HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ AILSA TULLY
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Ailsa Tully — a singer-songer out of Wales who recently dropped a lovely new single called ‘Edge’ (which you can also catch on the HI54 Mix CD ‘U…KAY?’).
#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?
Rozi Plain 'What a boost' - she is my role model and weaver of wonky pop/alt folk with raging saxophone solos and bopping synth lines.
#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?
Tudor Monastery Farm - it's important to learn about how to make a paintbrush from a feather in a pandemic.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?
Tracks by Robyn Davidson - its about her 2000 mile journey across Australia with three camels and her dog, incredible insight into aboriginal history/culture and a truly inspiring story.
#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?
The clip from 'Come Dine With Me' where contestant Jane wins the show and Peter is so angry with her for winning that he tells her to get off his property.
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITTING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
Eating some ancient grains and throwing away most of your possessions.
…and if you like what you’re hearing, go do some further ailsa-tully-flavoured audio exploring over on the Soundcloud / Spotify.
