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Maartin Allcock
Allcock with Swarb's Lazarus; Cropredy Festival
Oxfordshire, 12 August 2006Background information Also known as Martin Allcock Born 5 January 1957
Middleton, Greater ManchesterUnited KingdomGenres Celtic Folk, Rock, Folk Rock Occupations Musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer Instruments Fretless bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzar, keyboards, mandolin family Years active 1976–present Associated acts Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Bully Wee Band, The Mission, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robert Plant, Kieran Halpin Website Official website Maartin Allcock (born 5 January 1957), also known as Martin Allcock, is a multi-instrumentalist musician[1] and record producer.
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Biography
Born in Middleton, Greater Manchester, Allcock studied music at Huddersfield and Leeds. He began playing professionally in January 1976, playing in dance bands and folk clubs. His first tour was in 1977 with Mike Harding as one of the Brown Ale Cowboys. He went to Brittany in 1978, for a temporary stay, but inevitably ended up remaining longer than intended, and learned to cook while there. On returning to Manchester he studied and qualified to become a chef, working in the Shetland Islands in 1980.
In 1981 he joined the Bully Wee Band, a Celtic folk group, which led to an 11-year stint as lead guitarist with the electric folk band, Fairport Convention from October 1985 to December 1996, and concurrently four years as keyboardist with rock band Jethro Tull from January 1988 to December 1991. In summer 1991 he also played keyboards for The Mission. Nowadays he works freelance from his home on the west coast of Snowdonia as a session man and record producer.
Session work and production
Allcock's session career includes more than 200 albums, including Robert Plant, Beverley Craven, Judith Durham, Breton guitarist Dan Ar Braz (six albums), Ralph McTell, Dave Swarbrick, Yusuf Islam and Dafydd Iwan. He began producing Welsh music in 2005 and has produced ten albums for Sain Records in Caernarfon. He is UK bass guitarist and tour manager for Nashville songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman.
Selected discography
Solo Albums
- MAART (1990)
- OX15(1999)
- Serving Suggestion (2004)
With Fairport Convention
- Here Live Tonight (Australia; 1986)
- Expletive Delighted (1986)
- More Live Tonight (Australia; 1986)
- Cropredy Capers (Video; 1987)
- Meet On The Ledge (1987)
- The Other Boot (1987)
- In Real Time (Live '87)
- In Real Time (Video; 1987)
- The Third Leg Woodworm (1988)
- Red & Gold (1989)
- The Five Seasons (1991)
- Legends (Video; 1991)
- 25th Anniversary Live (2CDs; 1992)
- Jewel In The Crown Woodworm (1995)
- Old.New.Borrowed.Blue (1996)
Other collaborations
- Ralph McTell, "Bridge Of Sighs" (1987)
- Simon Nicol, "Before Your Time" (1987)
- Ralph McTell, "Love Songs"(1989)
- Kieran Halpin, "Crystal Ball Gazing" (1989)
- Beverley Craven, "Beverley Craven" (1990)
- Steve Ashley, "Mysterious Ways" (1990)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Songs" (1990)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Frontieres de Sel" (1991)
- Kieran Halpin, "Mission Street" (1991)
- Ralph McTell, "Silver Celebration" (1992)
- Ralph McTell, "The Boy With The Note" (1992)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Les Îles de la Memoire" (1992)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Rêve de Siam" (1992)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Xavier Grall" (1992)
- Simon Nicol, "Consonant Please Carol" (1992)
- Robert Plant, "Fate Of Nations" (1993)
- Ralph McTell, "Alphabet Zoo" (1993)
- Beverley Craven, "Love Scenes" (1993)
- Beth Nielsen Chapman, "Beth Nielsen Chapman" (2nd Album) (1993)
- Les Barker, "Gnus and Roses" (1994)
- Ralph McTell, "Slide Away The Screen" (1994)
- Dan Ar Braz, "Theme For The Green Lands" (1994)
- Ashley Hutchings, "Twangin' 'n' a-Traddin'" (1994)
- Ashley Hutchings, "The Guv'nor's Big Birthday Bash" (1995)
- Billy Connolly, "Musical Tour Of Scotland" (1995)
- Judith Durham, "Mona Lisas" (1996)
- Mandolin Allstars, "1st album" (1996)
- Steve Tilston/Maggie Boyle, "All Under the Sun" (1996)
- Chris Leslie, "The Flow" (1997)
- The Simon Mayor Quintet, "Mandolinquents" (1997)
- WAZ!, "WAZ!" (1998)
- Dave Pegg And Friends, "Birthday Party" (1998)
- Steve Gibbons, "The Dylan Project" (1998)
- WAZ!, "Fully Chromatic" (1999)
- David Hughes, "Recognised" (2000)
- Ralph McTell, "Red Sky" (2000)
- "Hope & Glory" (Soundtrack) (2000)
- Sally Barker, "Another Train" (2000)
- Emily Slade, "Shire Boy" (2001)
- Kieran Halpin, "Back Smiling Again" (2002)
- Alistair Russell, "A19" (2002)
- John Wright, "Dangerous Times" (2002)
As a record producer:
- Ralph McTell, Sand In Your Shoes (1995)
References
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 388–. ISBN 9780879306533. http://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&pg=PA388. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
External links
Fairport Convention Maartin Allcock · Dan Ar Braz · Bob Brady · Roger Burridge · Gerry Conway · Sandy Denny · Jerry Donahue · Judy Dyble · Tom Farnell · Roger Hill · Ashley Hutchings · Martin Lamble · Chris Leslie · Cathy Lesurf · Trevor Lucas · Dave Mattacks · Iain Matthews · Simon Nicol · Dave Pegg · David Rea · Bruce Rowland · Ric Sanders · Dave Swarbrick · Richard Thompson · Paul Warren
Studio albums Fairport Convention (1968) · What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) · Unhalfbricking (1969) · Liege & Lief (1969) · Full House (1970) · Angel Delight (1971) · Babbacombe Lee (1971) · Rosie (1973) · Nine (1973) · Rising for the Moon (1975) · Gottle O'Geer (1976) · The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) · Tipplers Tales (1978) · Gladys' Leap (1985) · Expletive Delighted! (1986) · In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) · Red & Gold (1988) · The Five Seasons (1990) · Jewel in the Crown (1995) · Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) · Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) · The Wood and the Wire (2000) · XXXV (2001) · Over the Next Hill (2004) · Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011)
Singles "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) · "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) · "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) · "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) · "If (Stomp)" (1970) · "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
Live albums Fairport Live Convention (1974) · Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) · Farewell Farewell (1979) · Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) · House Full (1986) · Heyday (1987) · 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) · Cropredy 98 (1999) · The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) · Journeyman's Grace (2005) · Live at the BBC (2007) · Off the Desk (2008) Off the Desk (2008) Live at Cropredy 08 (2009)
Compilations History of Fairport Convention (1972) · Tour Sampler (1975) · Fairport Chronicles (1976) · The Woodworm Years (1991) · A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 · Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 · Some of Our Yesterdays · Fairport Convention · Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention · Rhythm of the Times (2003) Across the Decades (2003)
Box sets The Cropredy Box (1998)Related articlesJethro Tull Ian Anderson · Martin Barre · David Goodier · John O'Hara · Doane Perry
Mick Abrahams · Clive Bunker · Glenn Cornick · Barriemore Barlow · Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond · John Evan · David Palmer · John Glascock · Mark Craney · Peter-John Vettese · Eddie Jobson · Dave Pegg · Gerry Conway · Maartin Allcock · Dave Mattacks · Jonathan Noyce · Andrew Giddings · Tony IommiStudio albums This Was · Stand Up · Benefit · Aqualung · Thick as a Brick · A Passion Play · War Child · Minstrel in the Gallery · Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! · Songs from the Wood · Heavy Horses · Stormwatch · A · The Broadsword and the Beast · Under Wraps · Crest of a Knave · Rock Island · Catfish Rising · Roots to Branches · J-Tull Dot Com · The Jethro Tull Christmas AlbumLive albums Bursting Out · Live at Hammersmith '84 · Jethro Tull In Concert · A Little Light Music · Living with the Past · Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 · Aqualung Live · Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull · Live at Madison Square Garden 1978Compilations Living in the Past · M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull · Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II · Original Masters · 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights · The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection · Nightcap · Through the Years · The Very Best of Jethro Tull · Essential · The Best of Acoustic Jethro TullBoxed sets Videos Slipstream · 20 Years of Jethro Tull · 25th Anniversary Video · Living with the Past · A New Day Yesterday · Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 · Live At Montreux 2003 · Jack in the Green · Classic Artists: Jethro Tull · Live at Madison Square Garden 1978Singles "Sunshine Day" / "Aeroplane" (as "Jethro Toe") · "A Song for Jeffrey" / "One for John Gee" · "Love Story" / "A Christmas Song" · "Living in the Past" / "Driving Song" · "Sweet Dream" / "17" · "Bouree" · "Witch's Promise" / "Teacher" · "Inside" / "Alive and Well and Living In" · "Life Is A Long Song" · "Hymn 43" · "Living in the Past" · "A Passion Play" · "Bungle in the Jungle" / "Back-Door Angel" · "Minstrel in the Gallery" / "Summerday Sands" · "Living in the Past" / "Requiem" · "Too Old to Rock And Roll, Too Young to Die" / "Rainbow Blues" · "Locomotive Breath" · "The Whistler" · "A Stitch in Time" / "Sweet Dream" · "Beastie" · "Fallen On Hard Times" · "Lap of Luxury" · "Farm on the Freeway" · "Jump Start" · "Steel Monkey" · "Said She Was a Dancer" · "Part of the Machine" · "Kissing Willie" · "Another Christmas Song" · "Rocks on the Road" · "Living in the (Slightly More Recent) Past" · "Bends Like a Willow"Tours Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll Tour · Heavy Horses Tour · Stormwatch TourRelated articles Discography · A Billion Hands Concert · The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus · Ian Anderson solo discographyCategories:- People from Middleton, Greater Manchester
- English rock bass guitarists
- Electric folk musicians
- Jethro Tull members
- Fairport Convention members
- Living people
- 1957 births
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