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Impression

JONATHAN TAYLOR: A Useful Fool
Continuing on a theme this 3rd album offers everything you would expect but with subtle influences of Lou Reed and Ian Anderson with a great dose of political comment. Includes guest artists.
1 -	A Useful Fool
2 -	Let Me Love You Like There's No Tomorrow
3 -	I Love You
4 -	I'll Ask You Just the Once
5 -	Yes Mister Bush (feat. Steve Wilkinson)
6 -	Football in Helmand
7 -	Mother
8 -	Pirouette
9 -	Eene Meene Miste
10 -	It's All That I Am
11 -	The God Song

'"A Useful Fool" by far the best songs you have so far produced, melodies, recording and lyrics were brilliant. It's been on the CD player constantly, .... and I've played several tracks from it on The Akoustik Hour.' 
Stan Graham. Award Winning Songwriter. Presenter: Community Radio & BBC Radio York. 

There's A Touch Of The Neil Young About Jon! 
Halifax Evening Courier. April 24th 2009. Hub a Bub at QFolk, The Victoria Theatre, Halifax. UK. 
Maybe it's something in the West Riding air or water, but we do seem blessed at the moment with some prodigious talent in the folk world, as John Sharp, QFolks promoter, continues to demonstrate. Jonathan Taylor, Warwick born but these days very much a Halifax lad, is a rare talent indeed. Not only is he the possessor of a marvellously dusty, dusky voice full of resonance and beauty, which invites comparison with Neil Young in vocal colour if not in style, but he writes some awe-inspiring songs, both lyrics and melody. His partner, Shipley based Steve Wilkinson is a poet of the Northern Voice School, refreshing in his use of conventional metrical patterns and rhyme schemes, whose pithily worded poems often take the form of dramatic monologues or dialogues. Together, they launched into an 'anti war pro soldier' tirade, beginning with The Great War and coming right up to date with that in Iraq. Jonathan's Soldier, Soldier, Don't Look Back was deeply moving, and perfectly complimented by Steve's heart felt tribute to Shipley born Sgt Steven Roberts, the first British soldier to die in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In a varied second half, Jonathan turned romantic and sang some beautiful songs, including his own tear jerker 'Please Close The Door Quietly,' the iconic 'I Put A Spell On You' and, would you believe, a profound version of 'Dolly Parton's Jolene.' And Steve gave the world premier of his satirical take on the eccentric Greek philosopher, Diogenes. 
Author: Andrew Liddle 

As featured on international TV and radio, Jonathan Taylor is an award-winning (Akademia) British singer/songwriter. As a student with Sp.LD (Acquired brain injury / Dyslexia), he was also awarded the Principal's Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Education’ during his studies (Youth & Community Work) whilst at Bradford & Ilkley Community College (Bradford University). Placed in a 'special Unit' he’d left school without having been entered for any formal secondary examinations. He later (oh, the irony of it) entered teaching with a P.G.C.E (Huddersfield University). Today; he specialises (Leeds Beckett University) in mentoring and adult education. His favourite film would probably be 'Inglorious B*stards' and of books - 'Animal Farm.' In his own words Jonathan says: ‘’Thanks for checking out Brittunculi, my humble little self-publishing outlet. I have a passion for cutting-edge storytelling, especially those with a dark undercurrent that other authors are reluctant to touch, I love a good cliché-free twist. My works are mostly born of my passion for historical fiction – plots that draw my readers in. I always incorporate humour: for both entertainment and escape, I’m sure you will feel thrilled with both laughter and the human darkness that can lurk unexpectedly between my covers. I sincerely thank you for your support of unsigned writers, I’d be delighted to hear from you’’. https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/brittunculi

A Useful Fool

A Useful Fool (Full album) Jonathan R P Taylor

JONATHAN TAYLOR: War Hoarse
1 -	For You the Good Men Die
2 -	Blind Faith (Live Studio Mix)
3 -	Izy'vinyavay (My Regrets)
4 -	The Falling Man (If Only - Copeland Violin Re-Mix)
5 -	Highlan' Laddie
6 -	Mother
7 -	Football in Helmand
8 -	Soldier Soldier
9 -	It's All That I Am
10 -	Partisan
11 -	The Crane Man
12 -	Eene Meene Miste
13 -	The Holocaust Denier
14 -	Blessed Be the Peacemakers
15 -	Freedom Song
16 -	Anthem to the Fallen (The Battle of Shipka Pass)
17 -	Pessen Za Mitko Palauzov (Song for Mitko)

English singer / songwriter born Warwick 1966. Taylor notes with a smile, “At 15 when I bought my first second-hand guitar and amp for 75 pounds, my mother said it was a complete waste of money.” Although it’s left unsaid, one gets the feeling she’s probably still eating her words today. Since then, his reviewers have been somewhat more generous. It’s been said he is the possessor of a ‘marvellous dusty, dusky voice full of resonance and beauty’ by local press and a ‘real talent’ by the British Politician Tony Benn, while fans continue to liken him to Don Mclean, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and even Neil Diamond.

Taylor’s lyrics remain consistent in theme, his overwhelming need to lend his voice to those who remain without. Whether they’re victims of the Bulgarian Communist Regime (Izvinavi) or an elegy to those lost in 9/11 (‘If Only’) and the messages they left behind. Again and again he returns to his subject, in ‘Holocaust Denier’ written after meeting England’s only known Jewish Auschwitz survivor Leon Greenman, his words convey not only the horror of genocide but implore us to remember, should we let it happen again. Both tracks featured on BBC and worldwide radio and for which British PM of the time Gordon Brown, wrote to thank him. Even the house he now calls home in central Bulgaria, used as a Partisan hide-out for anti-nazi resistance fighters throughout WW2, has brought him inspiration in the form of the song ‘Partisan.’ You begin to get the feeling Taylor needs this kind of connection to the past and a large helping of tragedy for both sustenance and creativity. 

Taylor’s music urges us to question why atrocities happen, whether they are individual or collective. He takes tragedy, seemingly internalising the pain and then slowly from his depths comes something beautiful, skilful, deeply memorable and strangely- immensely listenable.
 
Cursty Hoppe, 2012.
 
As featured on international TV and radio, Jonathan Taylor is an award-winning (Akademia) British singer/songwriter. As a student with Sp.LD (Acquired brain injury / Dyslexia), he was also awarded the Principal's Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Education’ during his studies (Youth & Community Work) whilst at Bradford & Ilkley Community College (Bradford University). Placed in a 'special Unit' he’d left school without having been entered for any formal secondary examinations. He later (oh, the irony of it) entered teaching with a P.G.C.E (Huddersfield University). Today; he specialises (Leeds Beckett University) in mentoring and adult education. His favourite film would probably be 'Inglorious B*stards' and of books - 'Animal Farm.' In his own words Jonathan says: ‘’Thanks for checking out Brittunculi, my humble little self-publishing outlet. I have a passion for cutting-edge storytelling, especially those with a dark undercurrent that other authors are reluctant to touch, I love a good cliché-free twist. My works are mostly born of my passion for historical fiction – plots that draw my readers in. I always incorporate humour: for both entertainment and escape, I’m sure you will feel thrilled with both laughter and the human darkness that can lurk unexpectedly between my covers. I sincerely thank you for your support of unsigned writers, I’d be delighted to hear from you’’. https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/brittunculi

War Hoarse

War Hoarse (Full album) Jonathan R P Taylor

I never seem to wonder ,where I am going
I always seem to  think of where I have been
Reflextions of the past they always seem to melinger
My mind is always capturing Images of what I have seen
Chorus
Its time to go where the  sandman has been
To Mingle amongst the  kings and the  queens
The Jester cries out with a card in his hand 
Its never the same in this mystical land

Raindrops falling creating ripples in a pool
Molecules coliding the  Imps hypnotized like a fool
I try to  find the door that leads me to another dimention
But the path that it leads me to is to no door at all
Chorus
Its time to go where the  sandman has been
To Mingle amongst the  kings and the  queens
The Jester cries out with a card in his hand 
Its never the same in this mystical land

Emptyness deafens my ears with total silence
The curtains are drawn bringing  twilight to the room
I can see the  sun disapear from the horizon
As the night claws itself up untill another dawn
Chorus
Its time to go where the  sandman has been
To Mingle amongst the  kings and the  queens
The Jester cries out with a card in his hand 
Its never the same in this mystical land
We all been spellbound by  dreams
But some of those dreams  are left there to linger
whats it all for in the end?
Dont ask me I dont give a damn
I dont understand man.
Music & Lyrics  Written By Daniel Treger/Frank Camilleri
Thanks for listening. If you  want to watch the  vid for the Track  heres the link    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp62P-H9mk0

Spellbound (Press for Lyrics)

Beautiful romantic piano track with orchestration in the second part

Maya's Dream

Crows

A bit of Electro Punk and Trance. Just listen!

Running Out Of Time

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Thank you!

War Hoarse (Full album) Jonathan R P Taylor

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