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Album

'40' (2008)

A few songs for you to sample. To buy a copy or to download the whole thing, contact

info@jonairdrie.com

Bitch Goddess

So Sweet, So Young

All is Well (To Julian)

Problems

Back With You

Come Down

Summer’s Day

Cold Heart/River of Gold

Old Man Pulled to the Open Mic

Girl on the Swing

Living in a Dream

‘Ar Lan y Môr’

When You Went Away

Southern Wind

Jon Airdrie wrote the songs. He sings all the male-ish vocals and plays guitars, bouzouki, keyboards, some percussion and a little viola-lin

Gerry the Flute plays all the blown things: clarinet, saxes, recorders and whistles

Nicola Canale sings all the female-ish vocals

Jon Matthews plays the double bass, together with electric lead on ‘Summer’s Day’

Jem Ponsford plays the drums

David Jandrell plays guitar on ‘Living in a Dream’

John Hedgecock plays fiddle on ‘Back With You’

'Unsuitable...' (2007)

We have about 7 left (May 2008). Make us an offer and you can have one!

Click on the track listed to hear taster segments

1. Piece of work
2. Fun
3. Man at Ease
4. Grand Old Fool
5. Woolacombe Bay
6. Pulled Back
7. Nothing Comes Cheap
8. Run Back Home
9. There is a Place
10. Life in its Greenness
11. Christmas
12. Time Moves On
13. Singing in My Chains
14. All of this

All songs and instruments: Jon Airdrie, except: Jon Matthews – double bass on tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; vocals on track 13; Jon Greening – piano or keys on tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 14; Jem Ponsford – drums on tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13; Jaime Greening – vocals on tracks: 2, 3, 6, 13, 14; Gerald Game (Gerry the Flute) – wind/brass on tracks: 2, 4, 12, 13; Nicki Devon – violin on tracks: 5, 10.

Album - 2005 - 2005 retrospective.

Now available via either CD or download. Either way, costs will be kept to a bare minimum as, while the music has value (it wouldn't be placed in the public domain if this wasn't thought to be the case!), (a) the tracks are demos, and (b) there is no significant packaging accompanying the CD. If you wish to acquire this collection, please contact jon@jonairdrie.com

The track listing is as follows. Hyperlinked titles can be played:

1. Child of Wonder/Grit

2. Don't Care!

3. Days in the North West

4. Words from Thomas Treherne

5. Time Just Stopped

6. Fusion  of Two Souls

7. In Between

8. Songbird

9. Oh Yes Indeed

10. 'Scotland'

11. The Road That Ran

12. Wedding

13. Get the Vision!

Album released November 19th, 2005:

Meek Rage