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| Those of you whose breath has been bated ever since you first read the news here (in July last year) about the release of live recordings of the Richard & Linda Thompson Band from 1975 - well, keep it bated for a bit longer! David Suff, of Fledg'ling Records, has supervised the mixing of tracks from three different gigs from the autumn of that year, where Richard & Linda's Band was Dave Pegg on bass, Dave Mattacks on drums, and JK on button accordion and concertina. This was the first year I'd played with them live, so I dare say you can hear me trying to work out just what a twelve-bar sequence was in the unrehearsed rock'n'roll workouts. A bit different from the morris dance licks I was used to!
Richard has given the project his blessing, although he has not got involved in any of the decisions, but Linda has listened in to give her support to Mr Suff's work. The album is set for release this summer, not on Fledg'ling as was originally planned, but on Universal Records, who own the recordings. It was from these sessions that a couple of tracks appeared on the 1976 double album "Guitar, Vocal". More news as we get it................ |
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| "MAKE NO BONES" is a set of new recordings of JK's current repertoire, with each CD of the pair representing one half of a typical evening's performance. There are no extra musicians, and no studio extravagances - this is just what you get when you see John live - solo voice and squeezebox.
Release date is set for St George's Day - 23rd April - which is no coincidence as the album includes the recent re-working of John's song "St George", as well as a new arrangement of the traditional dance tune "St George's Day". And the cover features a brightly coloured mediaeval depiction of St George doing his business with the dragon. There are eighteen tracks altogether, including an unaccompanied "Lord Bateman" which clocks in at well under twelve minutes. Full details of the track listing will be announced on this site as soon as we have the records to sell in a few weeks. The double CD will be offered for sale at just the same price as a normal single CD, so keep your eyes glued here for the earliest chance to snap up this fabulous bargain! MAKE NO BONES Fledg'ling Records FLED 3065 |
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| This month sees the release by Oxford University Press of "Folk Voiceworks". This is a collection of thirty songs arranged for harmony singing by choirs and vocal groups of all ages, aimed mainly, I think, at people who aren't necessarily folkies but don't mind having a go! It's been edited jointly by Peter Hunt, who is the overall editor of the Voiceworks series for OUP, and David Oliver, who has just left working full time for Folkworks at The Sage in Gateshead.
There are twenty-one traditional items, and songs by Francis McPeake, Mary Brooksbank, Matt McGinn, Karine Polwart, George Evans, Sarah Margan, and Vin Garbutt - and no less than two songs written, composed, and arranged by Mr K - "The Song of the Weaver" and "Chariots". With the book comes a CD with at least part of each song on it, so that you can get an idea of how it should sound. ISBN 978-0-19-335573-6 |
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| Recently I had the massive pleasure of playing on a few tracks for the forthcoming CD by Linda Thompson, due for release in the summer by Rounder Records. We'd hardly seen each other for about 25 years!
I was already expecting to overdub accordion on two songs Linda had co-written with son Teddy - "Never the Bride" and "Blue & Gold" - but we were going well, so not only did I add concertina on another song, but we also laid down a whole new track - the traditional "The Sheffield Apprentice" - which might make it onto this album, but more likely will wait to see the light of day later on. It was a lovely cosy session at Oliver Knight's studio in Robin Hood's Bay, with just us, Linda, and American producer Ed Haber. The songs were great, she was in good form, it was great to see her, and a privilege to be involved with her work. |
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