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At John's gigs you can buy CDs, DVDs, tune books and the songbook.

For mail order you can send to Squeezer for all the items listed here.
See below for details.

We no longer accept card payments. Please print out the order form (see below), and post it with a cheque, made out in pounds sterling only.

For the John Kirkpatrick's English Choice tunebook and the CDs Garrick's Delight and Orlando's Return, you can mail order from the publishers.

All the records on this page are available on CD only, except Blue Balloon which is available on both CD and cassette.


Jump at the Sun   JUMP AT THE SUN
The John Kirkpatrick Tunebook, 2010
Quarry House Publishing

Over 130 original compositions (plus a handful of tantalising “Additives”) suitable for all melody instruments, grouped according to tune type, and with chords throughout, plus a Discography and Index. 80 pages in A4 size, with a staple binding and heavy coated paper to fold flat for easy use.


The Dance of the Demon Daffodils   THE DANCE OF THE DEMON DAFFODILS
John Kirkpatrick, 2009
Fledg’ling Records FLED 3075

A solo instrumental CD consisting entirely of tunes composed by the artist, and performed on the full range of push-pull squeezeboxes. A shameless advert for the JK Tunebook due to be published soon.


Head of Steam   HEAD OF STEAM
Brass Monkey, 2009
Topic Records TSCD 575

A new selection of traditional English songs and tunes, with JK, Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Roger Williams, and introducing new trumpeter Paul Archibald.


Make No Bones   make no bones
John Kirkpatrick, 2007
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3065
A double CD set of brand new recordings of the current repertoire - absolutely solo - just voice and squeezebox. Each disc represents one half of a typical evening's performance, with 18 tracks in all, including five instrumentals and two unaccompanied songs. Two CDs for the price of one! A Bargain!

Carolling & Crumpets   CAROLLING & CRUMPETS
John Kirkpatrick, 2006
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3060
A new selection of traditional and self-penned songs and carols connected with Christmas and mid-winter, with a few choruses in full harmony supplied by the artiste and Sally Kirkpatrick. Otherwise solo voice and squeezebox on fifteen joyfully seasonal tracks, including two instrumental items.

The Sultans of Squeeze   THE SULTANS OF SQUEEZE
John Kirkpatrick & Chris Parkinson, 2005
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3056
The new duo that explores every combination of button, piano, and bass accordions, 1-row and 2-row melodeons, and treble and bass concertinas, in a programme that ranges fearlessly through French Waltzes, Traditional English Folksongs, Zydeco, The Who, Brass Band Classics, and anything else!

The Duck Race   THE DUCK RACE
John Kirkpatrick, 2004
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3043
A second helping of Shropshire Morris Dance Tunes from the repertoire of The Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish. Solo performances on one-row and two-row melodeons and anglo concertina, with a little bit of studio trickery sneaked in. The follow-up to "Sheepskins".

Flame of Fire   FLAME OF FIRE
Brass Monkey, 2004
Topic Records TSCD 550
New studio recordings of traditional English songs and dance tunes - acoustic folk with brass. Martin Brinsford, Martin Carthy, Howard Evans, Roger Williams, and JK.

Mazurka Berserker   MAZURKA BERSERKER
John Kirkpatrick, 2001
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3030
An equal number of songs and instrumentals, traditional and self-composed, many of them duets with other musicians, featuring contributions from James Fagan & Nancy Kerr, Alistair Anderson, Bob Johnson, Kevin Dempsey, Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson, Martin Carthy, Ray Fisher, and Hijaz Mustapha.

Going and Staying   GOING AND STAYING
Brass Monkey, 2001
Topic Records TSCD 531
A new recording of mainly traditional material, with JK, Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Howard Evans, and BOTH trombonists - Richard Cheetham and Roger Williams. Acoustic folk music with massive brass arrangements.

  ONE MAN & HIS BOX
John Kirkpatrick, 1998
Music & Words MWCD 4024
For the first time, a selection of songs and tunes, all solo, exactly as if live. Twenty tracks, mostly traditional with multi-tracking on just two.

Sound & Rumour   SOUND & RUMOUR
Brass Monkey, 1998
Topic Records TSCD.501
The first new recording following the band's reunion tour in 1997. Folk meets Brass Band - mostly traditional instrumentals & songs.

Blue Balloon   BLUE BALLOON
John Kirkpatrick, 1998
Music & Words MWCD 4022
Originally released as a Squeezer LP (SQZ 124) in 1987. Band settings of John's own songs featuring JK, Richard Thompson, Ruari McFarlane, Gerry Conway, Howard Evans, Roger Williams, Clive Gregson, Christine Collister, Sue Harris.
Available on CD or cassette

Force of Habit   FORCE OF HABIT
The John Kirkpatrick Band, 1996
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3007
A live set of songs and instrumentals by the concert band from the mid-1990s that recreated John’s folk-rock past. JK + Dave Berry, Paul Burgess, Michael Gregory, and Graeme Taylor.

Earthling   EARTHLING
John Kirkpatrick, 1994
Music & Words MWCD 4006
A selection of mostly self-composed songs and tunes, with some big harmonies on a few tracks. JK on button accordion, anglo concertinas, handbells & vocals, with Greta Howell (vocals), Richard Beaumond (vocals), Sally Turner (vocals & handbells), Jobie Kirkpatrick (guitar & vocals),
Benji Kirkpatrick (mandolin + vocals) and Michael Gregory (drums & percussion)

Wassail!   WASSAIL!
1997
Fellside FECD125
A traditional celebration of English midwinter - the CD of the stage show that toured in 1995, '97 & '98. Featuring JK, Rosie Cross, Georgina Ie Faux, Michael Gregory, Jane Threlfall and Carl Hogsden.

Sheepskins   SHEEPSKINS
John Kirkpatrick, 1993
Music & Words MWCD 4002
First released as a Squeezer cassette (SQZC 125) in 1988. Morris Dance music from Shropshire, the repertoire of the Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish. Solo performances on bass, baritone and treble anglo concertinas plus one-row and two-row melodeons.

Plain Capers   Plain Capers
John Kirkpatrick, 2007
Free Reed FRRR 01
An all acoustic band play lengthy selections of Cotswold Morris dance music in the re-release (with two bonus tracks) of an album from 1976. JK, Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Fi Fraser and Sue Harris.

Going Spare   Going Spare
John Kirkpatrick, 2008
Free Reed FRRR 10
The re-issue of the 1978 LP of original songs and tunes, performed by a huge supporting cast in a wide variety of styles, ranging from very traditional to extreme folk-rock. Two bonus tracks - both sides of the rare 1980 single.

The Complete Brass Monkey   THE COMPLETE BRASS MONKEY
1993
Topic TSCD 467
The two 1980s LPs ("Brass Monkey" and "See How It Runs") on one CD - offering mainly traditional songs and tunes in a unique acoustic group including trumpet and trombone. Featuring JK, Martin Brinsford, Martin Carthy, Howard Evans, Richard Cheetham, & Roger Williams.

Morris On  

MORRIS ON
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3037

Morris Dance Tunes get the folk rock treatment in one of the most popular records of English folk music ever issued. First released in 1972. JK, Barry Dransfield, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, and Shirley Collins.

The Compleat Dancing Master  

THE COMPLEAT DANCING MASTER
John Kirkpatrick & Ashley Hutchings
Fledg'ling Records FLED 3038

 

English Country Dance Music through the ages, with authentic lead instruments and a folk rock backing, interspersed with readings about dancing by prominent actors. Cast of thousands, first released in 1973.

What do you do in the Day?   WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE DAY?
The John Kirkpatrick Songbook, 2000
Published by Quarry House Publishing
48 original songs plus one monologue - words, melodies, chords, notes on the songs, a biography, and a discography. 118 pages in A4 size, with a spiral binding.

How to play the English Melodeon   HOW TO PLAY THE ENGLISH MELODEON
Double DVD box, MCRDVD 6002
Published by Mrs Casey Records, 2006
Total running time: 198 minutes

Originally published as a series of three tutorial videos, this has now been repackaged into a single box with two DVDs. The programme gives you a complete one-to-one lesson, starting from absolute scratch and ending up out beyond Mars! No musical notation, no complicated tablatures, and no impossible diagrams – this is teaching by ear and by sight, using, for the first time on a tuition video, traditional English tunes and songs.

Keeping the running order of the three videos - with over forty sections in all, split into equal parts over the two discs and directly accessible from the main menus - the DVD format allows for further precisely timed sub-sections and clearly labelled titles as each new tune is introduced.

The original descriptions were as follows:

VOLUME 1, MCRV 9991, 1999
  What a melodeon is, where the notes are, getting the two sides playing together, all the basic dance rhythms, a long look at dynamics and ornamentation, and a thorough exploration of the possibilities of sticking to one row. 82 minutes.
   
VOLUME 2, MCRV 9992, 1999
  Secrets Revealed – discovering the wider musical potential of the two-row melodeon – playing three or more chords, looking at minor scales and modes, changing key, crossing the rows, and making full use of the basses. 60 minutes.
   
VOLUME 3, MCRV 1004, 2001
  The Masterclass – How to achieve clarity at speed, and a long look at chords on the right hand, both as accompaniment and as rhythmic stabs under a tune, with advice on how to get the fullest effects in minor keys, and hint at chords that aren’t there. 56 minutes.


Prices and Ordering

Prices are in UK pounds:
The more recent CDs are priced at £12.00 each, with the cassettes at £3.00.
Some of the older CDs are greatly reduced in price - check the order form for details. The songbook is now reduced to £5.00 + £2.00 Post & Packing.

Post & packing to the UK for CDs and cassettes is £1.00 for 1 or 2 items, 3 items or more post free. A bit more for delivery outside the UK - see the order form for prices. We no longer accept card payments. Please print off the order form and post it with your cheque.

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