Our Song of the Day comes from Phil King with a gorgeous cover of Jackson C. Frank’s Blues Run The Game. The song, which featured on Frank’s self-titled debut album has attracted many covers including Bert Jansch, Martin Simpson, Wizz Jones, Eddi Reader and many more.
For anyone with even a passing interest in the music of John Renbourn, The Attic Tapes is an essential and absorbing collection which offers a remarkable insight into the roots of one of Britain’s greatest guitarists and songwriters.
Blues Run the Game is a new film by producer and director Damien Dupont about the life the cult American folk troubadour Jackson C. Frank. It features interviews with the likes of Wizz Jones and the late John Renbourn. Watch a clip here.
