Desperately trying to claw back some hard drive space last night I came across a >1 gig audio file which turned out to be one of my radio shows from Lochbroom FM which I'd recorded & forgotten about. For the most part it was a forgettable one so I'm not posting the whole thing - you can check out some of my old ones at my old blog - but part of it was a session / interview with Gypsy Dave Smith which I'd totally forgotten about but was amazing... And since I'm the only person in the world with this recording it seems selfish not to share...

He played a couple of amazing tunes... not sure what this first one is called: Gypsy Dave - (no title)

This second one is a Lead Belly tune: Gypsy Dave - On A Monday.

The best bit of the interview for me was after we were on the air when he gave me a potted history of the Dobro and its Balkan origins. But also enjoyed this little snippet where Dave talks about the origin of his name: Gypsy Dave - why gypsy dave? - which comes from one of the many versions of the folk song which I know as Raggle Taggle Gypsy, mainly from Sarah Joy's incredible acapella live performances of it... Check it out:
Sarah Joy - Raggle Taggle Gypsy
(although amazing as it is, hearing it recorded is nothing on hearing it live!)

In summary: Gypsy Dave: Legend!