Willy Mason - on the radio and round your house
The studio session had Willy’s friend Nina Violet accompanying him on violin and backing vocals, to lovely effect. She even got the chance to sing one of the songs, which may be a Mason song, or may be one of her own (she has a band called Nina Violet and the Invisible Orchestra). Actually, it’s not entirely clear what some of these tracks are called, so you’ve got my best guesses. Feel free to correct me.
These tracks also include Willy’s acoustic cover of Grandmaster Flash’s The Message, which is a fantastic version and went down well on this blog last year. So it’s being reposted now in its original context.
Download: Willy Mason – The World That I Wanted
Download: Willy Mason – Feel No Pain
Download: Willy Mason – So Long
Download: Willy Mason – We Can Be Strong
Download: Willy Mason – Gotta Keep Walking
Download: Willy Mason – Dream On
Download: Willy Mason – Let the Beast Keep Sleeping On
Download: Willy Mason – The Message
Download: Willy Mason – In The Darkness (Nina Violet)
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The pic above is taken from a gallery of photos of a Willy Mason gig the other day, in some hut out in the wilds of Yorkshire. This may or may not have been part of Willy’s current UK tour of people’s houses. Honest – he’s accepted applications for ‘house concerts’ and is now making his way round homes in various national outposts like Crawley! Anyone got him to come round their gaff in London? I’d be keen to know. As would no doubt many others.
1D
wrote on 6 February 2007 at 6:28
Thanks for your blog. By the way, asked if you could upload “Live at the Barfly 26-09-06 (Xfm Xposure)” by Jeremy Warmsley a while back. Do you mind doing that? Thanks!
2The Daily Growl
wrote on 6 February 2007 at 8:09
OK, I’ll try to squeeze that in this week… or you could email me and I can send it to you…
3Natsthename
wrote on 6 February 2007 at 20:54
I saw he and Nina when they opened for Beth Orton last year and they put on a good shot. Sorry to hear that Save Myself is a little disappointing!
4Anonymous
wrote on 9 February 2007 at 7:30
I really like his new single, his house tour is kicking up a storm at present.
5mypig7
wrote on 9 February 2007 at 8:37
Hi,
Can you give me some credit on your website. Those are my pictures you have posted from Willys gig at the Band Room in Farndale.
Chris
6The Daily Growl
wrote on 9 February 2007 at 14:49
Chris - sure happy to - I couldn’t find any more of your details when I did the post, apart from the gallery I linked to. If you have a blog or myspace, happy to link to it.
7Paul
wrote on 12 February 2007 at 18:27
The good natured Mr Mason played a gig round my sister’s place in west London last Sunday week (4th Feb).
About 45 people attended the gig, the record company supplied the beer (200 pounds worth) and as far as I know he spoke to every single person who attended.
He ended up partying with us til the early hours and even helped clear up the next day.
It’ll be reviewed in that shite-rag the NME on Wednesday but my mate reviewed it on his blog which can be found here:
http://goodgoodpeople.blogspot.com/2007/02/willy-mason-live-at-grange-park-w5.html
Cheers…
8Paul
wrote on 19 February 2007 at 10:57
PS. here’s the youtube vid of the party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5EBJh70gek
9Alberto
wrote on 20 February 2007 at 18:14
Any chance you repost this or upload this session? If you could email it to me jover28@yahoo.com
Thanks!!
10The Daily Growl
wrote on 21 February 2007 at 13:09
Paul - that house gig sounds great! so jealous! a world away from Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Alberto - sorry about that. THe bloody RIAA got onto my file host who have taken the files down. What’s their problem? It’s not like they’re commercially available elsewhere or anything. And why can’t they just ask me to take them down? Idiots. Anyway, I’ll try and get them hosted somewhere else, and let you know.
11Jeff
wrote on 6 March 2007 at 19:11
I’d love a copy of this show as well if you get it re-upped somewhere. I’d also be happy to put the files up if you need a place to keep them for a bit.
Musicaljeff @ Gmail.com
(minus the spaces)
12Cappo Joe
wrote on 10 March 2007 at 9:12
mr Growl,
could you possibly upload this session again for me? i would love to hear it but i think the session had timed out!
13Anonymous
wrote on 26 March 2007 at 14:20
Great blog,Anychance you could refresh these willy mason tracks or send them to me at michaelmccurley@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks Again
14Anonymous
wrote on 19 October 2007 at 15:43
Is there any way you could rehost the Willy Mason cover of “The Message”? I’ve been looking for it for awhile and just found this blog. Thanks.