{"title":"John Francis Flynn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Francis Flynn is a talented singer, guitarist, and flautist. He is also skilled in playing the double tin whistle. In addition to his solo work, John is a valued member of the renowned traditional group Skipper’s Alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his captivating performances and impressive musical abilities, John has established himself as a prominent figure in the music industry. His passion for traditional Irish music shines through in every note he plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether he's performing on stage or recording in the studio, John's artistry leaves a lasting impression on listeners. His unique blend of vocals and instrumental skills creates an enchanting experience that transports audiences to another time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"look-over-the-wall-see-the-sky","title":"Look Over The Wall, See The Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eWell, some people do. But you can tell if someone doesn't connect with that song...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Unlike what we might expect, traditional music is not one-size-fits-all. Each song has its own story, history, and characters which the singers must serve, rather than themselves. On his new album, \u003cem\u003eLook Over The Wall, See The Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Francis Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e delicately unpicks these traditional songs and rearranges them with an emotional force that sometimes leaves them unanchored, floating in a surreal space between the past and the present, the analogue and the digital, between love and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his first single, \"Mole In The Ground,\" a cover of an American anti-establishment folk song recorded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1928, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn\u003c\/strong\u003e allows the surrealism of the song to take center stage, opting to speak rather than sing the words. His voice, too, lives beneath the ground of the melody, burrowing its way beneath hypnotic drums, dancing guitars, and sliding violins. By taking away the nursery rhyme-like melody of the song, we focus on our narrators' fantasies and desires, but also on \"the weirdness of the song, and its aggressiveness. The last line is: 'I don't like the railroad man\/ the railroad man will kill you when he can\/ and he'll drink up your blood like red wine,' and I wanted to get to grips with that emotion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River Lea","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50383584624971,"sku":"2054613","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Green","offer_id":50383584919883,"sku":"2054614","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383585247563,"sku":"2054615","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5a440edc-0711-48a9-80af-79f10d87782f_c75ad8fe_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726273435"},{"product_id":"i-would-not-live-always","title":"I Would Not Live Always","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Francis Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e is a singer, guitarist, and flautist (as well as a practitioner of the double tin whistle). 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The record was produced, engineered, and mixed by \u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Jenkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e (of \u003cem\u003eVillagers\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eCloud Castle Lake\u003c\/em\u003e), who also joins in on a host of instruments for the record. It was recorded and mixed at Oxford Lane and Sonic Studios, Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe material \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Francis Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e has chosen to record includes songs learned from recordings of \u003cem\u003eShirley Collins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrank Harte\u003c\/em\u003e, and settled Traveller \u003cem\u003ePaddy Quilligan\u003c\/em\u003e, two songs written by activist and folk revivalist \u003cem\u003eEwan MacColl\u003c\/em\u003e, and a West Indies halyard shanty published by \"Last Working Shantyman\" \u003cem\u003eStan Hugill\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside in-studio improvisations and tunes picked up by John along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River Lea","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50485023473995,"sku":"1127400","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50485023179083,"sku":"1127399","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2e7d8167-1577-4d91-80d3-829414f8f15f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727594231"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_9e302c52_thumbnail_4096_5306924c-0af3-4817-b94d-22a2e5ab013b.jpg?v=1726273399","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/john-francis-flynn.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}