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Fearful Symmetry

Jon Loomes: Fearful Symmetry (Fellside FECD186)

Fearful Symmetry
Jon Loomes

Fellside Recordings FECD186 (CD, UK, 2005)

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Recorded by Paul Adams, Robert Hallard and Jon Loomes;
Produced by Paul Adams, Jon Loomes and Robert Hallard;
Front illustration by Nick Southam;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Jon Loomes: vocals, guitar, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy;
with
Paul Scourfield: melodeon;
Michael Beeke: recorders, English pipes;
Philip G. Martin: hurdy-gurdy

Tracks

  1. Jacky Tar (Roud 511; Laws K40) (5.46)
  2. The Ride in the Creel (Roud 120; Child 281; G/D 2:317; Henry H201) (5.46)
  3. The Ploughman (Roud 2538) (2.57)
  4. Rolling in the Dew (Roud 298; G/D 4:812) (4.36)
  5. Grandfather’s Polka / Polka d’Avreyon (4.02)
  6. All for Me Grog (Roud 475; G/D 3:580) (3.35)
  7. The Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (3.57)
  8. Would You Marry a Young Virgin of Fifteen Years Old? / The Seven Stars jigs (3.08)
  9. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (1.42)
  10. Bridgewater Fair (Roud 1571) (3.29)
  11. Riddles Wisely Expounded (Roud 161; Child 1) (4.07)
  12. Wild Boar (Roud 29; Child 18) (3.22)
  13. Fine Flowers in the Valley (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (2.49)
  14. Three Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.06)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 7-8, 12, 14 trad. arr. Jon Loomes, Paul Scourfield;
Tracks 3-4, 6, 10-11, 13 trad. arr. Jon Loomes;
Track 9 Gustav Holst

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Dust in the Sun

Jon Loomes: Dust in the Sun (Talking Cat TCCD2601)

Dust in the Sun
Jon Loomes

Talking Cat Recordings TCCD2601 (CD, UK, 21 June 2026)

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Produced by Tom Kitching and Jon Loomes;
Recorded by Hamilton Legato at Deadrock Studio, Llandewi Brefi;
Photography by James Fagan;
Design by Apognosis

Folking.com review by Dai Jeffries

Musicians

Jon Loomes: vocals, guitar, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy;
Rachel Crowther: bass;
Tom Kitching: fiddle;
Troisnyx: side drum;
Rakoczy: English pipes, recorders, concertina;
Gill Loomes-Quinn: hammered dulcimer;
Becky Taylor: uilleann pipes;
Llandewi Brefi Coronation Silver Band

Tracks

  1. Dame Durden (Roud 1209) (3.41)
  2. Roll the Woodpile Down (Roud 4443)
  3. Noble Lord Hawkins (Roud 195; Laws O14; G/D 2:226)
  4. The Carrion Crow (Roud 891)
  5. Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155)
  6. Maid on the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27)
  7. Selkie of Sule Skerry (Roud 197; Child 113)
  8. The Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497)
  9. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624)
  10. The Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334)

All tracks trad. except
Track 5 George Brown

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Other records with Jon Loomes

Besides being with Pilgrims’ Way, Jon Loomes played on these album:

Landmarks (Fellside FECD203) Various Artists: Landmarks: 25 Years of a Leading Folk Music Label, 3 CD, Fellside FECD203, 2006

Pete Coe: Backbone (Backshift BASHCD 57) Pete Coe: Backbone, CD, Backshift BASHCD 57, 2010

Pete Coe: Tall Tailes (Backshift BASHCD EXTRA 59) Pete Coe: Tall Tailes, CD, Backshift BASHCD 59, 2011

Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham: Well Dressed (WildGoose WGS387CD) Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham: Well Dressed, CD, WildGoose WGS387CD, 2012

Tom Kitching: Interloper (Fellside FECD267) Tom Kitching: Interloper, CD, Fellside FECD267, 2015

Amy & Gavin Davenport: A Boat of Promises (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD14) Amy & Gavin Davenport: A Boat of Promises, CD, Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD14, 2019

Mel Biggs: From Darkness Comes Light (Talking Cat TCCD2103) Mel Biggs: From Darkness Comes Light, CD, Talking Cat TCCD2103, 2021

Eliza Delf: Into the Wilderness (Peace in the Head EJDCD001) Eliza Delf: Into the Wilderness, CD, Peace in the Head EJDCD001, 2022

Eliza Delf: The Blackberry Thief (Peace in the Head) Eliza Delf: The Blackberry Thief, EP, Peace in the Head, 2022

Lilian: Pareidolia (Talking Cat TCCD2302) Lilian: Pareidolia, CD, Talking Cat TCCD2302, 2023