This is the source for firstly The Dreadnaughts version, and secondly The Longest Johns. I have no idea to this day how a copy of "Demo 98" (which was a CDR produced in small numbers to get club gigs) ended up in Canada. Anyway, Whorticulture is still the undisputed greatest band of all time and I'll punch anyone who says otherwise.

Recruiting Sergeant / High Germany by Whorticulture (1998)

A song about the world's best sailors and how they're forever falling off the boat into piranha infested waters. Lovingly nicked from Keith Kendrick.

Essequibo River

Selkie

"Here on his back doth lie Sir Andrew Keeling... And at his feet, his mournful lady kneeling."

Elegy

An Experimental Anglo / European Baroque /Traditional Folk crossover project, this new trio is made up of three classically trained musicians brought together by a shared love of traditional european dance music and interest in early music performance practice.

The trio aims to draw on the rich heritage of British and European traditional dance music using the developmental performance techniques of the Baroque era,  interpreting these pieces in new and contemporary ways.

Bits taken from first two rehearsal tapes - very rough but gives a flavour.  Recorded on a terrible portable machine.  New album on the way - Watch this space.


Fruzsina Rakoczy - Baroque recorders, Transylvanian folk flute, English Concertina
Bridget Slater - Violin, Viola
Jon Loomes - Guitar

New Trio - Rakoczy, Slater & Loomes

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Not the definitive take, work in progress.

Woodsongs (Extract) Demo 140719

18 part choral setting of something I wrote when I quit my last job. With apologies to Robert Frost.  I wrote the music ages ago on a retreat weekend at Halsway Manor, I've only just had a minute to record it.

Resignation

A quick sketch to see if I can still remember how to write for orchestra.

Orchestra Test Day 1

As it's "international hurdy gurdy day" here's something I've been fooling about with for the last week or so. Mostly an exercise in remembering how MIDI works, but here's a taste of "what could be, if only I could apply myself" etc

Hurdy gurdy concerto (work in progress)

I was given the new Nick Cave album for Christmas, and for some reason this came to mind. Alice Jones did this on her terrific solo album "poor strange girl" but to me it's never sat right as a straight love song, so here it is with more of Nick's feel to it.

Her Smile Haunts Me Still 040121

A cover of a song by Lal Waterson, taken from the singing of Mike Waterson from the legendary 1972 album "Bright Phoebus".  I first head this sung by my friend Simon Alexander, and it stayed with me. This one is for Colin.

Jon Loomes

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