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Trad Arr Jones

by John Wesley Harding

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In 1999, John Wesley Harding surprised everyone with an album featuring the beautiful traditional folk arrangements of Nic Jones. Produced by Kurt Bloch in Seattle, and featuring only Wes and instrumental accomplice Robert Lloyd, Trad Arr Jones remains a unique and beautiful addition to his catalogue, and a longtime fan favourite featuring the much-requested Little Musgrave.

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released October 6, 2020

Produced, engineered and mixed by Kurt Bloch

Recorded at Egg Studios, Seattle, WA November 19-21, 1998

Played by Wes and Robert Lloyd, with Kurt Bloch on guitar (The Bonny Bunch of Roses)

All songs written by Nic Jones, published by Mollie Music Ltd

REISSUE LINER NOTE:

Most of Nic Jones’s records are impossible to find nowadays. My love for these records, their unavailability, and a coincidental trip to Yorkshire last summer all helped inspire this record.

Trad Arr Jones is my tribute to Nic’s arrangements, song choices and performances. But it is also a tribute to his songwriting. That’s what makes these traditional songs his own. I wanted more people to hear them and this seemed like a good way. Thanks to everyone who humoured me in this, including Andrea Goode and Zero Hour.

It would have been ridiculous (and, let’s face it, impossible) for me to copy Nic’s guitar parts, so I re-arranged his songs for Robert Lloyd and me to play. Thanks to Robert, Kurt and Nigel for having good taste in music.

I urge you to track down the original records. I also urge that they soon be reissued, but perhaps you can’t do anything about that. These albums brought traditional music to life for me. Hence, this record.

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John Wesley Harding Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wesley Stace was born in Hastings in 1965. Since 1988, he has released many albums under the name John Wesley Harding - his most recent, 2018’s Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding, with the Jayhawks as his backing band. Stace has published four novels, including the international bestseller Misfortune, and recently co-wrote Mark Morris’ memoir Out Loud. ... more

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