Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Ralph McTell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English singer Ralph McTell.
Last updated on November 4, 2024.
Ralph McTell

Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London" (1969), which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world.

So how can you tell me you're lonely, and say for you that the sun don't shine? Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets of London. I'll show you something to make you change your mind.
This little patch of earth and this little pile of stones I can wash the dust from off my face and skin But this earth is in my bones — © Ralph McTell
This little patch of earth and this little pile of stones I can wash the dust from off my face and skin But this earth is in my bones
I am very impressed by The Carrivick Sisters, one of the best young duos I’ve heard. The girls sing and play as one and their work is characterised by great musicality. They are not only very talented instrumentalists and singers but they write really good songs as well.
I love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty much as an English songwriter and I'm going to try and do an English album, and I wouldn't be ashamed or embarrassed to do Scarborough Fair and Spencer the Rover and stuff like that.
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