Re: The second of two Gambaccini radio programmes

[Doug Alan <nessus@athena.mit.edu>]

On the subject of Kate's cover of Donovan's "Lord of the Reedy River"...

> From: IED

> Of course, Kate herself recorded this song, and put it out as the
> b-side of the single _Sat_In_Your_Lap_ in 1981. A rumour persists
> that Donovan actually contributed a bit of backing vocal on Kate's
> track, though this has not been confirmed.

This is not a rumour!  I know I've seen an interview with Kate where
she said that she couldn't decide between doing a Captain Beefheart
cover or a Donovan cover, but that the issue was decided when she got
a chance to get Donovan to come into the studio with her to help out
on the song.

|>oug