Judy Dyble
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Judith Aileen Dyble, better known as Judy Dyble , (born 13 February 1949 at the Middlesex Hospital
, Central London
) is an award winning British singer/songwriter most notable for being one of the vocalists with, and founder members of, Fairport Convention
and Trader Horne; in between these she was very briefly with Giles, Giles and Fripp
, which evolved into King Crimson
after her departure.
from 1967 to 1968. Ashley 'Tyger' Hutchings asked her to sing and play with him, Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol in November 1966 in some of the various band incarnations that they were all part of, including jug-bands and anything that needed a female vocal, mainly because of their reluctance to sing themselves and this became the nucleus of Fairport Convention, firstly with Shaun Frater as drummer and later Martin Lamble. The group recorded their first album with her, their repertoire at the time consisting of both American singer-songwriter works plus originals. The first single was a cover of a 1930's American song, If I Had a Ribbon Bow
The band covered and re-worked numerous American recordings, with the band members choosing some tracks to work with from manager Joe Boyd's record collection. The band also picked up on the works of Joni Mitchell
before she was known in the UK, and covered two of her songs on the first Fairport album, which was self titled.
Fairport's early live shows in London in the late 1960s saw Judy share stages with names like Jimi Hendrix, and Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. Famously, she sat on the front of the stage at the Speakeasy club knitting, while Hendrix and Richard Thompson jammed. Dyble also guested on The Incredible String Band's 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
(on "The Minotaur’s Song") and on G.F. Fitz-Gerald's 1970 album Mouseproof.
After her stint with Fairport Convention, Dyble (along with her then-boyfriend Ian McDonald
) joined the English pop band Giles, Giles and Fripp
by famously advertising in Melody Maker
. Dyble contributed to demo recordings for the group, but left after her relationship with McDonald ended. Giles, Giles and Fripp - retaining McDonald - would later evolve into the foundation progressive rock band King Crimson
.
Dyble would go on to become one half of the duo Trader Horne, with ex-Them
member Jackie McAuley. Pete Sears
was originally the third member of the band, but flew to the United States before recording began. The group took its name from John Peel
's nanny Florence, called "Trader", Horne (as a reference to explorer Trader Horn
). The duo signed to Dawn (a subsidiary of Pye Records) releasing one album, Morning Way
in 1969, and two highly prized collectible vinyl singles. Dyble wrote the title track,"Morning Way" and co-wrote "Velvet to Atone" with Martin Quittenton
for the album. The pairing shared stages with acts such as Humble Pie
, Yes
, and Genesis
. The duo split a few days before they should have headlined the now legendary Hollywood festival in Newcastle Under Lyme that saw Mungo Jerry
first come to public attention. In 2008, Trader Horne was featured in Kingsley Abbott's book, '500 Lost Gems Of The 60's': to coincide with this, Stuart Maconie
did a one hour biopic radio special on Judy's career on BBC6 programme the Freak Zone, as well as a significant piece in Record Collector
.
In 1973, Judy left the music business to work with her husband, DJ and scenester Simon Stable (who had played bongos on albums by Bridget St John and Ten Years After under his real name, Count Simon de la Bedoyere). Later on, Dyble (by now a mother) worked as a librarian.
At the 1981 Fairport Convention Annual Reunion (held that year at Broughton Castle
), Dyble appeared on stage as a surprise guest: backed by Fairport's Full House lineup, she sang Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now and the Everly Brothers
' When Will I Be Loved
.
She also appeared as a guest in 1982 (A Week-End in The Country), 1997(30th Anniversary),2002 (35th Anniversary) and 2007(40th Anniversary)
, but Morning Way
was reissued on CD in November 2000, and she released the first of several new works - Enchanted Garden - in 2004, followed by Spindle and The Whorl in 2006. These last two albums only received limited releases with little if any distribution. Occasional live appearances saw her appear at Cropredy (alongside with what was virtually the original Fairport line up) in 2007.
Dyble released a single on 3 March 2008 with northern indie/folk band The Conspirators through independent label Transcend Media Group
. The single was a double A-side featuring Judy's vocals on a remake of Fairport Convention
's song "One Sure Thing" and The Conspirators
song "Take Me To Your Leader". It reached No.7 in the official uk indie singles chart, spending 3 weeks in the top 10.
The promotion for this single saw Dyble make a couple of very rare live appearances, at the Harrogate International Conference Centre, and at an in-store live gig at HMV's superstore in Leeds city centre on 3 March 2008.
Dyble's next album Talking With Strangers
was recorded throughout 2008 with Tim Bowness
(No-Man
) and Alistair Murphy
co-writing and producing. Collaborators include Robert Fripp
, Simon Nicol
, Pat Mastelotto
, Ian McDonald
, Julianne Regan
Celia Humphris, Jacqui McShee
, Laurie A'Court and Mark Fletcher. During work on the album, she played a rare outdoor show at the Llama festival in North Devon, in June 2008.
Dyble took her place at the head of Fairport Convention's initial line up, at Witchseason's 40th anniversary celebration show at the Barbican Theatre on 18 July 2009, for the first time in nearly 40 years, excluding very brief occasional outings at Cropredy.
Talking With Strangers
was released in August 2009 becoming the recommended choice on the www.bbc.co.uk homepage, and receiving favourable reviews from amongst others, the Mail On Sunday, Record Collector
, Shindig!, R2 and described as a 'sophisticated triumph' on the BBC music website. A number of radio stations aired the near 20 minute track 'Harpsong' in full, and Dyble undertook a run of BBC local radio interviews, including BBC Radio Oxford, Solent, Suffolk, Devon, Cornwall, Lancashire, and Manchester. In May 2009 early review copies for the new album with Robert Fripp
were sent out. Dyble's Myspace showed samplers of some of the album tracks, and directly from her, and from Tim Bowness's Burning Shed, signed numbered early release copies sold out very quickly.
27 August 2009 saw an intimate gig by Dyble at the 100 Club
in London, supported by Tim Bowness
, Alistair Murphy
, and Simon Nicol
, her first solo gig in London in over 40 years.
2010 saw Dutch label Tonefloat release a vinyl version of the album, and Dyble added additional vocals to the 2 November 2009 single release 'Every Sentimental Moment' by UK rock band Kings Cross.
Termo records in Norway announced a Scandinavian release in February 2010, with revised artwork by noted artist and children's illustrator Jackie Morris and a bonus track from the album sessions 'Fragile' This release was supported by promotional television appearances in Norway, notably on the breakfast show God morgen, Norge! 2 tracks were performed live, Jazzbirds, and Grey October Day. Dyble, Bowness and Murphy also recorded an as yet unseen clip for the programme Lydverket
Harpsong won the award for 'Best original song' voted for by the online community 'Talkawhile' in January 2010, and the album featured in the 'best of 2009' lists in Classic Rock magazine by noted writers Jo Kendall, and Sid Smith. The album was also promoted by UK music store HMV
as one of its best specialist sector albums.
In September 2009, Dyble announced on her Facebook page that work has begun on a new full length, as yet untitled album, to be recorded in 2010.
In December 2009 producer/arranger Lee Fletcher
announced via online networks that he and touch guitarist Markus Reuter
would be collaborating (along with a number of other musicians including Robert Fripp
) with Dyble on new work. The project was subsequently revealed by Judy to be titled Newborn Creatures and the album was said to be complete. Mastering duties were undertaken by Simon Heyworth, who produced, mixed and mastered Tubular Bells
as well as mastering work by Nick Drake
, Simple Minds
and others.
Subsequent to this announcement, Dyble announced via her own website that the project had run into difficulties and would not be released in the form she had intended, and that she had been removed from the project altogether. As she stated: "I am very sorry to have to say seemingly my album, 'Newborn Creatures' will now not be released in its current incarnation. Lee Fletcher and Markus Reuter have decided to remove my songwords and my vocals and artwork and anything to do with me from the recording. I do not know what they intend to do with what is left, but they have stated that they intend to release my album without me in some form and at some point in the future." As indicated in a further part of her announcement, Dyble revealed that her collaborators had felt she had undervalued their contribution to the project, and that the removal of her contribution had "seriously damaged my delight in the music that I have made for this album." She went on to state that perhaps she could salvage the words and "find a new and sympathetic home for them."
Albums
Compilations and Guest Appearances
Note: the eight tracks included on Live at the BBC were recorded for John Peel
's Top Gear
programme. Four — Let's Get Together, One Sure Thing, Lay Down Your Weary Tune and Chelsea Morning
— date from the period prior to Ian Matthews joining Fairport, and were broadcast 10 December 1967; the other four — Violets of Dawn, If (Stomp), Time Will Show the Wiser and If I Had a Ribbon Bow
— were broadcast 3 March 1968, a week after the release of the debut single. All eight come from "off air" recordings, not original BBC tapes.
Middlesex Hospital
The Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, United Kingdom. First opened in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally closed in 2005. Its staff and services were transferred to various sites...
, Central London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) is an award winning British singer/songwriter most notable for being one of the vocalists with, and founder members of, Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
and Trader Horne; in between these she was very briefly with Giles, Giles and Fripp
Giles, Giles and Fripp
Giles, Giles and Fripp were an English late 1960s band, featuring brothers Michael Giles on drums and vocals, Peter Giles on bass guitar and vocals, and Robert Fripp on guitar.-Career:...
, which evolved into King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
after her departure.
Early years
Dyble's first band was Judy and The Folkmen (which existed between 1964 and 1966) and made homemade demo recordings, none of which were released, but some of which are vaunted for inclusion on a mooted anthology of Dyble's career (Universal/Sanctuary set a release date in 2007 for this, but the release was cancelled when Sanctuary was taken over by Universal). She then became the original vocalist with Fairport ConventionFairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
from 1967 to 1968. Ashley 'Tyger' Hutchings asked her to sing and play with him, Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol in November 1966 in some of the various band incarnations that they were all part of, including jug-bands and anything that needed a female vocal, mainly because of their reluctance to sing themselves and this became the nucleus of Fairport Convention, firstly with Shaun Frater as drummer and later Martin Lamble. The group recorded their first album with her, their repertoire at the time consisting of both American singer-songwriter works plus originals. The first single was a cover of a 1930's American song, If I Had a Ribbon Bow
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" is Fairport Convention's debut single.The song written by Huey Prince and Lou Singer had been recorded previously by Maxine Sullivan in 1936, Odetta , Carolyn Hester , Karen Dalton and Mildred Bailey.-Musicians:*Judy Dyble: Vocal, Harmonium*Ian MacDonald: Spoken...
The band covered and re-worked numerous American recordings, with the band members choosing some tracks to work with from manager Joe Boyd's record collection. The band also picked up on the works of Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
before she was known in the UK, and covered two of her songs on the first Fairport album, which was self titled.
Fairport's early live shows in London in the late 1960s saw Judy share stages with names like Jimi Hendrix, and Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. Famously, she sat on the front of the stage at the Speakeasy club knitting, while Hendrix and Richard Thompson jammed. Dyble also guested on The Incredible String Band's 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
-Personnel:*Robin Williamson - vocals, guitar, gimbri, penny whistle, percussion, pan pipe, piano, oud, mandolin, jaw harp, chahanai, water harp, harmonica*Mike Heron - vocals, sitar, Hammond organ, guitar, hammered dulcimer, harpsichord...
(on "The Minotaur’s Song") and on G.F. Fitz-Gerald's 1970 album Mouseproof.
After her stint with Fairport Convention, Dyble (along with her then-boyfriend Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald (musician)
Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
) joined the English pop band Giles, Giles and Fripp
Giles, Giles and Fripp
Giles, Giles and Fripp were an English late 1960s band, featuring brothers Michael Giles on drums and vocals, Peter Giles on bass guitar and vocals, and Robert Fripp on guitar.-Career:...
by famously advertising in Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
. Dyble contributed to demo recordings for the group, but left after her relationship with McDonald ended. Giles, Giles and Fripp - retaining McDonald - would later evolve into the foundation progressive rock band King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
.
Dyble would go on to become one half of the duo Trader Horne, with ex-Them
Them (band)
Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career...
member Jackie McAuley. Pete Sears
Pete Sears
Peter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
was originally the third member of the band, but flew to the United States before recording began. The group took its name from John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's nanny Florence, called "Trader", Horne (as a reference to explorer Trader Horn
Trader Horn
Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn was an ivory trader in central Africa. He wrote a book, Trader Horn: A Young Man's Astounding Adventures in 19th-Century Equatorial Africa , detailing his journeys into jungles teeming with buffalo, gorillas, man-eating leopards, serpents and "savages"...
). The duo signed to Dawn (a subsidiary of Pye Records) releasing one album, Morning Way
Morning Way
Morning Way is a 1970 album by Trader Horne. It was released by Pye Records in 1970. The album was the only release by Trader Horne and sold limited numbers at the time. The album was re-released on CD in 2008 by Esoteric Records...
in 1969, and two highly prized collectible vinyl singles. Dyble wrote the title track,"Morning Way" and co-wrote "Velvet to Atone" with Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton is a British guitarist and composer. He played in the blues rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album Steamhammer was released in 1969 with keyboardist Pete Sears as a special guest....
for the album. The pairing shared stages with acts such as Humble Pie
Humble Pie (band)
Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...
, Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
, and Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
. The duo split a few days before they should have headlined the now legendary Hollywood festival in Newcastle Under Lyme that saw Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...
first come to public attention. In 2008, Trader Horne was featured in Kingsley Abbott's book, '500 Lost Gems Of The 60's': to coincide with this, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week , alongside Mark Radcliffe, called the Radcliffe...
did a one hour biopic radio special on Judy's career on BBC6 programme the Freak Zone, as well as a significant piece in Record Collector
Record Collector
Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...
.
In 1973, Judy left the music business to work with her husband, DJ and scenester Simon Stable (who had played bongos on albums by Bridget St John and Ten Years After under his real name, Count Simon de la Bedoyere). Later on, Dyble (by now a mother) worked as a librarian.
At the 1981 Fairport Convention Annual Reunion (held that year at Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a medieval manor house located in the village of Broughton which is about two miles south-west of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on the B4035 road ....
), Dyble appeared on stage as a surprise guest: backed by Fairport's Full House lineup, she sang Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now and the Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
' When Will I Be Loved
When Will I Be Loved (song)
"When Will I Be Loved" is a popular song, written by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers and a #8 hit single for that duo in the summer of 1960. The track had been recorded in 1959 while the Everly Brothers were contracted to Cadence Records; by 1960 they had moved to Warner Brothers and recording...
.
She also appeared as a guest in 1982 (A Week-End in The Country), 1997(30th Anniversary),2002 (35th Anniversary) and 2007(40th Anniversary)
Recent work
Following Stable's death in 1994, 2003 saw Dyble begin writing and performing again. For a long time, the only Judy Dyble recordings available in the retail trade was the first Fairport Convention albumFairport Convention (album)
Fairport Convention is Fairport Convention's debut album. The band formed in 1967, with original line-up Judy Dyble and Ian MacDonald , Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol , Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings and Sean Frater, replaced after their first gig by Martin Lamble...
, but Morning Way
Morning Way
Morning Way is a 1970 album by Trader Horne. It was released by Pye Records in 1970. The album was the only release by Trader Horne and sold limited numbers at the time. The album was re-released on CD in 2008 by Esoteric Records...
was reissued on CD in November 2000, and she released the first of several new works - Enchanted Garden - in 2004, followed by Spindle and The Whorl in 2006. These last two albums only received limited releases with little if any distribution. Occasional live appearances saw her appear at Cropredy (alongside with what was virtually the original Fairport line up) in 2007.
Dyble released a single on 3 March 2008 with northern indie/folk band The Conspirators through independent label Transcend Media Group
Transcend Media Group
Transcend Media Group is a British music company formed in 2004. Transcend was one of the first music companies to introduce the '360' deal whereby the company looks after all of the artists revenue streams such as music, merchandise and live performance. This practice is now becoming commonplace...
. The single was a double A-side featuring Judy's vocals on a remake of Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
's song "One Sure Thing" and The Conspirators
The Conspirators
The Conspirators is a 1944 film directed by Jean Negulesco. It stars Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid.-Cast:*Hedy Lamarr as Irene Von Mohr*Paul Henreid as Vincent Van Der Lyn*Sydney Greenstreet as Ricardo Quintanilla*Peter Lorre as Jan Bernazsky...
song "Take Me To Your Leader". It reached No.7 in the official uk indie singles chart, spending 3 weeks in the top 10.
The promotion for this single saw Dyble make a couple of very rare live appearances, at the Harrogate International Conference Centre, and at an in-store live gig at HMV's superstore in Leeds city centre on 3 March 2008.
Dyble's next album Talking With Strangers
Talking with Strangers
Talking with Strangers is a 2009 album by Judy Dyble featuring Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Julianne Regan, Simon Nicol, Tim Bowness, Jacqui McShee, Pat Mastelotto, Alistair Murphy, Celia Humphris, Laurie A'Court, Rachel Hall, Mark Fletcher, and Harry Fletcher.The album features a near 20-minute...
was recorded throughout 2008 with Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness is a singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.-Music career:...
(No-Man
No-Man
No-Man are a British art-pop duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson . The band has so far produced six studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes collections...
) and Alistair Murphy
Alistair Murphy
Alistair Murphy is a British songwriter, record producer and musician.He is most noted for his work on Judy Dyble's 2009 album, Talking with Strangers. Murphy contributed piano, organ, guitar and other instruments, as well as having completed most of the recording...
co-writing and producing. Collaborators include Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
, Simon Nicol
Simon Nicol
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
, Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
, Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald may refer to:* Ian McDonald , Australian first-class cricketer* Ian McDonald , member of King Crimson, 1969–70, and Foreigner, 1977–79...
, Julianne Regan
Julianne Regan
Julianne Regan is an English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player. She is best known for being the lead singer of the band, All About Eve.- Early life :...
Celia Humphris, Jacqui McShee
Jacqui McShee
thumb|300px|right|Jacqui McShee performing with [[Pentangle]] at the 2007 [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]]Jacqueline 'Jacqui' McShee is an English singer. Since 1966 she has performed with Pentangle, a jazz influenced folk rock band.-Biography:McShee's musical career began as a soloist in British folk...
, Laurie A'Court and Mark Fletcher. During work on the album, she played a rare outdoor show at the Llama festival in North Devon, in June 2008.
Dyble took her place at the head of Fairport Convention's initial line up, at Witchseason's 40th anniversary celebration show at the Barbican Theatre on 18 July 2009, for the first time in nearly 40 years, excluding very brief occasional outings at Cropredy.
Talking With Strangers
Talking with Strangers
Talking with Strangers is a 2009 album by Judy Dyble featuring Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Julianne Regan, Simon Nicol, Tim Bowness, Jacqui McShee, Pat Mastelotto, Alistair Murphy, Celia Humphris, Laurie A'Court, Rachel Hall, Mark Fletcher, and Harry Fletcher.The album features a near 20-minute...
was released in August 2009 becoming the recommended choice on the www.bbc.co.uk homepage, and receiving favourable reviews from amongst others, the Mail On Sunday, Record Collector
Record Collector
Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...
, Shindig!, R2 and described as a 'sophisticated triumph' on the BBC music website. A number of radio stations aired the near 20 minute track 'Harpsong' in full, and Dyble undertook a run of BBC local radio interviews, including BBC Radio Oxford, Solent, Suffolk, Devon, Cornwall, Lancashire, and Manchester. In May 2009 early review copies for the new album with Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
were sent out. Dyble's Myspace showed samplers of some of the album tracks, and directly from her, and from Tim Bowness's Burning Shed, signed numbered early release copies sold out very quickly.
27 August 2009 saw an intimate gig by Dyble at the 100 Club
100 Club
The 100 Club is a music venue in London situated at 100 Oxford Street, W1, originally called The Feldman Swing Club.The 100 Club attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to live music since 24 October 1942....
in London, supported by Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness is a singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.-Music career:...
, Alistair Murphy
Alistair Murphy
Alistair Murphy is a British songwriter, record producer and musician.He is most noted for his work on Judy Dyble's 2009 album, Talking with Strangers. Murphy contributed piano, organ, guitar and other instruments, as well as having completed most of the recording...
, and Simon Nicol
Simon Nicol
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
, her first solo gig in London in over 40 years.
2010 saw Dutch label Tonefloat release a vinyl version of the album, and Dyble added additional vocals to the 2 November 2009 single release 'Every Sentimental Moment' by UK rock band Kings Cross.
Termo records in Norway announced a Scandinavian release in February 2010, with revised artwork by noted artist and children's illustrator Jackie Morris and a bonus track from the album sessions 'Fragile' This release was supported by promotional television appearances in Norway, notably on the breakfast show God morgen, Norge! 2 tracks were performed live, Jazzbirds, and Grey October Day. Dyble, Bowness and Murphy also recorded an as yet unseen clip for the programme Lydverket
Harpsong won the award for 'Best original song' voted for by the online community 'Talkawhile' in January 2010, and the album featured in the 'best of 2009' lists in Classic Rock magazine by noted writers Jo Kendall, and Sid Smith. The album was also promoted by UK music store HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
as one of its best specialist sector albums.
In September 2009, Dyble announced on her Facebook page that work has begun on a new full length, as yet untitled album, to be recorded in 2010.
In December 2009 producer/arranger Lee Fletcher
Lee Fletcher (producer)
Lee Fletcher is an English record producer, arranger, musician & mastering engineer, also known for creating music-related video. His work has periodically been credited as [halo] or [halo] productions; a moniker employed for selected projects, though not in current use...
announced via online networks that he and touch guitarist Markus Reuter
Markus Reuter
Markus Reuter is a German musician, composer and record producer, specialising in touch guitar playing and loop music. Recently he has expanded his activities by moving into instrument design.-Biography:...
would be collaborating (along with a number of other musicians including Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
) with Dyble on new work. The project was subsequently revealed by Judy to be titled Newborn Creatures and the album was said to be complete. Mastering duties were undertaken by Simon Heyworth, who produced, mixed and mastered Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells is the debut record album of English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. It was the first album released by Virgin Records and an early cornerstone of the company's success...
as well as mastering work by Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
, Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
and others.
Subsequent to this announcement, Dyble announced via her own website that the project had run into difficulties and would not be released in the form she had intended, and that she had been removed from the project altogether. As she stated: "I am very sorry to have to say seemingly my album, 'Newborn Creatures' will now not be released in its current incarnation. Lee Fletcher and Markus Reuter have decided to remove my songwords and my vocals and artwork and anything to do with me from the recording. I do not know what they intend to do with what is left, but they have stated that they intend to release my album without me in some form and at some point in the future." As indicated in a further part of her announcement, Dyble revealed that her collaborators had felt she had undervalued their contribution to the project, and that the removal of her contribution had "seriously damaged my delight in the music that I have made for this album." She went on to state that perhaps she could salvage the words and "find a new and sympathetic home for them."
Discography
Singles| A-side | B-side | Artist | Label | Catalogue no. | Released | Region | Chart/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If I Had a Ribbon Bow If I Had a Ribbon Bow "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" is Fairport Convention's debut single.The song written by Huey Prince and Lou Singer had been recorded previously by Maxine Sullivan in 1936, Odetta , Carolyn Hester , Karen Dalton and Mildred Bailey.-Musicians:*Judy Dyble: Vocal, Harmonium*Ian MacDonald: Spoken... |
If (Stomp) | Fairport Convention | Track | 604 020 | February 1968 | UK | |
| Sheena | Morning Way | Trader Horne | Pye | 7N17846 | November 1969 | UK | |
| Here Comes the Rain | Goodbye Mercy Kelly | Trader Horne | Dawn | DNS1003 | February 1970 | UK | |
| One Sure Thing Take Me To Your Leader |
Connected Robots (cd only) |
Judy Dyble with the Conspirators | Transcend | TR178CD TR178V |
March 2008 | UK | No.7 Official Indie chart, 1000 vinyl, First 50 numbered + signed |
| Every Sentimental Moment | Lone | Kings Cross with Judy Dyble | Brilliant/FiXiT | FXTR V111 | November 2009 | UK | 500 numbered clear Vinyl / Download only |
| Fragile EP | Sparkling/Waiting | Judy Dyble | Brilliant | BMV1011 | December 2010 | UK | 500 numbered picture discs / download |
Albums
| Title | Artist | Label | Catalogue no. | Released | Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairport Convention Fairport Convention (album) Fairport Convention is Fairport Convention's debut album. The band formed in 1967, with original line-up Judy Dyble and Ian MacDonald , Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol , Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings and Sean Frater, replaced after their first gig by Martin Lamble... |
Fairport Convention Fairport Convention Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement... |
Polydor | 583 035 | June 1968 | UK | |
| Morning Way Morning Way Morning Way is a 1970 album by Trader Horne. It was released by Pye Records in 1970. The album was the only release by Trader Horne and sold limited numbers at the time. The album was re-released on CD in 2008 by Esoteric Records... |
Trader Horne | Dawn | DNLS 3004 | March 1970 | UK | |
| Janus | JLS3012 | USA | ||||
| Enchanted Garden | Judy Dyble | Talking Elephant | TECD 068 | September 2004 | UK | |
| Spindle | Judy Dyble | Talking Elephant | TECD 084 | February 2006 | UK | |
| The Whorl | Judy Dyble | Talking Elephant | TECD 094 | July 2006 | UK | |
| Talking with Strangers Talking with Strangers Talking with Strangers is a 2009 album by Judy Dyble featuring Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Julianne Regan, Simon Nicol, Tim Bowness, Jacqui McShee, Pat Mastelotto, Alistair Murphy, Celia Humphris, Laurie A'Court, Rachel Hall, Mark Fletcher, and Harry Fletcher.The album features a near 20-minute... |
Judy Dyble | FiXiT/Brilliant | FXTRCD 113 | August 2009 | UK | First 1000 numbered, first 500 of these signed |
| Talking With Strangers - Limited vinyl | Judy Dyble | Tonefloat | TF70 | September 2009 | Europe | 500 only, with signed postcard |
| Talking With Strangers | Judy Dyble | Termo | CD006 | March 2010 | Scandinavia | Exclusive bonus track 'Fragile' |
Compilations and Guest Appearances
| Title | Artist | Tracks | Label | Catalogue no. | Released | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BackTrack Two | (various artists) | If I Had a Ribbon Bow | Track | 2407 002 | May 1970 | UK |
| A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson is a compilation by the band King Crimson, released in 1976. Its name is most likely derived either from the famous orchestral work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra from composer Benjamin Britten or the 1960s television series Young Person's Guide to... |
King Crimson | I Talk to the Wind | Island | ISLP7 | 1976 | UK |
| Moat on the Ledge Moat on the Ledge Moat on the Ledge: Live at Broughton Castle, August '81 is a live folk rock album by Fairport Convention. The album was produced by Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg.... |
Fairport Convention | Both Sides Now Both Sides Now (song) "Both Sides, Now" is a single by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969. She re-recorded the song in a jazz style for the album of the same name, released in 2000.... |
Woodworm Woodworm Records Woodworm Records was a record label created in 1979 to enable the British folk-rock band Fairport Convention to release their album Farewell Farewell. The album was a recording of performances taken from the band's 1979 farewell tour... |
WR 001 | 1982 | UK |
| The Guv'nor Vol.4 | Ashley Hutchings | Both Sides Now Both Sides Now (song) "Both Sides, Now" is a single by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969. She re-recorded the song in a jazz style for the album of the same name, released in 2000.... |
No label | HTD CD 66 | 1996 | UK |
| The Guv'nor presentation 4 (cd wallet) | Ashley Hutchings | Both Sides Now Both Sides Now (song) "Both Sides, Now" is a single by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969. She re-recorded the song in a jazz style for the album of the same name, released in 2000.... |
No label | HTD BOX1 | 1996 | UK |
| Ashley Hutchings 5 | Ashley Hutchings | If I Had A Ribbon Bow | No label | TECD 037 | 2002 | UK |
| Burning Bright | Ashley Hutchings | One Sure Thing | Free Reed | FRQCD 50 | 2005 | UK |
| The Fairport Companion | (various artists) | Morning Way (Trader Horne) Velvet to Atone (Trader Horne) |
Castle Music | CMDDD 1337 | 10 April 2006 | UK |
| Live at the BBC | Fairport Convention | (Disc 4, tracks 1-8, see below) | Island | 984 5385 | April 2007 | UK |
Note: the eight tracks included on Live at the BBC were recorded for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's Top Gear
Top Gear (radio show)
Top Gear was originally a short-lived pop music show on the BBC Light Programme in the mid-1960s.- Origin and format :It was one of the Corporation's few attempts to compete with the pirate radio stations and Radio Luxembourg, who had attracted large audiences of young British pop music listeners...
programme. Four — Let's Get Together, One Sure Thing, Lay Down Your Weary Tune and Chelsea Morning
Chelsea Morning
"Chelsea Morning" is a song written by Joni Mitchell and introduced on the singer's 1969 album Clouds..The song was inspired by Mitchell's room in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The inspiration for the first verse comes partly from the distinct décor of her apartment...
— date from the period prior to Ian Matthews joining Fairport, and were broadcast 10 December 1967; the other four — Violets of Dawn, If (Stomp), Time Will Show the Wiser and If I Had a Ribbon Bow
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" is Fairport Convention's debut single.The song written by Huey Prince and Lou Singer had been recorded previously by Maxine Sullivan in 1936, Odetta , Carolyn Hester , Karen Dalton and Mildred Bailey.-Musicians:*Judy Dyble: Vocal, Harmonium*Ian MacDonald: Spoken...
— were broadcast 3 March 1968, a week after the release of the debut single. All eight come from "off air" recordings, not original BBC tapes.
External links
- Judy Dyble - Official website
- Judy Dyble @ Myspace.com
- Interview with Judy Dyble