Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning

Subject: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 09:01 AM

Catters are warned not to use Les Sullivan's new CD with a sub-bass woofer.
1) All yer windows will fall out
2) any whales within 200 miles will start to fancy you

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 09:14 AM

You've obviously discovered Johnny Collins' bass then.

PLUG> PLUG> PLUG> The Les Sullivan CD - Echoes of Mingulay (yes we are related in an incestuous sort of way) to be officially launched at Herga FC on October 11th.

I'm not being paid for this, honest. But he's too shy!!!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 09:32 AM

It is a wonderful CD. As it should be indeed, with 13 of Les' best songs (some of them already hits with singers in the UK, US and Australia like "Deadeye Sound" and "Five Pounds", or recorded by other artists like "Jutland" and "Roses of No Man's Land"), superbly sung by Les himself with HergaKitty and Johnny Collins providing harmonies. I pitched in myself with a little guitar bass here and there and the occasional third harmony.

I also recorded and mixed it, and I am proud to have captured Johnny Collins hitting an ultra-low G, below 50Hz, i.e. below the hum of electricity! It is in the closing harmony of the "Ballad of Tubby Clayton". Turn the volume up, your dentures out, lock the cat in the WC and enjoy...

Les writes amazing songs that immediately feel traditional and that challenge the listener to join in. Buy the album. Better still, go to Herga on 11th October for his launch concert and join with us in the choruses.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 11:16 AM

Best of luck with your new CD, Les.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 11:24 AM

And we've managed to already have him at our 2 clubs in St Albans in the previous 6 months.
The intensity has to be seen.
Any decent singer would want to include a Sullivan song in their repertoire.
glad this thread is up

and to have J c singing from way down below, well I cant wait.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Micca
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 11:33 AM

I have a copy of this that I asked Les to bring to Wareham, and it is Bloody amazing!! I am seriously impressed with this, The Songs are beautiful, well written and with that "traditional" feel we all wish we could achieve in our own songwriting. The harmony singing is truly magical, I have Never heard Herga Kitty singing harmony Better!! that she is awesome solo I already knew but this is a whole new dimension (for me)to her voice and Johnny Collins is excellent too. and George's accompaniment is truly great as well, sensitive and complementary to the words.All in all a wonderful CD!!!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 11:59 AM

Despite what some people may be thinking Les has not paid for any of this advertising YET.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 02:13 PM

Thanks Micca! Must go and look for a bigger hat now.....


Kitty

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: fiddler
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 03:00 PM

The man is an Icon and don't you just weep over track 12 - well I do anyway.

Kitty and Johnny do some great backing.

2 sizes up kitty!

Andy

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Snuffy
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 08:24 AM

A couple of stunning performances from Les (and Kitty) in the singaround at Chipping Norton yesterday led to a healthy number of sales of this great CD.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 10:47 AM

Thanks Snuffy - although I think the sales were assisted by Les's announcement that half the proceeds would go to the local Home Nurse charity that the singaround was in aid of!

But we got some very positive feedback from Pete Sibley in the late night informal singaround - he'd listened to the first 9 tracks after the first singaround ended, and hadn't even got to track 12 yet!

Kitty

PS

FAA was a really enjoyable event all round (as it should be with a name like that). My first encounter with NYFTE, and recommended for next year if anything like as good!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 11:47 AM

as Les plays for modest fees he could not afford to pay for any publicity.

I'm so glad to have heard him on more than a few occasions and to have heeded the recommendations of his admirers from Herga ,esp Moses .

Les is booked for St Albans again ,look out for him there.

His missus will be there next Friday 1st Oct at the Duke of Marlborough, so come and ask her, maybe she will bring a CD with her.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: GUEST,Frogette
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 12:17 PM

Yes I will be there next Friday would not miss Marylin Middleton Pollock for anything. What a voice.

Will bring CDs in case anyone wants them. Les is off diving in the Red Sea so cant make it.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 01:48 PM

Echoes of Mingulay is a lovely CD, excellent tracks, played it on the way home from Chipping Norton. Heard Les & Kitty sing Roses of No Man's Land at Wareham, had to get the CD for that song alone ~ it's beautiful.

A fine performance from everyone, thanks.

M

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 27 Sep 04 - 08:20 AM

We had Roses of No man's land last night done very well by Moses who also sang Jutland to very tasteful guitar work by Chris Flegg at the Spotlight folk Club in St Albans
next week its Chris Amos on Sunday at the Legion unless its the Duke!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: PennyBlack
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 12:27 PM

only one thing sounds better than listening to this CD - listening to Les sing live.

PB

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: PennyBlack
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 12:31 PM

Let's start a campaign to get Les on stage at Fylde next year (won't need digs!) what about it S&R???

I believe he's going to record one of Ron's songs for "the compilation" as well.

all together now:-
"We want Les", "We want Les" etc etc......

PB

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Cllr
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 04:56 PM

I have booked les before and I will book les again soon before his prices go up up and I can't afford him, cllr

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 03:53 PM

One question..
Lirycs of the "Deadeye Sound" are of course Les's byt what about the music> is it traditional or what?

Gree

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 03:58 PM

It is now


les is soon to appear in st Albans this month


see
www.folk4all.net

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 02:52 AM

Guest, the beauty of Les' tunes is that they all sound traditional. The answer is no, Dedeye Sound's tune is Les' own, but it SHOULD have been traditional!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 04:27 AM

is now

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 04:32 AM

As the wonderful Les Barker puts it - here's a traditional one what I wrote....

LTS

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 06:56 PM

Well, Les has e-mailed me the proposed set list for the gig at Breezy's club on Friday next week and it includes Deadeye Sound. We are having a practice on Saturday...

Kitty

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 07:17 PM

Practice? Practice? This is folk!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 03:57 AM

If you lika da practice, why not be a da Doctor?

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 04:38 AM

Before I become over-excited.

Does this mean that Kitty will be there too?

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 06:53 AM

I think that's what she means. Unless she's practicing to harmonise over cellphone. In all likelihood Trevor will be there too, then - lovely unaccompanied voice, keep him a spot.

It'll be a great singalong night next Friday.

But my request from Les is a solo non-chorus one: "Mary's Leaving" - stuff to slash your wrists by as you drink the arsenic with your head in the gas oven at the bottom of the deep blue sea. Life is simply not worth it after such a song. Luvleh!

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: Mingulay
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 04:54 PM

Wrist slashing stuff indeed, but good with it. Most of Les's stuff has been written from personal experience and events and images that have affected him over the years. With Mary's Gone Now, whenever I hear the song I am transported back to the day he and I removed the bin bags from an otherwise empty flat and closed another chapter in life. For me 'Echoes of Mingulay' is almost as personal as it is for Les. There are a lot more songs, when's the next CD? Ginger him up George.

Subject: RE: Les Sullivan CD - Health Warning
From: breezy
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 07:48 PM

lets focus on nxt Friday 11th february 2005
then at 'Windward' Folk Club, St Albans or 'breezys' as Hamish puts it on his thread.

I like that!!

At the Royal British Legion, Verulam Road, snorbens.

doors open 7.30

we had over 20 in tonight!!wow!