HERE WE ARE AGAIN
OK, so it's been ages since the last newsletter - but we are back with a new, slicker, one page format which will be easier to make, and so will now arrive bi-monthly - promise!
 ACETATE AUCTION
Bryan Holden, drummer in the '60s and '70s with Bill Nelson and Al Quinn - "Global Village" - offered his own copy of a rare acetate for auction on eBay. The acetate, one of three, was made from the first three tracks ever recorded by Bill and the band, at Holyground in 1968. Bryan will be donating half the income from the auction to the hospice in Wakefield, Bill's home town.
The auction ended on Sunday 8th October at a massive £320. It's fitting, however, that it won't be leaving Wakefield - the auction winner lives in the city! His last bid of £10 took it away from a Leeds fan who had led the auction all week. He will meet Mike and Bryan Holden next week to receive the disc and collected info.
Bill has one of the other two copies. He won't part with it though. He says "I want to keep it ! It sounds like it was pressed in 1920 on a wax cylinder. It sounds great ! ".
below :
Bryan Holden playing cymbals for the CD 'IN AND OUT OF TIME'.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US, HAPPY . . .
40 years ago the first record bearing the name HOLYGROUND was recorded in 1966-7: ' NUMBER NINE BREAD STREET'.
A YEAR OF 16 MONTHS
So we are celebrating from the last month to December 2007 - well if the '60s didn't fit properly in that decade, why shouldn't we have a 16 month year? We started with Bryan's auction of the Bill Nelson acetate, and, fingers crossed, will end in December 2007 with the release of 'IN AND OUT OF TIME' by The Wires, (Chris Coombs, Mike Levon & Pete Taylor).
THE PROGRAMME
We plan to have an event each month, but the programme below is provisional - keep visiting the site for any changes.
| Sep 2006 |
charity auction of Bill Nelson acetate |
| Oct 2006 |
recording live : ‘Christmas is a Feeling’ |
| Nov 2006 |
Holyground record sale #1 - up to 50% off |
| Dec 2006 |
charity release: Christmas is a Feeling |
| Jan 2007 |
Pilgrym auction release of remixes |
| Feb 2007 |
Recollections of key Holyground people |
| Mar 2007 |
Holyground sale 2, with original rarities |
| Apr 2007 |
release of a new Chris Coombs CD |
| May 2007 |
new photo gallery with many new pix |
| Jun 2007 |
Holyground clearout record sale #3 |
| Jul 2007 |
Bretton Hall closure: student reunion |
| Aug 2007 |
Website completed / new photographs |
| Sep 2007 |
Holyground musician’s Reunion |
| Oct 2007 |
Nelsonica - HG will be attending |
| Nov 2007 |
New CD : ‘In And Out Of Time’ mastered |
| Dec 2007 |
Collector’s release: ‘In And Out Of Time’ |
 CHARITY RECORD Chris Coombs has been hard at work with others on a project which will raise money for UNICEF. Chris is mainly involved recording performances of his song 'Christmas is a Feeling' for a single by, er, Christmas. Although the music is not Holyground-like - think early Charlotte Church - it will be available through the HG site. Mike's part in this is to record the two versions (Emley Brass Band, Emley school children, the Woodsome Singers, and a variety of soloists). I hoped to have a picture of the trial run recording - but Chris took the picture - tried anyway. Here it is - the feet are Chris's.
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IN AND OUT OF TIME
PROGRESS REPORT
Most of the tracks are well advanced. Mike is catching up with editing and working mixes from now to the new year.
After the Yule season we plan to get those others who have been waiting in the wings: Dave Nuttall's folk trio; Charlie Speed; Dave Mallinder; Alan Robinson, Dave Wilson and Nick Dew; Ric Jerrom; Haidee, Nik and Ben Coombs; Rob Taylor; Brian Herbert; Andy Wells; Clive Colling; Dave 'Ginner' Millen; Steve Channing; Jools Slater; Martin Snell. The Amigos; and about 12 others!
THE WIRES
featured record on Ridings radio
Last month, DJ Andy Philpot played The Wires' song "30 Watts", written by Pete Taylor .
IN THE STUDIO
Liam Robinson on melodeon, Steve Channing on guitar, and Tom Fairhead, fiddle, played on 'Back To Home' destined for 'IN AND OUT OF TIME' - lovely stuff!
NOW OUT
The release of A - Austr, Number Nine Bread Street, and Tears on the Console completes the "HOLYGROUND THE WOIRKS" series. They are available on this website, Amazon, and Kissing Spell.
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NUMBER NINE BREAD STREET
"extremely rare esoteric folk from 1967, very sought after, essential!".
Greyhound Records, UK
ASTRAL NAVIGATIONS
"a deeply evocative and enchanting album which really touches me"
Nick Green, Scotland
"The Holy Grail of folk / psych and heavy progressive sounds . . .
Synphonic Music, Utah, USA
NEXT ISSUE DECEMBER 2006
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