- The list is endless...
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- ...and contains
other artists that Andy Roberts has appeared alongside or played
sessions for...
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If you know of others -
please email AndyRobertsMusic.com
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- 1960's
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- McGough & McGear
- McGough & McGear
- 1968
2/3rds of the Scaffold and
a handful of superstars - Jimmy Hendrix and Graham Nash played
with Andy on this album, produced of course, by Paul McCartney.
- Jimi Hendrix was presented
with a signed copy by Roger and Mike. It recently surfaced at
an OXFAM shop in Henley!
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- 1970's
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- Shelagh McDonald
- Shelagh McDonald
- 1970
Originally from Scotland, Shelagh McDonald released her first album, Shelagh McDonald Album. Andy played on this with other great musicians. |
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- Nadia Cattouse
- Earth Mother
- 1970
Contains a version of 'All around My Grandmothers
Floor', written by Andy and Mike Evans. This track is also on
the CLUB FOLK Volume 2 album released on PEG Records. |
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- Ian Matthews
- If you saw through my eyes
- 1971
Introduced by Paul Samwell Smith, ex bass player
from the Yardbirds, this was the beginning of a musical relationship
that was to last, on and off, for over 30 years. |
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- Allan Taylor
- The Lady
- 1971
Andy played on Allan's second
album - 'The Lady'.
Plainsong were joined on stage
at the Tonder Festival in 2003 by Allan. This marked the first
time that both he and Andy had played together since that recording
over thirty years ago. |
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- Paul Kent
- Paul Kent
- 1971
A huge thanks to Cile, from Belgrade - Yugoslavia
for the scan of this album cover. |
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- Paul Korda
- Passing Stranger(s)
- 1971
Good line-up on this album. Chris Spedding and
Madeleine Bell alongside PK, Allan Gorrie, Rob Tait, Owen McIntyre
and Ray Russell. |
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- Cat Stevens
- Teaser and the Firecat (Uncredited)
- 1971
Andy Roberts plays on Teaser ... on a track called
'How Can I Tell Her. Listen out for the Kriwaczek String Organ. |
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- Ian Matthews
- Tigers will Survive
- 1972
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- Mike McGear
- Woman
- 1972
The 'gang' of Andy Roberts, Dave Richards, Gerry
Conway, Zoot Money and John Megginson come together to create
Mike McGear's album. |
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- Richard Thompson
- Henry the Human Fly
- 1972
In the summer of 1971 Richard, Iain and Andy toured
America as an acoustic three piece. |
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Bridget St John
- Thank you for
- 1972
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- Marc Ellington
- Question of Roads
1972
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- Jeremy Taylor
- Piece of Ground
1972
Danny Thompson and Neil Innes appear with Andy
on this album. |
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- Marc Ellington
- Restoration
- 1972
Lots of familiar names help out on this album.
Bob Ronga, Dave Richards, Iain Matthews and Dave Mattacks amongst
them. Produced by Sandy Roberton. |
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- Neil Innes
- How Sweet to be an Idiot
1973
Another partnership develops - this time with Neil
Innes. The Bonzos, Rutles & Grimms tales are told on another
page - but it's a great pity that bands like them aren't around
today. |
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- Decameron
- Say Hello to the Band
1973
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- Longdancer
- If it was so simple
- 1973
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Co-produced by Iain Matthews, Sandy Roberton &
Longdancer |
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- Ian Matthews
- Some days you eat the bear…
- 1974
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- Ian Matthews
- Journeys from Gospel Oak
- 1974
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- Greenslade
- Spyglass Guest
- 1974
The former Colosseum keyboard man goes solo. For
anybody who loves the sound of a Hammond Organ - this is your
man. |
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- Robert Calvert
- Lucky Leif & the Longships
- 1975
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- Marc Ellington
- Marc Time
- 1975
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- Brian Friel
- Arrivederci Ardrossan
- 1975
A really nice album from Glasgow poet & songwriter
Brian Friel. It features Tim Renwick, Zoot Money, Paul Francis,
Colin Pincott, Mick Devonport alongside Andy. |
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- Brian Farrell
- Heads Must Roll
- recorded in 1975
never released
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This album was recorded but never released because
of conflicting politics within Warner Brothers to whose label
Brian was signed. The sessions included Andy, Zoot Money, John
Megginson, B J Cole & Jerry Conway.
Andy says"
Brian has a great voice and the album had some fabulous songs
on it." I have a cassette still to this day" |
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- Kevin Ayers
- Yes we have no mananas
- 1976
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- Brian Patten
- Vanishing Trick
- 1976
The poet with the distinctive voice. One of 'The
Liverpool Poets' who, along with Adrian Henri, and Roger McGough,
helped create poetry without a 'capital P'. |
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- John Gorman
- Go Man Gorman
- 1977
I'm still laughing from the Scaffold's antics at
Adrian Henri's Benefit Concert in March 2000. This guy is nicely
nuts. Today, John is Artistic Director and Producer for the 'Theatre
on the Steps' in Shropshire. |
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- Yellow Dog
- Yellow Dog
- 1977
In 1975, Andy Roberts was
a member of Yellow Dog, a band fronted by Kenny Young and Herbie
Armstrong. They produced this album on Virgin records - (V 2083
1977) with Jim Gannon (guitars), Garry Taylor (bass, vocals)
and Gerry Conway (drum, precussion).
Andy recalls this time |
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- Roy Harper
- Played live in America
- 1976
The beginning of a long and fruitful musical collaboration
with Roy Harper... |
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- Roy Harper
- Commercial Breaks
- (Played live)
- 1977
Andy played lead guitar in Black Sheep, Roy Harper's
band... |
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- Roy Harper
- Bullinamingvase
- 1977
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- Bunk Dogger
- First Offence
- 1980
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- Maddy Prior
- Woman in the Wings
- 1978
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- Roger McGough
- A Summer with Monika
- 1978
- The Nation's favourite poet,
Roger McGough's poetry is unique and special. Andy has provided
musical accompaniment for many of his live performances and appears
on this album.
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- The Albion Band
- Played Live
- 1979
- "The band was Mattacks
on drums, Ashley on bass, myself and Dougie Morter on guitars,
Mel Harrold playing keyboards and Martin Simpson and Barry Dransfield.
Terrific line-up, the music was superb."
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- 1980's
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- Hank Wangford
- Hank Wangford
- (Played Live until 1984 &
again 1995)
- 1980
Another partnership develops with Sam Hutt, who
as Hank Wangford, creates The Hank Wangford Band. Andy Roberts,
BJ Cole, Melanie Harrold, Howard Tibble and Gary Taylor. A hot,
and very funny band - theatre & music again.
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- Billy Connolly
- Played Live &
Video 'Bites yer Bum'
- 1980
- Now released on DVD -
2004
This combination must have been manic - want to
see some of it - buy the video! The band was more or less The
Hank Wangford Band, without Hank. |
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- Roy Harper
- Unknown Soldier
- 1980
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- Pink Floyd
- Played Live (The Wall)
- 1981
How Andy became a latex Dave Gilmour...
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- Hank Wangford
- Live at the Pegasus
- 1982
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- Hank Wangford
- Live
- 1982
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- Hank Wangford
- Ghostherd (12inch single)
- 1983
As the covers says... An extended 12" Rock
'N' Rodeo Discoherd Style Version! |
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- Richard Thompson
- Hand of Kindness
- 1983
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- Tex Maniacs
- Played Live
- 1988
The
band consisted of, at various times, Andy Roberts (guitar), Tim
Renwick (guitar), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar), Al Stewart (Saxophone),
Bob Loveday (violin), Mike Berry (guitar, vocals), Howard Tibble
(drums), Paul Riley (bass), Ian Campbell (bass). |
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- Irma & the Squirmers
- Played Live
- 1989
Another
'just for fun' pub band with Mel Harold. |
- 1990's
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- Iain Matthews
- Orphans & Outcasts, Vol 1
- 1991
A collection of demos and live recordings, including
Plainsong material, from 1970 - 1978. |
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- Richard Thompson
- Watching the Dark
- 1993
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- Iain Matthews
- Soul of many Places
- 1993
A compilation of the Iain's material recorded during
the Elektra years. (early 1970s) |
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- Rolf Harris
- Played Live
- 1993 & 1994
The Rolf Harris Band played Glastonbury in 1993
and went down a storm. The Band: Rolf Harris (didgeridoo, accordion,
paintist, lead vocals), Andy Roberts (guitar), Mick Gaffey (drums),
Alan Dunn (keyboards/accordion) and Bernard O'Neill (bass). |
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- Various Artist
- World is a wonderful Place:
- The songs of Richard Thompson
- 1994
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- Ashley Hutchings
- Guv'nor, Vol 1
- 1994
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- Maddy Prior
- Momento:
- The Best of Maddy Prior
- 1995
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- Julian Dawson
- Travel On
- 1995
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- Hank Wangford
- Played Live
- 1995
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- Iain Matthews
- Camouflage
- 1995
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- Dan Kibler
- Haunted
- 1996
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- The Wellingborough
- Bootleg
- 1997
- Tape of the Words on the
Run tour with Brian Patten, Willy Russell, Adrian Henri and
Roger McGough.
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- Roy Harper
- BBC Tapes VOL 5 (1977 - 78)
- 1997
- John Peel sessions 1978
- Andy plays alongside Roy
on Forget Me Not, The Same Old Rock & I Hate The White Man
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- Roy Harper
- BBC Tapes VOL 6 (1978)
- 1997
In Concert tapes 1978 |
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- Iain Matthews
- Orphans & Outcasts, Vol 3
- 1999
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- 2000's
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- Pink Floyd
- Is There Anybody Out There
- (The Wall)
- 2000
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- Roy Harper
- Royal Festival Hall
- 2001
A wonderful gig to celebrate Roy's 60th birthday.
Released on cd. |
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- Roy Harper
- Played Live
- 2001
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- Willy Russell
- Hoovering The Moon
- 2003
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Andy co-produced, acted as
arranger and plays on this wonderful album from Willy Russell
- featuring (amongst others) Kate Rusby, Barbara Dickson, Herbie
Flowers, John McCusker and the full compliment of Plainsong.
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- Tim Firth
- Harmless Flirting
- 2004
Out now, and available from Tim's web-site
Andy co-produced this album from Tim Firth. Tim is well known
as the writer of Neville's Island, Preston Front and more recently
wrote the screenplay for 'Blackball' and co-wrote 'Calendar Girls'. |
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- Dom Rowley
- Looking Back
- 2004
Andy
composed a string arrangement for a track by new Liverpool singer/songwriter
Dom Rowley, recording with Mike Cave at Parr Street Studios in
Liverpool. |
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- Kirsty MacColl
- The Best Of
- 2005
- Contains the track As Long as You Hold Me, written by Billy Bragg, produced by
Andy Roberts. The track was recorded for the movie soundtrack
Mad Love (1995).
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- Andy Roberts &
Tony Haase
This is Andy Roberts
& Tony Haase
2005
The result of a collaboration with Tony Haase.
This album was produced
from their performance at Brighton's Comedy Festival and
contains tracks from the set and the 'First Singalong Symphony' were
all the notes are chosen and sung by the audience... |
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- Shelagh McDonald
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
2005
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme is a two CD compilation album of the music of Shelagh McDonald released in 2005. Andy played on Shelagh's orginal album which is oncluded here. |
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- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah
40 anniversary Celebration
recorded at London's Astoria
- January 2005
- Marking the 40th anniversary
of the release of 'My Brother Makes the Noises for the
Talkies' the Bonzos first record, a DVD of this performancer
is now available.
This DVD of the Astoria event features special guests Stephen
Fry, Adrian Edmondson, Phill Jupitus & Paul Merton and Andy
Roberts, Tom Fry, JJ Jones and Mickey Simmonds, along with original
members Neil Innes, Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater, Legs Larry
Smith Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, Sam Spoons & Bob Kerr.
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Maggie Reilly
Rowan
2006Andy Roberts spent the autumn of 2005 in Woodworm
Studios, the original Fairport Convention studio in Oxfordshire,
recording tracks for the new Maggie Reilly album. Maggie
is a Scottish singer songwriter who was recently honoured by
the BMI for the most played song of 2006 in the USA. |
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Iain Matthews with Andy Roberts
Brosella live CD
2006Bonus
CD released alongside an Iain Matthews DVD called 'Osolomeo'.
The CD is called 'Brosella', credited to Iain Matthews
with Andy Roberts is a recording of a live show the duo did at
the Brosella Jazz & Folk Festival in Brussels, Belgium,
July 11th 1992. |
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Dennis Locorriere
Hits & History Tour
Live dvd
2007The band included Andy Roberts (vocals, guitar and mandolin), Clive Gregson (vocals, keyboards, guitar, mandolin and accordian), Mark Griffiths ( vocals and bass guitar), Sev Lewkowicz (vocals and keyboards) and Martin Hughes (drums). |
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3 Bonzos & A Piano
Hair of the Dog
CD
2010 Andy played with Three Bonzos and a Piano during their tour in 2009 & 2010 and on this CD. The band is Roger Ruskin Spear, Sam Spoons, Rodney Slater & Dave Glasson and special guests 'Legs Larry Smith'. and Vernon Dudley Bohay Nowell. |
