From: dahe@cl.cam.ac.uk (David Elworthy)
Subject: Re: The Incredible String Band
Reply-To: dahe@cl.cam.ac.uk (David Elworthy)
Organization: U of Cambridge, England
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 08:47:09 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.142405.4981@mel.dit.csiro.au>,
sfy@koel.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Shane Youl) writes:
|> dahe@cl.cam.ac.uk (David Elworthy) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <pdlemass.717668020@unix2.tcd.ie>, pdlemass@unix2.tcd.ie
|> >(Something original) writes:

[...lots of stuff about the Incredible String Band...]

|> Clive did return to England. He recorded at least one record as C.O.B
|> (Clive's Original Band - with John Bidwell and Mick Bennett) "Spirit
of Love"

He also formed The Famous Jug Band, and is said to have done some solo
albums too.

|> >10. Changing Horses.
|> > Has a silly song about a pig ("Big Ted's dead, he was a big old
|> >pig//Eat most anything, never wore a wig"), which I enjoy singing with
|> >friends but not listening to. Also a bizarre track called Creation,
|> >which goes on a bit.
|> 
|> I almost consider this together with Wee Tam and The Big Huge, as a set. 
|> They all came out around 1969. TRIVIA:ISB performed Big Ted at the 6th Big 
|> Sur Folk Festival, dedicating it to the Hog Farm, the communal group who 
|> had helped out at Woodstock.

...where they had actually played! They didn't make it onto either the
film or the record, though.

|> >If you want more info, I can dig out references to articles in Record
|> >Collector and Folk Roots which give more or less comprehensive
|> >discographies and a history of the band. Also, there is a contact
|> >address for Robin Williamson from which you can get the full list of
|> >post-ISB albums, and his books and story-telling tapes. See him live if
|> >you get the chance: he's a brilliant performer, mixing story, song and
|> >instrumental work.
|> 
|> >-- david elworthy
|> 
|> Please post, or email me, anything else you can dig up. I'm still a real
|> fan, and can hardly wait for the rest of the albums to come out on CD.
|> The same for the Williamson solo stuff, especially the first three or
|> four. You mentioned their popularity; did they ever have any singles
|> released in the UK or elsewhere?
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Long article and discography, including some of the solo albums in
Record Collector no. 93, May 1987. (Record Collector, 43/45 St. Mary's
Road, Ealing, London W5 5RQ - I don't know if this address is still
current, or how much back issues are).

Short (and fairly uninteresting) article in Folk Roots No. 102, December
1991. (Folk Roots, PO Box 337, London N4 1TW.)

For the Robin Williamson solo albums, story tapes and books, the address
is: Robin Williamson Productions, BCM Box 4797, London WC1N 3XX. There
is also a US contact address. Both are listed on the back of some of the
solo albums. Amongst the books is a fiddle tutor, which is worth getting
for the flexidisc that comes with it, which has Robin + band playing
some of the tunes from the book, including an electrifying version of
Carolan's Farewell.

On the subject of singles, Record Collector lists:
Painting Box/No Sleep Blues (68)
 (Two lovely songs, from 5000 Spirits)
Big Ted/All Writ Down (69)
This Moment/Black Jack Davy (70)
Black Jack David/Moon Hang Low (72)
At The Lighthouse Dance/Jigs (73)

The article also mentions an album "The Edinburgh Folk Festival 1965"
which has an instrumental by Robin and Clive, the first recording they
made. There are said to be about 30 songs which were never recorded.

-- david elworthy

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