> Folk Music > Records > Belinda O’Hooley: Music Is My Silence
Belinda O’Hooley: Music Is My Silence
Music Is My Silence RabbleRouser Music RR001 (CD, UK, 13 June 2005) |
Produced by Adrian McNally;
Recorded by Jerry Barker at Woodman Studios, Elland, January-March 2003;
Mixed by Alex Tomlin and Adam Speakman at The Cutting Rooms, Manchester, June 2003;
Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Sanctuary Townhouse, November 2003;
Photography by Stephen Redfern
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: piano, vocals, backing vocals;
Paul Denny: drums;
Chris Price: bass guitar;
Rachel Unthank: cello;
Jayne Coyle: viola;
Sarah Allen: flute, accordion;
Steve Waterman: trumpet;
Kevin Holborough: trombone;
Adrian McNally: backing vocals
Tracks
- All That Remains (5.16)
- Blanket of Night (8.41)
- Moon Over Water (4.45)
- Izuku, No More (3.37)
- Lover (3.55)
- Music Is My Silence (6.23)
- Different Light (4.19)
- Afterglow (3.59)
- Monalea (6.41)
- With Her (4.04)
All tracks written by Belinda O’Hooley
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Silent June
O’Hooley & Tidow: Silent June
Silent June No Masters NMCD32 (CD, UK, 22 February 2010) |
Recorded at West End Studio, Golcar by Belinda O’Hooley, August-November 2009
except string quartet recorded at Hill Top Studios, Leeds;
Produced by Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson at Hill Top Studios, Leeds;
String quartet arranged and directed by Melanie Purves;
Sleeve note by Heidi Tidow;
Photography by Casey Orr;
Design by Boff Whalley
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals [1-11],
dampened piano [1, 7],
piano [2-3, 5-6, 8-10],
piano chimes [3],
hand claps [3];
Heidi Tidow: vocals [1],
hand claps [3];
String quartet: Nia Bevan, Raymond Lester, Jayne Coyle, Damion Browne [1, 8, 10];
Anna Esslemont: violin [2, 7],
hand claps [3];
Cormac Byrne: bodhrán and percussion [2],
cajon [3],
hand claps [3];
James Dumbelton: guitar [5];
Jackie Oates: Octave fiddle [5];
James Budden: bass [5];
Irene Rourke: intro vocals [6]
Tracks
- Flight of the Petrel (6.38)
- All Stand in Line (4.59)
- Shelter Me (3.42)
- Banjololo (0.35)
- Spancil Hill (Roud 22062) (4.20)
- Too Old to Dream (7.44)
- Hidden from the Sun (7.33)
- Que Sera (6.12)
- Beautiful Danger (3.54)
- One More Xmas (5.19)
- Cold and Stiff (2.14)
Tracks 1, 3, 7-8 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Tracks 2, 9-11 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 4 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 5 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, James Dumbelton, Jackie Oates;
Track 6 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Romberg, Hammerstein II
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: The Fragile
O’Hooley & Tidow: The Fragile
The Fragile No Masters NMCD39 (CD, UK, 6 February 2012) Gentleman Jack No Masters (DL single, UK, 4 November 2012) |
Recorded at West End Studio, Golcar by Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow,
September-October 2011
and Hill Top Studio, Leeds by Neil Ferguson;
Mixed and mastered at Hill Top Studio, Leeds by Neil Ferguson;
String parts arranged and directed by Melanie Purves;
Diversity Choir recorded live at St Anne’s Church, Soho, arranged and directed by Andrea Brown;
Artwork by Kate Aughey;
CD design by Boff Whalley
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals [1-5, 7-12],
piano [1-3, 6-8, 11-12],
dampened piano [5],
accordion [7-9],
handclaps [8];
Heidi Tidow: vocals [1-12],
bells [9],
guitar [12];
Cormac Byrne: bodhrán [3],
drums [3],
percussion [1, 3, 11];
Solo Players (Adam Robinson, James Pattinson, violin;
Jayne Coyle, viola; Martin Couzin, cello) [1-2, 11];
Anna Esslemont: violin [3, 7];
Sam Pegg: bass [3];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion [6];
Jude Abbott: euphonium [9],
flugelhorn [9],
cornet [9];
London Diversity Choir: vocals [11];
Jackie Oates: bass [12]
Tracks
- The Tallest Tree (4.34)
- The Last Polar Bear (3.25)
- Gentleman Jack (2.47)
- Teardrop (1.33)
- Little Boy Blue (4.27)
- Calling Me (5.52)
- Mein Deern (7.20)
- A Daytrip (4.15)
- Pass It On (3.14)
- She Lived Beside the Anner (4.17)
- Ronnie’s Song (6.28)
- Madgie in the Summerlands (2.32)
Tracks 1-3, 6-9, 11 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 4 Delnaja, Marshall, Vowels, Fraser;
Track 5 poem by Eugene Fiels (1888), music Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 10 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 12 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, James Dumbelton, Jackie Oates;
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: The Hum
O’Hooley & Tidow: The Hum
The Hum No Masters NMCD41 (CD, UK, 17 February 2014) |
All vocals, pianos and accordion recorded at West End Studio, Golcar,
by Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow and Neil Ferguson;
All additional instrumentation arranged, performed and recorded
at Tunehouse Studio, London, by Gerry Diver;
Mixed and produced by Gerry Diver at Tunehouse Studio, London;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Cover photo by Casey Orr;
Inside cover artwork Stork
by Becci Maryanne;
CD design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano, electric piano, accordion;
Heidi Tidow: vocals;
Gerry Diver: fiddle & string section, tenor & bass guitars,
pedal steel, bouzouki, Fender Rhodes, autoharp, drums, percussion,
programming
Tracks
- The Hum (4.02)
- Just a Note (3.02)
- Summat’s Brewin’ (3.10)
- Two Mothers (5.48)
- Peculiar Brood (3.10)
- Like Horses (4.35)
- Come Down from the Moor (4.56)
- Coil & Spring (3.56)
- Ruins By the Shore (4.17)
- Kitsune (6.05)
Tracks 1, 5-7, 10 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 2 Ewan MacColl;
Track 3 verses Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
chorus
trad. (Roud 203; G/D 3:590) arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Gerry Diver;
Track 4 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Jackie Oates;
Track 8 words Boff Whalley, music Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 9 Nic Jones
Video
Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow perform Two Mothers. This was recorded and filmed by Minster Studios in Holy Trinity Church, Leeds:
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Summat’s Brewin’
O’Hooley & Tidow: Summat’s Brewin’
Summat’s Brewin’ Hum HUM01 (CD, UK, August 2015) |
Recorded by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow at West End Studio, Golcar;
[12] recorded on 26 June 2015 at The Live Room, Caroline Social Club, Saltaire;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Photos by Bryan Ledgard;
CD design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano, keyboard, synthesisers, accordion, percussion, kazoo;
Heidi Tidow: vocals, guitar, percussion, bells, kazoo
Tracks
- White Winos (3.12)
- Three Drunken Maidens (Roud 252) (2.34)
- Between the Bars (3.44.05)
- The Copper (4.26)
- Murphy’s Saloon (0.38)
- All for Me Grog (Roud 475; G/D 3:580) (3.17)
- Down Where the Drunkards Roll (4.33)
- The Wild Rover (Roud 1173; G/D 7:1480) (4.22)
- The Passenger (4.44)
- The Rakes of Mallow (Roud V10577) (0.50)
- Last Orders (3.31)
- Summat’s Brewin’ (Live) (4.11)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769) (2.34)
Track 1 Loudon Wainwright III;
Tracks 2, 5-6, 8, 10, 13 trad.;
Track 3 Elliot Smith;
Track 4 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 7 Richard Thompson;
Tracks 9, 11 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 12 verses Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
chorus
trad. (Roud 203; G/D 3:590) arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Gerry Diver;
Video: Album Documentary
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Shadows
O’Hooley & Tidow: Shadows
Shadows No Masters NMCD47 (CD, UK, 29 July 2016) |
Steinway grand piano recorded by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow at MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth;
Vocals, accordions and synthesisers recorded by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow at West End Studio, Golcar;
Pete Flood and Andy Seward recorded themselves;
Rowan Rheingans recorded at her house by Belinda O’Hooley;
Mixed by Neil Ferguson;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Cover photos by Maisy Carr Photography;
Sleeve notes by Heidi Tidow;
Design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano, programming, accordion;
Heidi Tidow: vocals, percussion;
Michele Stodart: electric bass, electic guitar, e-bow;
Pete Flood: drums, percussion;
Andy Seward: double bass;
Jude Abbott: trumpet, flugelhorn;
Rowan Rheingans: fiddle, viola, backing vocals;
Hannah James, Hazel Askew: backing vocals;
Grace Petrie: vocals, backing vocals;
Ben Stone: tattoo needle
Tracks
- Colne Valley Hearts (3.40)
- Made in England (3.40)
- Blanket (4.54)
- The Needle & the Hand (4.46)
- Small, Big Love (3.30)
- Shadows (4.14)
- Beryl (3.45)
- The Pixie (4.53)
- Reapers (4.58)
- The Dark Rolling Sea (2.36)
- River (3.56)
All tracks by Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow except
Track 5 Kathryn Williams, Graham Hardy;
Track 6 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 11 Joni Mitchell
> Folk Music > Records > Coven: Unholy Choir
Coven: Unholy Choir
Unholy Choir Coven COVENCD01 (DL EP, UK, 19 March 2017) |
Recorded by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow at Cooper Hall, Frome;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Cover photo by Elly Lucas;
Design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals [1-6],
piano [1-6];
Heidi Tidow: vocals [1-6];
Hannah James: vocals [1-6],
accordion [1, 3, 5],
feet [1, 5];
Rowan Rheingans: vocals [1-6],
fiddle [2-3, 5],
beans [4];
Hazel Askew: vocals [1-6],
harp [1, 4],
bells [5];
Grace Petrie: vocals [1-6],
guitar [2, 4-5]
Tracks
- Coil & Spring (4.09)
- Bread & Roses (2.52)
- This Woman’s Work (3.22)
- Quitting Time (3.50)
- If There’s a Fire in Your Heart (4.13)
- Never Turning Back (live) (2.37)
Track 1 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Boff Whalley;
Track 2 words James Oppenheim, music Rowan Rheingans;
Track 3 Kate Bush;
Track 4 Maggie Roche;
Track 5 Grace Petrie;
Track 6 Pat Humphries
Video
Coven perform This Woman’s Work at the International Women’s Day Concert 2016 at The Guildhall, Leicester, on 7 March 2016:
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: WinterFolk Vol. 1
O’Hooley & Tidow: WinterFolk Vol. 1
WinterFolk Vol. 1 No Masters NMCD51 (CD, UK, 3 November 2017) |
Steinway grand piano, accordion, bells and vocals recorded by Belinda O’Hooley
and Heidi Tidow with kind permission from Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust at
Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth;
Extra vocals, guitar and synthesisers recorded by Belinda and Heidi at
West End Studio, Golcar;
Strings arranged and recorded by Ben Walker at Ben’s Room, Brighton;
Brass and backing vocals recorded by Neil Ferguson;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Cover photo by David Firn at The Old Queen’s Head, Islington, 2012;
Other photos by Bryan Ledgard and Belinda O’Hooley;
Sleeve notes by Heidi Tidow;
Design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano, programming, accordion;
Heidi Tidow: vocals, guitar, bells;
Jo Silverston: cello;
Anna Jenkins: violin, viola;
Jude Abbott: flugelhorn, euphonium, backing vocals;
Neil Ferguson: backing vocals
Tracks
- Fire and Wine (4.39)
- The Last Polar Bear (4.28)
- One More Xmas (5.56)
- Winter Folk Carol (3.20)
- Coventry Carol piano instrumental (4.04)
- Calling Me (6.07)
- Whitethorn (5.01)
- Stille Nacht (3.48)
- We Sing Hallelujah (3.19)
- Wexford Lullaby (4.00)
- Fairytale of New York (6.56)
- Stille Nacht Reprise (1.18)
Track 1 Steve Asley;
Tracks 2, 4, 6 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Tracks 3, 7 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 5 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley;
Tracks 8, 12 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Track 9 Richard Thompson;
Track 10 John Renbourn;
Track 11 Jem Finer, Shane McGowan
> Folk Music > Records > Belinda O’Hooley: Inversions
Belinda O’Hooley: Inversions
Inversions No Masters NMCD53 (CD, UK, 28 June 2019) |
Recorded and produced by Heidi Tidow;
Steinway grand piano, accordion, percussion and vocals recorded by
Heidi with kind permission from Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust at
Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Sleeve notes by Belinda O’Hooley;
Photos by Hannah Webster, Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow;
Cover artwork by Kate Aughey;
CD design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: piano, vocals, accordion, percussion;
Heidi Tidow: backing vocals, spoken word;
Michael McGoldrick: uilleann pipes, whistle
Tracks
- Inside a Soul (2.22)
- Felingerrig (3.34)
- The Swallow’s Tail (3.46)
- Dilin O’ Deamhas (3.50)
- Skibbereen (4.30)
- Aran Fawddwy (4.30)
- Hawkward (3.55)
- Cadair Idris (4.11)
- The Applecross Inn (4.08)
- The Hills of Greenmore (3.32)
- Pipistrelles at 6pm (1.46)
- The Bonny Boy (3.51)
- My Father’s Reel (6.47)
Tracks 1-2, 7-8, 11, 13 Belinda O’Hooley;
Tracks 3-5, 9-10, 12 trad. arr. Belinda O’Hooley;
Tracks 6 Heidi Tidow
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Live at St George’s
O’Hooley & Tidow: Live at St George’s
Live at St George’s No Masters NMCD55 (CD, UK, 11 September 2020) |
Recorded by Phil Round live just before lockdown at St George’s, Bristol;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Cover photo by Belinda O’Hooley;
Other photos by Dorset Bays Photography, Lifeline Photography, Heidi Tidow
and members of St George’s Hall audience;
Sleeve notes by Heidi Tidow;
CD design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano, accordion, kazoo;
Heidi Tidow: vocals, foot stomp, bells, kazoo
Tracks
- The Tallest Tree (4.56)
- Colne Valley Hearts (4.00)
- Small, Big Love (3.50)
- Two Mothers (6.03)
- Beryl (4.17)
- Ronnie’s Song (6.03)
- The Hum (4.06)
- Between the Bars (4.03)
- Woman in Space (4.21)
- All for Me Grog (Roud 475; G/D 3:580) (3.19)
- Blanket (5.10)
- Like Horses (5.21)
- Gentleman Jack (5.17)
All tracks written by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow except
Track 3 Jathryn Williams, Graham Hardy;
Track 4 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow, Jackie Oates;
Track 8 Elliott Smith;
Track 10 trad. add. Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow
Tracks 1, 6, 13 originally from The Fragile (2012);
Tracks 4, 7, 12 originally from The Hum (2014);
Tracks 8, 10 originally from Summat’s Brewin’ (2015);
Tracks 2-3, 5, 11 originally from Shadows (2016)
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Chimneys, Moors & Me
O’Hooley & Tidow: Chimneys, Moors & Me
Chimneys, Moors & Me No Masters (DL single, UK, 8 September 2021) |
Commissioned by Pennine Prospects for the launch of the
newly formed South Pennines National Park;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Logo by Ben Stone;
Artwork by Martin Rowsell
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals, piano;
Heidi Tidow: vocals;
Miriam Skinner: cello;
Michele Stodart: bass guitar, acoustic guitars;
Laurence Hunt: drums
Tracks
- Chimneys, Moors & Me (full band version) (4.56)
- Chimneys, Moors & Me (piano & cello version) (4.00)
All tracks written by Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow: Cloudheads
O’Hooley & Tidow: Cloudheads
Cloudheads No Masters NMCD57 (CD, UK, 21 April 2023) |
Piano, feet and vocals recorded at Peel House, Luddenden Foot by Heidi and
Belinda with kind permission from Virginia and Clive Lloyd, except
Tracks 7-9, 11- 12 recorded by Jonny Solway at Dean Street Studios, Soho;
Strings arranged, performed and recorded at home by Anna Esslemont;
Cello arranged and recorded by Belinda at our home, performed by Miriam Skinner;
Clarinets arranged, performed and recorded at home by Jack McNeill;
Bass, acoustic guitars and E-bow arranged, performed and recorded at home by Michele Stodart;
Additional acoustic and electric guitars arranged and performed by Katie Spencer, recorded at home by Belinda;
Flugelhorn arranged and performed by Jude Abbott, recorded at home by Neil Ferguson;
Hannah James’s accordion, feet and vocals arranged by Hannah, recorded at home by Belinda;
Mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson;
‘Cloudheads’ cover art by Lucy Hanson;
Photos by Hannah Webster and Stuart Bailey;
CD Design and layout by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Music;
Sleeve notes by Heidi Tidow
Musicians
Belinda O’Hooley: vocals [1-4, 6-8, 10-11],
piano [1, 3, 5-12],
feet [4, 6, 10],
percussion [4];
Heidi Tidow: vocals [1-4, 6-8, 10-11];
Flynn O’Hooley-Tidow: chatter [2];
Suranne Jones: vocals [11];
Anna Esslemont: violin [8, 10],
strings [1, 4, 11];
Jack McNeill: clarinets [1, 3-4, 9-10];
Michele Stodart: bass guitar [1, 4, 6, 8],
electric guitar [8],
acoustic guitar [6],
E-bow [8];
Jude Abbott: flugelhorn [7, 11];
Katie Spencer: acoustic guitar [3, 8],
electric guitar [6];
Hannah James: feet [1],
accordion [8],
vocals [8],
medieval drum [8];
Miriam Skinner: cello [1, 3-4, 7, 10-11]
Tracks
- Worn Out and Full of Wonder (4.09)
- Little Crumb (0.32)
- The Song Thrush (3.13)
- Cloudheads (4.27)
- Peel House (2.04)
- Matthew and Ted (4.46)
- Chimneys, Moors and Me (Album Version) (4.11)
- Woman in Space (4.28)
- The Road to Monalea (4.16)
- Polly (4.01)
- The Ballad of Anne and Ann (4.08)
- Fiacre Ryan (3.55)
Tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8, 10-11 Belinda O’Hooley, Heidi Tidow;
Tracks 3, 5, 12 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 9 Colm O’Donnell
> Folk Music > Records > O’Hooley & Tidow
Other records with Belinda O’Hooley and/or Heidi Tidow
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Cruel Sister, CD, RabbleRouser RR005, 2005
Jackie Oates, Jackie Oates, CD, Hands On Music HMCD25, 2006
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, The Bairns, CD, Real World Music USCDRW158, 2007
Jackie Oates: The Violet Hour, CD, Chudleigh Roots CR002, 2008
Jackie Oates, Hyperboreans, CD, Unearthed / One Little Indian TPLP1034CD, 2009
Chumbawamba, ABCDEFG, CD, No Masters NMCD33, 2010
Lucy Ward, Adelphi Has to Fly, CD, Navigator Navigator 47, 2011
Various Artists: Fire Feathers Felony & Fate (Leigh Folk Festival 2011), CD, Thames Delta MUD004CD, 2011
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013
Chumbawamba, Going, Going, DVD, No Masters NMDVD01, 2013
Patsy Matheson: Domino Girls, CD, Tomorrow TRCD3, 2014
Chris While and Julie Matthews, Who We Are, CD, Fat Cat FATCD029, 2014
Jim Boyes with Belinda O’Hooley, Sensations of a Wound, CD, No Masters NMCD43, 2015
Chris While & Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine, O'Hooley & Tidow, John McCusker, John Doyle, Coope Boyes & Simpson, The Ballads of Child Migration, CD, Delphonic DELPH119, 2015
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK16, 2015
Various Artists, Land of Hope and Fury, CD, Union Music UMS009, 2015
Ray Hearne, Umpteen, CD, No Masters NMCD46, 2016
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK18, 2017
Maddie Morris: Skin, CD, No Masters NMCD59, 23 February 2024