music is my life :)

So, does anybody around here like obscure British folk-rock from the seventies?... Or am I the only one? Because I've been totally ecstatic of late about a band called The Strawbs. Now, I freely admit that I would have never even heard about them if not for a certain radio program back in Poland, many years ago - but that in itself is a topic for a separate post. Anyway... I've been rediscovering their music, kind of amazed that it's actually so easy to find, on Amazon and other places (guess they were more popular than it seemed to the poor, ignorant me back then... LOL). I have also found that they have an official website, with all the lyrics included. Which is great news to me, because their lyrics are amazing. I love songs that have plenty of drama and emotion in them, songs that tell a story... and the Strawbs seem to specialize in that particular kind of epic ballad where the music is used to give more power to the verse. If I were to compare their style to something more widely known, I would say Jethro Tull (which I also adore, btw) - even the vocals of Dave Cousins sound sort of similar to those of Ian Anderson. And the Strawbs also lean heavily towards progressive rock - even though while searching online I usually found them listed under "British folk". Anyway - I just had this sudden urge to share the lyrics of my favorite ballad... ( The Hangman and the Papist )

OK. Time to stop rambling and boring innocent people.;) Not that I actually expect anyone to read this, btw - feel free to skip, dear friends and casual acquaintances, though I guess I should warn you that there might be more posts like this one coming from me in the near future, as I keep busily expanding my music library...;D