From: GUEST,Could have been anybody, really ... - PM

Guest -

You seem to have spotted more than one piece of information - some is relevant to this thread and some does not link to the subject under discussion.

First, there seem to be CD Recordings of Nic Jones for sale - Your link to Amazon allows us to track down the following :-
There are (apparently) new CDs on sale through Mound Music who seem to be the online identity of an Edinburgh music shop. Their online shop at Amazon has listed :-
Nic Jones [Audio CD] Jones, Nic
Ballads and Songs [Import] [Audio CD] Jones, Nic

Also on Amazon - Irish music store has the same two CDs listed.
BLICKY and
BLICKY2
They are both identified as the LEADER recordings which are part of the dispute over royalties.


The second thing you have spotted -
http://www.musicbymail.co.uk/
does appear to be connected with Mr. Bulmer.

The third item - http://www.celticmusic.co.uk/ appears to be a web address owned by http://www.oldbridgemusic.com/ .
Old Bridge Music seems to be the music shop in Ilkley run by Chris and Mark Newman who are respected musicians. They are not part of Dave Bulmer's organisation.
I assume they have bought the "celticmusic.co.uk" address because people looking for music within the "celtic" genre will be able to find their site (Old Bridge is unlikely to be found by a Google for music or celtic music). They may even have purchased it to prevent somebody else using it for trading (who knows?).
The web page you reach is basically one to redirect you to the Newmans' main pages. It contains the following disclaimer :-
"This is part of the Old Bridge Music website, and has no connection to any other UK based company." i.e. They are NOT part of CM Distribution (or whatever it was officially called).

Of course, what we would all like to see is the "lost" Leader recordings being released (so we can actually listen to them) and the recording artists being given their royalties for their work. I sincerely hope that these "new" CD releases are the start of that process. If not they would just be cynical profiteering.

Quack!
Geoff the Duck.