Nic Jones

Nicolas Paul "Nic" Jones (born 9 January 1947) is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 1964-1982. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer. (Read more at Wikipedia]

Links to Peel
Nic Jones was one of the folk artists featured by Peel during the 1960s and 1970s but whose influence has endured into the twenty-first century (others include Jackson C. Frank, Bert Jansch, the Incredible String Band, Davy Graham, Shirley Collins and Martin Carthy). Between 1972 and 1977, Jones did eight Peel sessions as a solo artist and one as a member of the group Bandoggs. This reflected both Peel's admiration for Jones's work and the singer's growing reputation; by the end of the decade he rivalled Martin Carthy as the leading English singer-guitarist specialising in traditional folk music.

His version of the ballad "Annachie Gordon", recorded twice for Peel sessions (on July 8, 1976, broadcast July 23, 1976, and on April 19, 1977, broadcast April 26, 1977) made a big impression on the poet John Hegley, who described in a poem how hearing the song on Peel's show moved him and "converted" him to folk music, a form he had previously regarded with scepticism. Hegley later included Jones's 1980 album for Topic Records, Penguin Eggs, among his all-time favourites.

Sessions
Some of Nic Jones' Peel session tracks may well be included on the collection of concert, club and studio performances Unearthed, although no dates are given.
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