I also like that the Mockingbird replicates other birds songs and saw parallels with Lomax and Collins collecting these folk tracks and the learning and re-singing of them by other singers through the years. I settled on the Song Thrush for the UK (as it is mentioned in a song on 'Folk Roots, New Routes' and is also what my surname translates as in Polish) and then a Mockingbird for the US as it's the state bird of Mississippi where Shirley and Alan Lomax spent much of their time. I decided that image wise a songbird from both England and the US would work as a unifying image that talks about Shirley's time in both countries whilst also themselves being transitory. Always feels like a truly co-operative thing, post, getting all those countries to send and receive. In terms of the design itself, I wanted to acknowledge Shirley's travels and internationality and so a stamp seemed fitting. Ahead of next week’s Roundhouse concert, the voice of traditional English music reveals some unexpected musical likes and much more. Limited to 100 copies.įrom the man himself: "I love Shirley Collins and being asked to be a small part of helping with funding the documentary 'The Ballad of Shirley Collins' through creating a print is a real honour.
the postmark features the year Shirley made her seminal journey to the US with Alan Lomax. (All sales of the print will go towards the production of the film.) Beautifully executed, as you'd expect. 'The Ballad of Shirley Collins' screenprint by UK artist Luke Drozd, produced in tandem with the forthcoming film of the same title. >Chronological Discography Shirley Collins Chronological Discography This list is sorted by the albums first release.
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