Browse by Artist: KIRKPATRICK, JOHN

Artist:	KIRKPATRICK, JOHN
Title:	Mazurka Berserker
Label:	FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FLED 3030CD

Originally released in 2001 by Fledg'ling, Mazurka Berserker, by renowned UK folk musician and instrumental virtuoso John Kirkpatrick, is a stunning series of collaborations with some of his favorite musicians. Recorded by Oliver Knight in Robin Hood's Bay and then added to at studios as far apart as London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Collaborating musicians include Richard Thompson, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Bob Johnson, Ray Fisher, Alistair Anderson, Kevin Dempsey, Ben Mandelson, James Fagan and Nancy Kerr. Traditional instrumentation is combined with bouzouki, English concertina, Vietnamese lap steel, and much more. Mazurka Berserker contains some of the finest (and most complicated) music Kirkpatrick has ever recorded.

Artist:	KIRKPATRICK, JOHN
Title:	The Duck Race
Label:	FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FLED 3043CD

Originally released in 2004 on Fledg'ling, The Duck Race sees UK folk virtuoso John Kirkpatrick exploring the Morris Dance tunes of Shropshire -- tunes from the repertoire of the Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish, the two dance teams he helped form in the mid-1970s. This is spectacular virtuoso playing -- it's easy see why John is regarded as a world-class squeezebox/melodeon player. All this plus some incredibly informative and amusing sleevenotes from John Kirkpatrick himself.

Artist:	KIRKPATRICK, JOHN
Title:	Carolling & Crumpets
Label:	FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FLED 3060CD

Originally released in 2006 on Fledg'ling. A remarkable journey through the English Midwinter in music and song. The customs and traditions of England at Midwinter yield a breathtaking array of dazzling riches, and accordion maestro John Kirkpatrick takes the listener through tunes celebrating Midwinter dance, rhymes of hope and luck-bringing, songs in honor of food and seasonal merriment, and an original song all about the Nativity from the on-looking creatures' viewpoint. John Kirkpatrick: voice, button accordion, Anglo concertinas, and two-row melodeon; Sally Kirkpatrick: vocals.

Artist:	KIRKPATRICK, JOHN
Title:	Make No Bones
Label:	FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FLED 3065CD

Originally released on Fledg'ling in 2007, Make No Bones are two CDs of recordings by John Kirkpatrick -- each one representing one half of a typical evening's performance. No frills, no additives, just how it comes. To come straight to the point, John Kirkpatrick is widely acknowledged as a master of the squeezebox. A world-class musician who has been at the forefront of the British folk scene for nearly 40 years. To "make no bones" about something is to say or do something without delay or scruple, regardless of the consequences; to be honest and direct without any risk that the statement may be misunderstood; to come straight to the point. This is two CDs of John Kirkpatrick performing traditionals and originals at his very best.

Artist:	KIRKPATRICK, JOHN
Title:	The Dance Of The Demon Daffodils
Label:	FLEDG'LING (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FLED 3075CD

Squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick is one of the giants of the British folk scene. Over the years, he has appeared on hundreds of recordings, but seldom has he had the opportunity to record a whole album of his original compositions. The Dance Of The Demon Daffodils is just that -- a splendid collection of his tunes recorded by the master, using a 3-row British chromatic button accordion, 1 and 2 row melodeons, and an Anglo concertina. "I've been making up tunes for almost as long as I've been playing them. It's impossible to explain why that should happen, but it just does. Quite a few of my own compositions have been recorded over the years, not only by me." At the last count, John had composed over 130 tunes, and this album showcases 32 of his very best. Contains extensive, detailed sleevenotes, full of Mr. Kirkpatrick's quirky humor; housed in a stylish digifile package.

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