When someone announces that they’re planning on covering Bob Dylan it doesn’t normally make headlines. After all, everyone worth their salt has covered Dylan at some point in their careers. But when that person is folk legend Ralph McTell (“Streets of London”) you should be sitting up and taking notice.
To celebrate Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday McTell is releasing a digital only tribute EP featuring six of his favourite Dylan songs. The EP, titled Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright features the tracks “Ramona”, “Gates Of Eden”, “Girls From The North Country Fair”, “I Want You”, “One Too Many Mornings” and of course the title track itself. We’ve managed to score an embed of McTell’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” cover and we have to say, it sound like the song was written for him. Have a listen for yourself below – the EP will be available for download from the 24th May:
Timber and Steel 
(Re)Covered, vol. XX: more covers of and from Sam Billen, The Farewell Drifters, Rufus Wainwright, Dylan & more! — Cover Lay Down said,
June 12, 2011 at 11:56
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