With help on the recordings and occasional live shows by Laurence Collyer (The Diamond Family Archive), Sam Collins (Mid-West Blues), Martha Rose, Kristin McClement, Tristan Brusch, Lawry Joseph Tilbury (Mortis Tobias, Birdengine), Daniel Michael Clark (Clara Kindle), Lewis Shaw (The Steam Age), Vicky Steer (Blanket), Jane Bartholomew and other fine folk.
These are available to buy using Paypal or by sending me a nice email to stephenjburch@gmail.com:
The Great Park 'The Wife'
Latest album, recorded in Ireland and Berlin and featuring Martha Rose's violin on most songs. Also features contributions from Tristan Brusch, Vicky Steer (Blanket) and Fee Reega.
Hand stencilled unique cover, with photo, lyric, chord sheet, clippings and hand stamped cd.
01. THE ROYAL CANAL (3.03) 02. YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS (3.46) 03. DIG A HOLE FOR EVERYONE (7.46) 04. YOU BELONG TO ME YOU DO (3.07) 05. THE WOODS WERE FULL OF THEM (3.08) 06. YOUR HEART WAS A HOME (2.48) 07. SUIT OF STONES (4.04) 08. CARELESS MAN (4.14) 09. THE HILLS ARE ALIVE (10.13) 10. IT'S TOO LATE FOR US MY WIFE (3.56)
£10, including postage anywhere in the world - FROM WWW.THEGREATPARK.CO.UK
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The Great Park 'Spring'
15 song album, recorded in Berlin in one afternoon in April 2009. Solo acoustic, in mono.Unique Photoautomat photo on each sleeve, hand stamped cd with insert and clipping.
01. ANNABEL (3.10) / 02. BLACKWATER (3.58) / 03. HERE (3.38) / 04. AUTUMN WOLF (3.10) / 05. I DO WRONG (4.20) / 06. TROUBLE (3.45) / 07. SUIT OF STONES (3.33) / 08. FAIR AND FINE (2.42) / 09. THE HEART GOES TUMBLING DOWN (5.20) / 10. YOU BELONG TO ME YOU DO (2.37) / 11. PURE BLACK COAL (2.55) / 12. DAYS WITHOUT YOU (3.03) / 13. PAPER BIRDS (4.31) / 14. WE COULD HAVE, WE SHOULD HAVE, WE DIDN'T (4.53) / 15. FIRE ESCAPE (4.48)
£8, including postage anywhere in the world - FROM WWW.THEGREATPARK.CO.UK
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Stephen was born in the south of England, but spent most of his early life traveling around before his family settled in rural Ireland. On their farm is an old abandoned cottage, nearly collapsed but with one room dry and warm enough to make music in.
A vintage acoustic guitar and the family's upright piano, brooms, pots and metal chains. Images of fields, of farm houses, animals, pursuit and escape - characters appear and reappear in different places - dense journey songs - the unifying theme is that of grave drama and possibility within 'The Great Park'.
(Stephen Burch wurde im Süden von England geboren, verbrachte jedoch den größten Teil seines frühen Lebens damit, herum zu reisen, bevor seine Familie sich im ländlichen Irland niederließ. Auf ihrer Farm steht eine verlassene Hütte, die beinahe in sich zusammenfällt, aber ein Zimmer birgt, das trocken und warm genug ist, um Musik darin zu machen.
Eine klassische Akkustikgitarre und das Klavier der Familie, Bürsten, Töpfe und Metallketten. Bilder von Feldern, Bauernhäusern, Tieren, Verfolgung und Flucht -- Charaktere erscheinen und tauchen an verschiedenen Orten wieder auf -- dichte Reiselieder -- die einenden Motive sind die von todernstem Drama und Möglichkeiten innerhalb des 'Great Park'.)
"Intimate morose folk songs, rooted in a strange personal world of fields and birds and love and persecution." (Southcoasting blog')
"...this is a journey, a misadventurer's odyssey; it's vivid, it's elemental and the wounds are exposed. The road is pitted and merciless, stark and unyielding. The engrossing imagery will draw you in and repeated listening reveals new musical and lyrical nuances." (Nigel Johnson)
Hey stephen, gelegenheiten was a wonderful concert! Thank you! Your new CD is great. I like "Suit of Stones" most. I wish it on my myspace profil song. "I have all i need, a little i want, try not to be sad" ;) steff
thanks for the add. I just discovered your music on last.fm, downloaded your first album from your website. Great work! I'm glad to see you in Kiel then. Alex
really like the records i took home with me yesterday - both of them! just so you know! hope bremen's kind to you, have fun on tour and see you soon! malte
Oh, when you're in Bremen you could visit the Bleikeller and see the mummies under the Dom at the market. I haven't been, but apparently they are friendly.
hey ! It's been a while i didn't come on this myspace, i still love the songs and i'm happy to see soo many shows ! When will you play in paris ? We will be on tour on Germany on November, and well i can see we will play in the same places :) Hope to see you at one of our shows, or maybe in Paris ?
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