I think he's fairly busy selling very expensive modern houses, but he does do a little amateur playing still - and performing with the Hammersmith Morris Men.  Both his albums were exquisite - I listened to them both the other week actually.  

I was thinking about our young melodeon player Ollie King the other day as I came across the album he released back in 2014. But you can find him on Facebook and he's still playing by the looks of things.

https://www.facebook.com/ollie.king.75

off topic i know, but the resurrection of this thread made me think about members Ive not heard of for a very long time... I hope they are all doing well.

Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm : Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've been sifting through my cavernous vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening from 9pm 'til 11pm.

The next show goes out tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm (after Express FM Country), featuring the following artists :

The Popes, Trembling Bells, KT Tunstall, Jason O'Driscoll, Jo Harman, Henry Parker, Revere Rivers, Me & Molly, The Brothers Gillespie, Butch Parnell, Sean Taylor, Gram Parsons, Anna Krantz, Dominic Crane, Bob Bradshaw, The Rosellys, Scott H Biram, The Bean Pickers'   Union, Ben Reel, Roland Roberts, Paul Brady, Jack Bruce, Bob Mould, Pink Floyd...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Portsmouth's Express FM, on DAB and online here :

https://www.expressfm.com/programmes/scattering-the-roots/

Yes you're right.. However i'm being very  'fussy', some might say. Some minor  creasing ti the sleeve, making it a bit less ths mint. I wonder if they are economising on packaging ?  A straight tenner isn't a lot.  The Shirley Collins 7" from Domino was a lot  more  but arrived perfect.

Fab isn't it.  There was a (better quality actually) version of this posted on FB the other day which I watched and thoroughly enjoyed.  Full lead vocalist and riddim geetar.  

As great as they are, I blame those solo albums for leading Simon down the (old school) 'Radio 2' path.  I've always felt there was more of a 'rocker' in there somewhere just trying to get out...

We saw Joe Ely a handful of times.

In 1999, we saw him guest with Los Lobos, and in 2000 Bruce Springsteen brought him out. Garrison Kiellor had him on live tapings of his radio show that we attended in 2006 and 2016. Finally, in 2022 we saw him inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. He was noticeably frail by then, and he retired from live performance shortly thereafter. He was a Texas legend, and I’m sorry I didn’t see him headline a show. RIP

The past is a different country.  

I had not seen this previously, with Simon giving it the full lead vocalist, a pre-beret RT and a full head of hair on that fiddle player… https://youtu.be/hitNi1jp7lo

Let them know, Alan - you shouldn't have to accept a damaged copy.

The new Sandy tribute 7" by the Owl Service. (Fruits de  Mer, 2025).

Sounds great, but FDM need to use stronger packaging. Sleeve less than perfect.