuendo. Usually attributed to Mississippi John Hurt, who first recorded this song on December 28, 1928; it was one of 12 songs he did with Okeh Records. He was working as a farmer, and when the records didn't sell well, he just returned to farming.
Georgia on My Mind (Carmichael/Gorrell) "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. It has been asserted that Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song about his sister, Georgia. But Carmichael wrote in his second autobiography Sometimes I Wonder that saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer told him he should write a song about the state of Georgia. He jokingly volunteered the first two words, "Georgia, Georgia...", which Carmichael used while working on the song with his roommate, Stuart Gorrell, who wrote the lyrics. Gorrell's name was absent from the copyright, but Carmichael sent him royalty checks anyway.
Glory of Love (Billy Hill) is a song written by Billy Hill and recorded in 1936 by Benny Goodman. Goodman's version was a number-one pop hit. The song has been recorded by many artists. It was the signature theme of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
In the Evening (Page, Plant, Jones) was the first song on Led Zeppelin’s 1979 album Through the Out Door.
Keep Your Hands Off Her was probably written by Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1903 – August 15, 1958) - a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly black audiences. Through the ‘30s and ‘40s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working class Black audiences. In the 1950s a return to his traditional folk-blues roots made him one of the leading figures of the emerging American folk music revival and an international star. His long and varied career marks him as one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century
Southbound Train (Trad) addresses three important values: liberty, equality, and fraternity. The protagonist wonders if he can uphold these values and bring justice to those suffering. He sees the challenges that people face, like discrimination and fear, and questions if they can be overcome. The song concludes with the idea of everyone being on the same journey, going south, possibly towards a brighter future.
Down By the Riverside (Trad) s an African-American spiritual that dates back before the American Civil War. Songs were a major part of how geographic information was conveyed for the safe travel of slaves to the north during the times of the Underground Railroad.
Old Shanty Town (Schuster/Little) is a popular song written by Ira Schuster and Jack Little with lyrics by Joe Young, published in 1932. Ted Lewis and His Band performed it in the film The Crooner in 1932. His version was released as a single, and it went to #1, where it remained for 10 weeks.
Trouble in Mind (Trad) has been called "one of the enduring anthems of the blues as hope for the future even in the darkest of times”. In many versions, new lyrics are added. However, most usually include the well-known verse:
Trouble in mind, I'm blue
But I won't be blue always
'Cause I know the sun's gonna shine in my back door someday
Turn Your Money Green (Furry Lewis) is an American blues song first recorded in 1928 by the author, Memphis bluesman Furry Lewis. It was a standard for Lewis' performances, and has been recorded by bands in the British rock scene of the 1960s and 1970s, and also by American blues performers.
Silver in the Stubble (Sydney Carter) Sydney Carter, 1915 – 13 March 2004, was an English poet, songwriter, and folk musician born in Camden Town, London. He is best known for the song "Lord of the Dance" (1967). He visited Australia in the 1980s to perform in the Larrikin Folklife Festival concert series.
St. James Infirmary Blues (Trad) is an American blues song and jazz standard of uncertain origin. Louis Armstrong made the song famous in his 1928 recording.
Lord Franklin (Trad) (another version) is a hauntingly beautiful sad song about the disappearance of Lord Franklin, ex-Governor of Tasmania, whose expedition disappeared in the Arctic in 1845.
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