by firehazard Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:46 am
Ms Polly Jean is an extremely talented musician and writer, and much loved in the firehazard household. One of my daughters reckons she has everything that she's ever released.
Her connections with Mr Cave are well known, but I hadn't really thought much before about influences from Shane on her writing. Interesting to consider. Found an interview with her around the time of the release of Let England Shake in which she talks about it:
There were some artists I paid close attention to. One of them was the Pogues. Shane McGowan is a great writer, a great lyricist and also the Pogues perform a lot of very traditional, very ancient folk music. A lot of folk music is very political and wonderfully balanced, wonderfully poised in the way it delivers the words that it's saying, so that would be one person I would cite. Neil Young, throughout his career, has dealt with political issues and often done it very, very well within song, Ohio' being a prime example or 'Southern Man.' I can name many more. Then I looked to the poetry of Harold Pinter. I really admire his work as a writer and an essay writer, as well as a playwright, but particularly his poetry. I was very drawn to his work at this time.http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/28/pj-harvey-let-england-shake/She's also an excellent live performer, if you ever get the chance. And I'm pretty sure that there are a number of us on this raft that are secretly in love with her.
Ms Polly Jean is an extremely talented musician and writer, and much loved in the firehazard household. One of my daughters reckons she has everything that she's ever released.
Her connections with Mr Cave are well known, but I hadn't really thought much before about influences from Shane on her writing. Interesting to consider. Found an interview with her around the time of the release of Let England Shake in which she talks about it:
[i]There were some artists I paid close attention to. One of them was the Pogues. Shane McGowan is a great writer, a great lyricist and also the Pogues perform a lot of very traditional, very ancient folk music. A lot of folk music is very political and wonderfully balanced, wonderfully poised in the way it delivers the words that it's saying, so that would be one person I would cite. Neil Young, throughout his career, has dealt with political issues and often done it very, very well within song, Ohio' being a prime example or 'Southern Man.' I can name many more. Then I looked to the poetry of Harold Pinter. I really admire his work as a writer and an essay writer, as well as a playwright, but particularly his poetry. I was very drawn to his work at this time.[/i]
[url]http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/28/pj-harvey-let-england-shake/[/url]
She's also an excellent live performer, if you ever get the chance. And I'm pretty sure that there are a number of us on this raft that are secretly in love with her.
