Dave Burland has retired twice in his life. In 1968 he left the Police Forc… Read Full Bio ↴Dave Burland has retired twice in his life. In 1968 he left the Police Force to pursue a career in folk music, as a singer and guitar player. This particular period lasted until 1998 approx., when he took a proper job in which he had to wear proper trousers and, on occasions, a suit and tie.
During the aforementioned period of thirty years, he visited quite a few countries, made quite a few solo records, quite a few of which are no longer available, played quite a lot of clubs and concerts and festivals, and made session appearances on quite a few other persons' records including Kate Rusby, Nic Jones, Richard Thompson, Mike Harding, Tony Rose, Bob Pegg and quite a few others.
The period of 1998 to 2007 has been taken up by work with the very occasional engagement. However, in July 2007 all this changed when he retired for the second time. Hopefully, quite a few people will see this increased availability as quite a good thing. He is known to be quite looking forward to performing and seeing friends, some quite old and some quite new, and demonstrating his own controlled dynamism.
During the aforementioned period of thirty years, he visited quite a few countries, made quite a few solo records, quite a few of which are no longer available, played quite a lot of clubs and concerts and festivals, and made session appearances on quite a few other persons' records including Kate Rusby, Nic Jones, Richard Thompson, Mike Harding, Tony Rose, Bob Pegg and quite a few others.
The period of 1998 to 2007 has been taken up by work with the very occasional engagement. However, in July 2007 all this changed when he retired for the second time. Hopefully, quite a few people will see this increased availability as quite a good thing. He is known to be quite looking forward to performing and seeing friends, some quite old and some quite new, and demonstrating his own controlled dynamism.
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@prharrington
First heard this in 1975, have never forgotten. Such a tragic tale so beautifully rendered. I play an instrumental arrangement in open D just to remind myself of this gem. Been looking for years for this! Thanks for posting, and thankyou to Mr. Burland for portraying tragedy and (hopefully) redemption so eloquently!
@Eileenjennifer69
Iām happy you found your way here, then. š
@waltermccausland1905
Impecable
@Eileenjennifer69
Yes! Glad you enjoyed it.
@waltermccausland1905
@@Eileenjennifer69 Hi just to let you know I have been playing Dave's album since it was released many decades ago and after hearing it got Dave to come to Scotland where he had never played before and got him gigs in other folk clubs as well as my own - the rest is history and we have been friends ever since
@Eileenjennifer69
I love hearing stories like this. You must have seen and heard a great many excellent musicians play in your club and elsewhere.
@whatevershebrings
This is a beautiful track. His mastery of dynamics--the 'fade' towards the end, is remarkable.
@whatevershebrings
Never disappointed by your excellent posts and rare finds....you're doing fans of these genres a great service, in its illumination of the times and artists. Thank you for the ground work and education.
@Eileenjennifer69
I appreciate your kind words! Thanks for listening š
@user-kl3uz3hs6j
Hey, thanks for great stuff.