Sorry, JenEllen, I wasn't meaning to criticise you, just to point out that this has all been discussed at length elsewhere (and you should see the names some of us were called for supporting Nic's interests in those arguments) - sorry I gave the wrong impression.As for all approaching Celtic Music - total waste of time and effort. Since most of those contributing here clearly haven't been following uk.music.folk in recent weeks I'm copying into the rest of this message a posting there from Pete Coe; it appears in a thread re-titled to
Re: Leader/Trailer (Was: Re: ethnic flagellation)
and is dated 14th Jan 2000. Backshift is Pete's own record label, by the way, and DB is Dave Bulmer, owner of Celtic Music. If you want more on the sordid CM saga then the parent thread is of some interest, including comments from Dick Gaughan who knows more about it than most.
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>>Are you reading this, Mr Coe??
>Yes, I've also been trying to do something about it. >Three years ago I offered to lease the Bandoggs album >from CM, rerelease it on Backshift & pay all royalties & >profits to Nic. Remember this was well before the >release of 'In search of Nic Jones' & seemed to me, Chris >Coe & Tony Rose a good way of helping Nic & Julia >financially. The offer was turned down flat by DB himself >'I'm not splitting up the catalogue'. I asked >about the possibility of also including the 2 Pete & >Chris Coe albums & leasing all 3. Same answer. However I >was told by DB that if I guaranteed to buy a number of >P&CC albums that we'd go to the top of CMs rerelease >schedule. This offer I declined, & maybe other former >Leader/Trailer artists should take note. I do not want >any of the albums I've recorded rereleased by CM. I do >not wish to be associated with a record company which has >been on the Musicians Union blacklist for years
& has deprived Nic Jones & others from income. I will not be purchasing any of my CM rereleases to sell on gigs, not even one for my own reference. There, that should put me to the bottom of his list! -- Pete Coe