Graham Coxon: Cruel Mother – hear his musical tribute to Shirley Collins

The Blur guitarist is among the contributors to an album of songs related to the good English people singer to be launched for Document Retailer Day. Have a pay attention and tell us what you assume

Shirley Collins’s status as one of many nice figures of the English people revival has lengthy been assured, and the affect of her nice 1960s and 1970s albums has spread down the years. Now, within the yr she turns 80, a choice of her songs is being coated by a few of those who have taken inspiration for her work.

Shirley Inspired is to be released by Earth Recordings for Report Store Day 2015, in a worldwide restricted edition of 1,000 triple-vinyl albums. It features, among others, Graham Coxon, Lee Ranaldo, Bonnie Prince Billy (as Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas), Stewart Lee, Eric Chenaux, Josephine Foster, Johnny Flynn, Stuart Estell and Trembling Bells.