Donovan, The Incredible String Band, Jethro Tull,Steve Forbert, Ray Davies, Curved Air, Norman McCaig, Rufus Wainwright. Randy Newman, Indigo Girls, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Phil Ochs, Tom Waits, Judy Small.
"Intelligent Lyrics, Absorbing Melodies and Tuenful delivery" (Scotland on Sunday) NEW CD OUT NOW
Born Edinburgh, and formed the now-legendary Folk Rock band Finn mac Cuill at the age of
19 and produced 2 LPs with them. Joined 7:84 Theatre company and wrote most of the music for
their productions 1979-81 Joined Scotland's top Folk Trio The McCalmans in 1982 and still tours with them.Inducted into the Scottish Folk Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and awarded the Danish Folk Prize the same year..
Since 2005 he's been a soloist with the Copenhagen-based Tolkien Ensemble, whose hugely-acclaimed 4CD box set was released in 2006...the only authorised musical setting of the songs from the Trilogy "Lord of the Rings", with Sir Christopher Lee narrating. After the success of their 2008 tour, the Tolkien Ensemble will be doing a 28 concert tour of Northern Europe in early Spring 2009 with the 80 piece Hollywood Orchestra and Choir, and a new production, (with Nick as lead) will be unveiled at the Official Opening of the new Danish Radio Broadcasting Centre in March 2009.
Nick's stunning new solo CD "Fishing Up The Moon" is NOW AVAILABLE. Guest artistes include Emily Smith, Oyvind Ougaard, The Morten Ryelund String Quartet, Aaron Jones and Trine Brosboel Hansen
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
thanks for havin me! really enjoyed it, first solo slot i've played in a few months. i'd be delighted to come back. hope you don't mind me leaving this shameless piece of propaganda with you, it'll be bak to the full 3 piece for this one but i'm gonnae take martin up on the oak for a solo slot soon, all the best an thanks again. eddie
Hi Nick, surprise, surprise, will see you in Tonder this month! I'm looking very much forward to it! I will be in the north of Germany with my family for summer holidays and so I thought I will haunt you in Denmark and give my family the chance to listen to your music live for the first time in their life. The children are very happy about it - I'm not so sure about my husband ;-) But I think he will survive it, hee hee. Love from Germany, Gabriele
as always, long road cheered me right up :) thanks for uploading it again nick, and thank you for sharing your talent.
my dad's birthday is the 25th of july and as far as i'm aware, we're going to be in edinburgh for the homecoming, the whole weekend. i'd love to hear you live, is the tower in corstorphine far from the city centre?
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
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