Written by Martin Stephenson
Produced by Martin Stephenson
Recorded by John Martindale @ Blank Street Studios,
Newcastle upon Tyne
lyrics
I’m Already Gone
No need to bother making that bed
Feel guilty or hang your head
You’ve found your voice and you’ve made the choice
See I’m already gone
Twas a pleasure being of service to you
Good to see that you work things through
There’s no doubt and I’ve seen myself out
You see I’ve already gone
Already gone, down south to a quieter town
Already gone, you don’t need me hanging around
Already gone, no need to fret about me
Already gone, it’s just a case, a case of you being free
No need to bother making that bed
Feel guilty or hang your head
You’ve found your voice and you’ve made the choice
See I’m already gone
credits
from Good Will Factory,
released January 17, 2022
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar/ Lead Vocal/ BV & Handclaps
Rupert Hughes: Lead Acoustic Guitar/Harmonica/ BV & Handclaps
Niles Krieger: Dobro/Bass/Mandolin/ BV & Handclaps
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Guillemot Days whisks us to a glistening shoreline, awash with 10 sublime songs full of serene hope. Compelling right from the buoyant opener Edge Of The World and Butterfly overflows with soaring, twangy sunshine. For a fave, so close with the lush vocals, melodic layers of Flowers Of Hope versus Peace And Plenty: an intriguing, modern parlour song both eerie and exquisite, voices and clarinet blending into something quite special. This album is a musical lighthouse on a dark day. Unmissable. anitajoyce
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What a tribute, I haven’t the words to say how this group have been the soundtrack to my life, through good and bad.
Anything that helps is the least I can do, missed dearly. Joe Zux
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John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020
The new EP from Scottish songwriter Alec Bowman_Clarke goes deep, setting vulnerable lyrics to gentle melodies & stripped-back arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 30, 2021