Geraint watkins was born in south wales more than 50 years ago. Accordion books contain heavy weight acidfree paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. Plus contributions by simon morton percussion, bill skeet flute, clavinet, graham smith violin, malcolm griffiths trombone, albert wing sax, and backing vocals by betsy cooke. Dave edmunds with geraint watkins on accordion youtube. From the early 80s through into the mid00s, with occasional breaks when the going got too tough, he was a member of. Accordion books have a rich history around the world. While the history of the accordion began in the seventeenth century, the history of the accordion book is actu ally much older. Geraint watkins watkins bold as love album art, geraint.
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They are made in many parts of asia, including china, japan, korea, thailand, india, and burma. I saw him promoting his new cd he opened for nick lowe in boston recently and his talent blew me away. Ancient accordionfolded books have been found in many parts of asia, including china, japan, korea, thailand, india, and burma. American color imaging 715 e 18th st, cedar falls, iowa. Geraint watkins, singer, songwriter, sideman is for most an undiscovered treasure. Nevertheless, this weekend promises to to enthral even the unconverted. No doubt some accordion widows and widowers would have something to say about that statement.
Status quo online gigography aquostic live tour 201415. The balham alligators performed in venues around europe. Each side of the folded sheet can be ordered in either spreads or individual images. Geraint watkins watkins bold as love 1997, cd discogs. The celtic cajun, as hes been dubbed by some, has worked with a hell of a lot of. No one knows crayfish, or even crawfish, like crayfish bob. Hes got a voice that slays gutsy, low and yet tender and kind. Of course, his biggest solo hits, baker street and right down the line, are here, but instead of featuring his other lesser hits, the collection draws from his albums. For so many years a keystone of the bands of nick lowe, van morrison, bill wymans rhythm kings, dave edmunds and countless more, geraint watkins is also a revered creator of his own sublime music, much of which has already been perfectly captured in a handful of solo albums. British musician, singer, songwriter born in abertridwr, south wales 5 february 1951, known both for his solo albums and sessions for many major artists. Geraint watkins is the embodiment of the journeyman musician.
Geraint watkins rush of blood tours genres and personas no. Bobs been trapping and cooking uks invasive american signal crayfish for over 15 years. Latterly geraint has taken time out for two solo albums that have built a loyal audience watkins bold as love in 1997 bluefive and dial w for watkins in. Geraint is a musician i seem to have been watching ever since i discovered the joys of live music in the early 1970s. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from geraint watkins at the discogs marketplace. Dec 3, 2015 dave edmunds with geraint watkins on accordion promised land. The original lineup consisted of geraint watkins, robin mckidd, kieran oconnor, arthur kitchener, and gary rickard. Materials strips of paper cut to size cardstock for covers, the same size as the folded text block, bone folder or wooden craft stick.
After an art school education he moved to london and has been playing with the top names in popular music ever since. An exhilarating player of the accordion, watkins played rock n roll, blues, cajun and several stations in between. Geraint watkins vocals, keyboards, accordion, cajun accordion, piano, clavinet peter dennis bass guitar robin mckidd fiddle, guitar, vocals kieran oconnor drums, percussion gary richards guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals jimmy mckidd backing vocals cajun walk production credits. Geraint watkins, has been around the music scene for several years now, played with some of the very best in the business including van morrison, nick lowe, and also recently with slim chance. Pearl adriano, ian watson, julie north, colin walker, jovan rnjak, harry hussey and john romero. Geraint remains the ultimate performer,unfortunately he was only given a. As you go through the cds in order you can get a taste of how rorys talent progresses from one cd to the next.
Geraint watkins has released three solo albums over 25 years, but dont let the lack of solo material fool you. Posted on september 23, 2014 by thom hickey the american lives for his goals, for the future. Francis rossi, rick parfitt, andy bown, john edwards, leon cave special guest musicians. After mastering a fivehole pamphlet stitch and japanese fourhole binding, its time to tackle the final introductory process. Geraint watkins rush of blood tours genres and personas. He has backed many notable artists, including nick lowe, dave edmunds. Geraint watkins accordion the power and the passion of guitarist rory gallagher is unparalleled, excellent soulful blues and blazing rock. Shortly afterwards in 1979, andy fairweather low produced watkins first album for the vertigo label. For the mastering engineer, please use geraint watkins 2. Hes the perfect guy to have in your touring band, hes always engaging on stage, full of good humour and to top it all, hes a damn good player. Francis rossi, andy bown, john edwards, leon cave rick parfitt not appeared at the 2016 aquostic shows special guest musicians.
Geraint watkins accordion, piano, martin ditcham percussions, freddie edwards guitars, amy smith female vocals, hannah rickard female vocals, country violin, strings. Each handmade book can be displayed as a standing set of frames or as a twosided book. Geraint watkinss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Accordion books are great for exhibits and displays because you can stand them up and view both sides.
The album of cover versions includes guest appearances from tessa niles on tracks 6 and 14, the beach boys on track 1, brian may of queen on track 7 and maddy prior of steeleye span on track 15. Status quo online gigography aquostic it rocks tour. Asked about the best pa sound hed ever heard, charlie said. Plays guitar, cajunzydeco accordion, organ and rock n roll piano. Join songkick to track geraint watkins and get concert alerts when they play near you. Geraint meurig vaughan watkins born 5 february 1951 is a welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. Dave edmunds with geraint watkins on accordion promised land. Lucy wilkins violin, howard gott violin, natalia bonner violin, alison dods violin, sophie sirota viola. Geraint watkins easy to say, bon temps rouler youtube. This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. Graeme thomson meets six session musicians whove made. Crawfish boil at the doodle bar dinner in london, united.
Sustained by this kind of session work in the eighties, geraint played accordion and keyboards with infamous pub band, the balham alligators. Born in south wales in the 50s, after art school he moved to london, joining in the 70s pub rock scene. Dont stop is the twentysecond studio album by english rock band status quo. The best of gerry rafferty is an imperfect 15track collection of the singersongwriters 70s and 80s albums that favors obscure album tracks to actual hits. I hope this item is all that you require for your students and classroom. Session work for producer stuart coleman followed which. Over the past few weeks, weve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. The backstory to the album is told by andy fairweather low for the cd. Anna boutincooper offers a closer look at the actual accordion book by peter thomas and donna thomas 2014, part of the artists books collection at rotch library.
Rush of blood by geraint watkins on amazon music amazon. Richie malone and ralf ohemichen guitars both only for the 2017 shows, geraint watkins accordion, piano, martin ditcham percussions only 2016 shows, freddie edwards guitars only 2016 shows, amy smith female vocals, hannah rickard. Whozyamama is a traditional cajun band from bainbridge island, washington, with claudette boudreaux ex les femmes denfer on onerow accordion. Well, my ego in this part of my brain is in conflict with my honesty, which occupies a much smaller part of my brain and honesty, im afraid, is winning. Hearing a radio session, andy fairweather low tracked geraint down to produce an album, released on vertigo in 1979. Accordion book valley folds mountain folds flip over side view side view mountain folds side view fold each end into first mountain fold open all folds fold each mountain fold in to the center mountain fold. He has backed many notable artists, including nick lowe, dave edmunds, van morrison, mark knopfler, paul mccartney, roy st. His solo work is filed with deeply felt and beautifully played songs.
Live music with crayfish themed tunes fully stocked bar for all your drinks needs louisana cajun style boil fun. Geraint watkins listen and stream free music, albums. He is a hugely talented singer, accordionist and keyboard player good enough to play with paul mccartney, van morrison and nick lowe. Graeme thomson meets six session musicians whove made everyone from girls aloud to paul mccartney sound better graeme thomson sat. They were also the book form of the aztecs and maya in mexican and central america. From the early 80s through to the beginning of the new century, with occasional breaks when the going got too tough, he was a member of the highliving british band the balham alligators. Great lineup of accordionists from all genres of accordion music. Lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ, accordion geraint watkins photography by richard mann 2 producer neil brockbank. Hes made some great solo albums along the way, well worth checking out on amazon, but this new one is one of the best albums around. Geraint watkins accordion george chandler vocals bobby clarke percussion,drums danny cummings percussion wilfred gibson strings luis jardim percussion martin phillipps guitar,drums,keyboards mark pinder trumpet john turnbull guitar dave winthrop saxophone gavyn wright strings willy m acoustic guitar,electric guitar,keyboards technical credits. The backstory to the album is told by andy fairweather low in the. His work on piano and accordion has been heard on more tracks than youd imagine, as well as being.
With watkins leading the charge, and a few comings and goings, the nucleus of this pioneering outfit somehow held together for fifteen years keeping the music of louisiana alive in londons pubs and setting the bar impossibly high for those in their wake. He contributed vocals, piano and accordion to klondike pete and the huskies 1981 album some of the fellers and appears, as lightning wanson g, on their. For so many years a keystone of the bands of nick lowe, van morrison, bill wymans rhythm kings, dave edmunds and countless more, geraint watkins is also a revered creator of his own sublime music. Geraint watkins from wales plays blues and zydeco on piano, accordion and organ.
The finished size of the accordion book will vary depending on the size of the paper that you use. Crh music presents geraint watkins and band the list. Find geraint watkins credit information on allmusic. By melinda crean of top notch teaching thank you for downloading my product.
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