Talking Elephant is primarily a re-issue label that specialises in music from the 70's. It also rele
Talking Elephant specialise in classic rock and folk music with reissues and new CD album releases. Featuring artists such as Wishbone Ash, Iain Matthews, Ashley Hutchings, Johnny Winter, Fairport Convention, Dando Shaft, Astralasia, Argent, The Albion Band, Magna Carta, and Shawn Phillips to name a few.
A rather nice interview with our friend David Carroll on the Bold Reynold Projects. BR Too is available for preorder now on Talking Elephant plus a limited run of Vinyl. NICE!
Dear readers, we are pleased to offer you in this article an interview with David Carroll, UK artist who started the Bold Reynold Project with members of Gryphon and Fairport Convention.
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This video was made by Georgia to support the Cropredy Festival. It is an important event to keep the legacy and music of Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention...
This video was made by Georgia to support the Cropredy Festival. It is an important event to keep the legacy and music of Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention...
If you liked our Carla Fuchs/ Sandy Denny Songbird project, check this wonderful version of Full Moon. Or just check out Songbird on Talking Elephant
Today is the day of Sandy's passing. (1947-1978) Gone but not forgotten.In memory of Sandy Denny, great songwriter, great performer, great voice, amazing wo...
what a great album this is
From British rock legends Medicine Head, coming this month: ‘Heartwork’, a new album released on 23 February in digital formats via Living Room Records, and on CD through Talking Elephant 🤘
https://singsongmusic.com/news-new-medicine-head-album-for-release-february-2024/
Featuring ten brand new songs, this is a fresh and vibrant set of blues rock that once more centre the band’s founder John Fiddler and Medicine Head in the core of this wonderful tradition.
Of ‘Heartwork’, John Fiddler says: “I am the lucky one who has remained the “Beating Heart” of Medicine Head, and as such, where my Heart leads I follow, through Affairs of the Heart, the State of the Heart, Heartbreak, Heartache, and Straight from the Heart. I navigate with my ‘Soul Compass’ creating HEARTWORK framed in Love Peace and Empathy; though in a previous life, while smiling I would say, ‘I’m a Pacifist, so don’t f**k with me’.
“Most of the songs I’ve written are love songs, once described by a music critic as ‘skeletal love songs’. Nowadays maybe there’s a little more meat on the bone (or for vegans, a few more leaves on the tree) but either way, the State of the Heart has always featured heavily in the songs I write.”
Medicine Head began life in 1968 when the founding core duo of singer and guitarist John Fiddler and harmonica player Peter Hope-Evans began performing in the Midlands. They quickly came to the attention of John Peel and – at the insistence of John Lennon – the DJ ended up signing the band to his own Dandelion Records. Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend were also early cheerleaders. Peel declared the band’s debut 1968 single “His Guiding Hand” to be one of the classics of all time – and a copy featured in his legendary Record Box.
Medicine Head released three albums via Dandelion Records, with Hope-Evans leaving and returning to the fold during that time. The first album, 1970’s ‘New Bottles, Old Medicine’ featured ‘His Guiding Hand’ and was recorded in a two-hour session and Medicine Head toured with the DJ at many of Peel’s shows. The band followed that with the single ‘(And The) Pictures In The Sky’ and then a second album in 1971, ‘Heavy On The Drum’; produced by the Yardbirds’ Keith Relf. After their 1972 album, ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ [yes, before Pink Floyd), the band signed to Polydor.
Medicine Head then released “One & One Is One”, the single charted at No.3 in the charts and the album of the same name garnered them more fans. The following album ‘Thru’ A Five’ gave them more hits with “Rising Sun” and “Slip and Slide”. Soon after that the band became a duo again, releasing the fittingly titled album ‘Two Man Band’ in 1976. The following year, Peter Hope-Evans left for the final time, although John Fiddler (with Peter’s blessing), has continued to work, and to release records as Medicine Head – 2011’s ‘Fiddlersophical’ was the last before ‘Warriors of Love’.
As that previous album proved, John Fiddler has retained his voice and his musical freedom: this is an artist and a band with pedigree and a story. ‘Heartwork’ is cut through with experience and integrity, and sits beautifully within that Medicine Head catalogue.
‘Heartwork’, released Friday 23 February. Pre-save in digital format now: https://presave.to/mLIVINGDB8
Excellent 📸 by Danny Clifford.
Coming this Friday the wonderful new album from John Fiddler & Medicine Head. Here's a little taster from the album. Enjoy
First track on the album HEARTWORK from MEDICINE HEAD!CD on TALKING ELEPHANT RECORDS available from https://medicinehead.rocks/storeOn all DIGITAL PLATFORMS ...
Wonderful new album coming on the 23rd on Talking Elephant 🙂
Like a fine wine or an oak-aged malt liquor, some artists only get better with time and that’s certainly the case with vocalist/guitarist John Fiddler. For over fifty years he’s been steering the good ship Medicine Head through the often murky waters of the music industry and has left a stream o...
From British rock legends Medicine Head, coming this month: ‘Heartwork’, a new album released on 23 February in digital formats via Living Room Records, and on CD through Talking Elephant 🤘
https://singsongmusic.com/news-new-medicine-head-album-for-release-february-2024/
Featuring ten brand new songs, this is a fresh and vibrant set of blues rock that once more centre the band’s founder John Fiddler and Medicine Head in the core of this wonderful tradition.
Of ‘Heartwork’, John Fiddler says: “I am the lucky one who has remained the “Beating Heart” of Medicine Head, and as such, where my Heart leads I follow, through Affairs of the Heart, the State of the Heart, Heartbreak, Heartache, and Straight from the Heart. I navigate with my ‘Soul Compass’ creating HEARTWORK framed in Love Peace and Empathy; though in a previous life, while smiling I would say, ‘I’m a Pacifist, so don’t f**k with me’.
“Most of the songs I’ve written are love songs, once described by a music critic as ‘skeletal love songs’. Nowadays maybe there’s a little more meat on the bone (or for vegans, a few more leaves on the tree) but either way, the State of the Heart has always featured heavily in the songs I write.”
Medicine Head began life in 1968 when the founding core duo of singer and guitarist John Fiddler and harmonica player Peter Hope-Evans began performing in the Midlands. They quickly came to the attention of John Peel and – at the insistence of John Lennon – the DJ ended up signing the band to his own Dandelion Records. Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend were also early cheerleaders. Peel declared the band’s debut 1968 single “His Guiding Hand” to be one of the classics of all time – and a copy featured in his legendary Record Box.
Medicine Head released three albums via Dandelion Records, with Hope-Evans leaving and returning to the fold during that time. The first album, 1970’s ‘New Bottles, Old Medicine’ featured ‘His Guiding Hand’ and was recorded in a two-hour session and Medicine Head toured with the DJ at many of Peel’s shows. The band followed that with the single ‘(And The) Pictures In The Sky’ and then a second album in 1971, ‘Heavy On The Drum’; produced by the Yardbirds’ Keith Relf. After their 1972 album, ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ [yes, before Pink Floyd), the band signed to Polydor.
Medicine Head then released “One & One Is One”, the single charted at No.3 in the charts and the album of the same name garnered them more fans. The following album ‘Thru’ A Five’ gave them more hits with “Rising Sun” and “Slip and Slide”. Soon after that the band became a duo again, releasing the fittingly titled album ‘Two Man Band’ in 1976. The following year, Peter Hope-Evans left for the final time, although John Fiddler (with Peter’s blessing), has continued to work, and to release records as Medicine Head – 2011’s ‘Fiddlersophical’ was the last before ‘Warriors of Love’.
As that previous album proved, John Fiddler has retained his voice and his musical freedom: this is an artist and a band with pedigree and a story. ‘Heartwork’ is cut through with experience and integrity, and sits beautifully within that Medicine Head catalogue.
‘Heartwork’, released Friday 23 February. Pre-save in digital format now: https://presave.to/mLIVINGDB8
Excellent 📸 by Danny Clifford.
DAVID JACKSON & RENÈ VAN COMMENEE
ONLY THREE WEEKS TO GO
With excitement mounting for the highly anticipated new album from VDGG's David Jackson and Dutch visual sound artist Rene Van Commenee, get yourselves a taste of what to expect with the radio edit of 'Gateway'
available now from the following Bandcamp links:
https://talkingelephantrecords.bandcamp.com/
BREAKING NEWS - Your chance to win a copy of 'Keep Your Lane'
Enter the 'Keep Your Lane Kwiz'
David and Rene have devised six dastardly awkward questions.
Visit Rene's website: https://commenee.nl/keep-your-lane-kwiz-2/ and use the mailto link to send your answers to us.
Enter by midnight GMT Friday 26 January to be in with a chance. Even if you cannot answer every question the winners will be chosen at random from those entries with the highest scores
Two lucky winners will be notified by email and announced on both David and Rene's websites on Sunday 28 January.
Good luck everyone!!
'Keep Your Lane' can be pre-ordered here:
https://www.talkingelephant.co.uk/product/keep-your-lane/
Or available on our Bandcamp site very soon
Saxophonist, flautist and composer with Van der Graaf Generator; (9 major albums between 1969 - 2005. Jackson has also played with Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Peter Hammill (VdGG), David Cross (King Crimson), Keith Tippett amongst many others. During the 2020/2021 world Covid Lockdown and the resulting...
Happy New Year to all you wonderful people. Lots of new releases in the pipeline for 2024.
YEAHHHHH WE broke into the top 40. Well done Carla
Available now Songbird on CD and Limited Edition USB.
Order now for a very special album
A wonderfull collection of photos from the
Guvnor
9 track album
Available now from our Bandcamp site. BOLD REYNOLD T-SHIRTS.
9 track album
Fantastic New Studio abum from STRAY . Available from 15th September
Found on Google from propermusic.com
Another fantastic time at Cropredy meeting you all. See you next year
The Elephants have moved. Apologies if we have been quiet for the past week but a huge move of home and business has slowed us old elephants down a little. Back up and running next week and heading towards Cropredy. :-)
Proud to be a part of this beautiful album in releasing on Talking Elephant
Artful, intimate and sympathetic channelling of Sandy Denny’s lost lyrics by the wonderfully talented Carla Fuchs.
Something rather special heading our way in August on Talking Elephant.
On the show of July 6 2023, but pre-recorded a few days earlier, we had an exclusive interview with GEORGIA LUCAS – daughter of hugely influential / respected UK folk singer/songwriter SANDY …
Sadly the world lost a guitar giant yesterday with Tony T.S. McPhee. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones at this time. Thanks for all the music Tony.
Just a little taste of the incredible talent of Carla Fusch Carla who is currently working on the Song Bird Project with Georgia Rose Lucas and Talking Elephant. An album with new music from Sandys Note book of lyrics. Available this August on Taking Elephant. Catch Carla at the Brazenose on the Thursday.
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Its been quiet sometime that I uploaded a cover and I got to admit there are many on my hard disk but they dont feel up to date cause Im working on the album...
RUTH ANGELL - HLYWING
NOW HOW CAN YOU TOP THAT FOR A REVIEW?
Just occasionally it does everyone good to look at things from a different angle. To me it seems that’s exactly what Ruth Angell – yes, you may well know her […]
Watch the show with David Carroll & Friends 4.50 mins in
IN THE CHARTS AT NUMBER 29.
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