On March 19, 2026, Terence William Harvey Cox aka Terry Cox, died aged 89. He was musician (drums), member of the bands The Pentangle, Duffy’s Nucleus and Humblebums. He performed and recorded with David Bowie, Elton John, Charles Aznavour, Alexis Korner, Ashton & Lord, Bee Gees, Bert Jansch, Bread Love and Dreams, Cleo Laine, Damian Halloran and Maria Millward, Dana Gillespie, Digby Fairweather, Duffy Power, Fishbaugh Fishbaugh Zorn, George Martin, Harold McNair, Harvey Andrews, Jade, Jan & Lorraine, John Renbourn, John Williams, Lesley Duncan, Linda Lewis, Long John Baldry, Lynsey de Paul, Marian Segal, Mike Batt, Mike Silver, Patrick and Matrix Yandall, Pete Atkin, Philwit & Pegasus, Ray Warleigh, Rupert Hine, Scott Walker, Shawn Brothers, Shirley Collins,. Dolly Collins, The Sallvangie, Therapy, Tudor Lodge and Wally Whyton.
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Albion Dance Band: The Prospect Before Us
In February 1977, “Harvest” label released “The Prospect Before Us”, the debut Albion Dance Band (as The Albion Dance Band) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Sound Techniques” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol.
Personnel:
- Ashley Hutchings– vocals, electric bass guitar
- Simon Nicol- electric and acoustic guitars, piano
- Michael Gregory – drums, nakers, percussion
- Philip Pickett- curtals, shawms, recorders, crumhorns, bagpipes, rackets, chalumeux, synthesizer
- John Sothcott, – vielle, citole, crumhorn
- Graeme Taylor- electric guitar, piano
- Shirley Collins- vocals.
- Eddie Upton – vocals, caller
- John Tams- vocals, melodeon
- John Rodd – vocals, concertina, tambourine
- Dave Mattacks- drums, piano, electric piano
Track listing:
- Uncle Berhard’s / Jenny Lind
- The Hunt Is Up
- Varsoviana
- Masque
- Huntsman’s Chorus
- Minuet
- Wassail Song
- Picking of Sticks / The Old Mole
- Merry Sherwood Rangers (live version)
- La Sextie Estampe Real
- I Wish I was Single Again
- The Whim
- Hopping Down in Kent
- Horse’s Brawl
- On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (The Sussex Carol)
- Merry Sherwood Rangers (studio version)
Current 93: Black Ships Are the Sky
On May 23, 2008, “Durtro” label released “Black Ships Ate the Sky”, the 21st Current 93 album.
Personnel:
- David Tibet – voice, guitars, electric leaking voices passim, mixing
- Michael Cashmore – guitars, slide guitar, bass guitar
- Ben Chasny – guitar
- John Contreras – cello
- Steven Stapleton – goatheard, mixing
- Marc Almond – voice
- Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – voice, banjo, tambura
- Baby Dee – voice, harp
- Ida Mercer – cello
- Antony – voice, harp
- Clodagh Simonds – voice, psaltery, zither, harmonium
- Cosey Fanni Tutti – voice, musics
- Chris Carter – musics
- Andria Degens – voice, appalachian dulcimer, harmonica
- Shirley Collins – voice
- Iris Bishop – concertina
- Amy Phillips – subliminal threnodic voice
- William Breeze – viola
- William Basinski – 9.28.82 galaxial compositions
- Colin Potter – mixing
- Mark Logan, Al Cisneros, Tina Gordon – astral projection production
- John Contreras – cello arrangements
Track listing:
- Idumea – Marc Almond, Michael Cashmore, Charles Wesley, David Tibet
- Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina) – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
- Black Ships in the Sky – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
- Then Kill Cæsar – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
- Idumæa – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Charles Wesley
- This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
- The Dissolution of the Boat Millions of Years – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
- Idumæa – Baby Dee, Charles Wesley
- Bind Your Tortoise Mouth – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
- Idumæa – Antony Hegarty, Charles Wesley
- Black Ships Seen Last Year South of Heaven – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
- Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer) – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore, William Basinski
- Idumæa – Clodagh Simonds, Charles Wesley
- Black Ships Were Sinking into Idumæa – Part one: David Tibet, Michael Cashmore Part two: Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Charles Wesley
- The Beautiful Dancing Dust – David Tibet, Antony Hegarty
- Idumæa – Andria Degens, Charles Wesley
- Vauvauvau (Black Ships in Their Harbour) – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
- Idumæa – David Tibet, Ben Chasny, William Basinski, Charles Wesley
- Black Ships Ate the Sky – David Tibet, Charles Wesley
- Why Cæsar Is Burning Part II – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
- Idumæa – Shirley Collins, Charles Wesley
Gus Dudgeon
On July 21, 2002, Angus Boyd Dudgeon aka Gus Dudgeon, died aged 59. As a record producer he has worked with The Artwoods, Bruce Channel, Davy Graham, Shirley Collins, The Zombies, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers (with Eric Clapton), Ten Years After, Bonzo Dog Band, Michael Chapman, Elkie Brooks and David Bowie.
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