'This House In Amber' - Roy Weard
Roy Weard released the first album under his own name on 22nd April 2017. The CD comes in a gatefold cardboard wallet with an 8 page booklet with lyrics and pictures. 7 tracks / 50 minutes of music. Although the album is released under Roy's name it features many different musicians, some of whom performed as part of the Brighton incarnation of Wooden Lion. It also features former Dogwatch virtuoso John Trelawney on cornet, flugel and electric violin.
Musicians on the album:
Any Power (bass) / Cliff Dowding (keyboards, electronics) / Saskia Wesnigk-Wood (paino) Joe Colburn (electric guitar) / John Dowle (electric guitar, harmonica) / Gav Cantrell (electric guitar) / Simon Young (drums) / Damo Waters (drums) / Gregg Mckella (clarinet, 'gliss' guitar) / John Trelawney (cornet, flugelhorn, electric violin) / Marcus Weeks (trombone) / Nick Pynn (violin, viola, saw, mandocello) / Pixie Tonks Dhel (vocals) / TyLean (vocals) / Bill Smith and Adam Barrett (vocals)
Digital Download available via Bandcamp or buy the CD via Paypal on the link below.
The Way To(o) Weard
The book by Roy Weard. 'A musical Memoir of (not) growing up in the Sixties (or since). Collected stories of Free Festivals, gigging on a small scale in the 70s and then touring as a sound engineer for an assortment of bands and solo acts. Roy toured with Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Rolling Stones, Manfred Mann, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Gary Glitter, Eric Burdon, Donovan, and many more. Life, Love, Music and Mayhem around Europe. It is all here complete with many pictures - almost all taken either by Roy or of him.
Paperback 474 pages.
No longer in stock here but can be bought from Amazon.
'Writing in a Skeleton Key' - That Legendary Wooden Lion.
The CD comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with a 12 page booklet and an hour of music.
Listen to sample tracks here. Read reviews here.
Four tracks were recorded live at the Bridgehouse II in Canning Town London. The other six were recorded at Northbrook Studio, Worthing. It features guest performances by Nick Pynn on violin and Darren Reynolds on Double bass.
Price £8.00 + £1.50 UK postage
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