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| Iain Matthews Home Page | The definitive site on IM - by Jaap van Moppes |
| Willy Russell Web-Site | All you need to know about this playwright/musician/novelist (REDESIGNED) |
| Fairport Convention web site | All things FC including Cropredy ... |
| Tim Firth | Playwright, screenwriter & singer/songwriter |
| Clive Gregson | The man from Manchester - ex Plainsong, now solo artist |
| Julian Dawson | Solo artist - and occasional Plainsong member |
| Roger McGough | The Nation's favourite poet |
| Loreto Murray | Singer, actress & presenter - toured with Andy, Tim Firth & Willy Russell 2004 |
| Ptolmaic Terrascope | Phil McMullen, Bancroft & Saloman |
| Spencer Leigh | Radio Merseyside presenter |
| Friends of Fairport | Ian Burgess - ace photographer |
| Roy Harper | What can you say! |
| Angela Hallam | Angela Hallam produced the covers for Andy's 'From Time to Time' |
| John Pearse Strings | John produces some of the best guitars strings. |
| Official Neil Innes Fan Club | That man Neil again |
| Neil Innes - Words of Innespiration | An incredible site from Bonnie & Laurie |
| Bonzo Dog Astoria DVD | Buy the 40th Anniversary Bonzo Astoria DVD direct . . |
| UK Touring | Agent for Roger McGough and Brian Patten |
| BlueRose Records | Plainsong Record Company |
| Richard Thompson | The Completists site - Flip Feij |
| The Scaffold & Grimms | Clowns on the Road! |
| Bonzo Dog FAQ | Yet more Clowns on the Road! |
| AMG All Music Guide | a good guide - but not completely accurate |
| Movie Database | ditto |
| Percy Jones | ex Liverpool Scene bass player - now highly respected jazz player |
| Perfect Pitch | Keep up with Iain Matthew news |
| Sarah Jane Morris | Andy co-wrote 'I am a Woman' with Sarah Jane |
| Mother Funkers in Brighton | Keep fit with fun in Brighton |
| The Greys - Brighton | Great gigs here - Brighton |
| Net Rhythms | Net Rhythms - site for the best of roots music |
| Peter Brewis | Peter Brewis - composer for film & television. Peter wrote Spitting Image songs |
| Dom Rowley | Young up and coming singer/songwriter. |
| Colin Harper | Colin Harper wrote the sleeve notes for Just For The Record: |
| Maggie Reilly | Andy Roberts plays on Maggies latest album. |
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This site is a tribute to Andy Roberts, whose career I've followed since seeing him with the Scaffold and The Liverpool Scene in the late 1960s. Liverpool was a buzzing place. The Everyman Theatre was hosting exciting productions and I can recall Andy playing in the wings or in that dark hole laughingly called the orchestra pit, although not for the production of Chaucer's Tales, during which mice ran wild on stage! I can recall Mary Whitehouse criticising The Liverpool Scene on live local television for being talentless youths (all except the "little one who plays guitar" - Andy!). And happily, through the alcohol induced haze, I can also remember riotous evenings of music, poetry and satire in O'Connors Tavern, the Scene's home venue. And of course I will always have fond memories of poetry readings by Roger McGough & Adrian Henri backed by Andy's tasteful guitar playing. Grimms, several years later, added to this multi - media melting pot that seemed to highlight the direction that Andy has since followed. There can't be many professional musicians who have explored such a variety of creative avenues. Andy has produced impressive solo albums, been a founder member of what could be the foremost acoustic group in the UK, Plainsong, has acted as right - hand man, not only to Iain Matthews solo work, but also to Roy Harper and Neil Innes. He has played with Pink Floyd and the Hank Wangford Band, was Musical Director at the Royal Court Theatre in London and has in recent years provided incidental music and written themes and scores for TV, film and theatre.
Paul Cary |
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A huge thanks to everybody who e-mails feedback It's really encouraging to hear your comments about the site and recollections of gigs, appreciation of Andy's music and the people he has performed alongside. e-mail the dreamtree site at dream.tree@virgin.net |
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CREDITS The photograph
of Andy on the opening page was taken by Giliola Chiste |
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