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Live at the Wyeside
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Live at the Wyeside Squeezer SQZCD 126 (CD, UK, November 2025) |
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A live recording with John and Sue re-uniting for the first time in over thirty years to play through a chunk of their old repertoire, adding some new tunes and arrangements, and joining forces with their son Benji on seven of the sixteen tracks. A few songs in harmony, a few solos, with a couple of songs led by Benji, and some startling instrumentals.
Produced by John and Benji Kirkpatrick;
Recorded live at the Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales on 2 October 2024;
Live sound and concert recording by Tim Ferrett;
Mixed and mastered by Ian Jones;
Sleeve and booklet design, image manipulation and concert photos by Gordon Citrine;
Original photography on Facing the Music by Bob Naylor,
original sleeve design by Tony Engle;
Modern photo of John and Sue by Benji Kirkpatrick;
Photo of Benji by Johnny Holden
Musicians
John Kirkpatrick: button accordion, baritone Anglo concertina, vocals;
Sue Harris: hammered dulcimer, vocals;
Benji Kirkpatrick: banjo, guitar, bouzouki, vocals
Tracks
- Wilbur’s Wonder / In the Nick of Time (4.45)
- The Gipsy Laddie (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.55)
- I Wish, I Wish (Roud 495) (3.55)
- The Old Miner (Roud 1136) (6.30)
- The Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe (3.05)
- A Shropshire Lad (3.30)
- If I Were a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (3.20)
- Oakham Poachers (Roud 1686) (5.50)
- The Moon Struck One (4.15)
- Locrian Lockdown (4.05)
- The Willow Tree (Roud 18831) (3.45)
- Wallbreaker (4.25)
- Kettle Drum / The Gas Almost Works (5.55)
- The Dark Town Strutters’ Ball (3.20)
- The Handling of Your Sword (5.10)
- Dennis Crowther’s Tunes (4.40)
Track 1 Sue Harris;
Tracks 2-5, 7-8, 11 trad. arr. John Kirkpatrick, Sue Harris;
Track 6 words Sir John Betjeman, music Jim Parker;
Track 9 J.R. Robertson;
Tracks 10, 13b, 15 John Kirkpatrick;
Track 12 Benji Kirkpatrick;
Tracks 13a, 16 trad. arr. John Kirkpatrick, Sue Harris, Benji Kirkpatrick;
Track 14 Shelton Brooks