tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111497612024-03-05T22:47:38.951+00:00Parchment tribute siteTribute site for Parchment, the British acid folk/ gospel band of the 1970s.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-41279463520486665992022-12-22T16:43:00.000+00:002022-12-22T16:43:25.745+00:00A song for Christmas 2022 - Heaven's Baby by River<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/AAoPjrcaxJ4" width="480"></iframe>
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This terrific uptempo Christmas song is from River's first album, Praise Him in the Streets, published some time around the turn of the century.
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In this short song, Sue McLellan combines River's choral skills with the tempo and melody that are typical of her song-writing. Enjoy the song and may we wish you a very joyful Christmas 2022.
</p><p>The photo is from River performing live in 2004 with Sue closest to the camera.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-43562604150077024452022-11-23T15:26:00.003+00:002022-11-23T15:30:36.852+00:00Light Up the Fire - 50th Anniversary memories<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CBy-iqQFNaBf5nb1q46CobDR-AxSXGVipJ1jdhEkd-dUStkVM8pxx4vLcRa6psaf-jYxFzNBnF6Lqc13wpbnnnxWf_pM2RtUS3l0fT3Y-B24CSG5Dy_r-v-NirIcINKykWKEyKsV97hh3KvChxXThTby4VmG102OXLM6T3KuQZ1m-Ajb9A/s400/luptf-italian%20single.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CBy-iqQFNaBf5nb1q46CobDR-AxSXGVipJ1jdhEkd-dUStkVM8pxx4vLcRa6psaf-jYxFzNBnF6Lqc13wpbnnnxWf_pM2RtUS3l0fT3Y-B24CSG5Dy_r-v-NirIcINKykWKEyKsV97hh3KvChxXThTby4VmG102OXLM6T3KuQZ1m-Ajb9A/w200-h199/luptf-italian%20single.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">This autumn was, incredibly, the 50th anniversary of the release of the single Light Up the Fire. On the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065150424951" target="_blank">Parchment Tribute site Facebook page</a>, we asked for memories of the release. The memories that were shared included some from people closely associated with the band. Here are their stories:</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq791v2KswP0VzAuS5s97RS3rh2uAR3SOOsWUvzW3BYdxJgajSeqU72uuFCd6wJFcQLznFKt5wa4bJvMHpbT9MKNy2nSaebQ5kazkQvzHciXHvG6psrsoB04Nl0TqAGVEb0c1HqpUIz6bLOIprqqar3hPDDJa2JYA_PfyLgP8D7QbMV9Hpw/s574/promo%20single.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OzkQJq9rjs3S4gPgp2xThyfIcwLZ2i11tabNqq50PGbNK2mjVV_suVRHrDGuzY61-sbsmfZRCak_DasKILUkr2R8YmuKm5rBp84UQz-0SvCP5xlUabRQxQQs0q55PExe6up26DgUB7g0eWGDiKX4J-xguYPtGHyHQ5hzPgubhqjNtRKuUA/s696/single%20tidy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeQsD5TvBRYzRNq6kmb6z2aw2m4d9mBakpsZX6u0DEF4hyKKhWs52IsxxhOcqvPp0qEC2dgj7vaiewd4LSYxh3f5TAHdFbRT5i8oceS2PkObN-Hhi7TIGzVXGI10w59XBzRfzO9AMO4ODZ_MWuvW-OrWDTJPfhK8bkzyfbvehTq7TtXQtaA/s402/lutf%20austrian.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dixie Dean, who worked with the band, said: "Seems like another lifetime ago. Still remember my first trip out with the band in the trusty Transit van they had. We went down the M6 and M1 and exited around Newport Pagnell. I remember not judging the speed too well on reaching the roundabout and feeling like we were on 2 wheels!"</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhm3aXBDKHFQxmVSfYU7QAvQPCQBI7M0_2TPwYvKHqwfTLgL6870LbolmQN17-Pf_hdFfNuFzlmjUHFjBweMf8CZsLav39hagnCbTChliV0FvS-YXHFRLahMVqFs-r7gKkW9FYAn6Z__zakwCM4pG8Aqm5TQ7mQSwxRJvRia8ixXY3bYH0w/s420/luptf_french_sleeve.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="420" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhm3aXBDKHFQxmVSfYU7QAvQPCQBI7M0_2TPwYvKHqwfTLgL6870LbolmQN17-Pf_hdFfNuFzlmjUHFjBweMf8CZsLav39hagnCbTChliV0FvS-YXHFRLahMVqFs-r7gKkW9FYAn6Z__zakwCM4pG8Aqm5TQ7mQSwxRJvRia8ixXY3bYH0w/w200-h199/luptf_french_sleeve.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brian said: "I remember Keith Rycroft singing it to me for the first time, in a church hall in Liverpool!"</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">He went on: "He did it solo just for me! We were in <b>The Gospel Messengers</b> together for some years, but this occasion was in preparation for a mixed-media production in our church. These led into the formation of 'Roundabout Releases' in Liverpool with Ian Sparks and Alan Godson."</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Steve said: "Trinity Folk including John & Sue were forerunners of Parchment while Keith was in <b>Dovetail</b>. My brother once guested on bongos when TF(<b>Trinity Folk</b>) supported Larry Norman in Liverpool in early 1972"</p><p style="text-align: left;">(<a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.com/2022/11/light-up-fire-50th-anniversary-memories.html">More</a>)<br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">He added: "Sue and John went to Holy Trinity Church in Anfield and were at the heart of TF and the band grew from their friendship and talent!"</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="679" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OzkQJq9rjs3S4gPgp2xThyfIcwLZ2i11tabNqq50PGbNK2mjVV_suVRHrDGuzY61-sbsmfZRCak_DasKILUkr2R8YmuKm5rBp84UQz-0SvCP5xlUabRQxQQs0q55PExe6up26DgUB7g0eWGDiKX4J-xguYPtGHyHQ5hzPgubhqjNtRKuUA/w195-h200/single%20tidy.jpg" width="195" /></span>He went on: "I remember the day the single was released. A group of us went to Radio Merseyside and put in handwritten requests for it to be played. Then when it was played turned the radio to full volume so the neighbours could hear the unforgettable mandolin intro from John."</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anne said: "As I recall they were on Top of the Pops. However the film was lost. I always hoped someone had recorded it on VHS. Up to now noone came forward. Or that it wasn't lost, just misplaced in the archive. "</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A commenter on this site recalled: "Light up the fire was played a lot on Radio Luxemburg which helped it become a hit in the UK . Lux 208 was the station to listen to then and they made many records hits that would not have been . I would never have heard of it at the time otherwise . It was played over and over for weeks ."</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve, another one, said: "I remember promoting it as part of the Festival of Light. Later I saw Parchment perform at Hildenborough Hall in Kent when I was a student there."</span><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="574" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq791v2KswP0VzAuS5s97RS3rh2uAR3SOOsWUvzW3BYdxJgajSeqU72uuFCd6wJFcQLznFKt5wa4bJvMHpbT9MKNy2nSaebQ5kazkQvzHciXHvG6psrsoB04Nl0TqAGVEb0c1HqpUIz6bLOIprqqar3hPDDJa2JYA_PfyLgP8D7QbMV9Hpw/w200-h193/promo%20single.jpg" width="200" /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">And here is my memory:</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I heard the album first and heard it unseen. I was a young teenager and decided to buy my first album (vinyl). It was going to be something new, something gospel, not something my friends or my brother and his friends already had (which was mostly prog rock). I may have got it from Buzz magazine or perhaps from the Jesus Liberation Front catalogue (anyone remember them?). People were talking about this album and I had no idea what it would sound like.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"My older brother had a state of the art stereo system and offered to play it. He'd suggested buying a Larry Norman - he was knowledgeable. I expected something quite happy, clappy. And to some extent <i>Light Up the Fire</i>, the track is like that. Very upbeat with a strong chorus. But from that first mandolin lick we knew we were listening to something different.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I can still remember the clarity of the sounds emerging from those stereo speakers. What I didn't know what that the album combined John Pantry's exceptional production skills with the musicianship, songwriting talents of each of the three members of the band, all supported by their eclectic collection of stringed instruments.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"For, once the chorus of Light Up the Fire fades out, the album becomes anything but 'happy, clappy', It's folky, allusive, even mystical and full of melody and sweet chords and sounds from those instruments. Til the Morning Comes, the second track, has a deceptively simple and captivating chord sequence - but what is it about? It's introspective <i>and</i> joyful. Then comes Roundabout. More sweet sounds and Sue McClellan spinning a melody and song from one word. Was it the motorway roundabout or the arts project in Liverpool? </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="402" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeQsD5TvBRYzRNq6kmb6z2aw2m4d9mBakpsZX6u0DEF4hyKKhWs52IsxxhOcqvPp0qEC2dgj7vaiewd4LSYxh3f5TAHdFbRT5i8oceS2PkObN-Hhi7TIGzVXGI10w59XBzRfzO9AMO4ODZ_MWuvW-OrWDTJPfhK8bkzyfbvehTq7TtXQtaA/w200-h198/lutf%20austrian.jpg" width="200" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Still my favourite ever album. Every spring I load the tracks onto my phone and celebrate the season. Part of the journey of this site has been to find anything out there that is as good. It's been a journey without arrival! "<b>PF.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please add your memories here or on Facebook.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the story of the song <a href="https://parchmentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/the-story-of-light-up-fire.html">https://parchmentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/the-story-of-light-up-fire.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">The sleeve single covers shown here are, in order: Italy, France, UK, promo Austria. And here is that strange Spanish sleeve:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXbkTv2ehH-ZC9HWYwzt842riGysf_H4RcYmqs1dnatbIBLPyFreBGDx84djH7W_ylORwBwil4n1xyKWL7Eh3_5RiihTlBo1D7kyUguCd8J72P1Z7zCePMwcdmjj9Wkqy5oktW4GkHw65QZMpDXtxhC4UjK8vYAzP68dmw1JVbT926z6q6vg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="398" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXbkTv2ehH-ZC9HWYwzt842riGysf_H4RcYmqs1dnatbIBLPyFreBGDx84djH7W_ylORwBwil4n1xyKWL7Eh3_5RiihTlBo1D7kyUguCd8J72P1Z7zCePMwcdmjj9Wkqy5oktW4GkHw65QZMpDXtxhC4UjK8vYAzP68dmw1JVbT926z6q6vg=w199-h200" width="199" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-83204806057531954672020-07-08T01:37:00.005+00:002020-09-01T21:23:54.854+00:00Listen, listenI have been working, in my mind, on a theory for some time that <i>Listen, Listen</i> by the late great Sandy Denny was a response to the <i>Light Up the Fire</i> album. 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The song is about a messianic individual, a mediaeval traveller of some kind, a Pied Piper or a recruiter for the Crusades.<br />
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Its chorus goes: "Listen, listen to him do,<br />
He is the one who is for you.<br />
Listen, they say,<br />
He'll come and take us all away."<br />
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One verse states: "I am a traveller by trade,<br />
I only have what I have made.<br />
A fortune teller too they say,<br />
And I can take you all away."<br />
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It was released as a single in September 1972 as the lead single from her solo album <i><b>Sandy</b></i>.<br />
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Significantly its musical accompaniment is heavy with mandolin, just like Light Up the Fire. Indeed it's the closest comparison I have ever found to tracks like <i>When the Morning Comes</i> and <i>Roundabout</i>. (Click on header for more....)<br />
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Although dismissed publicly as just a Christian stunt, <i>Light Up the Fire</i> and its production by John Pantry was widely respected - and the album continues to attract interest on the prog-folk scene. I'm biased but it remains one of the greatest albums in my collection.<br />
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Have you noted the timings? <i>Listen, Listen</i> and the <i>Light Up the Fire</i> single both came out simultaneously. It's highly unlikely that either influenced the other. In September 1972 <i>Light Up the Fire</i> reached the foothills of the UK charts at about number 30. In the same month the Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn made<i> Listen, Listen </i>his single of the week but it failed to chart at all. Both singles deserved to do better. It's doubtful that Tony Blackburn played<i> Light Up The Fire</i> very much and might have welcomed <i>Listen, listen </i>as a sceptical response to its evangelistic message in the same genre.<br />
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Denny was a troubled genius who was periodically lead singer with prog-folk pioneers Fairport Convention and her life ended tragically and prematurely a few years later.<br />
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<i>Listen, listen</i> was my introduction to her work when I heard it played on Pandora.com who offered it up to the Parchment radio channel we created. As a result I bought the compilation of Denny's work: <i>No More Sad Refrains. </i><br /><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-39106515440151715222020-05-03T19:40:00.004+00:002020-09-01T21:18:18.187+00:00Rez Band speaking at Greenbelt - new videoSomething a little different today - we have found an amazing audio recording of the Rez Band (Resurrection Band), sometimes called the first Christian metal band, speaking at the Greenbelt festival in 1984.<br />
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We've put it up in Youtube with a video, sandwiched by their song Skyline, and here it is.<br />
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The Rez Band are interesting, not just for being early metallers, but because they emerged directly from the Jesus People movement of the early 70s. The commune they were involved with still exists in Chicago as Jesus People USA and still does social support and outreach work in a deprived part of the city. (click heading for more....)<span><a name='more'></a></span><br />Parchment in turn were present at the outset of the Greenbelt Festival in a field in Suffolk and gave their last performance at Greenbelt in 1978, singing an anthemic version of Light Up The Fire.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyG60nY9OONp6Ch0Z8UjDmp0BLuwW4MdhmLyGJPdfAIQ9aYG-5mUx1ATBQlu6UeYBlIeXTTxMhQ4NOQWNEsNh_98L40UqOv4gfIHfUlpILfNxOgR8_nQajvDdCfeIzSYq_qB_L/s1600/jpusa7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="537" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyG60nY9OONp6Ch0Z8UjDmp0BLuwW4MdhmLyGJPdfAIQ9aYG-5mUx1ATBQlu6UeYBlIeXTTxMhQ4NOQWNEsNh_98L40UqOv4gfIHfUlpILfNxOgR8_nQajvDdCfeIzSYq_qB_L/s200/jpusa7.jpg" width="200" /></a>Both bands were driven by a similar passion: that their music should be high quality and relevant to all people, Christian or not; that this did not mean they were compromising their own Christian faith; that they wished to be lights to the world. In this video, the Rez Band are outspoken about many things - and very clear about their own passion. This seems to be a rare recording of a Jesus Music band speaking in depth about these issues.<br />
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Unlike Parchment, the Rez Band were able to keep going - making umpteen albums until disbanding in 2000 - and played several reunion gigs afterwards. They were backed by the size of the US market and the supportive commune in which they lived. Jesus People USA ran a major music festival in the USA for many years, the Cornerstone, up to 2012 and still continue in Chicago. They seem to have had ups and downs and some controversies but they still continue with their basic mission of providing social services and shelters.<br />
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* There must be umpteen recordings made at Greenbelts over the years out there. There doesn't seem to be an archive on them prior to the Year 2000. Even then, from our experience, this was a rare event at which a band talked in depth about their experience and their vision. YouTube has detected the Rez Band track on this album and assigned copyright earnings from any ads to EMI. Hopefully, some of this will find its way to the band.<br />
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More about the Resurrection Band:<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Band">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Band</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-30562979377426420022020-04-25T21:24:00.001+00:002020-09-01T21:09:01.952+00:00How can a poor man stand such times as this? - unreleased trackWe thought it would be timely to share this great track from Parchment's unreleased third album at a time when the coronavirus is causing unusual hardship in the world. The song was written nearly hundred years ago by "Blind" Alfred Reed and reflected the hard economic times in the inter-war years. Most likely Parchment found it through Ry Cooder's version - but as so often the Parchment version is nothing like other renditions - it's got its own exuberance and passion! This is one of the few recordings to highlight the electric guitar work of Jeff Crow and indicates what could have happened if the band had found a level of commercial success in the mid-70s. <iframe align="middle" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNf_xro9EM4" width="420"></iframe> The late John Pac was very opposed to releasing the "lost" third album and he was right. It's an interesting collection of songs and recordings - and this is one of the most notable - but did not hang together as an album release. It also had no Christian content - meaning it would have been hard to pitch it to the bands' Christian base. It needed more work and the development of a couple of stand-out tracks. Two tracks, Denomination Blues and Parchment's own People and Places were re-recorded for later albums.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-45606972688008594162019-03-16T22:59:00.002+00:002020-09-01T21:28:23.515+00:00Trinity Folk - the early years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few years ago we contacted Pete Wildman who had played with Trinity Folk and continued to make music. Pete was in India at the time and didn't reply - but seems to have got the message as he has now shared his own account of Trinity Folk and the origins of Parchment.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek8tE-Yw6GPCxaScM8mWjZOMhNy82UjDU8PPGizDpWKqTxlZpiybkB1GcVDdfoKtg5pvBoXYESIy_o6MWgqxZWfdpEKYQMKYfTgrAIrtUF5CgBjdzFahR_4Ficg00sovnuinD/s1600/keith+rycroft+early.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="677" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek8tE-Yw6GPCxaScM8mWjZOMhNy82UjDU8PPGizDpWKqTxlZpiybkB1GcVDdfoKtg5pvBoXYESIy_o6MWgqxZWfdpEKYQMKYfTgrAIrtUF5CgBjdzFahR_4Ficg00sovnuinD/s320/keith+rycroft+early.jpg" width="320" /></a>This led us to the best and earliest picture of Trinity Folk we have come across, with a very young Sue McClellan and John Pac probably barely in his 20s. Still a four piece and still not including Keith Rycroft, who was listed separately as a poet. The event was called Beat Capital 70 and was held in Liverpool in January 1970. Our thanks to <a href="http://www.crossbeats.co.uk/">Crossbeats</a> for posting these programmes.<br />
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Pete recalls working with his band, His Servants, with Trinity Folk on a folk rock opera written and performed specially at this event. It was called Liverpool: City of challenge and change. I wonder what happened to it?<br />
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He had already played with Trinity Folk at the Albert Hall, London, in 1969, he records.<br />
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He then joined Keith Rycroft in a band called Dovetale - and from there Keith joined John Pac and Sue McClellan to form Parchment.<br />
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You can read more of Pete's thoughts and recollections about the period<a href="https://wildies.wordpress.com/music/"> here on his blog.</a> There is that reference to Bono citing Parchment as an inspiration. You can also find most of his music, old and new!<br />
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Wayne managed to get Sue, John and Keith Rycroft all on the air together for the first and last time in decades to mark the release of the <b><i>Simply...Parchment</i> </b>CD set.<br />
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You can find the full interview, 46 minutes of talk and songs, by following the link to Wayne's blog here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wayneclarke.org/radio/parchment-reunited-2004">Wayne Clark blog</a><br />
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<li>Both John and Keith named Lovely Touching, from <b><i>Hollywood Sunset,</i></b> as one of their favourite songs.</li>
<li>The glorious You Were on My Mind was described as "rubbish" by one of them. It never made it to an album.</li>
<li>And, yes, we were correct in thinking they inspired Bono of U2. It's in his autobiography - supposedly.</li>
<li>Sue McClellan sang live when they appeared on Top of the Pops.</li>
<li>If you listen carefully to the end of the <b><i>Light Up the Fire</i></b> album you might hear the line "get your granny off the table." (I have never heard this...)</li><li><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">(Click on heading for more)</span></li><li><span><a name='more'></a></span></li>
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Sue: There was a load of festivals. There was an upsurge of enthusiasm to be a bit more outspoken about the gospel in mainstream media.<br />
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John: There was at the time quite a creative period. There were a number of people who worked together in churches.<br />
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Sue: John's roots was more like ethnic folk but I started to listen to the likes of Joni Mitchell and liked more rocky stuff.<br />
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Keith: I saw it as part of a process. I am not today where I was then in belief terms and faith terms. It's a country to explore, spirituality and faith, and I am still doing that really.<br />
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John: I never saw myself as the artist in the way Sue and Keith were. I used to admire their talent.<br />
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Could there have been a comeback?<br />
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Sue: The last time I saw John he did not know which way to hold the mandolin!<br />
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Keith: I don't play on any regular basis.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-76295807271841477682016-12-24T22:54:00.000+00:002016-12-24T22:54:02.328+00:0012 days of Christmas quizMany of the answers to this quiz can be found on the site - but not all. In some cases we may not even know the answers.<br />
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1/ Which album records that "at Bethlehem in Israel the baby boy was born"?<br />
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2/ Which work by which artist connects the albums Hollywood Sunset and Shamblejam?<br />
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3/ The Parchment song Light Up the Fire reached number 32 in the UK pop charts. What song was top of the charts that week?<br />
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4/ The album Shamblejam has one song that was previously recorded for the unreleased "lost album". Who wrote the song?<br />
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5/ Which Parchment song was a tribute to an arts group in their home city of Liverpool?<br />
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6/ What band did Sue McClellan join after Parchment?<br />
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7/ Which members of Trinity Folk did not go on to become part of Parchment?<br />
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8/ Which Dutch rock album, released by Grapevine, currently retails for 208 dollars on the second hand market?<br />
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9/ Which band, produced by Parchment on Grapevine, had a band member who had a cousin who was in ...Parchment?<br />
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10/ Name three songs, written by or sung by Sue McClellan, about dreams?<br />
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11/ Which prominent Grapevine artist seemed to disagree with Sue's dreaming?<br />
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12/ How many versions of the song Light Up the Fire did the band record?<br />
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<a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/some-christmas-collections-for-2014.html">And if you want some Christmas listening, here is a link to our Parchment Christmas collection</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-21318271547471993082016-08-20T22:52:00.001+00:002016-08-20T22:54:13.174+00:00New Horizon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>New Horizon <i>Vision</i> 1979 Producer: Sue McClellan Pilgrim PLM453</b><br />
<b>New Horizon <i> Sometimes Alleluia</i> </b><b>1977<i> </i></b><b>Producer: Sue McClellan Pilgrim PLM426</b><br />
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There was only one reason New Horizon were not recorded on the Grapevine label. They did not write original material.<br />
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They were a Scottish singing group, similar to Grapevine's <a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/some-grapevine-goodies.html">Unity.</a><br />
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Sue McClellan's first outing with them was in 1977 when they produced highly listenable <i>Sometimes Alleluia</i>. But it was in 1979 they produced an album that should not be languishing in the obscurity of Ebay.<br />
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It was the title that made me chance a few pounds on Ebay for this album. It could only be a cover of Parchment's Vision, a song found on Rehearsal for Reunion and which later became the opening track of the Simply...Parchment CD. What I received was an album that was worth ten times what I paid.<br />
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There is also the eponymous New Horizons, a song by the Moody Blues (another personal favourite - but hey, you only strike the jackpot once in a lifetime.)<br />
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Then on side 2 there was a song with the most amazing minor key melody. I was convinced I could place it - but I could not until I realised it was a little known song by the late Scottish pop/rock singer Jerry Rafferty. I put it on Youtube so you can hear it too. <i><b>Do not listen to it on your own</b></i> - as it will only make you weep. Rafferty was not a gospel artist - but he used the story of The Ark to produce a song of amazing profundity and relevance to the world of the 2010s that he, sadly, did not live to see.<br />
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* The man behind New Horizon was a Scottish musician called Ian Watson. He continued to be an influential figure in Scottish gospel music, directing an Annual Praise Gathering. I wonder if the choice of music for those events was equally eclectic.<br />
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If you think this track is okay, you should stand by for something stunning from this album. More in 2016...<br />
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Parchment were very influential in the 1970s CCM scene - but the songs that were copied by other artists, other than Light Up the Fire, tended to be songs that were not their own, like Denomination Blues or Pack Up Your Sorrows.<br />
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Here is what I have found:<br />
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<a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/ship-out-on-ocean-mary-mckee-with.html"><b>Ship Out on the Ocean</b></a> - Mary McKee <i>Meanings of My Life </i>1977 (Pilgrim). Original on <i>Light Up the Fire.</i><br />
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<a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/vision.html"><b>Vision</b> </a>- New Horizon <i>Vision</i> 1979 (Pilgrim) Original on <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion.</i><br />
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<b>Corners of My Life</b> - Birch Book <i>Tomorrow's Sun Will Rise the Same </i>2010. Original on <i>Shamblejam</i><br />
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Does anyone know of any more?<br />
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<i>More on New Horizon soon...</i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-26131941445107468142015-08-15T22:53:00.000+00:002015-08-15T22:53:28.205+00:00Ship Out on the Ocean - Mary McKee with Parchment<iframe align="right" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="157" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vozcTUkGdYc" width="280"></iframe>Mary Mckee is a sweet-voiced singer of country songs from Northern Ireland and mostly performed with a band called The Genesis (not the Phil Collins Genesis).<br />
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She made a solo album with the Pilgrim label in 1977 and the production team was provided by Parchment - as was the backing music.<br />
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So her album <i>Meanings of My Life</i>, features contributions by John Pac, Sue McClellan and Pete Yates-Round.<br />
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On the album is a cover of a Parchment song, the Keith Rycroft written, <i>Ship Out on the Ocean, </i>which features on the Light Up the Fire album.<br />
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The Light Up the Fire version is quite lavish - so it's intriguing to see the band working on a more stripped down version with McKee. Pete Yates-Round's guitar work is sublime.<br />
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And this raises an interesting question: is it a cover of the song by Mary McKee - or is it in truth a remake of the song by Parchment working with Mary McKee? <br />
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Here's a video we made of the track.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-26777155524088309732014-12-21T14:15:00.000+00:002014-12-21T14:16:23.860+00:00Some Christmas collections for 2014Just to get you in a seasonal mood for Christmas here's half a dozen songs from the "Parchment family", including some of the special Christmas videos we've made in the last few years:<br />
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And, as a stocking filler, we've created a Parchment Christmas station on Pandora.com
<a href="http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh68190225099537986">here.</a><br />
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You won't get much Parchment on the station - being Pandora the sounds range widely - but we've tried to exclude Phil Collins and some of the crooners. Run it in the background, you'll hear some gems, like this <a href="http://www.pandora.com/al-petteway-amy-white/winter-tidings-appalachian-christmas/roving-on-winters-night">Appalachian Christmas song</a><br />
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If you have trouble getting access to Pandora because you're not in the USA, use www.hola.org Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-41476083201939924862014-12-13T23:16:00.001+00:002014-12-13T23:16:15.124+00:00And more Fresh Air...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>John Pantry Live with Fresh Air.<i> Not Guilty. </i>1983<i> </i>Executive producer: John Pac. Producer: John Pantry. Pilgrim America RO3984</b><br />
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After releasing the studio album,<i> Fresh Air</i>, John Pantry and Fresh Air went on tour to the States. Except that not all Fresh Air went. The cover sleeve, here, shows the picture of the full line-up, the same picture that was used on the studio album with Sue McClellan, formerly of Parchment, and the singer songwriter Phil Potter. But neither Sue McClellan nor Phil Potter is credited on this live album nor do they appear on the photos of the US tour on the rear of the album.<br />
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So although Sue McC's photo appears on the album, it seems none of her work does. <br />
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John Pac and Pilgrim America used a format that was proving successful for Brits in this period - take a star artist, tour the USA and then release a live album, which knits together their greatest hits. It seemed to work - think Wings Over America or Peter Gabriel's smash hit live album. You can see from the sleeve photos that Pilgrim put some investment into the stage sets.<br />
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The tour was promoting Pantry's 1981 album <i>Hot Coals.</i> You can find out more about the album <a href="http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/John_Pantry/Hot_Coals/32874/">here.</a><br />
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And it seemed to work for the two John Ps. This is a great album, especially if you are a fan of John Pantry. But the Fresh Air project was clearly petering out. The three remaining members feature merely as backing singers.<br />
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There's a dedication to "Eric and Sue and all our friends at St Andrew's." <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-23224889194540293862014-12-07T19:48:00.000+00:002014-12-07T19:48:29.114+00:00What Sue did next.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Fresh Air. <i>Fresh Air. </i> 1982 Producer: John Pantry. Marshalls MRT1006</b><br />
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Some time ago we were told that, after Parchment and after the Grapevine label, Sue McClellan went to work on some Christian super-group project.<br />
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Here it is - <i>Fresh Air</i> - and here is an amazing picture of Sue McClellan, second from right, showing her youth as an 80s new wave rock chick. <br />
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Fresh Air was fronted by Parchment album producer <a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/john-pantry.html">John Pantry</a>, second from left, by then an established and very successful Christian solo artist. <br />
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Disappointingly Sue didn't contribute any of the songs on this album - whilst John wrote and sang most of them. So it doesn't really count as the missing link between Parchment and River.<br />
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The band seems to have formed as a vocal band, using others to contribute the backing music. If you can find the album, buy it for curiosity value. You get to hear Sue McC singing rock, for a start (She sang jazz on Shamblejam and the unreleased album).<br />
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It has some nice songs, some nice arrangements and some lovely bursts of music but, as often with "super groups", doesn't quite hang together. Unsurprisingly, given its date, it is heavy on key-boards - piano, keyboard and synthesiser and you won't get to hear Sue McC on the mandolin or guitar.<br />
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The band's other members were Phil Potter, an established solo performer, together with Donna Carey-Owen, Julie Moon and Steve Buckley. Chris Norton contributes one song and is responsible for arrangements.<br />
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The album was released on a new Marshalls label and John Pac is given a "special thanks" for "believing in us." Marshalls by now had taken over Pilgrim and Grapevine and John P was in the job which led to him eventually running Kingsway. <br />
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There's more Fresh Air out there and we'll be reporting on it soon.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-23688735270550550322014-12-05T21:38:00.002+00:002014-12-05T21:38:47.226+00:00Songs recorded more than onceIf you listen to the single version of Where Can I Find You?, released sometime in 1973, you find almost a new song.<br />
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On the Light Up the Fire album, the song is a psych/folk/beat drone. It's a great album track.<a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/where-can-i-find-you.html">Review here.</a><br />
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Clearly the band or their record company felt the song was a single and they wanted to do something different.<br />
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The single version is New Seekerish. The New Seekers were big in 1972 and specialised in a very light form of folk/pop. There's a single lead vocalist, singing the tune as if playing live - it's probably Keith Rycroft. There's a lot of backing vocal, which does not feature on the album.<br />
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You can hear the single on this YouTube recording.<br />
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Full list of singles <a href="http://parchmentmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2005/03/singles.html">here.</a><br />
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Given the near absence of live recordings of Parchment, hearing two versions of one song is a treat. How many Parchment tracks were recorded twice?<br />
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This is what we can think of:<br />
<b>Working Man</b> - live as Trinity Folk, on <i>Sound Vision in Concert</i><br />
- as B side of <i>Where Can I Find You single</i><br />
<b>Light Up the Fir</b>e - as single and as opening track of album of same name<br />
- as final track on <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion</i><br />
<b>Where Can I Find You?</b> - track on <i>Light Up the Fire </i>album<br />
- single version in 1973<br />
<b>Denomination Blues</b> - on unreleased third album<br />
- on <i>Shamblejam</i><br />
<b>People and Places</b> - on unreleased third album<br />
- on <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion</i><br />
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And that's it - although we're currently looking into one more "almost Parchment" recording.<i><br /></i><br />
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The promo single for Hollywood Sunset- You Are My Morning - used the album tracks<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-40001645934275296292013-12-24T18:42:00.002+00:002013-12-24T18:42:43.263+00:00Where the cross and the manger meetFor Christmas 2013, here's one of the loveliest tracks from River, Sue McClellan's vocal group from the late 90s, early noughties. The song is Where the Cross and the Manger Meet and it appears on the band's last studio album, Shadow and Flame. So we've put some shadow and flame in the video. <br />
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And as it's Christmas we've mxied in a couple of Parchment songs to make a seasonal mix. Enjoy! <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-68862136243430512702013-04-19T21:40:00.002+00:002013-11-02T22:14:12.038+00:00Lights of the World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGOYkL519WmwMxIo0_SB8r94z6tc7HH3_vbiWQoGIBGt2WyE-KJzZuyL3WsHYfg9gzrgVWtQcDbkMk9GYXFaTGhveZnQ1cQ_wgsg26h26Sq8vWD1IrzVQ2PLtFW5F1AU9M655/s1600/shamblejam2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGOYkL519WmwMxIo0_SB8r94z6tc7HH3_vbiWQoGIBGt2WyE-KJzZuyL3WsHYfg9gzrgVWtQcDbkMk9GYXFaTGhveZnQ1cQ_wgsg26h26Sq8vWD1IrzVQ2PLtFW5F1AU9M655/s200/shamblejam2.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><a href="http://clivepricemedia.tumblr.com/post/41517006906/lights-of-the-world"> By Clive Price</a></b><br />
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As a young person on a seemingly endless search for some kind of spiritual comfort, I found solace in the music of Parchment.<br />
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This progressive folk-rock outfit from Liverpool – initially John Pac, Sue McClellan and Keith Rycroft – had become local heroes in north-west England. They achieved far more than many other acts of their genre at the time, in the 70s. They made the charts at home and abroad, recorded <i>Top Of The Pops,</i> played Wembley, the Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square. Their song Light Up The Fire became the anthem of a socio-political movement, and to this day is still one of the most sung compositions in school assemblies.<br />
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<b>HEAVENLY VOICE</b><br />
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But all of that was secondary to me. I appreciated Parchment because,
even though they were part of the religious music scene, they wrote
about fear and doubt – words you weren’t meant to mention in church
circles. They also understood that not everyone spoke Christian jargon
with an American accent, and so their lyrics were down-to-earth,
sometimes even mystical and often coloured with Scouse! And they used
unorthodox sounds of wailing guitar, sitar and haunting vocals.<br />
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My friends and I would frequently travel to Liverpool to see them in concert. We’d also see them at the <i>Greenbelt</i>
arts festival. I really liked Sue, with her heavenly voice and
mysterious looks. I remember chatting with her once, and I kept
thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m chatting with Sue McClellan, in her van!’
Silly, I know, but Parchment had a big impact on me.<br />
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Their song <i>Light Of The World</i> is a brilliant example of
their craft. A guitar gently weeps George Harrison-style, the bass
punctuating the intro, while the track opens with the words, <i>‘Holy Jesus of the seeing eye, gaze upon me in my dreams’</i>.
What on earth? Who else could get away with lyrics like that, in a
starched evangelical sub-culture? Only Liverpudlians could manage that! I
remember that line captivated me, as there’s always been a part of me
that’s been open to mysticism. So for me, a prayer starting with ‘Holy
Jesus of the seeing eye’ was a winner. John’s Scouse accent came across
as he sang <i>‘making everythink alright’</i> instead of ‘everything’. I love that!<br />
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Then there was that strange song <i>Green Psalm</i> where Sue proclaimed, <i>‘I’m a daughter of the earth/Planted virgin at my birth/Like the breeze before it mingles with the dew’</i>.
These guys were treading on dangerous territory – how dare they mix
spirituality, sexuality and virginity! Some clergymen must’ve surely
been quaking a little at that, fearing their youth groups might become
rampant New Agers after listening to Parchment.<br />
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<b>DARKEST DOUBTS</b><br />
Perhaps one of the most helpful tunes spiritually was <i>Corners Of My Life</i>, which spoke of our complete fragility and helplessness as we surrender to the Great Unseen, <i>‘walking where the angel showed’</i>. The lyrics talk of being ‘possessed’ (in a good way!) and <i>‘casting off this heavy load’</i>.
It’s a very powerful prayer. All of these compositions were comforting
and assuring, as I struggled with questions of faith and doubt. I warmed
to the possibility that God might accept me after all, even with my
darkest fears.<br />
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And now we’ve been faced with the very sad news that John Pac passed
away on 22nd January. I’d met with John at various times over the years.
He may have often wondered exactly who this eejit was, bugging him with
stories of Parchment’s early days! Later on, we worked together on a
project, and he was always fair with me. John not only nurtured and
produced other artists – but also led development work in the Amazon
basin with his wife Juliet. I can’t believe he’s gone, as he and his
music were so much a part of my early search for spiritual fulfilment.<br />
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All I can say now is – thanks, John. See you some time. You did well. You did very well.<br />
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With thanks to Clive for permission to use this article he posted first on his <a href="http://clivepricemedia.tumblr.com/">blog.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-74510035603720980982013-01-26T17:38:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:38:52.242+00:00Fast Train - Tribute to John PacHere for the first time is a song from Parchment's <a href="http://parchment2.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/story-of-lost-album.html">"lost" third album</a>.<br />
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Last year John Pac talked of making some of these tracks available.
We have selected this song Fast Train, which John wrote, as it seems it held a special place in his heart. When you listen, you will understand why. The song was performed with Sue McClellan and Jeff Crow.<br />
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This video tribute also includes clips from three other Parchment/ John Pac tracks not currently available on Youtube:<br />
Zip Bam Boo, Glory Shone Around and the ending of the original Light Up the Fire single - the bit that does not get sung in schools!<br />
Zip Bam Boo appears on the <i>Light Up the Fire </i>album and Glory Shone Around on <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion</i><br />
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He died after a year long struggle with cancer on Tuesday January 22nd 2013, aged 66.<br />
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I always felt John was responsible for the more raucous elements of the Parchment sound, the pulsing beat/rock/folk that permeated the <i>Light Up the Fire</i> album and returned on the last album <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion</i> in songs like Jesus on that Mainline. <br />
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He was also responsible for the stunning mandolin sound that underlay so much of their music and to this day makes it exceptional and sought after by collectors.<br />
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We've never been able to get a proper history of Parchment's precursor, the Liverpool gospel folk band, Trinity Folk here. But John was in it and may have founded it. The Sound Vision recordings show that raucous, irreverent folk sound that was later transformed into pop.<br />
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With Parchment, he was clear about his personal vision. The song Hard Road appeared on <i>Hollywood Sunset,</i> the band's second album, and accurately prophesied the journey the band were about to undertake, documented in painful detail in the pages of Buzz magazine. John, giving interviews, was quite clear that he wanted his band to be a Christian pop band operating in the world at large, lighting a fire in a troubled world, but not preaching, simply sharing a different vision of living. That album was spurned by the Christian press and failed to break the mainstream. Their third album was then cancelled by Pye Records ( which probably had a different vision of selling to the Christian community).<br />
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Then Parchment teamed up with the Christian label, Myrrh records - which had done much to promote the US Jesus People movement, and produced their one and only album to sell in the USA, <i>Shamblejam</i>, where it retains a cult following.<br />
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They then joined Pilgrim records and became producers, setting up the Grapevine label (another 'cult' label) and producing their last album <i>Rehearsal for a Reunion</i>.<br />
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The band finally ended its life at Greenbelt 1978 with a rousing anthemic final rendition of <i>Light Up the Fire. </i><br />
All four of their albums are all-time classics<i>. </i>In the last 40 years their music has blessed many, many people in many ways. The song Light Up the Fire is a favourite in British schools and among many people - in spite of quite challenging lyrics. Parchment songs appear on the wierdest compilation albums<i>. </i><br />
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The band's named lived on a little longer as a small music publishing title, Parchment Music, handling the copyright for Grapevine artists. Then as Grapevine wound to an end, John stayed with Pilgrim records, which was then taken over by Marshall Morgan and Scott.<br />
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He ended up at Kingsway Records as chief executive, overseeing the publication of new generations of worship and Christian music and seeing a world emerge in which the most talented Christian musicians were at last able to mingle - and talk about their faith - far more freely. But that is a story for someone else to tell.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbfjdk7LUl1twnhniymO7IkE03mg3eOpOCYRNrvzYmLH9zi2vDVKDC7fdK2nwOenUC3y8YUUUwJP6QtVkAirEw_6P5azOCcUod6nswUz_eVf0RSCXInuxSw8hGoyQ7qZbz8aI/s1600/john_pac9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbfjdk7LUl1twnhniymO7IkE03mg3eOpOCYRNrvzYmLH9zi2vDVKDC7fdK2nwOenUC3y8YUUUwJP6QtVkAirEw_6P5azOCcUod6nswUz_eVf0RSCXInuxSw8hGoyQ7qZbz8aI/s320/john_pac9.jpg" width="172" /></a>When John found this site, he proved a great friend and encourager, contributing information and ultimately sharing the story of that lost, third album. There was a reticence in a couple of areas. As a music publisher, he clearly had strong views on copyright (which we mostly respected and shared). And there was, maybe, a slight embarrassment about the youthful exuberance and irreverence of Parchment. It was notable that one of the band's best remembered songs, Zip Bam Boo, did not appear on the marvellous <i>Simply...Parchment </i>collection that John issued through Kingsway. John had hoped finally to issue some of the songs from the lost album last year but had initially resisted their release, feeling their standards did not match Parchment's other work.<br />
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People like me believe that those bestowed with gifts such as John had will be given a special place in heaven - and allowed the blessing of continued creativity, backed by angels.<br />
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I have two regrets. The first is that when John first found this site he invited me to call him for more information. I started compiling questions - there were a lot - but was too busy at the time to make the call.<br />
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The second is that on this earth there will be no Parchment reunion. There <i>was</i> a rehearsal for one (the album). But elsewhere? Why not!<br />
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PF <br />
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<i>Further tributes will follow</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.kingsway.co.uk/passing-of-john-paculabo-2/"><b>The Kingsway Publishing Tribute to John</b></a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-76747142043509654472013-01-23T18:11:00.001+00:002013-01-25T19:10:48.571+00:00John Pac<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For updates please see our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Parchment-Tribute-Site/240137616089921">Facebook </a>pageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-85028601620949694302012-12-21T21:34:00.001+00:002012-12-21T21:34:28.696+00:00A Christmas song by RiverHere is a video reconstructing the live performance of River's great Christmas song <i><a href="http://www.cajunmoon.co.uk/heavencd.htm">Heaven Come Down</a></i> in October 2004. The song, written by Sue Mack (Sue McClellan of Parchment) featured on their live album <i>River Live at the Riverhouse</i> and also on the studio album <i>Rise Like The Sun</i>. The music is taken from the live album and Sue Mack can be seen on the right leading the band.<br />
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The song was performed acapella - without instruments. Who can name what songs Parchment performed acapella?<br />
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Happy Christmas!<br />
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With thanks to Sue Mack for agreement to post this video.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 2PF, UK51.3900576 -0.4217899999999872331.380673599999998 -41.730383999999987 71.3994416 40.886804000000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-21164922573016022912012-11-05T16:46:00.000+00:002012-11-05T16:46:15.976+00:00Death in JerusalemSomebody has uploaded <b>Death in Jerusalem </b>to YouTube. This classic psych folk track is the first song from <i>Hollywood Sunset</i> to appear on YouTube. We've added it to our playlist. The photo is in fact Trinity Folk, not Parchment.<br />
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Link to playlist:
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkC1QQ1BnLo&list=PLA7C3C3E1CDC30A56&feature=plpp_play_all">Parchment playlist</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-68794940117328477502012-10-09T10:52:00.000+00:002012-10-09T10:52:04.400+00:00UK pop chart Sept/Oct 1972<span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">1 Slade Mama Weer All Crazee Now </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">2 David Cassidy How Can I Be Sure </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">3 T Rex Children Of The Revolution </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">4 Faron Young It's Four In The Morning </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">5 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">6 Donny Osmond Too Young </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">7 Michael Jackson Ain't No Sunshine </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">8 Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">9 Roxy Music Virginia Plain </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">10 Lynsey De Paul Sugar Me </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">11 Sweet Wig-Wam Bam </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">12 Drifters Come On Over To My Place </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">13 Cliff Richard Living In Harmony </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">14 Jackie Wilson I Get The Sweetest Feeling </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">15 Blackfoot Sue Standing In The Road </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">16 Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware Of The Devil </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">17 Judge Dread Big Six </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">18 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">19 Junior Walker & The All-Stars Walk In The Night </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">20 Gary Glitter I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'N' Roll) </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">21 Hurricane Smith Who Was It </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">22 Bill Withers Lean On Me </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">23 Derek & The Dominoes Layla </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">24 Little Eva The Loco-motion </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">25 Hot Butter Popcorn </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">26 David Bowie John I'm Only Dancing </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">27 Peter Skellern You're A Lady </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">28 Partridge Family Breaking Up Is Hard To Do </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">29 Hawkwind Silver Machine </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">30 Elton John Honky Cat </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">31 Elvis Presley Burning Love </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><b style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">32 Parchment Light Up The Fire </b><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">33 Seashells Maybe I Know </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">34 Donny Osmond Puppy Love </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">35 10cc Donna </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">36 Alice Cooper School's Out </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">37 Bee Gees Run To Me </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">38 O'Jays Back Stabbers </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">39 Hollies Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress </span><br style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">40 Carpenters Goodbye To Love</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149761.post-30520001861914403562012-09-12T12:56:00.000+00:002012-11-05T16:28:11.626+00:00Song contest winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp02V1fAVJJnQmjaPBLikzlPW0ojnwNxiaHouldKruDiqsJhU3lOZGONabEyB5_H2StQQI-t4kHBQea3vXiFRYkTGvpb9_3es-SHRg88kmRSh70y1BKyeSMPrD5EZSnEWOIFjX/s1600/single+40th+LOGO+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp02V1fAVJJnQmjaPBLikzlPW0ojnwNxiaHouldKruDiqsJhU3lOZGONabEyB5_H2StQQI-t4kHBQea3vXiFRYkTGvpb9_3es-SHRg88kmRSh70y1BKyeSMPrD5EZSnEWOIFjX/s1600/single+40th+LOGO+small.jpg" /></a>We're delighted to announce that <i>Shining Light</i> by Peter Hunt is the winner of our Light Up the Fire 40th Anniversary contest.<br />
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Owing to a disappointing shortage of entries, the second prize hasn't been awarded. However we think our winner is a great example of a contemporary interpretation of the Light Up the Fire theme by a new musician and deserves its place. It has superb guitar work, great lyrics, great pace and high production values and well deserves to win. We've added the song to our Parchment play-list.<br />
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<i>As the anniversary is still under way we're going to keep the second prize open until September 30th. That is a prize of £60.</i><br />
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<b>Lyrics:</b><br />
Just a normal guy walking down the street<br />
when he looks up from the ground and what does he see<br />
he sees a need for love, a need for hope<br />
he sees a need for God<br />
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<i>Please God use us, use us for your glory</i><br />
<i>let the fire inside burn brighter</i><br />
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let us shine for you<br />
let us shine where you want us to<br />
into every corner of every heart<br />
let the light of your love grow the seeds<br />
the seeds of your word<br />
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just a normal girl with her friends<br />
but she's not the same, no she's different from them<br />
she sees a need for change, a need to go<br />
she sees a need for new hope<br />
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s<i>o please God use us, use us for your glory</i><br />
<i>let the fire inside burn brighter</i><br />
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let us shine for you<br />
let us shine where you want us to<br />
into every corner of every heart<br />
let the light of your love grow the seeds<br />
the seeds of your word<br />
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we will go, go where you want us to<br />
cuz nothing, nothing can keep us from you<br />
and we'll burn, brighter than the sun<br />
and it's all, all because of your love<br />
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let us shine for you<br />
we will shine where you want us to<br />
into every corner of every heart X2<br />
let the light of your love grow the seeds<br />
the seeds of your word <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2