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Various Artists : Levitation
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Up and coming Welsh artists covering Wale\'s native and founding member of the Mekons, Jon Langford
Genre: Folk: British Folk
Release Date: 2008
Levitation Record Label: Country Mile Records
  • Buy CD - $14.98
Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Invisible Man 4:22 Album Only
Hard Times 4:17 Album Only
Tubby Brothers 2:37 Album Only
The Country is Young 3:04 Album Only
Nashville Radio 4:02 Album Only
Walking on Hell's Roof Looking at the Flowers 3:11 Album Only
Blink of an Eye 2:46 Album Only
Llamas in Llanyrafon 4:25 Album Only
Dollar Dress 3:54 Album Only
Workingman's Palace 3:32 Album Only
Pill Sailor 2:43 Album Only
Death of the European 2:46 Album Only
Millionaire 4:38 Album Only
Deep Sea Diver 4:01 Album Only
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Album Notes

Country Mile Records are proud to release a compilation of some of South Wales’ finest talent covering songs by legendary Newport born singer/songwriter Jon Langford (The Mekons, Waco Brothers, The Three Johns).

Included are contributions from members of The Darling Buds (on “Millionaire”), finalists in the BBC Young Folk Awards 2008 – One String Loose (“Nashville Radio”), Welsh melodeon player Guto Dafis (“Pill Sailor”) and Cardiff based folk singer, Charlotte Greig as part of the Brynhyfrd Road Folk Arkestra with their unreleased Langford composition “Llamas in Llanaraven” .

Jon supported the project from the outset and provided the cover art for the CD (Jon is celebrated artist as well as a musician) and despite now residing in Chicago, visits South Wales regularly.

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REVIEWS

A very nice collection
author: Mike Sparrow
Considering the scope of Langford's songwriting, this collection hangs together very nicely. The selections range from rousing to heartbreaking, and the overall effect is to present both the songs and the performances to their best advantage. Highly recommended.
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