AldousLeary's video: Philamore Lincoln - Rainy Day 1968

Not much is known about Lincoln, though if you get your Google on youll see that the album from which todays selection comes has long been rumored to have featured the talents of a couple of 1968-era Yardbirds, including a certain Mr. Page on guitar. I dont believe this rumor has ever been fully substantiated, though Yardbirds rhythm guitarist/bassist (and professional photographer) Chris Dreja took the front and back cover photos for the album. Todays selection, the albums title cut The North Wind Blew South is an airy, eerie tune with a baroque underpinning and a vaguely sinister sounding chorus. Its a great example of where pop-sike was heading at the turn of the decade, right before it fell off the edge of the earth into the prog-volcano. There are touches of the sound there, but the Hobbits and unicorns have yet to arrive (or at least step out into the lyrics). Theres a groovy bagpipe-like sound (which sounds like some kind of woodwind, oboe, cor anglais???), and Lincolns breathy vocals remind the listener what a long shadow Donovan cast. One of the other tracks on the album, Lincolns Temma Harbour was a huge UK hit for Mary Hopkin (apparently before Lincolns album was released). source: http://ironleg.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/philamore-lincoln-the-north-wind-blew-south/