COMMUNICATION 5

Hi!
Here I am again with my 6 monthly update.
"Oh Good!" I hear you shout. Or is there one 'o' too many in there?
Thanks to those of you who ordered "Annie Laurie". I've scanned its cover and put it at the bottom of the page (See albums page), to prove to the sceptics that it does now exist. Why do these things always take so long?? Apologies for its late arrival and thanks for your patience.
As usual, we're hoping for a good response. So far....so good.
There are one or two bits of recording news.
  

THE THIRTY YEARS OF BROMYARD
    

This cd was released last month. I recorded Mick McConnel's "The Tinkerman's Daughter" for it. And there it is - track 15. Among such others as The Doonans, Vin Garbutt, Cosmotheka, Artisan, The Albion Dance Band, Les Barker......the list goes on.
If you are interested, they are being sold direct, by
Annie Jones 01531 670249.
 
The complete Songs of Robert Burns vol 3.
    
This CD has now been recorded. Its release is imminent, honest!
Volume 2 was well received and I was very pleased with the comments regarding my contribution. Dr. Fred Freeman, the producer, is over the moon with Vol.3. Hopefully his enthusiasm is justified and rewarded for the sake of all concerned.
  

My own Traditional CD
  

Dr. Fred has agreed to produce this. I've had loads of people asking me to bring out such an album. It was, believe it or not, by public demand that I brought out 'The Naked Truth'. People stood by me, thankfully. I can only hope that they do again. We start recording in September.

No longer do I need to go into the studio; I've bought my own gear. It's absolutely fabulous. No more toing and froing between studios for remixes, etc. This stuff is good (digital and all that). In fact, The Tinkerman's Daughter was the first home effort. Other demos I've recorded are proving to be of supreme sound quality.

The career still seems to be flourishing. I'm at the Tonder Festival, Denmark this year. That's a biggy. If people enjoy me, it will do no harm. The Strib Festival (also Denmark) has rebooked me for next year. I've always wanted to work the Danish scene. The audience is so responsive. I'm crossing my fingers.
The mailing list has now been extended to include USA. ( Hello to all you new recipients. It's good to have you on board. ) All your enthusiastic comments regarding my concerts with the percussionist Ian Murray were very satisfying. Unfortunately the audience numbers were disappointing. Hopefully, if you are willing, we can work together on that, for the future. We're coming back May 1998. Any help or suggestions would be most welcome.

Maybe you've noticed, I've changed my address. Please feel free to contact me anytime. (The e-mail is the best bit.)
The change of location did not change my bad luck with motorbikes. That's another one gone. (I'm almost too embarrassed to tell) It really wasn't my fault. I hit black ice, on Beattock summit (A74) in the middle of May. That's just ridiculous. I'm going to try again. I pick up another new one at the end of the week.. (20/6/97)

I'm really rushing through this. I'm just back from US. I had a short burst of time to sort out the mail, organise the new album.....blah! blah! blah!....and.....off to Oxford tomorrow to practice with the Breezeband. We have a German tour coming up in August. Good idea to know what we're doing.

I'll append the gig list. Please, please, please check with your local venue before you turn up. One or two dates were changed last year with little or no notice, for one reason or another. Apologies to those casualties.

Thanks a lot. See you around.

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