For my dear departed friends Michael & Mark Hedley who both lost their fight to mental ilness
Rip & deep love
Martin xxx
lyrics
The Most Peculiar Man
He was the most, peculiar man
He knew his heart, he loved his land
And if by chance you meet this soul unplanned
You’ll know you met the most peculiar man
He had no home, nor goods to sell
He rarely spoke, no prayers to tell
He never took a woman never raised his hand
He truly was the most peculiar man
He was no great singer, not high class winger
No beard like christ, any great height
He would never ransack the graceful church of a woman
Merely light a candle in her then be on his way
He was a most peculiar
He was a most peculiar
He was a most peculiar man
credits
from Good Will Factory,
released January 17, 2022
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal
Rupert Hughes: Acoustic Guitar Backing Vocal
Niles Krieger: Mandolin, Elec Bass, Violin & Backing Vocal
supported by 26 fans who also own “The Most Peculiar Man”
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