Myself When Young

Today’s mix began when I heard Yorkston, Thorne and Khan’s cover of Dick Gaughan’s “Now Westlin Winds.”

I had never heard of Gaughan, but I wanted to listen to the original song after hearing Yorkston, Thorne and Khan’s cover. I pulled up Genius to follow along with the lyrics, which the trio closes their cover of “Now Westlin Winds.”

Now westlin winds and slaught’ring guns
Bring Autumn’s pleasant weather;
The moorcock springs on whirring wings
Amang the blooming heather;
Now waving grain, wide o’er the plain
Delights the weary farmer;
And the moon shines bright, when I rove at night
To muse upon my charmer

The original song is lovely, but Yorkston finds the poetry in the lyrics, and I admit coming close to tears at times.

Over the week, I came across other songs that seemed to cluster around “Westlin Wind.” They seemed to beg to be a mix, so I present them to you for your listening pleasure.

Dorothy Ashby “Myself When Young”

Arooj Aftab “Baghon Main”

Alice Coltrane “Krishna Krishna”

Asher Gamedze “Siyabulela”

Sibusile Xaba with Naftali, Fakazile Nkosi, & AshK “Umdali”

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble “Soon It Will Be Fire (feat. Moses Sumney)”

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan “Westlin Wind”