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June 2010

DONOVAN releases his first single from his upcoming album Ritual Groove

Legendary folk-rock-pop troubadour DONOVAN is releasing his first single from his upcoming album Ritual Groove.

The track, I Am The Shaman, was recorded as the first single of a soundtrack for a movie not yet made. The track comes out on Donovan Discs and was produced by famous David Lynch at his Music Studio in Hollywood, USA.

Donovan says: “I Am The Shaman gives a glimpse into my new work Ritual Groove. I announce this new song exclusively to my fan community on my website Donovan.ie” The song, I Am The Shaman, will be available for Download on iTunes starting April 14th, 2010.

Donovan

Julie's friendship with Donovan dates from the 1960s. She has covered several of Donovan's compositions throughout her career. Julie and Donovan last appeared together in June 2005.


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Photo by Trevor Tapscott

 

Ireland September - October 2009

With John Roberts, tour organiser and concert promoter. Photo by Sean Rowe

 

Wolverhampton April 2009

Julie brought her warm and passionate concert performance to the Robin 2 in Bilston Nr. Wolverhampton in the West Midlands last night (Wednesday 8th April 2009).


Photo by Trevor Tapscott

Pictured here with supporting act UK acoustic artist Jake Flowers. It was a perfect combination. Julie sang several tracks from her current album Highway of Diamonds including Bob Dylan's Man In The Long Black Coat whilst Jake's set included his current single Small World.

 

Julie Felix & Derek Sarjeant
at Surbiton & Kingston Folk Club 1964


24th June 1964


24th June 1964


24th June 1964

Pictures supplied by Derek Sarjeant

 

 

Crich Folk Festival. May 2008

Photos by Tony Fisher

 

 


Leatherhead, March 2008


St Albans, April 2007
L-R Fran Collier with Dream Team Member' Elsie Rosam & Julie

 


Willows Folk Club, August 2007


Hastings, July 2007


East Grinstead

 

 

Julie performing at the 20th anniversary of the Bewdley Festival on 13th October 2007.  

Photo's by Colin Hill

 

 

 

Julie caught up with her longtime friend, legendary poet, singer songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen who made a personal appearance on Sunday 8 July 2007 at an exhibition of his limited edition prints in Manchester. The show marks the opening of the new Richard Goodall Gallery on High Street.
'A Private Gaze' runs from Monday 9 July to Saturday 18 August 2007.
http://www.leonardcohen.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two rare vintage photos sent by Trevor Tapscott

 

Space Pirates

Space Pirates is a new BBC Children’s Saturday Morning Music show
which will be broadcast on the CBeebies channel from November 2007.

 

15 April 2007:  Julie Felix and Madaline Bell were both great friends with Dusty Springfield and they met up at London’s Dusty Day to remember Dusty and to share a laugh or two.

 

Paul Gunningham provided the opening entertainment when Julie Felix performed at the Baldock and Letchworth Folk Club in Hertfordshire on 7 March 2007.  

Watch for Julie’s return engagement there in 2008.

 

Julie Felix sang Blowing In The Wind for thousands of anti-war protesters who
attended a demonstration in central London calling for British troops to leave Iraq.  

 Police put the number attending at 15,000 but organisers
said between 80,000 and 100,000 were at the rally.  


With George Galloway MP

It marked three years since the start of the conflict and was organised
by CND, Stop The War Coalition, and the Muslim Association of Britain.

 

Julie makes new friends on the road as The Forever Young Tour kicked off in February 2007

 

2 December 2006

Julie Felix formally opening the Mistletoe Festival in Tenbury Wells

With The 2006 Mistletoe Queen

She also performed at the Regal in the evening, the last event in her
Bright Shadows Tour 2006 with support from Polly Bolton & Friends.
http://www.pollybolton.co.uk

 

20 November 2006.
Julie Felix joined Victoria BeeBee as she launched her first solo cd Sweet Dreams and Roses.
To order the CD visit Bee’s website:  http://www.victoriabeebee.com

 

Proleek Ireland October 2006

Proleek Dolmen

With young audience members Abbie and Jennifer

 

Julie joined a host of theatrical talents to raise funds and awareness for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.  Sunday 17 September 2006 at the Grand Theatre in Swansea

 

Julie with Waking The Witch http://www.wakingthewitch.co.uk

at the Marlborough Jazz Festival, summer 2006

 

Patrick Corley wrote a little story  about meeting Julie at Glastonbury in 1989.
Follow the link below to read this and also to see a video clip of Julie introducing Leonrad Cohen on her tv programme.
http://patrickmaginty.blogspot.com

 

17 September 2006:  Part time roadie David Smith is pictured with Julie as they set off for The Swansea Grand Theatre where Julie performed at a charity concert to aid the RNIB

 

The Frost Report 1967

 

Fifty Pence bought a lot of entertainment in the early 1970s as this poster proves!

 

Another SOLD OUT gig was held on 25 May 2006 at the Mawgan Porth Village Hall.  Julie is pictured with Jackie Grennell.  Jackie and her husband Derek organised this very special evening.

 

With Julia Donnelly who organised Julie’s sold out concert at Dulverton Town Hall on 30 June 2006.
 Julia operates the famous Toucan Café-Bistro in Bampton, Devon (pictured behind)

 

 

Photographer Mike Doyle specialises in musical artistes.  He caught up with Julie in Shropshire in May 2006 to produce these portraits. http://www.michaeldoyle.co.uk

 

 

 

14 May 2006

Julie at Falsam House in Worcester as photographed by Kenneth Reeves

 

March 2006

 Julie marched next to George Galloway at the front of the anti war demonstration in London.
http://www.respectcoalition.org

 

Julie was thrilled to spend a few days on the Isle of Man following her concert at the Centenary Centre  http://www.centenarycentre.com in Peel on 30 April 2006.

 

27 April 2006

Julie performed at  The Parkgate Folk Club in the Wirral to a sold out audience. Julie is pictured with Frank and Buddy from the club

 

Sound check at the Jacqueline DuPree Music Theatre, Oxford; 4 March 2006

 

Following the kickoff of The Bright Shadows Tour, Julie was excited to receive a big congratulations from fellow singer/songwriter Victoria Beebee.
http://www.victoriabeebee.com

Julie and Victoria have worked together since 2001 on various concerts and
charity events in support of The Mines Advisory Group (MAG).
http://www.magclearsmines.org

 

In 1966 Julie Felix became the first singer of popular music to perform within the walls of Westminster Abbey where she sang on behalf of Christian Aid, raising money to help in the fight against poverty and world hunger

 

Thursday 13 October 2005

Julie was the surprise guest at the 60th birthday party for Dr David Holmes

Julie performed some of the favourite songs of the guest of honour at El Bodegon Restaurant and Tapas Bar, Horsham, West Sussex

 

Another standing room only audience on the Rainbow Tour!


These photos were taken on 7 October 2005 at the
Forge at the Anvil in Basingstoke.

With Diana Hodgson and Pat Tempany after the performance.

 


September traditionally finds Julie touring Scotland and 2005 was no exception. On a rare day off, Julie found time to walk in the hills while in Melrose.

 

Tickets for Julie's Rainbow Tour concert at the Willows Folk Club sold out in 6 minutes! This record was set on Wednesday 24 September 2005 in Arundel, West Sussex. http://www.willowsfolkclub.org
Visit the Articles/Reviews page to read a review.

 

The Rainbow Tour



Entering the final weeks of the 2005 tour, Julie keeps the spirit alive as she prepares to leave for Scotland.
(photo by Trevor Tapscott)

 

The Waterfall in Pistyll Rhaedr, Powys, Mid-Wales http://www.pistyllrhaeadr.co.uk was the unique and atmospheric  setting for one of the most powerful Julie Felix concerts of 2005.

With a full house of music lovers, Julie wove her magic with songs old and new, followed by a set revolving round audience requests.  


Julie performed a number of
audience requests including Tabu.


Julie left the stage for her final number,
much to the delight of the audience.


The evening came to a reluctant end as Julie made took her famous yoga style bow at the end of her performance.

Following the concert, a giant bonfire brought warmth to the cool night as Julie relaxed into the wee hours, exchanging songs and stories, with other Waterfall visitors.

Sue and her St Bernard, Brannigan, made everyone feel welcome. Brannigan is considered the 'small' dog at the Waterfall and Biggles is his big pal.

Friendly faces seen at the Waterfall:


Sjoukje Vanderluit and Tim Quinn


Jean-Marie Lavillard


Little lambs of the Welsh valley

 

SUMMER 2005
Julie feels a special connection to the areas of Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.  Appearing throughout this region on her Rainbow Tour 2005, she made many new friends while catching up with old friends.  Here are a few special photos from this part of her travels.


Colliford Lake with Luke Ransom and Theresa Hewett-Hicks


Ed and Julie in Glastonbury


Ann, Julie, Linda and Jeanne in Glastonbury

 

Julie always visits the crop circles of Wiltshire when she is able.
Following her concerts in Marlborough in July 2005, she was able to spend a relaxing day amongst the beauty of Wiltshire.

 

 

Julie performed on 17 July 2005 at the RESPECT Festival in North London.
One of the most interesting displays at the park which hosted the event was this Peace Tree designed by Wendy Bond.

 

 

Julie Felix Surprises Oxford by Joining Donovan On Stage 

More at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/music/2005/06/donovan.shtml

The packed house at Donovan's Beat Café concert in Oxford, 9 June 2005, got a surprise when Julie Felix appeared, unannounced and unadvertised, to sing Universal Soldier on stage with Donovan.

The audience response was more than enthusiastic as Julie's soaring harmonies took the song's lyrical and timely message to new heights.  

Later in the evening, Julie appeared again to delight all with her unique addition to the Donovan classic Colours.

The two troubadours seemed perfectly at home in each other's company and, so it should be, as they have a friendship and working relationship that spans decades.  

With voices so well suited for dueting, let us hope for more opportunities to see Julie and Donovan perform together.  Having said that....Watch this space!

 

Tuesday 10 May 2005.


The Noble Rot in London was the venue for a surprise 59th birthday party for Donovan.  

And a splendid time was had by all including Julie Felix who has had a long friendship with Donovan as well as a long working relationship, going back to the 60's.  

The fabulous birthday cake, in the shape of a scrapbook, was created by Jane Asher's Party Cakes.  http://www.jane-asher.co.uk

Donovan's daughter, Astrella, is now touring with Donovan.   http://www.donovan.ie

 

Sunday 17 April 2005: A sell-out crowd welcomed Julie to The Centenary Centre in Peel on the Isle of Man.  Concert organiser Sam Knight is pictured with Julie and the venue's team.

 

 


With David Frost. Radio Times Cover 1966

 

Kicking off the Rainbow Tour in style at the Shrewsbury Music Hall.
Thursday 3 March 2005

 

Thanks to Dave Burns of Shrewsbury for these photos of him with Julie at the Shrewsbury Music Hall following her Rainbow concert, 3 March 2005. Concert review here

 


Julie Felix met up with Nanci Griffith following Nanci's concert in
Manchester in October 2004.


Both Nanci and Julie are avid campaigners for theMines Advisory Group (MAG).
See Guitars Against Landmines page for more info. Your support is appreciated.

Photos ©Karen McBride

 


Julie meets young fans, Amelia and Eloise Thomas, following the concert at The David Hall Arts Centre, 8 Oct 2004.


With Jean T at the David Hall Arts Centre on 8 Oct 2004.

 


With guitarist Albert Lee following a concert in which he performed with the legendary Crickets at the Lowry Theatre in Manchester on 17 October 2004.

 


June 2004
With Judy Collins following Judy's Royal Albert Hall concert.
Photo courtesy of Nigel Franks

 


Thanks to Elsie Rosam for this photo of Julie taken at the Komedia in Brighton after the concert on 7 July 2004

 

Shrewsbury Castle, Shropshire. 24 July 2004

 

Meeting the audience after the Hog The Limelight concert at the Appleshaw Village Hall, Hampshire, 7 March 2004

 

The 4 July 2004 Oxfam benefit concert held in Worcester's Angel Centre was a success. Thanks to all who attended and to those who worked so hard to organise the event as well as to Trevor Tapscott who took these photos.


With Alan Fitzgerald, Trevor Tapscott and Chris Humphries


With Georgie Virr who organised the event


On stage at the Angel Centre

 


With Steve Harley, backstage at Quay Theatre, Sudbury, after Julie's show, Autumn, 03

 

Suzie Quatro, Mickie Most, Julie Felix in 1973.

Suzie and Julie were the first 2 women singers signed by Mickie Most when he started his RAK record label.

 

The Mill, Banbury. 9th April 2004

Photos by Chris Bates www.chrisbates.org

 

The Mill, Banbury. 9th April 2004

Photo by Alan Davies

 


April, 2004: with Madaline Bell and Kiki Dee
Photo by Cliff Stonestreet

 


Thanks to Mathew Delhusa for this scan of the Moonlight sheet music

 

RUBY TOUR - PART 2

The Maltings
St Albans, Herts.
6 February 2004

Photos by Andrew Morris


With music journalist Sara Loveridge
who's review of this concert can be seen atwww.lemonrock.com


With Hertfordshire musician Mac MacLeod

 

 


 

 

 

 


With Steve Harley after their duet performance at The Quay Theatre, Sudbury, on 24 Oct 2003
© Malcolm Whittall


With Tom Paxton on his UK tour in Oct 2003
© Malcolm Whittall

 


Martin Carthy, Julie Felix and Norma Waterson appeared on stage together in Whitby on 15 November 2003 at the Whitby Pavilion Theatre.

Pictures © Robert Binstead

 


Libertas, Ruby Tour 2003
Pictured with Mandy Treagus and Karolyne Quinn

 

Julie filmed segments for BBC TV's PRIME TIMES series to be broadcast over the Christmas period, 2003.
Pictured with Julie is poducer BBC Ali Ellam.

 

 


The Quay Theatre Sudbury
24 October 2003
Julie was joined on stage by the Steve Harley for duets on Make Me Smile and Love Minus Zero.
Both Julie and Steve are avid supporters of MAG (Mines Advisory Group).

See Guitars Against Landmines (GAL) link on Julie's Home Page
to learn more about the important work done by MAG.

Tracie Pascoe sent in another picture from the Sudbury gig.

Holly - "now a JF convert"

 

 

The Waterfall in Powys, Mid Wales (www.pistyllrhaedr.co.uk) 19 July 2003
The concert was followed by a Sound And Healing Workshop the following day.

© Dave Haith.

 

 

 

Volda/Norway 1977

 

© Helge Halkjelsvik

 

Julie with Lawrence Ferlinghetti

At the Albert Hall Poetry Reading in June 1965. 
© James Davidson

 

On 26 April 2003 Julie Felix returned to Liverpool after an absence of many years for a concert at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, on her Starry Eyed and Laughing Tour.

With Spencer Leigh of BBC Radio Merseyside


Julie at the Bluecoat Arts Centre
Julie's manager Tim Quinn, at the Bluecoat Arts Centre

 


With Martin Carthy
Martin Weatherhead took this photo at Newcastle upon Tyne University (circa in 1967/8). The event was a recording of BBC2 "Folk on Two" It was taken during rehersals. One of the songs Julie sang that night was the Hedgehog Song by the Incredible String Band.

 

With Steve Harley, 7 November 2002.

Like Julie, Steve is an avid campaigner in the anti-landmine effort.

In late November 2002, Steve will join a bike trek across Cambodia to help MAG raise funds and awareness for this vital cause.

Visit Julie's GAL (Guitars Against Landmines) page to learn more.

 

 

 


November 15th 2000 at the Grey Horse Pub in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.
© 2002 Paula Hamilton www.paulahamilton.co.uk

 


Julie with Gyles Brandreth who recently left his Sunday evening LBC Radio programme, on which Julie often guested.

 


11 October 2002. Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Carmelo Luggeri, Julie Felix, Kiki Dee and Daneesh performing Big Yellow Taxi

 


With Felix Sear of the Wynd Theatre in Melrose,
Scotland, where Julie often performs


With singer/songwriterDougie MacLean, owner of The Taybank Hotel, Dunkell,
Scotland, where Julie appeared on 15 Sept 2002

 

Misjonshallen, Stavanger, Norway ca 1972


Pictures by Rune Roalkvam


Also taken in Norway in the early 1970's .
Left to right: Danny Thomspon, Julie Felix and Stephan Grossman.
Danny Thompson became part of the legendary folk group, Pentangle, and most recently played on several tracks of Julie's latest CD, Starry Eyed & Laughing - Songs By Bob Dylan.

 


Julie with Archie Fisher, 1965.
Archie presents BBC Scotland's Travelling Folk, on which Julie appeared in September 2002.

 

Bob Dylan Convention. Northampton, August 31st 2002


Julie with Jo Watson from Birmingham.
Julie dedicated Mr Tambourine Man to Jo's father, the late Colin Watson


Starry Eyed and Laughing was officially launched at the Dylan Convention.

 

2002 Goddess Convention - Glastonbury

Picture by Jo Graham

 

Ludlow Festival, 29 June 2002
Photographs by Chris Bates

 

 

On June 5, 2002 Julie Felix had the privilege of officially opening the Sensory Gardens at the Meresworth Residential Home in
Rickmansworth.

Pictured with Julie are Ann Giddings, Dept Manager, Madeleine Harrison, Administrator, and Richard Field of Willard's Garden Maintenance who designed the gardens.

 

 


Julie on stage at the Shrewsbury Music Hall, 24 May 2002


With BBC Radio Shropshire DJ's Alan Price and Genevieve Tudor after the concert

 

Donovan appeared on The Julie Felix Show where Julie performed some of his compositions.
She also recorded Donovan's "Saturday Night" as a single and included "Try For The Sun" on one of her
early albums.

www.donovan.ie

 

 

 

Julie is pictured with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin taken Sunday April 26,1970 when he was Julie's guest on The Julie Felix Show filmed at BBC-TV Studios, Lime Grove, London.
Thanks to Dave Lewis for this photograph. Dave is the editor of Tight But Loose, the original Led Zeppelin magazine. www.tblweb.com

 

 

 

 

From David O'Brien, Hamilton, Virginia.

Program cover and ticket from Julie's 1969 Royal Festival Hall concert

 

 


Wyvern Theatre Swindon. 1970s
© David O'Brien

 


London 1970s
© David O'Brien

 

These photos were taken by Manchester based photographer Harry Goodwin who snapped Julie during one of her appearances on Top of the Pops in the mid 1960's.

 
© Harry Goodwin

 


Julie with writer/editor/LBC Radio presenter Gyles Brandreth. Photo taken on 20 January 2002 at LBC Radio, London

 

HRE (Hospital Radio Exeter) presenter Doug Parish is pictured with Julie at the London Inn in Ottery St Mary, Devon, during her Autumn tour, 2001.

 

 

Julie attended the launch party for the Language of Women charity CD in aid of breast cancer research. The press event took place on 25 Sept 2001 at the Chequer Mead Theatre in East Grinstead, where County Border News photographer Kevin Black photographed Julie for the newspaper.

 

The Burntwood Festival - 17 August 2001


With Ken Reeves and Alan Fitzgerald.


With Trevor Tapscott.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Before the Autumn 2001 tour

 


With Publicist Jane Quinn
20th June 2001

 


10th May 2001

 

The three pictures above were taken in the 1960s
© Hilary Travis

   

 


Julie with roadie Malcolm Whittall in March 2001
© Hilary Travis

 


Julie backstage at a gig in Burton-on-Trent in 1998.
Picture by Trevor Tapscott

 


With Dom Mclean Solihull, 2001


With Hilary Travis Solihull, 2001

 

Trevor Tapscott took these photos of Julie as she was packing up her gear after the gig in Stafford at the Gatehouse on 1 April 2001

 

 

 

 


Julie and Midlands Today presenter, John Yates.

 


Preparing to sing "Woman" on BBC Television's Midlands Today. (19 March 2001)

 


Julie discusses her plans for a new album on BBC Radio Shropshire. (16 March, 2001)

 


Julie with Don Maclean, presenter of Good Morning Sunday, (broadcast date:  Sun 4 March 2001), at BBC Broadcasting House, London.

 


 Julie bumped into the Krankies in the Green Room at YTV on 5 Feb 2001 (pictured here along with Nigel Franks of Remarkable Records, centre) ©2001 Jane Quinn

 

 
Julie tunes her Martin guitar before entering the studio to tape the Tonight portion of Calendar for Yorkshire Television (broadcast date: Mon 12 Feb 2001 at 5:30 PM). ©2001 Jane Quinn

 

    

These pictures were taken by Trevor Tapscott (pictured with Julie above left) when Julie appeared at the Woodman Folk Club, in Kingswinford, West Midlands. 24-11-00.

 

 

The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon
20 Sept 1996. ©2001 Jane Quinn