Queen Elizabeth Hall
12th September 2012
Birmingham Town Hall
14th September 2012
With
Peter Straker
The 2012 Gig List is now confirmed. More dates will be added in due course.
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Julie FelixClotho’s WebRetro 850 Released 25/05/09. The follow up to the successful complete 60’s Decca period comes this complete coverage of Felix’s time with Mickie Most and his RAK Record label from 1970 – 1972. |
TRACK LIST 1. Clotho’s Web |
Picked up by Most at the time of Felix’s peak exposure on BBC TV they scored a top 20 hit with the first single, If I Could (a reworking of Paul Simon’s El Condor Pasa). Second single, Heaven Is Here was written especially by Hot Chocolate for Julie, and it too charted. A further single Snakeskin (made up from a Donovan riff) has gone on to be something of a club favourite due to its ‘Goo Goo Barabajagal’ like chopping guitar/drums backing. Keen to encourage Julie’s own writing, Most recorded an LP (Clotho’s Web) with 11 out of the 12 songs penned by Julie, on the theme of the tapestry of life (Clotho being the Greek fate who spins the thread of life). To record the album Julie brought in friends John Paul Jones, Madeline Bell, Stefan Grossman and Mickie brought in Cozy Powel plus mutual associate Big Jim Sullivan. The result, was a stunning original work of high musicianship, inventive song-writing, clever arrangements (the opening title track sounding real close to a Led Zep production from the period), grossly overlooked in subsequent years. |
Available exclusively from this Website - Go To The Online Store
All songs arranged by Julie Felix
Produced by Julie Felix for Remarkable Records (special thanks to Michael Spirit)
1. Morning Glory * (Tim Buckley)
2. Forever Young (Bob Dylan)
3. Universal Soldier (Buffy St. Marie)
4. Dance By The Light Of The Moon (trad. Words and arrangement: Julie Felix)
5. Mystic Garden [Ain’t Talkin’] ** (Bob Dylan)
6. Get Together (Dino Valente)
7. Gracias a la Vida (Violeta Parra)
8. What Was it You Wanted *** (Bob Dylan)
9. The Heart Of The Music **** (Julie Felix)
10. The Long Black Coat (Bob Dylan)
11. The Walls ***** (Julie Felix)
12. My Back Pages ***** (Bob Dylan)
13. Highway Of Diamonds (Verses : Julie Felix; chorus : trad.)
All vocals : Julie Felix
Acoustic guitars : Julie Felix, P.J. Wright
Electric guitars : Bass, Dave Pegg;
Drums : Guy Fletcher
Percussion : Julie Felix
Harmonica : P.J. Wright
String arrangements : Julie Felix, keyboard : Ian Catt
Choir : Avalonian Free State Choir (Glastonbury)
*Piano : Ian Catt
**Hammond organ: Ian Catt
***Congas : Guy Fletcher
****Backing vocals : Tina O’Byrne, Laura Isley, Jaine Raine
*****Hammond organ
Studios : Blue Moon Studios, Bodicott, Oxon. Engineer : Mark Leigh
Julie's first three LPs have been reissued in a 2 CD set. Get them from the Online Store
The songs on the three LPs recorded with Decca are essentially Julie’s repertoire from the sets she had performed on constant live tours since 1961.
Track list:
Masters Of War / The Old Maid's Song / Hey Nelly Nelly / Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu / Tarry Town / Aunt Rhodie / Pastures Of Plenty / Tell Old Bill / Ship In The Sky / Buttermilk Hill / Sally Don't You Grieve / Don't Think Twice It's Alright / The Riddle Song / Plane Crash At Los Gatos / Someday Soon / Needle Of Death / The Young Ones Move / Guantanamera / The Road Makers / I've Got Nothing But Time / Days Of Decision / A Rumbling In The Land / You Won I Lost / When The Ship Comes In / Port Mahon / Space Girl / Judge Jeffries / The Last Thing On My Mind / The Third Album -To Try For The Sun / John Reilly / The Fox And The Goose / What Did Your Learn In School Today ? / The Maid Of Constant Sorrow / The Gallows Pole / My True Love / One Man’s Hands / Going To The Zoo / The Spring Hill Disaster (Ballad Of Spring Hill) / Mound Of Your Grave / Come On Billy Home / I Travelled All Over This World.
" WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"
War is ugly. War is cruel. War claims the lives of thousands of innocent children and leaves in its wake broken dreams and broken lives including those of thousands of refugees. It deals devastating blows to Mother earth causing ecological disaster. It leaves deadly poisons in the soil and in the lungs of both soldiers and civilians.
When the Bush Administration unveiled its plan to begin war in Iraq, millions of people protested. In more than 2000 cities all over the globe the conscience of humanity was expressed. On the 15th of February, a huge worldwide peace movement was born. Despite this unprecedented outcry, and without the approval of the United nations, with the disapproval of the archbishop of canterbury and the Pope, America and Britain invaded Iraq; and the lethal bombs were dropped by the thousands. On the 20th of March 2003, many of us felt that democracy had died.
We
couldn't stop the war, but still there is a growing multitude
of world citizens who believe in the strength of the human
spirit - who believe that might does not make right.
Yoko Ono said, "If you dream a dream alone, it is just a dream; if you
dream the dream together, it is reality."
Nicole Kidman, when receiving her Oscar, said "Art is important."
And so, we come together to give peace a chance, to dream the dream of a world free from war and to add our light to the flame of hope that lives in every human heart.
There
is music in the air
It's a song we all can share
The dream has finally had its birth
The dream of peace right here on earth.
Thank you for sharing the dream
Julie
Felix
April, 2003
"You
see these folks are working with space,
Some smile with their hearts as well as their face"
from the song "Sappho"
from the album "Bright Shadows"
Welcome to this "cyber" space. It
is an amazing realization to know that we, you and I, are communicating
by vibrations. The messages transmitted on this web are interesting
examples of how thought creates reality and how everything establishes
its identity by means of vibration.
I would like to take this opportunity to explain the dual faceted
nature of this site. I suppose this is not surprising since I am born
under the zodiac sign of Gemini.
Music has always been an integral part of my life. Like breathing,
it happens whether I am thinking about it or not. When I came into
this world, my father was a working musician. In our home, he would
often be playing the piano, the guitar, or the accordion. I remember
falling asleep listening to him rehearse with Freddie who played guitar,
Nieto on bass, while my dad played the accordion. They played and
sang Mariachi music into the small hours of the morning.
Every Sunday I would go to Catholic church and be mesmerized by the
smell of incense and the voice of Father Konoski singing mass in Latin.
I was later to leave the church, but awareness of my spiritual nature
has always been as much a part of my life as has music.
These two sides of me are reflected in this domain. It is as though
I am a river. On one side of the river is the music area, and on the
other is the spiritual. It is the same ground; the same landscape.
Some of you know me from the side that banks onto the music: those
of you who know me from the recordings, the TV appearances and the
concerts. Others of you know me from the other side: from the sacred
journeys, the workshops, and the Goddess tours.
Whether your orientation to my river is from one side or the other,
I thank you for traveling with me. It is the interaction with you
that helps shape this river and establish its course.
A camera is a poor substitute for the human eye. The microphone is
a poor substitute for the human ear, and the web a poor example of
how the cosmic net of consciousness joins us all up together with
the rest of the universe. But the camera can capture beautiful images.
The microphone can carry songs and sounds to the ears and hearts of
thousands and the Internet can be a vehicle by which we can share
space, create realities, and get on the same wave length.
"each scientific discovery
each supernatural mystery
they're all the same to my electric angel"
from the song "My Electric Angel"
from the album "Lightning"
Thank you for joining me on this adventure into cyber space where
all rivers may meet on our way back home.
Blessings, "River Phelix".....aka Julie Felix
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