https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson en-gb Podomatic RSS Generator Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:29:17 +0000 comedy, ,folk, ,music, ,political, ,whining,Music Copyright 2025 colin beveridge all the kensson music that's fit to hear episodic false no https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/eb/63/3a/kensson/1400x1400_377052.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson colin beveridge https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-20T05_53_56-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-12-20T05_53_56-08_00 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:53:56 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-07 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-12-20T05_53_56-08_00 colin beveridge christmas,maths,trigonometry 116 false This one's for anyone revising C2 this Christmas. This one's for anyone revising C2 this Christmas. https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-19T04_53_11-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-19T04_53_11-07_00 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:53:11 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-19T04_53_11-07_00 colin beveridge kensson,apologies 124 So, um, I accidentally upset Mitch Benn last week by submitting the John Snow song without mentioning I'd 'borrowed' the tune. Yes, borrowed. I put it right back on Blood On The Tracks after I'd used it, no harm done. Anyway, I owe him an apology. So here's an apology to Mr Dylan: Dear Mr Dylan, I write to apologise I recently borrowed one of your tunes But you might call it 'plagiarised' Mr Dylan! I'm not a copyright fan But Mr Dylan! I copy you as right as I can Dear Mr Dylan, native of Duluth There's one problem everyone has With three chords and the truth If you're a folk singer searching for your own sound Pretty soon you're going to find there aren't enough tunes to go round Dear Mr Dylan, I'm not as prolific as you You must have written thousands of songs Surely you can spare me a few? Mr Dylan! I'm not a copyright fan But Mr Dylan! I copy you as right as I can Dear Mr Dylan, please don't call it stealing It's just the same thing as you yourself did On every album up to Freewheeling Mr Dylan! I'm not a copyright fan But Mr Dylan! I copy you as right as I can So, um, I accidentally upset Mitch Benn last week by submitting the John Snow song without mentio... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-16T09_37_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-16T09_37_21-07_00 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:37:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-16T09_37_21-07_00 colin beveridge folk,recordstore,slightlycreepy 97 In honour of Record Store Day... There's a girl I've never seen before Browsing in the record store She's behaving like an obsessive fan Looking for some Bowie on import from Japan And I'm in love with her (record collection) I'm in love with her (record collection), yeah. I'm gonna introduce myself Once she moves away from the country shelf I don't think I can let her escape Until I promise to make her a tape Because I'm in love with her (record collection) I'm in love with her (record collection), yeah. I hope the shine'll Never fade from her vintage vinyl Like it did with my Neil Young Oh the needle and the damage done! I'm in love with her (record collection) I'm in love with her (record collection), yeah. In honour of Record Store Day... There's a girl I've never seen before Browsing in the record... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-16T06_16_12-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-16T06_16_12-07_00 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:16:12 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-04-16T06_16_12-07_00 colin beveridge protest,gayrights,dylanripoff 132 A small protest song. A couple was ejected from a Soho pub for kissing, apparently because they're both guys. Happily, the internet got hold of the story, and organised a huge gay kiss-in at the venue. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/15/john-snow-kiss-in-london A small protest song. A couple was ejected from a Soho pub for kissing, apparently because they'r... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-21T14_27_00-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-02-21T14_27_00-08_00 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:27:00 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-02-21T14_27_00-08_00 colin beveridge kensson,political,gaddafi,libya 208 false This one is for Muammar Gaddafi. This one is for Muammar Gaddafi. https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-16T12_19_53-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-16T12_19_53-08_00 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:19:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-16T12_19_53-08_00 colin beveridge folk 200 false I was thinking, as I recorded this, "Hm, I worry this sounds a bit too much like the original." Then I listened to the original, and felt a lot better. Mine doesn't have any of that deliberate wobbling about the tune. All of my wobbling is entirely coincidental, and any resemblance to real melodies is entirely coincidental. I was thinking, as I recorded this, "Hm, I worry this sounds a bit too much like the original." T... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-15T14_31_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-15T14_31_15-08_00 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:31:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-15T14_31_15-08_00 colin beveridge folk 208 false https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-15T13_27_42-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-15T13_27_42-08_00 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:27:42 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-06 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2011-01-15T13_27_42-08_00 colin beveridge folk 158 true What better artist to show off my vocal talents (and open-D tuning) than Leonard Cohen? I've stolen the lovely chord-slide from Blood on the Tracks. What better artist to show off my vocal talents (and open-D tuning) than Leonard Cohen? I've stol... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2010-05-28T00_29_16-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2010-05-28T00_29_16-07_00 Fri, 28 May 2010 07:29:16 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2010-05-28T00_29_16-07_00 colin beveridge oil,steve,forbert,protest,songs,bp,cares,draft 192 false I'd be astonished if Steve Forbert hadn't revamped The Oil Song in the last month or so. I had a shot at it just in case he hasn't. This is what I sound like in the morning before coffee. Hence wrong chords, bum notes, all the usual stuff I do after coffee but with added excuses :oD I'd be astonished if Steve Forbert hadn't revamped The Oil Song in the last month or so. I had a ... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2009-01-31T09_12_15-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2009-01-31T09_12_15-08_00 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:12:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2009-01-31T09_12_15-08_00 colin beveridge war,in,your,heart,kensson,music,folk 174 false It's nice to write sad songs about other people's problems. It makes them feel all fuzzy and me glad that I don't have their problems :o) It's nice to write sad songs about other people's problems. It makes them feel all fuzzy and me g... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-09T07_58_15-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2007-10-09T07_58_15-07_00 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:58:15 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2007-10-09T07_58_15-07_00 colin beveridge 264 false A new song, largely a result of playing with words and chords. Mendenhall is a street in Bozeman and a glacier in Alaska. A new song, largely a result of playing with words and chords. Mendenhall is a street in Bozeman ... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-16T23_14_18-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2007-08-16T23_14_18-07_00 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:14:18 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2007-08-16T23_14_18-07_00 colin beveridge 139 false Th Th https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-06-08T21_15_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-06-08T21_15_21-07_00 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:15:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-06-08T21_15_21-07_00 colin beveridge whining 117 false FedEx mysteriously delivered my iPod to someone other than me last year. It resolved itself eventually, but it still set me off on one. I tried to play it at the Hauf on Sunday but could only remember half the lyrics, and finally got to reconstituting them tonight. FedEx mysteriously delivered my iPod to someone other than me last year. It resolved itself event... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-31T19_41_34-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-31T19_41_34-07_00 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:41:34 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-31T19_41_34-07_00 colin beveridge old 196 false Somebody wanted a song that could be used as a duet. Somebody wanted a song that could be used as a duet. https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-31T19_28_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-31T19_28_41-07_00 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:28:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-31T19_28_41-07_00 colin beveridge fitba,comedy 95 false Good God, this is silly. Lyrics are currently available at the old, easy-to-edit site. Good God, this is silly. Lyrics are currently available at the old, easy-to-edit site. https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-24T17_22_14-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-24T17_22_14-07_00 Thu, 25 May 2006 00:22:14 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-24T17_22_14-07_00 colin beveridge 132 false A brand new song, recorded as badly as ever. The guitar's a bit crunchy and I sound like I have a cold... but otherwise it's a masterpiece. A brand new song, recorded as badly as ever. The guitar's a bit crunchy and I sound like I have a... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-03T21_10_53-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-03T21_10_53-07_00 Thu, 04 May 2006 04:10:53 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-05-03T21_10_53-07_00 colin beveridge comedy,religion 170 false Very simple: if heaven's going to be full of fundamentalist Christians, I've no interest in being there for ten minutes, let alone for time immeasurable. By the way, if you have thoughts, comments, memories, etc. about any of the songs listed here, please leave me a comment or a shout-out or something. And declare yourself a fan! And sign up so I can tell you when I put something new on here! And! And! And! Thanks. Very simple: if heaven's going to be full of fundamentalist Christians, I've no interest in being... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-21T21_05_41-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-21T21_05_41-07_00 Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:05:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-21T21_05_41-07_00 colin beveridge 101 false "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude: it is much, much more important than that.” - Bill Shankly I hope there are as many people who think this trivialises football as who think it trivialises love. Richard Thompson's rightly renowned 1952 Vincent Black Lightning is about a man who, even when dying with his best girl by his side, witters on about his motorbike. I don't know anything about motorbikes. "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with tha... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-16T16_21_21-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T16_21_21-07_00 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:21:21 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T16_21_21-07_00 colin beveridge cover,dylan 210 false One of my favourite covers. Again, don't tell the music police. One of my favourite covers. Again, don't tell the music police. https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-16T13_39_45-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T13_39_45-07_00 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:39:45 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T13_39_45-07_00 colin beveridge blues,comedy,parody 163 false I guess this is an indirect assault on rich white men who shouldn't be allowed within a million miles of the blues. I'm one of them, but at least I acknowledge it and generally don't try to imbue my sort-of-bluesy songs with anything more emotional than the occasional laugh. I guess this is an indirect assault on rich white men who shouldn't be allowed within a million m... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-04-16T12_57_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T12_57_55-07_00 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:57:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-04-16T12_57_55-07_00 colin beveridge dylan,parody 169 false This is, at least in part, based on a true story. I went to Dublin and in HMV I bought two very cheap Bob Dylan CDs. Will expressed surprise that I didn't already own them, I explained that I did but they were too cheap not to have a spare in case of my house burning down. He explained to me that I had a problem and should seek therapy or something. This is, at least in part, based on a true story. I went to Dublin and in HMV I bought two very c... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T16_06_40-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T16_06_40-08_00 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:06:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T16_06_40-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april 261 false Missing is a song about growing up and growing old and the changes that come in between. When I'm Gone is a cover (sh, don't tell the music police) of a Phil Ochs song which shares the chord structure and seems to fit nicely together with it. Missing is a song about growing up and growing old and the changes that come in between. When I'm... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_54_41-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_54_41-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:54:41 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_54_41-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april,beveridge-dempster 182 false Crail is a small fishing village, about 10 miles from St Andrews, and home to the nearest folk club. From time to time I'd wander down there with some friends, usually to find the gig was cancelled, and we'd wind up making our own entertainment. And it'd cheer me up. Crail is a small fishing village, about 10 miles from St Andrews, and home to the nearest folk cl... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_51_35-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_51_35-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:51:35 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_51_35-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april,2001 216 false Some time after 9/11, I was amused by an Onion headline reading "Liberties curtailed in name of freedom" and - given that my mind was at its most fertile then - it was only a short step to a really strong song. Some time after 9/11, I was amused by an Onion headline reading "Liberties curtailed in name of f... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_48_48-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_48_48-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:48:48 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_48_48-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april,1998 200 false I wrote this in France, not really about anybody (at least, I think not). It has a twiddly guitar bit which, even after more than seven years of practising, I still can't get right... which is why I don't usually play it live. I wrote this in France, not really about anybody (at least, I think not). It has a twiddly guitar... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_45_08-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_45_08-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:45:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_45_08-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april,1996 109 false Hopscotch... is one of the oldest songs still in my repertoire. The Scooniehill Road is the southern boundary of St Andrews, and marks the point at which you fall off the edge of the world. Hopscotch... is one of the oldest songs still in my repertoire. The Scooniehill Road is the south... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_42_29-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_42_29-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:42:29 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_42_29-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april,2001 171 false My only real memory of this song is playing it on Castle Sands one time while someone else juggled fire. Well, obviously someone else. It's hard enough playing guitar, without having to avoid setting fire to it too. My only real memory of this song is playing it on Castle Sands one time while someone else juggle... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_39_09-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_39_09-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:39:09 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_39_09-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april 132 false Once (rather inaccurately) described as a "Marxist fantasy" in a review, this is dedicated to the Tibetan National FA. It's named after a Dundee fanzine. Once (rather inaccurately) described as a "Marxist fantasy" in a review, this is dedicated to the... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_36_50-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_36_50-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:36:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_36_50-08_00 colin beveridge bright,cold,day,in,april 175 false It's a simple break-up song. It used to have a verse about playing solitaire, but I thought it was already arsey enough. It's a simple break-up song. It used to have a verse about playing solitaire, but I thought it wa... https://kensson.podomatic.com/entry/2006-03-09T15_27_22-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_27_22-08_00 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:27:22 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kensson/episodes/2006-03-09T15_27_22-08_00 colin beveridge 166 false Song for the Shy is probably the most honest song I've ever written, and certainly my favourite. It's a series of snapshots of many different people. I don't know who the shy one is, though. Song for the Shy is probably the most honest song I've ever written, and certainly my favourite. ...