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Captain Swing and The Twopenny Trash

from Five Forests by Head South By Weaving & Alison O'Donnell by Alison O'Donnell

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Captain Swing was the name attached to threatening letters during the rural English Swing Riots of 1830. Labourers rioted over the introduction of threshing machines and the loss of their livelihoods. William Cobbett was a leading figure.

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from Five Forests by Head South By Weaving & Alison O'Donnell, track released March 7, 2020
Words and music by Alison O’Donnell & Graeme Lockett
Alison – vocals, bodhrán
Graeme – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, percussion
Tony Swettenham – mellotron, Yamaha DGX-220

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Alison O'Donnell Dublin, Ireland

Singer, musician, writer of songs & soundscapes. Collaborator in a number of bands across folk, trad, alternative & cross genres. Long career going back to Mellow Candle as a teenager. Student of United Bible Studies. Songs are meaningful and frequently pastoral and poetic, sung with passion and heart.
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