For those who don't know Cockney Rhyming Slang, 'Trouble and Strife' means wife!
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Lonesome Ride
Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica by Chris Elliott.
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Maestro's Rag
A Ragtime instrumental in the key of A. This is dedicated to best guitar teacher in the world - Anton Mullan. Way to go Maestro:)
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I Got The Blues
Haunting melody led by piano and supported by arpeggiated guitar figures. Chilling harmonica part by Phil Chetwynd.
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Blues For Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe. One of the 20th Century's great cultural icons and some say a great beauty. A candle blowing in the wind anyway.
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Ain't That The Blues
Ragtime guitar and piano song, featuring Chris Elliott on piano.
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Tampa Boogie
This song is about some adventures in St Petersburg, Florida, USA. I went to truefire.com and actually did ride in a white limo for an evening of outrageous rock n roll antics.
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Subway Blues
This is dedicated to all those pickers plying their trades in subways all over the planet. Good on yer! I'll always chuck some coins in your hat:)
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Jazzed Blues
Instrumental jazz blues on acoustic guitar.
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If You See My Girl
An acoustic guitar, a mandolin, a piano and some bass adds up to a great mix of a magic song about hurting the one you love.
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The Police Dog Blues
A bit of a boogie, featuring Chris Elliott on piano and Phil Chetwynd blowing harmonica. The lyrics are by Blind Blake.
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Blues For Rick
An instrumental in Drop D tuning.
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Too Too Train
Traditional Blues song. Acoustic guitar, vocal and harp. Big Bill Broonzy did a version of this and more recently Rick Payne has a great version on his Blue River Blues CD