On July 2, Gavin and Maurice performed two songs at Hal Willner’s Harry Smith Project (Meltdown Festival). ‘Fatal Flower Garden’ was orginally performed by Nelstone’s Hawaiians in 1929. The second track was ‘When that great ship went down/Nearer to thee’, by William and Versey Smith, 1927. Mary Margaret O’Hara and jazz great Jimmy Scott guested on the second song.

The Moon Looks Down and Cries
Yesterday I was told that Dave Ball has passed. Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the album ECCE HOMO, that

