JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2010
JOHN KIRKPATRICK was awarded Musician of the Year 2010 at the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards on Monday February 1st at a ceremony in London. ‘Not before time’ was the opinion of many who attended the award ceremony. Congratulations, John. More details can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folk-awards-2010
The CHRIS McGREGOR GROUP ~ Very Urgent FLED 3059
The Chris McGregor Group were essentially the Blue Notes – an extraordinary congregation of jazz musicians who had left their native South Africa in the mid-1960s. Very Urgent their eagerly awaited debut recording was a joyful call of intent. The album mixes simple but utterly unstoppable tunes and exhilarating horn charts – immediately establishing a […]
VARIOUS ARTISTS ~ White Bicycles FLED 3061
A remarkable companion CD to Joe Boyd’s best selling autobiography ‘White Bicycles’. This collection traces the story of Joe Boyd and his Witchseason production company during London’s swinging ‘sixties. The CD includes many rare and previously unreleased tracks, all carefully remastered, with extensive sleeve notes and previously unpublished photographs. Voted Compilation of the Year at […]
JOHN TAMS ~ A Complete (?) Discography
This discography attempts to list the original release of all the recordings that feature JOHN TAMS. All catalogue numbers refer to UK releases unless otherwise noted. Subsequent reissues are only included if they contain additional material. Please write if you spot any errors or omissions. Thanks.
HOME SERVICE ~ “What a cacophony of noise” ~ a little history
The HOME SERVICE that went into Raezor Studios in Wandsworth in December 1985 to make their third LP was a band with a pedigree second to none in its field of English music. That third LP was ALRIGHT JACK and it found the band on a creative streak. At the time of its release critics […]
HELEN WATSON ~ A Complete (?) Discography
This discography attempts to list the original release of all the recordings which feature HELEN WATSON. All catalogue numbers refer to UK releases unless otherwise noted. Subsequent reissues are only included if they include additional material. Please write if you spot any errors or omissions. Thanks.
Terry Reid ~ The River
Artist: Terry Reid Title: River Originally released on LP in 1973: Atlantic SD 7259 Reissued on CD in 2002: Water 107 The touch-paper for this unique album was the meeting between Terry Reid and David Lindley at the second Sky River Rock Festival held in Tenino, Washington State, USA at the end of August 1969. […]