Two albums just purchased off eBay that I never knew existed.

Firstly, that Pentangle/Steeleye mash up you've (probably) never heard of: https://www.discogs.com/release/14386907-Peter-Knight-Danny-Thompson-Peter-Knight-Danny-Thompson (it's 'just' two tracks of improv, but is very 'nice' nonetheless)

Second an album from a tour that I attended (in Kendal).  Little Feat's Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett Live in the UK https://www.discogs.com/release/12133176-Paul-Barrere-Fred-Tackett-Live-In-The-UK-2008  Some bloke called Phil Beer on the violin....Got to say I've got no recollection of that, so maybe it was just some dates, or maybe I've just forgotten.

This just in. As The Long Ryders are wont to put on their album sleeves, good luck and good fortune to all bands everywhere.
https://skirky.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-spirit-of-radio.html

I've just got that too.  It's top drawer material.

Thanks Will - I'll check that out.  

Dave Whetstone has just released a new album called Winding To You https://talkingelephantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/winding-to-you. Recorded with a number of ex-Albions following the Ashley H 80th birthday celebration last year. I had a listen yesterday and have ordered a copy. Those who enjoyed mid-period Albion Band will probably enjoy it.

If you don't have a thing against compilation albums, there's a very good 2CD one called In A Lifetime which covers everything from the very beginning up to the most recent albums. I'd highly recommend that.

I only have Macalla which i bought in the 80s. Considering more -  Magical Ring?

Lots of Clannad and of Maire Brennan's solo albums the last couple of days, for obvious reasons.

Very likely to be, yes  .

It came out  just a  few  years ago and i held back on getting it till  now..
I'd have paid a tenner, but i jumped at it when i saw  it for less.

Little Feat, Monday at the Paramount Theater!

I haven't purchased a ticket yet because I'm waiting for good seats to magically appear right before the show (it happens often at this venue when donors fail to claim their prime reserved seats).

All four surviving members of Classic Feat are still on board, comprising founder keyboardist Billy Payne and 1973 additions Sam Clayton (congas) and Kenny Gradney (bass), plus guitarist/trumpeter Fred Tackett, who contributed songs and guitar as far back as 1973, later played in Lowell's solo band, and officially joined Feat in 1987. The newer players have slotted in seamlessly based on the most recent show I saw a couple of years back. Unlike so many bands, membership in Feat has largely been a lifetime commitment. (R.I.P. Lowell George, Richie Hayward, and Paul Barrere.)

I kinda wish Craig Fuller (vocals 1987-1993) would rejoin. He's a fine singer and songwriter, and a good guitarist to boot. But we can't have everything.

I take them at their word that this will be the last time around. No one's getting any younger.