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Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch; 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has lived in Scotland, London and California, and, since at least 2008, in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!.
Having signed with Pye Records in 1965, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein, but after a new contract with US CBS/Epic Records his popularity spread to other countries. After extricating himself from his original management contract, he began a long and successful collaboration with Mickie Most, a leading British independent record producer, with hits in the UK, the US and other countries.
His most successful singles were the early UK hits "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier" in 1965. "Sunshine Superman" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (number two in Britain), and "Mellow Yellow" reached US number two the following year, with "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries in 1968. He was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by the new administrative vice-president, Clive Davis. Donovan and Most collaborated on hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and The Beatles. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.
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The hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses tangents — small wedges, typically made of wood — against one or more of the strings to change their pitch. Like most other acoustic stringed instruments, it has a sound board to make the vibration of the strings audible.
Most hurdy-gurdies have multiple drone strings, which give a constant pitch accompaniment to the melody, resulting in a sound similar to that of bagpipes. For this reason, the hurdy-gurdy is often used interchangeably or along with bagpipes, particularly in Occitan, Catalan, Sardinian, Cajun French and contemporary Galician and Hungarian folk music.
Many folk music festivals in Europe feature music groups with hurdy-gurdy players. The most famous annual festival has been held since 1976 at Saint-Chartier in the Indre département in Central France. In 2009, it relocated nearby to the Château d'Ars at La Châtre, where it continues to take place during the week nearest July 14 (Bastille Day).
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a song by the Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan. It was written during a trip to India, was recorded in early 1968, and was released in May 1968 as a single. It gave its name to the album The Hurdy Gurdy Man, which was released in October of that year in the U.S. The single reached No.5 in the U.S. and No.4 in the UK pop charts.
The song features a harder rock sound than Donovan's usual material, supplying a range of distorted guitars. It also features an Indian influence with the use of a tambura. The song may have been influenced by 'Green Circles', a psychedelic 1967 UK single by Small Faces. The similarity is in the melody of the descending verse, the strange vocal delivery, and most tellingly, the topic of being visited by an enlightened stranger. In 2012, Donovan said that he'd made friends with them in 1965.
According to some sources, the song was written for the band Hurdy Gurdy (which included Donovan's old friend and guitar mentor Mac MacLeod) with Donovan intending to be the producer, but the collaboration was cancelled due to creative disagreements, leading Donovan to record the song himself. However, there is no mention of this story in the chapter of Donovan's autobiography that is devoted to the song – there he says that he originally wanted it to be recorded by Jimi Hendrix.
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An amazingly well-written song, performed by Casey Donovan and written/originally recorded by The Veronicas.
The Aussie singer does a special cover of the hit song and reveals her joy after singing with superstar Cyndi Lauper.
For listening pleasure only. Copyright violation or infringement of any kind is NOT meant or intended. I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire aflame, But something rustled on the floor, And some one called me by my name: It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air. Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk ...
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Casey shows that she survived the past 10 years with her amazing voice and talent intact
Casey Donovan singing 'Beautiful on Australian idon.
Watch the new video "Safe Inside" from James Arthur now. Get the album "Back from the Edge" here: https://smg.lnk.to/jamesarthur Stream the song here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ooilrQAnOJbUjq7lDm8ly Visit James: https://www.jamesarthurofficial.com https://www.facebook.com/jamesarthur https://www.twitter.com/jamesarthur23 https://www.instagram.com/jamesarthurinsta23
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968) A hurdy-gurdy is an odd instrument resembling an organ grinder. It is played by turning a crank and pressing buttons to play notes. Donovan in the London Daily Mail Weekend magazine dated May 20, 2006 said, "I was intrigued by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's teachings of transcendental meditation, which were also followed by The Beatles. I went with The Beatles and George's wife, Pattie Boyd, Cynthia Lennon and Jane Asher to stay with the Maharishi in the Himalayas for three months. For a while, Mia Farrow and her sister Prudence, shared the bungalow next to mine. She inspired John Lennon to write Dear Prudence. 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' was influenced by the sounds I heard there." Donovan wrote the song for his old guitar mentor Mac MacLeod, who had formed a power tri...
Australian Idol for 2004, Casey Donovan, sings Listen With Your Heart, the winner's single.
An amazingly well-written song, performed by Casey Donovan and written/originally recorded by The Veronicas.
The Aussie singer does a special cover of the hit song and reveals her joy after singing with superstar Cyndi Lauper.
For listening pleasure only. Copyright violation or infringement of any kind is NOT meant or intended. I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire aflame, But something rustled on the floor, And some one called me by my name: It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air. Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk ...
Provided to YouTube by Republic of Music Till I Found You · Aaron Wright Flying Machine ℗ D Set Records Released on: 2015-08-10 Artist: Aaron Wright Auto-generated by YouTube.
Casey shows that she survived the past 10 years with her amazing voice and talent intact
Casey Donovan singing 'Beautiful on Australian idon.
Watch the new video "Safe Inside" from James Arthur now. Get the album "Back from the Edge" here: https://smg.lnk.to/jamesarthur Stream the song here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ooilrQAnOJbUjq7lDm8ly Visit James: https://www.jamesarthurofficial.com https://www.facebook.com/jamesarthur https://www.twitter.com/jamesarthur23 https://www.instagram.com/jamesarthurinsta23
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968) A hurdy-gurdy is an odd instrument resembling an organ grinder. It is played by turning a crank and pressing buttons to play notes. Donovan in the London Daily Mail Weekend magazine dated May 20, 2006 said, "I was intrigued by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's teachings of transcendental meditation, which were also followed by The Beatles. I went with The Beatles and George's wife, Pattie Boyd, Cynthia Lennon and Jane Asher to stay with the Maharishi in the Himalayas for three months. For a while, Mia Farrow and her sister Prudence, shared the bungalow next to mine. She inspired John Lennon to write Dear Prudence. 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' was influenced by the sounds I heard there." Donovan wrote the song for his old guitar mentor Mac MacLeod, who had formed a power tri...