1985
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
by Thomas Hardy. Orchard Theatre. Adapted
by Sally Hedges. Directed by Nigel Bryant.
Arranged and taught some traditional songs and dances and composed
some songs in traditional style. Some recorded music, with
self, recorder/flute, and oboe. |
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THE IRISH RM
Channel Four TV Series. Based on the books
by Somerville and Ros.
Contributed to the soundtrack of several episodes, playing in
Irish squeezebox style music by Nick Bicat. |
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MUSIC ALL THE WAY
BBC Radio 2. Produced by Ray Harvey.
Asked to form a special band to record segments for
a weekly medley programme of all kinds of light popular music.
Recorded ten items with acoustic lead instruments and rock rhythm
section, all traditional tunes. The only folk music to have
been featured in this series. |
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SHROPSHIRE
Film for the British Tourist Association.
Make by Priory Films.
Chose and performed traditional music and songs for
this 20 minute travelogue. |
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THE SHIP BUILDER
Edinburgh Community Project. Directed
by Taffy Thomas.
MD'd this community version of Bob Pegg's song-drama,
involving rehearsing and leading a five piece band, several
amateur and professional singers and a children's choir, as
well as accompanying the modern dance element in this production
on the banks of the Firth of Forth in the open air. |
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LOOKING NOSTALGIA SHOW
The Vic.
A compilation show of scenes and songs from 23 years
of the Vic's productions. Directed by Peter Cheeseman and Chris
Martin.
JK taught the actors and a Yorkshire sword dance. |
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1986
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MOBY DICK
by Herman Melville. Dramatised by Peter
Terson. Orchard Theatre.
Directed by Nigel Bryant.
Arranged traditional sea songs and shanties for the
cast and composed and recorded incidental music, with synthesiser
effects. |
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TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare. Orchard Theatre.
Directed by Nigel Bryant.
Composed completely original Greek-style melodies and incidental
music. Partly performed live by the company, part recorded with
saxophone and guitar. |
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The New Victoria Theatre
The
New Vic
opens in North Staffordshire. JK is the first
person to step onto the stage at the opening ceremony. |
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SOUTH SHROPSHIRE JUNIOR SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL
JK wrote 'The Arbor Tree Song' for the pupils of Hopesay School
as their solo contribution. It's been sung every year since
as part of the annual Tree Dressing Ceremony in Aston-on-Clun. |
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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
by Oliver Goldsmith. Directed by Peter
Cheeseman. The New Vic.
Arranged and rehearsed traditional country dances and
songs, including danced scene changes, and recorded the music. |
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A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH
by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Peter Cheeseman.
The New Vic.
Choreographed final dance, which had to pass from minuet
to foxtrot to jiving. |
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1987
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FAR FROM THE
MADDING CROWD
by Thomas Hardy, dramatised by Sally Hedges.
The New Vic. Directed by Chris Martin.
A reprise of the work for the 1985 production for Orchard
Theatre. Choosing and teaching traditional songs, with a little
dancing. |
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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
by Thomas Hardy, adapted
by Sally Hedges. Directed by Nigel Bryant. Orchard Theatre.
Some traditional songs and dances to arrange and teach,
but also extensive recorded score of original themes as incidental
music.
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CANALS
Film for the British Tourist
Association made by Priory Films.
Chose and adapted traditional songs and music for this
short travelogue. |
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THE TRANSPORTS
by Peter Bellamy. Portsmouth
Arts Festival. Directed by Taffy Thomas.
A new arrangement of the 1983 re-scoring of Peter Bellamy's
folk opera, this time in ten-day run using costumed singers,
three modern dancers and a traditional-style dance group. Arranged
parts, appeared and MD'd the show. |
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A STUDY IN SCARLET
by Sir Athur Conan Doyle. The New Vic.
Adapted and directed by Chris Martin.
Composed and recorded a Victorian-style concertina score
of incidental music for this Sherlock Holmes story. |
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THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare. The
New Vic. Directed by Alec Bell.
Choreographed the central masque sequence to an abstract
musical score by Steven Edwards. |
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THE CONCERTINA MAN
by Tim Laycock. BBC Radio
2.
Played and sang in Tim Laycock's 'Little History of
the Squeezebox' for 'Folk on 2'. |
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1988
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SONG OF HIAWATHA
by Henry Longfellow. The
New Vic. Adapted and Directed by Chris Martin.
Researched and re-created genuine Native American songs
and dances for this new version of Longfellow's poem. Composed
some songs and an extensive amount of stylised movement to give
a true impression of American Indian culture, resulting in total
involvement in the rehearsals. |
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TOM JONES
by Henry Fielding, dramatised
by Andrew Wickes. The New Vic. Directed by Peter Cheeseman.
Arranged and rehearsed traditional songs, composed some
in that style, created choreography and recorded the incidental
music. |
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THE TRANSPORTS
by Peter Bellamy. Directed
by Phillip MacKenzie.
An Australian production by the Monaro Folk Music Society,
using JK's new arrangements from the 1987 Portsmouth Arts Festival. |
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GASLIGHT
The New Vic. Directed by Chris Martin.
Composed and recorded a concertina score of incidental
music in the style of Stockhausen for this heavy melodrama |
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THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR
Marches Theatre Company.
Collaborated in recording a score of traditional tunes
as incidental music. |
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COLD COMFORT FARM
by Sally Hedges, based on
the novel by Stella Gibbons. Orchard Theatre.
Composed songs in mock operatic style, for up to five
parts, for a new version of this comedy classic. |
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MOTHER EARTH
Central TV.
Commissioned to compose a song for Bishop's Castle school
for a joint geography/ religious studies project. Filmed performing
with the pupils and used as a centrepiece for a Central TV schools
programme. |
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OPUS POCUS
Published by Dragonfly Music.
Tune-book including a selection of traditional tunes
from JK's repertoire and a huge number of his own compositions
in traditional style. Remained in print for about seven years. |
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Andrew
Wickes. The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Directed by Claire
Venables with Phil Clark.
Arranged and rehearsed traditional carols for the company in
up to four-part harmony, plus choreography. |
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1989
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS
by Emily Bronte. The New
Vic. Adapted and directed by Chris Martin.
Recorded a sparse concertina score of traditional tunes. |
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ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare. The
New Vic. Directed by Bob Eaton.
Chose and arranged traditional Italian music for this
nineteenth century version, with live music by the cast, MD'd
and also created the dances. |
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MERLIN AND THE SLEEPING KING
by Nigel Bryant. The New
Vic. Directed by Rob Swain.
Composed high medieval score of incidental music to accompany
ceremonial, fights, monsters, dragons, etc. |
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THE SHEPHERD'S PLAY
BBC Radio. Directed by Nigel
Bryant.
An excerpt from the Mystery Cycle. Arranged and rehearsed
traditional songs with the actors, composed plainchant song
for the angel, recorded incidental music. |
