Category Archives: folk rock

Michael Chapman

Posted on September 12, 2021 by moulty58

Following the passing of Charlie Watts another 80 year old man has left us. Michael Chapman was hardly a household name. In the 70s I was aware of his existence, it’s possible that I might have heard him on the … Continue reading →

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7:Meet me on the Corner…Lindisfarne

Posted on March 15, 2020 by moulty58

For most people their ultimate ‘tracks of my years’ songs are ones they heard somewhere between the ages of 13 and 20. Almost all musician can report a eureka moment when they heard the music which would change their lives. … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s 70th, Albert Hall

Posted on October 6, 2019 by moulty58

I suppose I must be the archetypical Richard Thompson follower. A few years back I caught him at a festival appearance where he pronounced that  the audience was like ‘looking out at a sea of Terry Pratchets’ Grey hair, grey beard and enough disposable income … Continue reading →

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Finding Thompson

Posted on December 16, 2018 by moulty58

The end of the 70’s marked the end of the golden age of hitchhiking. As a child a hopeful hairy stood by the side of the road with his thumb out was more common than a Little Chef. My dad … Continue reading →

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Tracking Thompson in 5 videos

Posted on December 2, 2018 by moulty58

According to my WordPress stats no one watches any videos I post. I also know it’s a pain for my vast international audience who often find the video is blocked in their country. Still I’ve committed commercial suicide by dragging … Continue reading →

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Tracking Thompson pt 4

Posted on November 25, 2018 by moulty58

The 80’s were a pretty grim time for me musically. I had fallen out with the New Musical Express so I didn’t really know what was happening on the music scene anymore. Also, being unemployed for quite a while I … Continue reading →

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Tracking Thompson pt 3

Posted on November 18, 2018 by moulty58

‘I want to see the Bright Lights Tonight’ was a respected record, just as respected as the latest release by Kevin Ayres or John Cale or any other artists who had a respectful following but not a huge amount of … Continue reading →

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Tracking Thompson Pt 2

Posted on November 11, 2018 by moulty58

Richard and Linda were married and all of a sudden, they were an act. They hit the jackpot with their first album ‘I want to see the Bright Lights Tonight’ was a masterpiece. Even after 44 years it still sounds … Continue reading →

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Nic Jones, Annarchie Gordon

Posted on May 27, 2018 by moulty58

This could be my least loved post, not helped I’m sure by me originally titling it ‘ Annarchie Gordon ‘ which means naff all to everyone( well almost). By way of a postscript I found a tape I had made … Continue reading →

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Lindisfarne: The Folk Rock Oasis

Posted on May 13, 2018 by moulty58

This was my second post after I had knuckled down to putting some work in after my initial false start. I’m pretty confident no one will remember this as virtually no one read this in the first place. Shockingly Lindisfarne … Continue reading →

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