Songs For Six Strings Poll 2012
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Songs For Six Strings Poll 2012
You will all be aware that Ralph is working on a boxed set of six CDs of six live performances, each CD representing one of the six guitar strings. The first CD, ‘E1’, representing the first, E, string, was released in September 2011, and the second, ‘B2’, in September 2012 - to be followed in due course by G3, D4, A5 and, finally, E6.
If you would like to nominate one or more songs for inclusion on the remaining four 'strings' in the boxed set, Email me and I'll add your suggestions to this page.

Top Suggestions So Far...
England - three votes in the previous poll and one more this time.
An Irish Blessing - another popular choice in the previous poll and voted for again.
Pykey Boy from the 2011 autumn tour. [Result: It's on '2nd-B']
Incude the spoken song introductions. [Result: Three are on '2nd - B'].
Make one of the discs a DVD. [Not yet...]

Richard Flower
Here's my selection:
Geordie's on the Road (rarely heard gem from the past)
An Irish Blessing (love to hear an acoustic version - included in Charity compilation some time ago)
Tickety Boo (annoyingly a hidden track on Red Sky album)
The Things You Wish Yourself (acoustic - as per Christmas download from the Half Moon a few years ago)
England (not currently available live methinks)
Stranger to the Seasons (not currently available on CD, resurrected for the current tour)

James Cairns
Any chance of Ralph singing this tour Silver Birch and Weeping Willow? 40 years of seeing Ralph live in concert and he's never done this favorite of mine..lovely song full of woodland imagery,a song to be savored sat in an armchair and a glass of red!

Carl and Naomi Squire
We both feel strongly that the spoken introductions to the live songs should be included - they're part of what makes Ralph, live, such a special experience.
Update - three of the recordings on '2nd - B' include snippets of Ralph's patter.

Mike Cohen
My vote would be for Pykey Boy which Ralph sang on the last (2011) tour - it was a striking live performance.
The other would be Conundrum of Time as long as it contained the preamble prose, "Then hours spent high but drowsy..."
Update - both of Mike's suggested songs are on '2nd - B'.

Jenny Melmoth
I would not want to be greedy, so would just confirm Pykey Boy from the autumn (2011) tour... and for the future - if we can persuade Ralph to do it - Birdman.
Update - 'Pykey Boy' is on '2nd - B'. Ralph is playing 'Birdman' on the current tour...

Charlie Goldstein
I wish Ralph would release a guitar instruction video, or at least a montage of guitar playing, from his songs. My ideal would be Ralph playing a couple verses and the chorus of many of his songs, with both hands on camera.
Update - no DVD yet but see Kitchen songs!.

The Top Six Outstanding Suggestions from the 2001 Poll
These six songs all received more than one vote in the 2001 poll and no live recordings of them have yet been released. They would make an excellent Songs For Six Strings set.

England
One Too Many Mornings
In the Dreamtime
Glory of Love
Keeping the Night at Bay
Now This Has Started