'The Ballad Of Shirley Collins' Screenprint by Luke Drozd
Poster/Print
'The Ballad of Shirley Collins' screenprint by UK artist Luke Drozd, produced in tandem with the forthcoming film of the same title. (All sales of the print will go towards the production of the film.) Beautifully executed, as you'd expect... the postmark features the year Shirley made her seminal journey to the US with Alan Lomax. Size A2. Limited to 100 copies.
From the man himself: "I love Shirley Collins and being asked to be a small part of helping with funding the documentary 'The Ballad of Shirley Collins' through creating a print is a real honour. In terms of the design itself, I wanted to acknowledge Shirley's travels and internationality and so a stamp seemed fitting. Always feels like a truly co-operative thing, post, getting all those countries to send and receive. I decided that image wise a songbird from both England and the US would work as a unifying image that talks about Shirley's time in both countries whilst also themselves being transitory. I settled on the Song Thrush for the UK (as it is mentioned in a song on 'Folk Roots, New Routes' and is also what my surname translates as in Polish) and then a Mockingbird for the US as it's the state bird of Mississippi where Shirley and Alan Lomax spent much of their time. I also like that the Mockingbird replicates other birds songs and saw parallels with Lomax and Collins collecting these folk tracks and the learning and re-singing of them by other singers through the years. The flower/plant is the cotton plant as this is the state flower of Mississippi but also felt synonymous with the Blues and the persecuted black workers from whence this music rose."
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Shirley Collins Woodcut Print by Foghorn Hayes
Poster/Print
Woodcut print of the First Lady of folk msuic by UK artist Nick "Foghorn" Hayes. The beady-eyed among you will recognise this as the image from Shirley's seminal 1969 album, 'Love, Death and The Lady'. And what an image it is too. Limited to just 25 signed copies, produced in tandem with the forthcoming film of Shirley's life. (All sales of the print will go towards the production of the film.) A4.
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Shirley Collins 'Rock Family Tree' Screenprint by Pete Frame
Poster/Print
Limited edition print, by the renowned UK artist, Pete Frame. Produced in tandem with the forthcoming film of Shirley's life. (All sales of the print will go towards the production of the film.) As a musician, we imagine you know you've made it when Pete deigns you significant enough to warrant one of his famed family trees... so it's no surprise to find Shirley here. Signed by the woman herself.
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Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
With a further 11 tracks, this is the complete collection of contributions from artists that is 'Shirley Inspired'.
Includes unlimited streaming of Shirley Inspired
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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3LP gatefold version
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The original RSD 2015 release of the critically acclaimed 'Shirley Inspired' collection, featuring 34 tracks in a beautiful 3LP gatefold package, with 12 extra tracks as featured on the CD, available via download. This is a limited release.
Includes unlimited streaming of Shirley Inspired
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
supported by 23 fans who also own “Findlay Brown 'Sweet England'”
As usual, Kirby manipulates various interwar records to fit a cavalcade of emotional states: blissful (B1, E8), tragic (D2, D5), frantic (E1, E6), and just plain horrifying (F3, G1, H1, K1). gjoe52
Australian singer-songwriter explores self-examination, loneliness, and post-pandemic malaise through delicate, empathetic folk pop. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2024
supported by 17 fans who also own “Findlay Brown 'Sweet England'”
this is one of the most beautiful collections of music I've heard in a very long time. every song draws your attention - don't plan on doing anything else while you listen. more please 🙏 kimmcb