windmills

While searching for Irish (Or, more accurately, Celtic) music for an upcoming gig just before St. Patrick's Day, my wife suggested I try a song called "Windmills". As I couldn't recall the song, she sang it to me over the phone (I being in New York, and she being in California). I found it captivating, and did a quick search on line - I immediately found two recordings; a 1976 recording on the album "Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy" (Epic – EPC 82081, Epic – S EPC 82081), and decided that this would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day. The other recording was from 1971, by the McCalmans (No Strings Attached RCA International (Camden) – INTS 1340 )

Alan Bell wrote the song, and recorded it with The Taverners in 1973 (Blowing Sands Trailer – LER 2080 )

Alan Bell was also the founder and director of the UK's Fylde Folk Festival for 42 years, retiring in 2014 at 80 years old, and after more than 50 years in the music business. The logo for the festival was a drawing of the one of the windmills that inspired this song.

I love finding music that is new to me, and trying to learning it. I want to do this one with other people - it will be a blast!

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