Come Away Melinda concerts on May 2 and 3, 1963, which were issued later that year as "Reunion At Carnegie Hall, 1963". Later recordings include those by Judy Collins ("Judy Collins 3"), Theodore Bikel ("A Folksinger's Choice"), Tim Rose ("Tim Rose"), Bobbie Gentry ("Local Gentry"), Uriah Heep ("...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble"), Velvett Fogg ("Velvett Fogg"), UFO ("UFO 1"), Kenny Rankin ("Mind-Dusters"), The Big 3 ("Live at the Recording Studio"), Cat's Eyes, and L.Stadt. In the UK it was a number 47 hit for female singer Barry St. John in 1965. Come Away Melinda "Come Away Melinda" is a song written by Fred Hellerman
Very Present Tense Very Present Tense Very Present Tense is the debut studio album by British actor Christopher Simpson. In 2008, whilst Simpson was artist-in-residence with creative arts group Metal, he completed the song cycle "Very Present Tense". He wrote it over a number of years in response to the death of his mother. The songs which reference musical idioms, including blues, jazz and Rwandan folk, reflecting his Rwandan and Irish family heritage. The album was developed in collaboration with composer Tom Havelock. The song cycle premiered at the arts hub in Edge Hill Station pavilion in Liverpool on 8 August 2008, during