tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831412247662107392024-03-05T10:35:34.068-08:00Judeblog - MeanderingsJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-11100860160375093922019-03-04T02:16:00.003-08:002019-03-04T02:16:29.778-08:00So ..... Four years later4th March 2019<br />
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Errr I am still alive.. still singing , still talking rubbish.<br />
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Two new albums, Summer Dancing with Andy Lewis,<br />
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and Earth Is Sleeping<br />
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And a new dog after the sad passing of Betty... This is Jessie<br />
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and that will do :-)Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-1944677468931002092015-03-13T08:21:00.004-07:002015-03-13T08:21:49.297-07:00It's here!!! and has wonderful reviews!!Yes, my head is swollen and I am full of pride and probably heading for a fall!<br />
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The anthology is now out and is up for sale from my website<br />
<a href="http://judydyble.bigcartel.com/">http://judydyble.bigcartel.com/</a><br />
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and from Amazon<br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/pj2whf8">http://tinyurl.com/pj2whf8</a><br />
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And there's this lovely 4 star review in the Daily Mirror from Gavin Martin<br />
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And just look at this 5star review from Dmitry Epstein at <a href="http://www.dmme.net/">www.dmme.net</a><br />
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Judy Dyble 2015</h3>
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<strong>Subtitled “Fifty Years Of Stuff,” a marvelous overview of lost gem’s of English folk rock first decades on the stage and behind the scenes.</strong></div>
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She may be praised as a national treasure now, but only core followers were interested in what <a href="http://dmme.net/interview-with-judy-dyble.html" style="color: #c5e2b5;">Judy Dyble</a>‘s been doing in the time when her name didn’t grace the music press pages. And here’s a reward for the aficionados’ loyalty: compiled and issued by the singer herself, this 3CD-box offers a genuine continuity with a fantastic selection of Dyble’s album fare, rarities previously scattered across limited editions and collaborative efforts, and recordings that haven’t seen the light of the day before. More so, it reveals Judy as an intrepid experimentalist as well as traditionalist.</div>
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Although ordered chronologically, the collection ends with a recent<a href="http://dmme.net/judy-dyble-live-at-wm-jazz/" style="color: #c5e2b5;">concert</a> take on “If I Had A Ribbon Bow” which the chanteuse entered a public eye with, when she fronted FAIRPORT CONVENTION, and their fans will be happy to hear a couple demos from 1967. One of these is the deeply emotional “One Sure Thing” that Dyble would revisit in a crunchier, almost punk setting with THE CONSPIRATORS in 2008, on a single housed on CD2, yet there are earlier tracks – two home recordings from 1964, “Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies” showing the 15-year-old artist not afraid to infuse an Appalachian tune with her own, English personality. Yet in 1966, in the company of Richard Thompson, she went much further, for a riveting folk-tinged improvisation, present on the first disc in a much abridged form than is on the source tape and throwing a bridge to Judy’s later sonic adventures like solo “Seventh Whorl” or “Noh Kro Poh” that she notched for JOXFIELD PROJECT.</div>
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In such a context, the singer’s work with GILES GILES & FRIPP in 1968 feels only logical, tracks like “Make It Today” demonstrating Dyble’s talent at handling jazzier material, which is also manifested on 2014’s outtake “RadioWaves” – the duet with Jackie McAuley could have been a reunion of TRADER HORNE whose tapes are absent from “Threads” due to contractual reasons – and it was Judy who first recorded “I Talk To The Wind” that she updated on 2006’s solo album “The Whorl” to add magic and maturity to it. There’s a woman’s touch to this ballad, too, but the singer was enchanted enough with <a href="http://dmme.net/interview-with-greg-lake.html" style="color: #c5e2b5;">Greg Lake</a>‘s approach to appropriate his “C’est La Vie” for her <a href="http://dmme.net/judy-dyble-talking-with-strangers/" style="color: #c5e2b5;">"Talking With Strangers"</a> in 2009 and take it to crystalline heights. Judy’s ability to adapt and transform comes forth on a backing vocals job be it in the 2012 on “Weather Changes” for DODSON AND FOGG or back in 1970 on G.F. Fitzgerald’s “May Four.”</div>
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The ’70s saw Dyble disappear into family life, yet it didn’t deter her from singing, and Mike Batt was smitten with Judy voice, so one may only wonder why the richly orchestrated “Better Side Of Me” stopped in 1972 at a demo stage, as did the slide-adorned merry vocalizing on “I Hear A Song” from the following year. Still, there’s a gap between those and her psychedelic version of “See Emily Play” from 1982, when Dyle worked with Adrian Wagner, and then to 2004, when Judy returned to action to stay on. The comeback is reflected on “Going Home” from “Enchanted Garden” where the erstwhile folk sensibility gets married to a cosmic buzz of a soundscape before unwinding into an almost orchestral “Lost In Fingest” – and it was at this point that she opened up for epic compositions.</div>
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The artist breathes transparent fire into “Shining” whose “I am lost for words” refrain lingers in one’s mind long after its rays dissolve in vibrant silence, although her longest suites – LP side-long “Harpsong” and “The Sisterhood Of Ruralists” – aren’t part of the box. Scope aside, it’s nigh on impossible to imagine gentle Judy in a metal mode, yet here she is, grafting a second voice to “Every Sentimental Moment” on a KINGS CROSS single in 2009, but the title piece on “Talking With Strangers” finds Dyble in her very element – piano-backed and soaring, while freezing her flight down to a faux-fairy tale of “Wintersong” off 2013’s <a href="http://dmme.net/judy-dyble-flow-and-change/" style="color: #c5e2b5;">"Flow And Change"</a>.</div>
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High or low, though, Judy Dyble is so natural – an integral part of the nature – that she’s mesmerizing throughout. With threads gathered into a fine tapestry, this collection opens the doors to her second spring: she’s a treasure, indeed.</div>
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Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-88604077610669953252015-02-05T03:28:00.001-08:002015-02-05T03:28:56.810-08:00I am still here! Honest!It's February and I have still got the remains of a cold from December. Bleeeurrgh! Would you care to hear what's happening in the world of Jude? Going to tell you anyway...<br />
For the last seven years or so I have been attempting to get together an anthology of music that I have been a part of or collaborated with. And it's finished. 50 Years of Stuff. Gathering the threads. Demos, odd electronics, recordings from 1964 - 2014, some released on actual albums, some released but not generally heard, and some rarely if ever heard at all<br />
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I am just waiting to get the finished (limited) amount of copies back from the manufacturers and then they will be available from my shop <a href="http://www.judydybleshop.com/">http://www.judydybleshop.com/</a> very soon. In other news I have three gigs in the offing<br />
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March and April will see me and my band playing at three places. Two in London and one in Oxfordshire</div>
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We are very lucky to have Steve Bingham to join us on violin on this evening</div>
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and we will be supported by the very lovely <u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bess Atwell</span></u></div>
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Manor Farm,Somerton Road, Ardley, Oxon, OX27 7NS</div>
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at 8pm</div>
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Places are available by invitation only, if you would like to come please contact them</div>
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<a href="http://www.mfmf.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #7f1934; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mfmf.co.uk/</a></div>
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It's a gorgeous converted milking parlour in a beautiful setting with charming hosts. Space is limited but it is a lovely intimate venue</div>
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<a href="http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/london-the-half-moon/" style="border: 0px; color: #7f1934; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/london-the-half-moon/</span></u></a></div>
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<span class="_Xbe _due kno-fv" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tickets £10 available from <a href="http://www.musicglue.com/half-moon-putney/events/19-apr-15-judy-dyble-half-moon--putney/" style="border: 0px; color: #7f1934; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.musicglue.com/half-moon-putney/events/19-apr-15-judy-dyble-half-moon--putney/</a></span></div>
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So lovely to be playing here at this iconic venue.</div>
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The supporting act will be duo <u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SUGAR MAGNOLIA</span></u></div>
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<a href="http://www.bucketfullofbrains.net/artists/jack-day/sugar-magnolia-jack-day-bryony-afferson/" style="border: 0px; color: #7f1934; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.bucketfullofbrains.net/artists/jack-day/sugar-magnolia-jack-day-bryony-afferson/</a></div>
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There may be another supporting act but I am waiting for confirmation :-)</div>
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Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-9865819269769354202014-10-11T08:13:00.001-07:002014-10-11T08:32:58.749-07:00Catching up...<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2012<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So after the
disasters of 2011, 2012 was the year I began to seriously work on the next new
album with Alistair Murphy, which eventually became Flow and Change. This was
once again started with no real idea of where how it would end up and what
songs would be used, but as ever the songs themselves fell into place and
decided amongst themselves which would fit and where they would fit.. Catherine
Hyde supplied the beautiful cover artwork and most of the exquisite inlay
designs along with one or two images from the splendid Jackie Morris and a
photo or two from my childhood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">While all
this was going on I managed to find my next canine companion - the oh so
elegant Nyx, the goddess of Night and the Mother of Chaos. She was wonderful,
but so terrified of everything, fine with women but scared of men and buses and
trucks and banging doors and stairs and and and…. I never dared to let her off
the lead, because I was not sure she would ever come back.. She was so fast
when she did find somewhere to run but then she had won many races in her
time.. gradually and slowly she began to be less nervous and to be more
confident with everything. Here she is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I was asked
to do a live gig in London in Dec 2012 to promote the reissue of Talking With
Strangers on Tonefloat, along with other bands released by them so Alistair
Murphy helped me to get a band together to play. It consisted of Alistair, Mark
Fletcher and Jeremy Salmon, with the addition of Rachel Hall on violin and Phil
Toms on double bass…with Tim Bowness singing with me on the Talking With
Strangers tracks, but we also added a few tracks from Flow and Change…so that
was the beginning of a very few live performances… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">At the end of
2012 I parted ways amicably with my manager Paul. So now I was on my own, with decisions
that were mine and the consequences of those decisions were to be mine also.
Luckily I had good people to discuss plans with and so far (touch wood touch
wood touch wood!) it’s been ok!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The new album
was completed and I arranged for Talking With Strangers to be released in the
US by Gonzo Multimedia and they also released the new album Flow and Change for
me so that was a majorly Good Thing. We have had lovely reviews for both albums
from all over the world (have a look on the reviews page!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Flow and
Change introduced me to more wonderful musicians including Matt Malley (ex
Counting Crows) who sang with me on Letters and the fantastic Phil Toms, whose
string arrangements on many of the songs were so beautiful…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In July I was
asked to play at small festival in Kent, ‘The Summer of Love Party’ and I
agreed (Yikes!) So the Judy Dyble Band came into being. Alistair Murphy
(keyboards and guitar) Mark Fletcher (bass) Jeremy Salmon (guitars) Phil Toms
(more wonderful keyboards) Rachel Canning (violin and flute) (are all
violinists called Rachel? </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">)
and eventually but not till later Rich Nolan (percussion)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It was the
end of the boiling hot summer and the weather was stiflingly hot till the last
song, when it broke down into a massive thunderstorm. I was very pleased not to
have been able to see the flash of lightning above the stage…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nyx the
beautiful was gradually becoming less terrified and was happy to stay in the
same room as visitors as she gained in confidence. Sadly it became apparent
that there was a serious problem with her liver and in October she was gently
put to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then later in
the year we were invited to play at the WMJazz club at the WaterMargin
restaurant in the O2 Arena in September and again in December. As quite a lot
of people said they couldn’t get to London and we had the facility to record at
the venue, we recorded the December performance and have released it in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In between
all this I had recorded more songs for Oliver Kersbergen of Sleepyard,(released
on Fuxa’s ‘Dirty D album and Sleepyard’s
‘Black Sails’) Sand Snowman and Dodson and Fogg <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In October I
recorded an extraordinary song for Thee Faction called ‘Relentless’ Beautiful
dreamy background strings and me singing a rather fierce denunciation of
Political Shenanigans for this fine Socialist R’n’B collection of musicians. It
was released as an EP with three other tracks under the title of <i>‘Songs To Remind The Class Of The Glorious
Victory To Come And The Work That Must be Done To Get There’<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><a href="http://youtu.be/vh1oRJ5FYHs?list=UUnOFWeLd5niYtSdSOEAZuug">Trailer for Thee Faction EP</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So that was
interesting…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The year
started well and is continuing to do so- another gig for the WMJazz people and
3 other gigs in other places, Nottingham, Norwich and in a Milking Parlour in
Oxfordshire,.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> In July we released the Live at WMJazz Cd
which has sold well and I am continuing to work on the Anthology which I am
hoping to release this year as it will be 50 years since I started making
music. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I have been
featured on radio4 in a documentary on people and bands who failed BBC
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in a BBC4 documentary on Fairport Convention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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filmed nattering for two forthcoming films on music photographers in the 60’s.
Wintersong has been used for a beautiful video by Francesco Paladino and has
been entered for an International Film and Music festival in Nepal.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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contributed to the Armistice Pals multi-singers version of ‘Where Have All The
Flowers Gone’ in aid of 4 anti-war charities. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://youtu.be/m3-BGbgwoQ8">Armistice Pals - Where Have All The Flowers Gone</a></span><br />
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gig in a bookshop- The Big Green Bookshop- in Wood Green, London the area where
I grew up and first tried out the musical things. On the 17th October.. Yikes! That's next week!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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means least I have had the delight of welcoming the Beautiful Betty Blue (only
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Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-9382995160172315902013-06-04T10:12:00.003-07:002013-06-04T10:12:58.858-07:00It's ready!!! Flow and Change is ready!!Ahem! Sorry, I've been a bit busy. Again!<br />
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But here is news!!!!!!<br />
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My new album Flow and Change, is about to be released on the 24th June 2013 (fingers crossed) by the lovely Gonzo Multimedia people. www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk<br />
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It has wonderful people playing on it including Pat Mastelotto, Julianne Regan, Matt Malley and Mike Mooney. It has string quartets and thunder, french horns and cellos, dogs howling and dulcimers as well as many of the great people who played on talking with Strangers, Mark Fletcher and Jeremy Salmon. And not forgetting Alistair (The Curator) Murphy without whom nothing would have happened,. He has co-written and produced and engineered and played many of the instruments while keeping me from imploding at various stages in the creation of this album. Wonderful artwork by Catherine Hyde and two more Jackie Morris images, make it all brilliant. Well I reckon so anyway. And it's mine so I can<br />
You can pre-order it from many places but here's one of them<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CXDKEAI/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1CTHRC5T6MJTYJS6CP77&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358549767&pf_rd_i=468294">Amazon - Flow and Change</a><br />
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Hooray!. And about jolly time too.<br />
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If you would like to hear an excerpt from one of the tracks- it's here<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWfUqSI7jSo">The Sisterhood of Ruralists (edit)</a><br />
<br />Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-40520315451008760412013-02-26T06:25:00.000-08:002013-04-03T05:28:56.528-07:00Been a bit busy......Honestly! I have!... so here is an update. The new album is just about finished and is being mastered probably right now. There will probably be a few odd bits that will need tweaking though, but it will be beautiful. It's going to be called 'Flow and Change' because that's how things are. On my website <a href="http://www.judydyble.com/">http://www.judydyble.com</a> there are tiny tasters of four of the new songs and there is also a new video created by the lovely Jane and Paul Merrick of a shortened version of another of the tracks<br />
'The Sisterhood of Ruralists'<br />
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This song is really four songs, one for each of the artists who make up 'The Sisterhood of Ruralists' a loose collaboration of different disciplines..<br />
Catherine Hyde, a painter who has illustrated books for Carol Ann Duffy and Saviour Pirotta and has had many exhibitions<br />
Jackie Morris who has illustrated and written many books for children and illustrated for many other authors, Ted Hughes, Robin Hobb, James Mayhew and many more.<br />
Hannah Willow creator of silver jewellery and icons and<br />
Tamsin Abbott who works in stained glass.<br />
You can see examples of their work on the video :-)<br />
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Now how did that all come about eh? Well there is an Art Show every year near where I live called Art in Action, where some of the best artists are asked to demonstrate their work and one year both Jackie and Cathy were demonstrating. As all the artists live distances away it seemed sensible that they stay with me for ease of travel.. Err you must know that I hadn't actually met any of them in real life.. just virtually in the world of Facebook.. Jackie had very kindly let me use her images for the Talking With Strangers album (which has just been properly released in the USA and Canada. Today in fact :-))<br />
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So anyway the four artists came and stayed at various times over the four day exhibition and there was an evening when all four were staying at the same time, including a mutual, if virtual, friend of all of us and Jackie's lovely partner Robin. Well the wine flowed and somehow the Sisterhood of Ruralists was created and has burgeoned and blossomed. I had written a poemsong for Jackie and wrote one each for Cathy, Hannah and Tamsin.. Alistair put the songs to music and Phil Toms arranged the beautiful strings for the songs I added the words for a beginning and an end and there it was and is.. I hope you enjoy listening to it. I promise I will write more soon. Honest!<br />
<br />Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-54114556029696950342012-06-27T11:41:00.000-07:002012-06-27T11:42:27.324-07:00Crikey! It's nearly July...Sorry for being so lazy, I forgot about blogging...<br />
News:...<br />
My website has been revamped and made more beautiful<br />
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<a href="http://judydyble.com/">http://judydyble.com/</a><br />
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and I also now have a link to my very own shop. You can buy either of the versions of Talking With Strangers (the original John Hurford artwork or the Jackie Morris artwork) and I will send you a card with a message from me. Or you can buy a copy of Fragile the 7" vinyl picture disc (only a very few of these left now) again with a card, but a different one! The shop is here<br />
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<a href="http://www.judydybleshop.com/">http://www.judydybleshop.com</a><br />
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and more things will be added as I find them.<br />
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New album is getting closer to completion, Pat Mastelotto has added drums, Phil Toms has composed string arrangements for some of the tracks and Steve Bingham and his friends (including the very fine Mr Toms) will be adding proper strings very soon.. Just Mark Fletcher to do his bass bits, and me to redo a couple of the vocals and it will be all systems go for mixing and artwork and mastering and all that malarky..<br />
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New manager Paul is being very good and keeping me from falling off the edges by giving me tasks to do. 'Write that!' he cries! 'And write this as well!' he yells! (Not really as fiercely as that, just trying to gain some sympathy for my poor hard done by existence..)<br />
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I have a new addition t the household. Nyx the most beautiful black dog (with a few white bits). An ex-racer she is now living in a house for the first time and is trying very hard not to be terrified by the world outside kennels..<br />
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At the moment she is asleep on the sofa. Where else would she be?<br />
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More updates soon Toodlypip for now :-)<br />
<br />Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-14993693927348474582012-01-23T13:02:00.000-08:002012-02-20T14:47:31.291-08:00New Beginnings. Again.After the disastrous ending to Newborn Creatures, and the parting of ways from the management, I am picking myself up and starting again. Although I am, in fact, returning to the half begun music that was put on hold while Newborn Creatures was being created.<br />
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Next month, hopefully, Alistair will visit and we will sort out what's useable and what needs to happen and what music will fit which words and maybe, just maybe, there might be a plan...<br />
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Fingers crossed.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-14247989612031803362011-08-21T13:46:00.000-07:002011-08-21T13:46:48.078-07:00Newborn Creatures Promo Tastery thingThought you might like to see this, Lee's made a lovely short film with little bits of songs and Catherine's pictures<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct4YGOAa0oY">Newborn Creatures teaser:-)</a><br />
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and to say that I was finally given the Talkawhile Hancock Award for Best Original Song for 'Harpsong' at this year's Fairport's Cropredy Convention Festival. At the bar! Lots of lovely Talkawhilers and I hope I can put a picture of the award here. It has my name on it but it was a joint composition between myself, Alistair Murphy and Tim Bowness. I should have been given the award during 2010, but I didn't do any gigs so they couldn't give it to me before :-)<br />
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2010 Hancock<br />
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Best Original Song<br />
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Harpsong<br />
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Judy Dyble<br />
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voted for by the members of the Folk Corporation ‘Talkawhile’ Bulletin Board, in memory of their much loved colleague Carey ‘Ces’ Hancock. His love of folk (and rock) music produced many lively debates and humorous opinions (mostly his). It is in the spirit of Carey’s devotion to live and recorded music of many genres and his appreciation of the talents that created it, that this award is given<br />
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Isn’t that lovely?<br />
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More news soon....<br />
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Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-58422589530042586172011-08-05T06:21:00.000-07:002011-08-05T06:21:25.175-07:00Newborn Creatures...delayed oh dear......and the news is that plans for the release of Newborn Creatures hit a few buffers and had a few hiccups, but I am working on sorting a new release mechanism (as they call it).. <br />
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I'm sorry to be cryptic and vague but I will tell you all when I know what's what.. <br />
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It's all been a bit disheartening, but onwards and upwards...Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-41494105159342043152011-04-20T11:29:00.000-07:002011-04-20T11:29:29.298-07:00News , News, Interview and News....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOuLVklvXa-2a01ZkhUpvhtBPcxQE0nBt-EuSY9Er1vBjnGMEjwQ4zmN1RIAO0hOSFSStfO9LjR_CNLbL-GadIXjnzuYkw6xEe8dW6Q3Vn-y3_ptWxtDlpMqhPr8_tcBrkwKozqJXT1EU/s1600/Catherine+hyde+crpp+ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOuLVklvXa-2a01ZkhUpvhtBPcxQE0nBt-EuSY9Er1vBjnGMEjwQ4zmN1RIAO0hOSFSStfO9LjR_CNLbL-GadIXjnzuYkw6xEe8dW6Q3Vn-y3_ptWxtDlpMqhPr8_tcBrkwKozqJXT1EU/s320/Catherine+hyde+crpp+ad.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Well the news is that hopefully Newborn Creatures will be released in June 2011... here's a picture of the cover, the artwork has been created by<a href="http://catherinehyde.co.uk/"> Catherine Hyde</a> and is fabulous<br />
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Partially co-written by <a href="http://www.leefletcher.net/">Lee Fletcher</a>, who also produced and, mixed and partially co-written by <a href="http://www.markusreuter.com/">Markus Reuter</a> both of whom played on all the tracks, and with contributions by, amongst others, Steve Bingham, Alan Burton, Luca Calabrese, BJ Cole, and many brilliant others, (there's a list on Lee's website) it sounds gorgeous, - one cover of a Scott Walker Song and the rest self penned and co-written. I am really looking forward to sending it out into the world..<br />
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If you can find a copy of the latest Classic Rock Presents Prog (Issue No 16 out today 20th April!) there is a five page interview about wot I have done, with pictures and lovely natterings from some of the people I have worked with over the years and best of all (but for UK purchasers only) a CD sampler of my work, 2 songs from Newborn Creatures, 2 from Talking With Strangers and 3 demo tracks from my dim and distant (and in one case not so distant) past which will be on the Anthology for release later in the year. I hope.<br />
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Here's a pic of the front and back cover of the sampler CD<br />
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</div>Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-20118352060669353292011-01-07T15:25:00.000-08:002011-01-07T15:25:45.796-08:00Oh My Giddy Aunt........I've just remembered to look at this and discovered that it's been 6 months since I last wrote anything.. Sorry! Been a bit busy, what with having another dose of sciatica, back in August and then having another back operation to sort it out. And then it's taken absolutely <em>ages</em> to recover from the resulting damaged nerves in my legs. Just about able to stomp about fairly normally now, but I do tend to fall over if I stand on one leg. Very hard to put my wellies on I can tell you....<br />
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But the new album has progressed and is now in it's final mixing stages.. 2 songs left to be tweaked and it will be ready for mastering. Hooray! <a href="http://www.leefletcher.net/">Lee</a> has worked so hard on the productions and tweakings.<br />
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Artwork for these Newborn Creatures is being prepared by yet another fantastic artist, <a href="http://www.catherinehyde.co.uk/">Catherine Hyde </a>. I am so privileged and honoured to be able to use her work on this album as I have been to use the work of <a href="http://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/">Jackie Morris</a> on Talking With Strangers. Both such stunning artists, each very different, but who seem to be able to match their work to my music. Fantastic! Gringringrin!!<br />
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Through various illnesses and delays and problems, some of the plans in 2010, didn't go as, errr, planned. Grey October Day as a single release was delayed, but will still probably go ahead sometime this year..the limited edition of the vinyl Fragile ep was held up by many hiccups, not least of which was the weather and the Trader Horne vinyl reissue was also delayed, mainly because it needed to be absolutely perfect and it took a while to become so.. but that is being packed up and sent off imminently.. So I am really sorry for any angst, but they are on their way....<br />
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What else..? Ah yes the sad news of the death of my little brother in California, where he has lived for 30 years. He could play a mean brass watering can, and I had hoped one day to have him perform live on stage. So sad.. RIP Stephen..<br />
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Jolly fab news that <a href="http://www.richardthompson-music.com/">Richard T</a> has been awarded an OBE. I am really delighted that his wonderful talent has been recognised in this way... Excellent !!<br />
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Grey October Day – from the Mercury entered album Talking With Strangers, features Robert Fripp, Tim Bowness, Alistair Murphy, Simon Nicol, Ian McDonald and Julianne Regan amongst others, has been superbly reviewed worldwide, and this single will be issued as a download, CD EP and limited vinyl, and you could be involved...<br />
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www.burningshed.co.ukJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-82864879806620509452010-06-04T11:32:00.000-07:002010-06-04T11:32:58.812-07:00Talking With Strangers launch at the 100Club review and an interviewA bit late but here is a review by Brian Hinton of the launch gig of Talking With Strangers at the 100 club back in August last year and an interview by Ian Maun<br />
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Both are here on the <a href="http://www.siiye.co.uk/E4/PAGE_016.html">S.I.I.Y.E site</a> of Geoff Wall <br />
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Am I becoming big headed..?<br />
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Anything's possible.. ;-)Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-69627036931139520612010-06-04T08:49:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:49:24.028-07:00Dirty Linen<div class="blogSubject"><br />
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Sadly it is now no more, and you can read about it's history here <a href="http://dirtynelson.com/2010/05/24/a-short-history-of-a-music-magazine/#more-4">Dirty Linen</a> <br />
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A shame.. :-(<br />
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They do have a certain amount of back issues for sale which you can find here <a href="http://dirtynelson.com/sale/">back issues</a> <br />
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Postage to the UK is expensive, but if you live in the US it's not too bad I guess...Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-68143371673492132312010-05-27T02:54:00.000-07:002010-05-27T02:54:19.628-07:00I will get to Paris........I will.. Talking With Strangers is being released in France and I have been trying to get to Paris to do some early promotion for it, but every time it is all arranged, disastrous events beyond anyone's control cause it to be postponed.. My bag and that of Whizzy have been packed and unpacked and now they sit in the limbo status of semi-unpackedness just waiting.. like me...<br />
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It has been a very strange year so far.. The time has ticked away and the year is nearly half over. I don't feel as though I have accomplished much this year, although in fact the work for the Jude/Lee/Markus album that was begun at the end of last year is in the process of being transformed and translated into what I am certain will be something wonderful. But that all happens away from me so, apart from updates and snippets, it's all a bit disconnected and distant.. But the joy of hearing what has been created is lovely and worth the waiting..<br />
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Did I tell you that I sang 'If I Had a Ribbon Bow' in public for the first time for years at the Oxford Folk Festival with Roots Union?<br />
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It was fun to do in amongst my Festival duties as Artist Liaison.. There are very weird accoustics in the Town Hall and if you wonder why I am laughing as I sing, well there is a little orange bouncing blob on the left hand side of the stage and that is my dancing granddaughter in the arms of her mother. And yes I do do the sigh...<br />
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I sang it once more at the Oxjam gig at the Guildhall in Axminster, Devon and that was fine too, but twice is enough for returning to old songs I think..:-)<br />
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What else have I done since March? Oh yes I was invited by Ambassador Margus Laidre to the Estonian embassy for a reception where the English translation of one of Dr Laidre's books was being launched and Tim Bowness was playing a short set.. It was lovely to meet Margus at last and it was weird to think that by stepping over the threshold of the Embassy, I had spent a couple of hours in Estonia.. Now that is the kind of travelling that really appeals to me.. just step through a door...:-)<br />
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I have been trying to buy new specs for the last few months, but as I can't see anything without my glasses and those photo things they have in opticians produce absolutely ghastly photos...I have been putting it off.. But yesterday I did buy some new ones. I think they are lilac and I think they will look ok, but actually I haven't got the foggiest idea what they will really look like till they appear. Oh well. I could dye my hair lilac to match. Or maybe deep violet as a contrast.. I hate shopping for anything...<br />
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We were recorded for <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lydverket">'Lydverket</a>' Norway's premier music tv show (I guess the equivalent in the UK would be Jools Holland's 'Later'at the rehearsal studio and for <a href="http://www.tv2.no/gmn/">God Morgen Norge</a> the morning breakfast show (we had to get up at 4 am for that one) and for <a href="http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/about_the_nrk/1.3607220">NRK P2</a> which is a cultural radio station a bit like Radio 4 in the UK .. interspersed with interviews for daily papers and rock magazines so it was all a bit of a non stop couple of days.and great fun... the Norwegians were so very kind and delighted that I was there that I was very relaxed and , I think, sang my best.. apart from when I totally forgot a line and had to make something up on the spot. Luckily it rhymed..;-)<br />
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Best of all was meeting Jacob and Lars from <a href="http://www.termorecords.com/">Termo Record</a>s who looked after us so well , and not forgetting Lars' parents who let three tired people stay at their beautiful farm and fed them magnificently. xxx's to you allJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-15483314637949305112010-01-28T09:52:00.000-08:002010-01-28T09:52:14.664-08:00Radio RadioI shall be nattering on Wolverhampton Community Radio tonight.<br />
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It's on between 10pm and midnight on 101.8 WCR FM which is Wolverhampton's Community Radio Station available in that area on 101.8 FM and everywhere else at <a href="http://www.wcrfm.com/">http://www.wcrfm.com/</a><br />
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I have no idea what I shall say - it depends on the questions... :-)<br />
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Otherwise all is going well the album is in repress and it has featured in two 'Best of 2009' critic's charts in Classic Rock presents Prog.. I am really delighted...<br />
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Harpsong is in the running for a much admired Hancock Award on the <a href="http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/">Talkawhile forum</a> for 'Best Original Song' and that has delighted me even more..<br />
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The songs for the new album are coming together and plans are afoot for a one-off Trader Horne re-union gig later this year.. Gulp!Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-48735947728608657092010-01-04T15:11:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:12:22.852-08:00An Excellent BookA very quick post to publicise a book that Search Press are producing to help their daughter's, (my niece) school to raise money to build a school in Ghana<br />
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My New Year's resolution is that I will stop using the word 'that' when I really mean to say 'who', unless of course when I really do mean that. Like just now for instance. I'm confusing myself now...<br />
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I have been doing a little bit of singing for one of the new album songs, but I have no idea how it will fit where it needs to be fitted...and I am impatiently waiting to hear the melody for another song. So I am in a kind of limbo. Waiting for things to appear and trying not to be too impatient because I do know that these things take time and drumming my fingers won't help at all. Or stamping my feet. Actually stamping my feet might warm them up . It's <em>freezing</em> tonight.. I took Whizzy on her last walk of the day just now and the frost was thick and sparkling under the moon.<br />
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Somewhere else, the question was asked. 'What were you doing 10 years ago?' <br />
My children were away from home, both had sweethearts (who they subsequently married) I had been widowed for 6 years and was just getting the hang of being on my own with dogs for company.. I had no internet connection or indeed a computer that it could be connected to, for anything I wanted to type in a straight line, I used my trusty old BBC B computer with a huge printer..<br />
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The island pond field where I had walked my dogs for years, had been bought by the village and the Woodland Trust from the developers <strike>that</strike> <em>who</em> had tried unsuccessfully for years to build 300 houses on it, and the whole field was now full of newly planted twigs in plastic protectors that would in ten years time become a respectable young wood of forty-foot trees (or possibly more - I can't judge that sort of thing) and where I would find songs hanging in the wind for me to play with. But ten years ago that was all in the future.<br />
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So. Ten years later I am still on my own with a dog, smaller and scruffier than ever (me, not the dog,they just get more elegant and graceful), but with four albums created, the latest of which is the one I am most proud of. The others may see the light of day again one day. I may redo some of the songs because they are <em>almost </em>'there', but not quite... but then againI may leave them as they are - a snapshot of my past. And I did fall in love again briefly, but it was a fragile thing that had no air to breathe. But who knows what is in the future? I am continually curious....Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-32532979905544717582009-12-10T08:05:00.000-08:002009-12-14T09:16:07.109-08:00New artwork, new releases, new things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Right, what else? Well, recording continues with Lee Fletcher and Markus Reuter, we have the beginnings of 6 songs now, which sound absolutely lovely, and we will be continuing to work on those over the winter.<br />
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Recording has also started in earnest with Tim Bowness and Alistair Murphy for the follow up to TWS, so far, we have one song written with Julianne Regan which is as wonderful as you might hope it would be, and 3 others in various states of readiness. I will keep you updated on progress...<br />
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Live shows in 2010. Yes, (gulp!) you read that right, I am likely to do 2 or 3 festivals next year, with a very special line up. More news on that early next year.<br />
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It is also very possible that Jack and I will reform for a one off Trader Horne reunion show, and that will be quite enough live singing for one year, thank you very much.<br />
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Finally for now, 2010 will see a re-issue of the Trader Horne album on vinyl, which rather wonderfully will include exact replicas of the two very hard to find vinyl singles. I am told this will be in March, and details of how to order will be available soon. <br />
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Oh, and the small matter of the 'single' from TWS, the Fragile box set, a compilation with a song of mine on for the very clever man who formed Creation Records, and TWS to be released in the USA, France, Australia, and Japan.<br />
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Retirement seems a very long time ago.....Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-63340853547144771782009-11-24T11:25:00.000-08:002009-11-24T11:25:56.492-08:00'Best of 2009' -- well that's what it saysHMV in Manchester have got TWS in their Best of 2009 'Specialist music' rack!<br />
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This was to be a pretty intensive recording and writing session with the hope of creating some interesting music, Lee had been writing music for some of my words and I had been writing words for some of Markus' music so this was a chance to put everything together and see what happened...<br />
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They were both delightful visitors and we got on famously (I think!). The Pink room was once again filled with musical instruments and bits of electronic machinery and cables and pieces of paper with scribbles and transpositions and extra additional words.<br />
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The end result was the beginnings of 6 seperate songs, one of which was a cover, but the others were all new.. I love this bit, when ideas are being formed and harmonies and dissonant chord sequences are being invented, taking shape and becoming surprising and delightful bases for the songs to grow on..<br />
They both left on Friday to go to London where the album <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisfragilemoment">'This Fragile Moment'</a> was being launched at the Estonian Embassy. Produced by Markus and mastered by Lee, it features Markus, Toyah Willcox, Chris Wong (both from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wearethehumans">'the Humans'</a>)and two Estonian musicians, Robert Jurjendal and Arvo Urb<br />
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It's lovely, as is the album that Markus has produced for Chrysta Bell<br />
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It's so good to be working with such creative musicians :-)<br />
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And I hope to start working on Jude2 with Alistair, very soon.<br />
Coooo!Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283141224766210739.post-65723780092776887302009-10-22T01:19:00.000-07:002009-10-23T11:23:23.316-07:00Updating..updating..updatingRight then, news and plans for the end of this year and next year (heavens!)<br />
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I have done a bit of singering on the forthcoming Kings Cross vinyl single Every Sentimental Moment available <a href="http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=1115710943950709192&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&primaryID=0&simpleSearchString=kings%20cross&btnSubmitSearch.x=17&btnSubmitSearch.y=13">here<br />
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that's released on the 2nd of November<br />
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An ep of 3 songs that weren't included on Talking With Strangers, and one song of Sand Snowman's that I have sung on will be released in January<br />
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It will be called 'Fragile'<br />
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And my own single with Tim, Grey October Day will be released in <strike>October</strike> January as well :-)<br />
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Tim (the Crooner) and Alistair (the Curator) and I will be working on my next album currently called Jude2 until we think of something better! I expect there will be more collaborations with startlingly nice people.....<br />
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I have also just begun to work on a collaboration with the lovely Lee Fletcher and the fantastic Markus Reuter on music that will probably be extraordinary and different..<br />
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Talking With Strangers is being released in the US, Australia,France, and Scandinavia early next year<br />
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And we will be releasing a vinyl re-issue of the first Trader Horne album, 'Morning Way' early next year<br />
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And there are more odd things in the pipeline...to be continuedJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704746658092210914noreply@blogger.com0