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NEWS
December 2007
MOLLIE MUSIC
There are 2 new CDs in the mail order catalogue. Both are excellent and worth adding to your CD collection:
“All Rogues & Villains” - The Duncan McFarlane Band
- latest studio album from this established and exuberant band.
threads - Ruth Notman
- debut album from this exciting young talent.
Mollie Music has now moved to our new address:
PO Box 189
Yelverton
PL19 1BA
At the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007 Nic was honoured to be presented with the The Good Tradition Award in recognition of an exceptional contribution to traditional music and culture.
Nic was also very happy and touched to be invited to be the Patron of the Otley Folk Festival. This year the festival is on between 20th & 23rd September. www.otleyfolkfestival.com for details
There are 2 new releases
from Topic 2nd October 2006:
Nic Jones GAME SET MATCH (TSCD566)
From Olde Music/Mollie Music 1 st November 2006
The Halliard THE LAST GOODNIGHT! (OMMCD05)
Both of these CDs are available from Mollie Music and yes, they did have Nic’s blessing and input.
The limited edition of Companion Songbook & Insert CD The Halliard: Broadside Songs have now all been sold.
The songbook MMSB-1 is now available on its own as is the CD MMCD04 of the same name, which is in a regular jewel case and has an 8-page booklet.
GOSSIP
Nic was knocked out by his surprise 60th Birthday party held in the Victorian Kirkgate Street within the Castle Museum in York. Over a 100 friends turned up to celebrate with him and enjoy great music from Duncan McFarlane, Steve Fairholme and Anne Brivonese; duo Robin Garside and Paul Gough, and Phil Beer joining in later in the evening, providing Nic with a fantastic trip down his personal musical memory lane.
Nic and Julia's first grandchild arrived on 1st February, a little boy now smiling away and a happy, bright little chap. He's already into music having been exposed to Mozart, Liam O'Flynn and Nic Jones since his pre-natal days!
The Duncan McFarlane Band will be putting out a new CD in September entitled "All Rogues & Villains" so do keep a look out for it on this site or under www.duncanmcfarlane.co.uk
Great to hear that Dave Burland will be doing more gigs and festivals now that he has retired from his job in York. Always a fantastic performer and singing as well as he ever did, it will be super to be able to see and hear more from him. www.daveburland.com for further details.
Dave Moran (The Halliard) has finally returned permantly to the northern hemisphere and is residing in southern Ireland. It is taking a while to set things up after a major upheaval, but Olde Musick and Olde Musick & Cokery Books should be up and running fairly soon.
Those of you who have bought The Halliard: Broadside Songbook and CDs will be familiar with the work of John Bushby. John and Caroline and their son, Malcolm (an exceptional young fiddle player) are now permanently resident in Newcastle after relocating from Tasmania, and are doing bookings again making fine music. (www.johnandcarolinebushby.webeden.co.uk)
John also has his insturment making and repairing business up and running (www.jbmusic-repairs.webeden.co.uk) Nic has two whistles John made for him and is now trying to regain some of his old dexterity on them.
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