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If you go to my myspace

http://www.myspace.com/judydyble

There are snippets from two tracks from my new album, Talking With Strangers, which is now due for release on 20th July 2009

'C'est La Vie' the Greg Lake/Pete Sinfield song

and 'Jazzbirds' written by me,Tim Bowness and Alistair Murphy

hope you like them ;D

There are also a couple of illustrations from the inlay booklet :D

I might have put this in the wrong place..if so can it be moved please

excellent :D

I'd love that top illustration on my wall  :o


Looking forward to the album,sounds good.

anyone else taken a listen? what do you think?

:D

Just listened.  I especially love Jazzbirds.  Looking forward to the new album greatly....

:)

i don't think there is a weak track on it.. and the line up of musicians is v impressive.  this thread got buried hence me sticking my beak in. :P

Nice

Fabulous and beautiful :-* Every one will love it!

C & M xx

thankyou   ;D

And the extra - if slightly tenuous - Fairport connection with Jazzbirds is that Jill Swarbrick-Banks painted the picture, (which I now own) which inspired the song

There is a tiny picture of the picture on the player ;D

Beautiful Jude - I'll be ordering a copy of the album!  (Now off to listen to the ones that I already own.)

i am going to be awkward and ask you who has played on each track from the long list you've put on myspace and also how you went about co-ordinating all of that unless you whipped around the world without us noticing :o

Gorgeous Jude.. when can I get my copy?  :-*

Mostly done via the clever internet, some people (Simon Nicol, Jacqui McShee, the oboe player Sanchia, and I) were physically recorded in my house- in fact in the room in which I am now typing. Julianne Regan, Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Pat Mastelotto (both in the US) and Celia Humphris, (France) sent their contributions by email and others were recorded in Norfolk..

Alistair co-ordinated everything and did most of the recording, Tim added his ears and vocals where needed 8)

The track listings are long and complicated.....



Released on July 20th and should be available all over the place  8)

This is fab. Jazzbirds sounds really nice - very strong allusions to KC (Moonchild comes to mind) as well as Trader Horne. Roll on July 20!

impressive and clever that is :P
imagine how hard it would have been without that technology...if possible at all

roll on july 20.. it is wayyyy too long  ::) >:(

Excellent songs, really strong, not that I haven't enjoyed your recent output, but on first impression these are some of the strongest tracks you have been involved in, for a long time. I look forward with antiscipation for the full release. Some excellent artwork on the site too, reminds me of Edward Gorey.

Apart from C'est La Vie and one other, I have written all of the songs in collaboration with Tim and Alistair and on one song, John Gillies, and I am really proud of them. There will be more snippets from the other songs at some stage.. I'm not going to put whole songs up until they are released. That's the plan anyway.... ::)

FABULOUS x100

check out the " new " vintage autoharp pics too on myspace :o
fab

what harp was that jude ? and where were they taken? they are great pics


http://http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=69611285&albumID=2690081&imageID=45654598

Great sounding songs, Jude!
I take it we can order this one from your website, too, from 20th of July?
And the autoharp pic is fab!  ;)

My website isn't currently set up for selling, but Jon the Manager is sorting all that out. It will be available via HMV and all that sort of malarkey, but details aren't yet in place..

Tis a nice old harp isn't it? The first one to tear my fingers to bits..
The photos were taken by my late uncle, a tutor at Hornsey School of Art in London.. he wanted to try out his new camera so we drove out to the countryside in Hertfordshire for him to practise taking these kind of publicity pictures.  
He only developed 3 of them at the time,but gave me the negatives which have been lying in a drawer,unnoticed for over 40 years, surviving many moves, a house fire and clearings outs.

I discovered them a few months ago and wondered what they were, so had them put onto a disc, thinking they were too old to be useable, but lo and behold.. pictures of my youth.. ;D

SOunds really lovely Jude  ;D

If you trot over to Julianne Regan's myspace

http://www.myspace.com/julianneregan

she has put a sampler of the bits that she sang on for people to listen to

I'm rubbish at this self promotion stuff ;D ::)

There are two new snippets on my myspace

A bit of the Harpsong (a smidgen of Fripp,Ian McDonald and Pat Mastelotto) 8)

and a bit of Grey October Day (with Tim Bowness singing as well) 8)

http://home.myspace.com/judydyble


 :D ;D :D ;D

Well, heavens!

Firstly there is a new snippet of Harpsong to listen to,  ;D

and there is also news of how to pre-order the whole CD and  signed ones at that (where's my pen?) over on my myspace now  ;D

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=69611285&blogId=488971313

Jon the Manager has been very busy sorting all that out while I was fast asleep. Ah bliss! ;D

and also news of a live track of me singing with Jack McAuley at his gig in London last year. That will go up on the player on Sunday 8)

Yippee!!! is wot I say.. :D

yay great news :D
the stuff with jack is going to be up way faster than i thought !
i have grabbed one of them signed ones.   may you sell a huge bucket load :P

Another one sold here  :)

Celia Humphris... well... quite takes one back to one's A-Levels... I always admired the idiosyncratic spelling of the eponym... I Talk To The Trees... isn't it though?

Very interesting material Jude. Congrats

....and the international sales are going great, too!  ;)
Copy ordered to Sweden....!

... and one will be flying across the pond as well  :)

Scotland added to the list of countries receiving a copy. Can't wait!

Goatland too :D

 ;D ;D ;D

Sounds great Jude.

Another copy ordered.

And one on its way to Muswell Hill (borders) ...

You're all jolly lovely :-* :-* :-*

 ;D 8) 8) Jon the Manager, Mr Brilliant himself, has just rung to say that the CDs have arrived and they look absolutely gorgeous asnd he is sending me some to see...Y-a-a-ay!

Now to figure out where to meet Tim and Alistair so that we can all do the signing thing  8) 8) ;D

woohoo!!!! Yippee!

Etc.

Well done. It's all coming together now. ;D ;D ;D

How about backstage before a gig somewhere?   ;)

Fab news.  Looking forward to hearing it.

Bring some to Cropredy Jude, you can mine there!

Just now bought one for me, in Italy

smiling
enzo

Most likely a cafe in a service station somewhere ;D



Hopefully yes  :D



excellent (smiling Jude ;D)

well done jude...  :-*

Just having a listen on MySpace.  Was noodling about in Facebook with the music on in the background, and suddenly my ears pricked up - great hook in Harp Song; "I closed my ears for 30 years, then the music called my name".  I just HAVE to hear the whole of that song. :-)  Suits my current mood perfectly!

It's 19 minutes and 19 seconds long, that track :o

Tim took my original words and polished them into diamonds.. plus Ian plays some wonderful flute and sax on it

8) {:-)

Italian appenines foothills are now among waiting for your CD! Looking forward.

Somehow you're helpful and ispiring to me - too long to explain

Best

P

Thank you Paolo, you are very kind :-*

I preordered your new one from Burning Shed... Looking forward to hearing it!

I've been really meaning to post a review of this album. This is my third attempt at getting it online. I wrote the bulk of it ages ago but then thought I'd lost it until a recent disk tidy-up revealed it again just in a different place. I tried to post it again last night but for some reason it vanished when I hit the send button. So, third time lucky...

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My reference point for this album is Pink Floyd's Meddle. Not that Jude has gone all prog on us (well, maybe just a bit.) As with Meddle, Talking With Strangers is an album of two parts; a collection of songs that build up to a showpiece, magnum opus which occupies the whole second half of the disk. And like Echoes, Harp Song builds quietly, adds layer on layer, ends grandly and at its heart contains one giant wig-out. Epic stuff.

And also, as Meddle was for Pink Floyd, Talking With Strangers is a grand statement from an artist who has found their place, knows that this is what they're good at and knows that this is where they want to be. Jude has found her sound.

It is a different sound from its predecessors; more pastoral, jazz-hippy, more earthy and natural sounding. The synthesised sounds are played down in favour of wood and strings - dulcimers and harps dominate this time. The flute solo in the middle break of Jazzbirds is the closest reference to Spindle and The Whorl, though its more like a final nod to that era before heading off for pastures new.

It feels that this album was put together specifically by and for Jude. Spindle, The Whorl and Enchanted Garden were lovely slices of Ms Dyble's world but I often felt that the words and music were formed separately from different mindsets; they were brought together but not made together. Strangers is more cohesive, with music that clearly understands the singing.

To hear this new sound taken further, the title track, Talking with Strangers is basically Jude and a piano. This is very new but familiar at the same time. Breathy backing vocals reinforce key phrases but otherwise this sparse arrangement gives acres of space around the words. If Jude were to appear on TV, this would be the song that I'd hope she would play.

There are echoes of Trader Horne here. I think this is Tim's presence, giving Jude someone to harmonise with and allowing songs to become conversations at times. Dreamtime and Never Knowing give me false memories of those days in the early 1970s. Grey October Day is Tim doing what he does best. Dark, brooding and full of restraint and sadness. He and Jude take alternate verses in a song of missed opportunities. This should soundtrack that moment in the film where the lead couple go their separate ways and its dark and they're sad and contemplative and there are images of rainy streets at midnight with headlights glinting in the puddles.

My favourite moments generally involve Jude singing with Julianne Regan harmonising. These two voices go so well together! I hope that this can be developed further, as a full duet between these two would be very fine indeed. As it stands on this album, Julianne's contribution is lovely, understated, and perfectly complementary.

So that will do for now. I could say loads more, particularly about Harp Song but I think I'll leave it for discovery. I'm still finding new layers in that song after more than a dozen listens. I'll just finish by saying the obvious - this is a beautiful album and you should own a copy forthwith.

Cheers

Nick

Nick! Star Boy!

What a great review;pertinent, practical, and personal, but also wide-eared with no blinkers  :)

"Jude has found her sound"  {:-)  {:-)

Appetite well-and-truly whetted. Thanks, Nick.

I am grinning with pleasure ;D ;D ;D ;D :-* ;D

I'm a little late to the party, but my order is now in!

Cheers /// Tom M.***

she may be my buddy but i am not just saying this...

this album is magnificent. " dreamtime " is hair stand on end stuff.. it is the best thing i have ever heard jude do. i had heard a lot of these songs in fledgling form, growing and evolving and bits being added etc.  the finished songs are the result of a lot of work ... beautifully produced. jude's voice sounds strong and the harmonies are delicious ( i am a sucker for harmony ) and i think this album represents her more than anything she has done before.

would love to review it further and will asap, but for now please re-read what nick said and then some . it is beautiful.

congrats jude.... truly x

Excellent...I'm very much looking forward to mine when it reaches Denbighshire.

Pre-order CDs are being packaged and addressed and stamped (gently) and will be posted out on Monday, so they should arrive sometime during next week. I hope you all like after all this hoo-hah ;D 8)

Jude  :D

course people will like it ! ;D

Was going to wait till Cropps.. but Nick's review has made me order it tonight!!   :D ;D :)

Last night Gideon Coe played NeverKnowing to close his show, an absolutely excellent track, what album is it off I must get it!!!

It's from this new album of mine..'Talking With Strangers' released 10th August

you can preorder it from here

http://www.alturl.com/w7wu

There will be copies available at the Barbican and Cropredy

and thankyou!! :-*

Just listened, it was the title track he played - TWS  ;D

:D

TWS is indicative of the rest of the album's quality imo... cannot decide which tracks i like best. harp song is the most surprising :o esp. if you have it on loud lol

Does that include pre-orders made through "burningshed"? (I think that's where I pre-ordered it from, but I can't remember!)

Cd's on their way to Burning shed they should go out at the end of this week/ early next week. It's still way before the official release date of 10th August... ;D

My copy has just arrived, thank you Mr Postman!

and mine arrived today - and very lovely it is too  [;-)

Hooray! so Jon's recreation of Postman Pat mostly worked then.. Good!     ::)

Glad you like it. Phew! ;D

I am hoping to pick my copy up at Cropredy - I hope they will be selling them Will you be doing an official signing session Jude? If so which day and what time ?

Yes there will be copies there at the CD tent and I shall be doing a signing at 15.10 to 15.45 on Friday.

My pen is poised  ;D

Brilliant! Cant wait!

And it hasn't been off the deck since, fabulous, thank you Jude & colleagues!

My CD arrived yesterday (Thursday) in the USA.   (The Royal Mail has always served me well "across the pond".)      Beautifully done booklet!   Looking forward to a proper (undistracted) listening session on the weekend.

Thanks ///  Tom M.***

Hopefully that means mine will arrive today  :D

Well mine hasn't made it to North Wales yet, so I'm a bit jealous of the ones that have already flown the Atlantic....still, patience is a virtue and all that  :)

Likewise here in rainy Scotland.

Not arrived in Norf London neither - and thanks to the CWU I suspect I won't be seeing it until next week now  :(

Nor the Welsh Marches.

'Twould be nice if it arrived before we set off for the Barbi tomorrow :)

That ain't going to happen here.  The post gets to my house between 3 and 4 pm  ;D

Unfortunately today´s post didn´t contain any package from the British Isles.
Next chance is Monday so I hope Judy´s CD can blow away my first-day-back-at work-for-five weeks-blues then!  ;)

Mine arrived (Autographed!) from Burning Shed today. Managed to give it a spin, and it sounds fabulously mellow and jazzy with a prog epic towards the end. Marvellous stuff! Shame we don't hear more of Julianne Regan these days.

I envy you who get post delivered on Saturdays!  >:(
Alas, Monday is only a Sunday away  :)

My copy arrived! Beautiful CD! Dreamtime is simply wonderful: one of the best songs I listened to recently.

a smile
enzo

I bought a copy on Saturday ay the Barbican. Haven't listened to Harpsong yet - not enough spare time - but the first few tracks are absolutley beautiful.  Album of the year so far, definitely - and I can't see anything beating it (unless Jude has another album up her sleeve...)

Just a quick signed/numbered cd update, nearly all are en route, and the very last will be posted today/tomorrow. Can people let me know if they don't have them from a week today please. I did a lot of USA/Canadian copies on Wednesday, so those should be arriving today/tomorrow. Thanks, and thanks for the great responses :)

Outstanding!I'm having withdrawls over here. ;)

Harpsong is staggeringly good.

 ;D ;D gringrinmightilydelightedgringrin ;D ;D

Jude, I borrowed from Sam,I hope you don't mind! All I can say is wonderful!!! I was so chilled after listening to the whole album (apart from the slight wake up!!!!!!)  :o Now I have to give it back!!!!!  :'( I will be buying my own copy never fear! ;D

I really want to listen to this album but i shall have to wait for a (hopefully) signed copy at Croppers.  I've just got to stop myself from buying it between now and then  :-\

You can always buy one now and bring the inlay with you to Cropredy.

I am always happy to sign things and I will be doing a signing stint at Crop (15.10 - 15.45 on Friday.. ;D)

Oh right, i thought i'd have to buy the album from the stall.

Thanks for that Jude, problem solved  8)


Right then,  clickty click - Off i go cyber shopping  ;D



Job done!  :D

There's a 5 star review of TWS up on Amazon.com   http://tinyurl.com/ntt64u

Extract "here you have Dyble's finest commercially available recording since the Trader Horne album, and I think even in fact her overall single most desirable album to own! I say most desirable, because the music just hugs you and you want to hug it."

I've now listened to the whole album through twice - I can honestly say it's the best album I've heard for years.  I may be biased - after all, it's our Jude, and some of my favourite players from the early 70s are on there (Fripp, McDonald etc) - but it gels so well together.

The shorter songs are all lovely, while Harpsong seems to me to enscapsulate all that was good in the much-maligned "prog" era - top musicianship & production, strong melodies, natural development of themes - without any of the bombast of the era.  I keep hearing little echoes of lots of other bands - eg early Crimson (obviously), Floyd, Trader Horne, Stackridge - so I guess it could be described as a very "English" album. But it transcends that.

Hats, fezzes & tiaras off to Jude & her collaborators... top marks!  ;D

Mine still hasn't arrived :(

Mine finally arrived in North Wales today....having suffered rather badly due to the vagaries of the UK postal service.  Anyway, now rehoused in a new CD box I am listening to it and think it is truly wondrous.

Incidentally, was about to get huffy about receiving an unsigned copy until I realised Jude, Tim and Alistair all have miniscule, and very neat, signatures!

Any undecideds out there really shouldn't be.  It's everything you could possibly hope for and a lot lot more.  I will be listening a lot over the next few weeks I'm sure....

Many thanks to the cast of thousands!

Sorry about the CD case David, must be going over all those bumpy mountains :-\

and glad you found the sigs - didn't leave much room for signings did I? ::)

that one is my fav too... ( at the moment  ;D )

I'm still waiting patiently, every day I get home and enquire about the post and get fobbed off with communications from various financial organisations but never a sign of this elusive cd. Perhaps it is some sort of life affirming quest or test and I will win through and achieve the goal of a shining silver disc packed with wondrous sounds ...

Yup!! It's a way of life, an endless quest, a snarl-up at the post office, a hole in the sack, evil goblins at the sorting office.. :o

If it doesn't arrive by next week let me know....

I had someone post me a letter on 24 June by first class post. It arrived yesterday.  Hoorah for the Post Office >:(

Tim, maybe it would have worked better if they had sent yours to me in New York, and then I would have sent it back over to you.   Who knew???

Cheers ///  Tom M.***

Add me to the still waiting list. :'( Maybe 'll get it by the release date...

Hey Kurt -I personally posted yours middle of the week, with an extra 8)

Down to the last 20 to post...which will all go over the weekend.

No Worries,Thank you sir!Just Joneson for my Judy fix.It will be well worth the wait!

I haven't read the whole thread, cos I'm lazy, but is there a vinyl edition of this out, or in the works?

Yes.

Yes Thom, out in a few weeks via Tonefloat - full details this week.  :)

Received over the weekend, and signed, thank you. Didn't expect that.  I think Harpsong is my favourite so far.


I still love that picture on the last page of the inlay,  is it available as a print?

Not at the moment but it might be... I will try to find out..

Contact Koldo Barroso the artist via his website www.koldobarroso.com, I think he is producing some of his work in limited editions  ;D

Dear Judy, I received my signed copy yesterday and I've just finished my first listening. It's a beautiful album, your best in my not so humble opinion - and one of my 2009 favourite. Indeed - no flattery at all.

best
paolo

Copy arrived today, lovely songs and marvellous sound.
It has just been put in the player and it´s brilliant!
It will be spinning for quite some time!
Thank you Jude!  :)

Oh Hooray! I am glad it has arrived, now all I need is for Tim's one to have arrived and then I shall be happy.

Well happyish. The next thing is the launch gig. Oh cripes. :o :o :o :o :o :o

Latest bulletin - have just phoned home and apparently no CD sized parcels  :( but I will carry out a full check when I get in and report back here as I know everyone is following this mini-saga. Jude, don't worry about my CD - concentrate on that gig!  ;)

I personally hand wrote your address Tim, in V E R Y carefully printed hand!!! Hopefully in the morning then...Every last one is now out (apart from this weeks orders, which will go before the weekend..) Me and the local post office are on almost intimate terms J

Just in and no CD - but I'm really not worried. I'm sure it will turn up.

What has arrived is a letter addressed to Richard Thompson at our house number, but with the road misspelled and with the post code for the other side of the road! Which is drifting off-topic I know but I thought might raise a smile. I haven't heard that distinctive guitar drifting out of any windows but will let you all know if I do!

I know why - you have had a post strike, and are 2/3 days behind according to wot the t'internet says. I will wait with baited breath!

Thanks for the info jude, some nice work on there

Hi, thanks for the interest in the illustrations. The "Harp Song" print as well as others from the album are going to be released early next month coinciding with the CD release. It will be a special 50 Limited Edition of 3 signed Glicee prints featuring a Certificate of Authenticity.  I've just announced this yesterday at my web site:
http://www.koldobarroso.com/

It was great to collaborate with this wonderful music! I'm really excited to see the CD and how the final work turned out!

Koldo

Excellent, i'm hoping one will be adorning the new house soon in that case  ;D

My copy's arrived!!
And very proggylovely it is!  ;D

Well I don't want raise anyone's hopes unduly but I have been told that a CD sized package has arrived this morning  :o. I am thus quietly hopeful that I will be able to have a listen whilst cooking supper this evening for our Cropredy planning meeting. Expect a further bulletin around 6ish.

I am holding my breath... :-X

Isn't paypal useful? It's hardly like spending money at all!  ;D

It's OK, you can breathe, Jude!  :D

hoo pantpantpantgaspgaspwheezewheeze ray ::)

Oh thank goodness!

Anyway just to prove that I have it here is photographic proof courtesy of daughter #2's new camera of me clutching the CD before I disrobed from biking attire. I am  so glad I made the effort to get this - it is lovely. Two listens so far whilst cooking and dining and planning for Cropredy, and many more to come. Love the "King Crimson" moment segment which pops up as a bit of surprise! Also had to look out my ELP albums to remind us where C'est la Vie came from.

Next job is to order tickets for the 100 Club.

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Lovely! Thankyou! and Hooray again! ;D ;D ;D

Sorry to do this, but I am just so pleased by these three reviews

By the time I get to Cropredy, I shall have a head the size of a football and an overinflated ego to match and may well possibly turn into a diva ('peel me a grape, Beulah..' Mae West in some film or another ;D)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9wjw

http://www.theprogfiles.com/judystrangers.php

http://www.netrhythms.co.uk/reviews.html#dyble

Yippee! ;D ::)

All fully deserved  :D

Lovely reviews Jude!!  8) {:-)

Well done Jude. An excellent album!   {:-)  

For those of you who can get a copy these is a lovely 3 page interview with Jude in the magazine that comes with this weeks Oxford Times ;D ;D ;D

Well done Jude.

Crumbs Jude, you have absolutely no need to apologise for celebrating such lovely reviews.  ;D

And as for getting big-headed.........nah, I don't think so!  ::)

Well done, and see you soon.  :-*

Thanks for those links.  I was already thinking of buying Talking With Strangers at Cropredy but those reviews have definitely convinced me! 8) 8) 8)

Oh goody! I'll sign it as well if you like, (while wearing my 20 gallon stetson which will, by then, be the only hat that will fit my enormously swollen head.)   ;D

Great reviews. While reading the netrhythms one, I suddenly realized why the "strength of strings" line triggered a nagging voice in the back of my mind while listening to Harpsong ... Strength of Strings is, of course, the title of a great song by Gene Clark (lyrics here (http://www.lyricstime.com/gene-clark-strength-of-strings-lyrics.html) ) and it appeared on the wonderful No Other album.

So now I wonder, was it a deliberate reference? Or were both you and Gene inspired by the same reference, literary or otherwise, of which I am unaware?  :)

Accompanied with some rather good photos.

No Bob, in my case it was a reference back to a line in Dylan's 'Lay Down Your Weary Tune' a song I used to sing with early Fairport ('and rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings') can't remember who I first heard singing it though! and the strength of the autoharp strings, both in fact and in sound..

I don't usually delve too deeply in to the whys and wherefores of lyrics though :D

D'oh!! Of course! Being one of the Dylan songs that the Byrds covered, it was probably the inspiration for Gene's song as well ... unfortunately it's way too late to ask him  :'(

Thanks - I'll be in the very long queue. :)  

The stetson will be way too big for you but it should make a good sun shade ...

... or gutter! ;)

That's a good idea...if I can find a big enough hat it can act as a mobile gazebo... ::)

Me too!

all well deserved reviews congrats :D
any chance of anyone uploading scans of the article and pics in the oxford paper ?

;D

I'll put them on my myspace if I can.. some of the pics are a bit scary :o ;D

great and bet they aren't :)

Can I just add, Got back from the Czech Republic this morning to find two CD's on the doorstep. Thanks Judy, Talking with strangers is beautiful. I hope that it is a great success.

Hooray hooray!!

Talking With Strangers is now officially released today..

Now what? ;D

About that retrospective boxed set...  ::)

Happy Album Release day Jude :-* Exciting times for a very lovely lady ;)

C & M xxx

It's on it's way.... and better than before as well... 8) ;D

Swiftly followed by the nationwide stadium tour to promote it  ;) ;D

Congrats on the reviews Jude

> about that retrospective boxed set...  ::)
> It's on it's way.... and better than before as well... 8) ;D


That would be an updated version of the aborted Castle double cd?

Yes it will be.  Luckily some more unexpected gems have surfaced since then  ;D

Hooray!

Look! Look! I've got a proper rack pack and everything!!

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;D  That is FAB Jude! :D

Isn't it just? Boatboy took the pic in HMV Oxford this afternoon  ;D

Bless.  ::) :-*

Good thing he didn't waste any time getting that snap ... that bin must be empty by now ...  ;D

Dyble, Edmonson, Fairport - it's almost too perfect...  :)

In between very accomplished company as well !  ;D

Sheerly alphabetical.. in Manchester HMV, I am nestling next to Kris Drever... ;D

And ONLY £7.99?! Worth at least twice that... I hope you are getting your proper dues, Jude.  ( Try saying that after a large glass of wine  ;) )

The BBC review is featured on the Music section of their Home page.

As in, the first thing you see when you log on to bbc.co.uk !  

Oooh you lucky girl!  ::)

If I had my collection in alphabetical order, you'd be between Dr John (or Ian Dury if I include LPs) and the Easy Star Allstars. But I prefer a more random system...

 I just looked again.. it's Kim Edgar (who? ??? must google) ... course I should really be next to that Dylan fella, but I should think he's got a whole wall to himself


Yes!! gringringrin!! ;D

Oooooh, she's really good. Lovely voice. I think you (and others on here) would definately like her.

So ordered it on Amazon it came today so now I am going to take the dog for a walk and listen, seems the right thing to do. ;D

On my itunes you are after Judas Priest but before Julian Cope, not sure what that means. :o

Well done Jude,Ive only just spotted this thread.I shall be ordering a copy.I dont know if this has been asked yet but is the black dog on the cover your dog?

Just got my copy (HMV Oxford St.), gorgeous album !!! Well Done !

No it's a Devon greyhound that John Hurford, who painted the picture, came across and painted for me,(yes I did request a greyhound to be in the picture!  ::))
My one's a brindle (sort of stripy)  :D

 
Good review on the BBC website   :D  http://www.bbc.co.uk/  (scroll down); or http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9wjw

  Ooh sorry, just noticed that's already been mentioned  :-[  Mind you, that shows it's still on the front page!  :D

I'm delighted it's still there!!

Will you be signing Jude?

I will :D

Friday at the CD tent.. 3.10 to 3.45  8)

I look forward to seeing you then, then :D

I've held of purchasing til Cropredy as I assume it will be a better deal for the artist than through HMV.  Maybe that's nonsense.  Not long now ;D

Make sure to get in line early.It would suck if you got turned away.I saw it happen when people were waiting for Richard Thompson's signature.

Good grief! There won't be that many... ::)

Still waiting for my signed one!! Ordered via Paypal in May

Brian

That's not good.. I will check it out  :(

bit brassic Jude at the mo but heard some of the tracks on the myspace page and love the jazzy folky vibe......will def buy a copy after i'm done at towersey......unless i see it in the CD tent there :)

You can buy it from Amazon or HMV if you like, it's cheaper and makes no difference to me, I still get paid!!

Jude  :D

I bought the CD at the CD tent yesterday and have just listened to it for the first time.

What a fantastic album!!!

I was expecting to enjoy it.  I was expecting it to be a good album.  But I wasn't expecting it to be as good as this.  It really is a GREAT album by any objective standard.  A true classic and one that I will keep bringing out to play for many many years to come.

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Absolutely stunning album, especially "Harpsong", I've hardly stopped playing it.

Only one complaint Jude, I had to buy a stronger set of reading glasses to read the lyrics and credits, and I'm still struggling!
Bring back vinyl I say ;D

I tried really hard to make the credits and lyrics bigger, but I was really constrained by the illustrations and borders on the pages. And too many words! Apologies!  

I will put the lyrics and credits up on my website or myspace somehow.. Vinyl will be available in September!!!

I'm feeling very guilty because I bought the CD over the weekend and have not had time to listen to it yet (though that is true of a number of albums). However, I have put it on my Ipod and am off to the gym shortly. Is it suitable for a bit of cross training or should I listen to it in a more relaxed state?

Harpsong might be suitable for a 20-min workout: starts slow, builds up to a stirring wig-out in the middle, and ends with a soothing cool-down.

However, you might want to put on your Something Nasty in The Woodshed instead

Cheers Jude!!

I gave it a go. Actually it was all quite a good pace for me today as I was a bit tired so it stopped me from pushing myself too hard. It is a lovely album Jude. I particularly like Grey October Day. This is probably a stupid question but is your singing consciously influenced by Joni Mitchell? I just hear little echoes of her phrasing in there, which is delightful.

My singing is not consciously influenced by anyone as far as I know, GG, I was singing this way before I ever heard Joni sing. Nor Julie Andrews either ;D :o

Glad it didn't wear you out!!

HMV in Leamington today

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Lovely!! ;D 8)

Yes I knew it was a stupid question and had I thought about the recorded chronology of your early careers I would never have asked it.  :-[

Perhaps Joni is influenced by you!  :)

Not a stupid question at all, in fact a lot more sensible than some I get asked!! ;D

Bought mine from HMV Cambridge yesterday, and it was in the folk chart! Should have taken a pic, but didn't have a camera.

Ooh! how good is that? 8) ;D gringrin :D

Not a stupid question at all, in fact a lot more sensible than some I get asked!! ;D


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I'm concerned that my earlier post about listening to the album at the gym might have sounded a little flippant. That wasn't my intention. Sadly the only places I really get chance to listen to music in my everyday life these days are at the gym or in the car. I do a lot less travelling for work than I used to so I have lost that opportunity to listen. I don't really enjoy working out all that much so it is a lot better if I can lose myself in some music to distract myself from the pain and boredom. It does not need to be fast and frantic to work. The only things I have had to give up on at the gym are early Genesis & Leonard Cohen!  ;D But I have first encountered and grown to love lots of new music on the exercise bike. It is so much the better if it enables me to forget where I am. I was listening so intently to the lyrics on Talking With Strangers today that it certainly did that. I might actually have some time at home this weekend, a rare opportunity to actually sit and relax in the company of a few CDs and this will be top of the pile.

I don't mind where it gets listened to, so long as it gives pleasure when it is played  :D :-*

OK Jude, here's a really stupid question:

WHO ARE ALL THESE STRANGERS YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO?

Hope no-one here ;D ;D ;D

Well for a start there's a whole bunch of oddities people here on Talkawhile, on Facebook and on Myspace..at least 80% of whom I haven't yet met, but have been nattering to for the past few years....

...and 10 of the musicians and artists and designers who have worked on the album... I haven't met them yet either.

...so that's what happens when you start talking with strangers..some amazing things tend to happen  ;D

 ;D :D ;) [;-)

the album is on the bbc's homepage with a great review :D
i hope that shifts a few thousand units for you Jude 8)

 And it's still there! That must be about three weeks now!   ;D  {:-)

I received a call yesterday from my cousin, who was slightly excited to say the least. He'd been to HMV and bought Talking with Strangers, and that it was one of the finest albums he had heard ;D  Well done Jude, it is a masterpiece :-*

C xxx

yeah got mine in HMV oxford yesterday.....played it first thing this morning,love the arrangements although the long track at the end made me wake up when it when heavy with some cool drums and robert fripp guitar licks and some sax....love that kind of off pattern drum rhythm.....and great voice throughout :)