Vinyl version of the Domestic album. (please note that this is not the deluxe box with prints this is available only from paularmfield.com or from concerts)
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Contained within a matt black cardboard box are square cards with reproductions of Paul's original linocuts with lyrics on the reverse, as well as the CD. Signed, numbered limited edition of 1000 copies
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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about
A simple song written about my children leaving home for university. No chorus, no middle 8, nothing clever,I was just trying to balance a smile with a tear in each verse. When I sing this live I invariably choke up with the last line.
lyrics
Fledgling who knows where you're heading
With your clothes, your laptop, books and bedding
With your papers saying you're smarter than us
And a ticket for the north-bound bus
Fledgling since you've fledged and fled
Each night I listen from my bed
To the tutting of the kitchen clock
I still leave the door unlocked
Fledgling now the roost is tidier
Every room is cleaner, quieter, wider
More house, more home with just us only
Less housework yes but much less homely
Fledgling is your phone not ringing?
I've been perched upon the rooftop singing
Your voice comes on the answerphone
To tell us that you're not at home
credits
from Domestic,
released September 4, 2020
Paul Armfield: vocals, piano
Giulio Cantore: cavaquinho, classical guitar, mandolin
Max Braun: bass & electric guitar, fender rhodes
Johann Polzer: congas
Gabriel Schütz: drums
Written by Paul Armfield
Produced by Max Braun
Recorded at Areal 51, Stuttgart
Mastered by Gabriel Schütz
Linocuts by Paul Armfield
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
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
Nice pop balladry with a folk influence. My first thought upon hearing this was "female Paul McCartney" but it is probably aiming for Sandy Denny territory. Lavinia was in psychedelic folk band Trembling Bells. Art Fin
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The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
Psych-folk with a late 60s / early 70s flavour. If you like Nick Drake or Fairport Convention you will enjoy this. It's an observation of change and a celebration of a hazy, high summer harvest. The music transports you to the moorlands and mill towns of Northern England. Dark and open and embellished with beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
This is album of the year 2021 for me. distant planet