Shop for vinyl, cds and more from nic jones at the discogs marketplace. Various artists, english originals, cd, topic tscd706. Graham dodsworth has a master of arts in australian folklore and was awarded the 2005 national library of australia folk fellowship. T here are very few surviving pictures of nic jones, now vevos senior vicepresident of international, wearing short shorts and playing his trombone, but being brought up by his parents in the. Features song lyrics for nic joness game set match album. He career was cut short in 1982 when he seriously injured in car accident while driving home after a gig at glossop folk club. This accounts for his singing behind the beat, his. Although i do my own versions of a couple of the songs, they include a lot less notes. The mudcat forum thread entitled celtic musicdave bulmer saga. The blind harper the singers request little heathy hill 1978 duration. Digitally remastered by ralph jordan and martin appleby. However, he also liked modern popular music, especially that of the american west coast, such as the eagles. He recorded five solo albums, and has been a frequent guest performer. Nicolas paul nic jones born 9 january 1947 in orpington, kent is an english folk singer.
Nicolas paul nic jones born 9 january 1947 in orpington, kent is an english folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player. I have heard a five string banjo player make a guitar sound more like nic that nic himself. Stream tracks and playlists from nic jones on your desktop or mobile device. Bbc four the enigma of nic jones return of britains lost. I have met no one who hasnt rated this very highly. Listen free to nic jones unearthed the jukebox as she turned, bonnie george campbell and more.
Nic jones cover of a modern flavoured folkrock song written by jeff deitchman. Its issued without the consent of nic or his family. Sadly, this cd is not a good representation of the quality of the music. Join facebook to connect with nic jones and others you may know.
Nic jones, the brilliant orpington guitarist and singer whose 1980 album penguin eggs is rightly ranked amongst the classics of folkderived music, is the subject of a moving documentary the enigma of nic jones by director michael proudfoot. Alexandra elene maclean denny, 6 january 1947, wimbledon, london, england, d. Get all the lyrics to songs by nic jones and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. His 1980 record penguin eggs is regarded as a classic. Videos of at various events, on television, andor other media outlets. Its worth checking out but the lyrics here are not transcribed from nics recordings and in some cases such as.
As it fell out upon a day as many in the year musgrave to the church did go to see fair ladies there and some came down in red velvet and some came down in pall. The humpback whale nic jones by barnstoneworthtown. Dodsworth has to date released three albums, summer madness, in good king arthurs day and in our time. Nic jones, guitar style feature article in the living. Its of a fair and handsome girl, shes all in her tender years she fell in love with a sailor boy and its true that she loved him well. In 2001, his 1980 album penguin eggs was voted the 2nd best folk album of all time. Velvet bloom and the vito collective is an ambient jazz, soul fusion, with influences like amy winehouse, norah jones and thirty seventy velvet bloom is bound to keep you captivated. An introduction to nic jones, game set match, penguin eggs, penguin eggs, penguin eggs, singles. Just remember that the bloke whose music you so admire has been deprived of his due for decades, thats all. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Ballads and songs is an album by nic jones, released in 1970 1. Track listing the jukebox as she turned jeff deitchman 2. Jones career was cruelly cut short by a major road accident in 1982.
Singer nic jones was among the most acclaimed artists to emerge from the british folk revival, winning praise for his moving. If you love nic jones, buy penguin eggs, unearthed and in search of nic jones. In a poll by the observer a few years ago, penguin eggs was rated number 79 of the 100 best. Ken or others, great arrangement and great playing and singing. Jkl video has now closed, following the semi retirmement of the owner. Pt 2 will probably tell you all you need to know about the missing cds vinyl albums that never made it to cd but im glad to hear that as of may 2005. Nic jones is an actress, known for together 2012 and dragon kingdom 2018. A gifted guitarist with a dead, stony voice and a gift for stripping down traditional songs to their timeless essentials, nic jones is an irish folk singer in a direct line of descent from bert jansch. Various artists, the folk collection, 2 cd, topic tscd7078. Nic jones was part of the folk revival in britain in the 1970s. Albums include penguin eggs, ballads and songs, and the noahs ark trap. Nicolas paul jones born 9 january 1947 is an english folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and. Unearthed is a double album by nic jones, released in 2001.
Jan 07, 2015 ballads and songs is an album by nic jones, released in 1970 1. Nic spent many hours in the sound archives at cecil sharp house and was knowledgeable about traditional styles of both singing and fiddle playing. The owner of most of his back catalogue refuses to allow it to be sold so this is all we have officially apart from penguin eggs. It was damaged in the accident, but was repaired and sounds fine. The band has five members including, anthony rennick bassist, nic morton drummer, alex marko lead guitarist, yara alkurd keys backing vocalist. Nic jones 2nd album is probably the most traditional of all his releases, and frighteningly good at times. The album is a collection of remastered live material recorded before 1982. Nic jones tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including annan waters, canadeeio, clyde water, farewell to the gold, the little pot stove. Nicolas paul nic jones born 9 january 1947 is an english folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 19641982.
Mollie music mmcd0203 2 cd, uk, 2001 a collection of concert, club and studio performances recorded prior to 1982. Drop me an email at email protected and ill send you the tab to canadeeio. May 19, 20 t here are very few surviving pictures of nic jones, now vevos senior vicepresident of international, wearing short shorts and playing his trombone, but being brought up by his parents in the. This is nic jones short sr updated version by proudfoot on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Canadeeio, the humpback whale, the little pot stove, farewell to the gold, the drowned lovers, biography.
This track is from nic jones comp unearthed, a collection of. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer. Listen to nic jones soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create singapore. Incidentally, nic still has his old fylde oberon guitar. Here are the tunings most used by nic in the time before his accident. Nah, not really, but it should be good fun, says nic jones, with his. Feb 26, 2018 nic jones is a legend of british folk music. Nicolas paul jones born 9 january 1947 is an english folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player who was most active in the years 19641982. The live version of clyde water, the produced version included on penguin eggs, released 1980 is from nic jones comp unearthed. Little pot stove by nic jones by thecarsthatateparis.
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