Twa Thousand Corbies: Electric Boogaloo

 

Part one with versions 1-50 can be found here.

Continuing with this endeavour now, to find as many versions of Twa Corbies as possible! After some thought, I decided to divide it up into multiple posts, 50 a time, to make it a little bit easier to manage. (Also the previous one was wrapped up around t'arse end of last year, so it felt nice to start a fresh post in the haze of a new year.)

As with the previous entry: this is going to be a continually evolving list, so if you know of a version that needs to be included, or if you've recorded one of your own, then by all means, let me know. You can put a comment here or e-mail me at looksinnocuousnenoughchaps [at] gmail [dot] com.

The artwork here is by Robert Burns, found on the National Galleries Scotland website.

Let's continue!

51. Alfred Deller and Mark Deller - This is the Three Ravens variation, but it still fits the criteria, being closely related to Twa Corbies, albeit a bit cloying in comparison to its darker and more direct Scots variant. This is a delicate take on it, very airy and dreamlike.

52. Shegui - One from a record that I've been obsessing over a bit recently; this track neatly sums up the things I love about the album as a whole. It's bold! Passionate! Exciting! The synthesisers blended with traditional instruments work really well, giving it a delightfully off-kilter, liminal atmosphere.

53. Catherine Earnshaw - A much more calming one now, performed entirely a capella and with serene harmonies; it has a really lovely, immersive atmosphere.

54. Seannachie - Another more brisk version from another album that has properly stolen my heart lately, with beautiful instrumentation, compelling vocals and an energetic interlude. Absolutely can't get enough of it!

55. Tartalo Music and Ian Fontova - A fun and energetic version, played and recorded in the stunning surroundings of the Pyrenees, complete with the wind buffeting the mic! Delightful, uplifting, a treasure.

56. Bards in Exile - A charming one with a steady rhythm rumbling along underneath that gives it quite a momentous feeling.

57. Carl Edlund Anderson - A delicious folk metal version now, with thunderous drums, crunchy guitars and airy reverb. I love the atmosphere on this one, it makes me think of a big stormy afternoon out on the moors.

58. Nastee Chapel - Another live one, immediately winning me over with the presence of an accordion (yes!!!) This performance starts out in a slow and sombre manner and moving into a more rhythmic approach as it progresses, with lovely harmonies and plenty of personality.

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Further rambling

Twa Thousand Corbies

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Going to start this post with an illustration, because of this blog layout, posts lacking images tend to look a bit pants. The art here is by G. Howell-Baker. A while back, I was joking about gathering together as many versions of Twa Corbies as possible, and finally, here we are. This is going to be a continually evolving list, so if you know of a version that needs to be included, or if you've recorded one of your own, then by all means, let me know. You can put a comment here or e-mail me at looksinnocuousnenoughchaps [at] gmail [dot] com. Part two, with versions 50-100 can be found here . Let's begin! 1.  Folly Bridge - My personal favourite, performed completely a capella with some beautiful, eerie harmonies. 2.  Hamish Imlach - A live version, and a very close second favourite. Hamish's distinctive voice works wonders here and we're treated to some elegant sitar as well. 3.  Ayreheart - This one features the lute and a passionate vocal performance, it's qui...
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Some doodles from last night

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I went on a bit of a spree last night, trying out some different brushes in Rebelle 7, trying to work out what approach I might want to take for reviving Facts About the World, and here are some of the resulting doodles. First, a swoonicorn investigating Blarglflorp, the tiniest comet in the cosmos. Ara, done entirely using ink brushes with varying degrees of water. It's been a bit of running joke that their markings are different every time I draw them, and this time is no exception. (They were initially based on a striped dolphin but at this point, it's anyone's guess. Cynosure was a futuristic thing with cyborgs anyway, so what kind of dolphin Ara resembled wasn't exactly a pressing logical concern.) And one from the end of the night, which didn't end up being coloured because I'd been up since 3am again and needed to go to bed.
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Fridayposting

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It is Friday, continuing the theme of the spooky video games, I'm currently revisiting Still Wakes the Deep and trying to finish up the blog post about that (it's a good job this isn't an audio effort because noone needs to hear yours truly going "Fuckin' 'ell, McLeary!!!" in an incredibly questionable Glaswegian accent whenever the mood so takes me.) Sod's law, I completely forgot to actually get the pictures off of Mariner... it was late at night. For now, it's time to return to the comfy slippers of The Callisto Protocol, not in chronological order and not really with a theme in mind either, just a bit of fun for today. Starting with these artfully arranged Crunchy Creatures, with a bit of an HR Giger kind of vibe. I also appreciate the elegantly flowing mist around here. Hmmm . (This one's off the PS4 version, I redid it on the PS5 but a big cloud of mist was obscuring one of the monsters and we can't have that.) This hexagonal effort...
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