MARTIN SIMPSON & DOM FLEMONS ~ Ever Popular Favourites
Two master musicians – MARTIN SIMPSON & DOM FLEMONS – have united to explore how folk songs travelled from England to North America and vice versa, changing shape as they journeyed. Ever Popular Favourites – Twelve scintillating, exuberant and emotional performances were recorded by award-winning engineer Andy Bell during the duo’s sell-out Autumn 2015 tour. […]
The JOHN KIRKPATRICK BAND ~ The Complete John Kirkpatrick Band FLED 3091
A timely re-issue of two fabulous folk-rock albums from the JOHN KIRKPATRICK Band. Fronted by England’s finest accordion maestro the band included GRAEME TAYLOR (guitars), MICHAEL GREGORY (percussion), DAVE BERRY (bass) and PAUL BURGESS (fiddle and recorders). Together they recorded some of the most powerful folk-rock of the late 20th century. FORCE OF HABIT was […]
IAIN MATTHEWS & EGBERT DERIX ~ In The Now FLED 3092
Iain Matthews has found a musical soul-mate in the Dutch jazz composer and pianist Egbert Derix. The majestic second collaborative album from the pair focuses around some remarkable new songs. Matthews draws deep upon his recollections of London in the swinging ‘sixties – When The Floyd Were On The Prowl and some powerful reflections upon […]
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ Every Mortal Place FLED 3089
Every Mortal Place the new album from the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year 2010 John Kirkpatrick, is an absolutely extraordinary new solo recording from the English “Squeezebox” King concentrating on a traditional repertoire from Shropshire. As John says: “Having lived in Shropshire for thirty-nine years, and having always included a certain […]
ANDY ROBERTS ~ Urban Cowboy FLED 3088
With PLAINSONG currently engaged on their 40th Anniversary farewell tour, now is the perfect time to re-acquaint ourselves with this fabulous solo collection from ace guitarist ANDY ROBERTS. URBAN COWBOY was recorded before the formation of, during and just after the dissolution of the original Plainsong. The album was originally released on the Elektra label […]
CHRIS McGREGOR ~ Sea Breezes FLED 3081
A long overdue CD release of this remarkable solo performance from 1987 by CHRIS McGREGOR. Sea Breezes was recorded during an emotional visit to his homeland by the great South African composer and pianist. McGregor played “an energetic mixture of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra, but always retained a unique feel due to […]
HOME SERVICE – BEST LIVE ACT 2012
Hip Hip Hooray! At the Lowry in Salford on Wednesday February 9th HOME SERVICE won the coveted BEST LIVE ACT 2012 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards. photograph by Peter Stevens