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Nigel Mazlyn Jones is a masterful 12-string guitarist weaving a wide range of sounds, poignant songs and instrumentals with interesting tales and the kind of ecologically aware political commentary championed by his peers. Widely known on the UK music scene (including Glastonbury main stage)he has toured throughout Europe both solo and supporting well known bands like Barclay James Harvest, Renaissance and Bob Geldof. From his folk club days through the 1970's he went on to tour most UK and European major venues supporting many well known bands. Down the years he has collaborated on projects in many genres of music yet always revered and returned to his acoustic roots, as can be heard on the latest album Raft. He is a veteran of the first wave of British acoustic warriors, a battle-hardened survivor for his art, enthused, principled and innovative. Nigel has recorded eleven albums. His first two, "Ship to Shore" and "Sentinel", have been re-released and are rightly regarded as classics of the genre. The duo Marker is comprised of Marilyn Campbell and Kerry Manning, who are resident at the Chichester Folk Club. Marilyn has been collecting and singing the tradition since the early days of the seventies when she used to sing, along with the likes of The Watersons, Jim Eldon, et al, at The Rugby in Hull. Kerry provides the musical accompaniment, on guitar, melodeon, bodhran etc., occasionally taking lead vocals on Marker's more contemporary songs.
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Nigel Mazlyn Jones Biography
With 8 albums to his credit, recent high profile TV collaborations with the BBC, and a new and growing audience in the dance / rave scene boosting his traditional, long standing folk / roots / progressive following, Mazlyn Jones is perhaps at last on the verge of getting the wider acclaim and recognition that critics have often felt he deserves.
His combination of natural acoustic guitar sounds and electric textures along with his playing of the Indian santor give him a unique sound. Without tapes or synthesizers he combines brilliant guitar playing with powerful and evocative visuals that emphasise the themes of his music.
Much of his writing is influenced by the inspiration of the land, sea and skies of the south west of Britain where he lives. He was born in the industrial Midlands and started playing guitar and writing songs and poetry at an early age. After spending his youth working part time with animals, he moved to the Channel Islands in the seventies to study and work with the great apes for the conservationist and writer Gerald Durrell. After studying animal behavior and that of the onlookers he realised that true conservation required a shift in attitudes. Following his love for the natural landscape, he moved to the north coast of Cornwall.
By the early eighties, Mazlyn had a young family, had been a part-time lifeboat man for some time, released three albums, established "Isle of Light" as a small indie label on which all of his subsequent material has been released, and played most of the clubs and festivals in the UK and Europe. In 1980 a meeting with ex-Van Der Graaf Generator drummer Guy Evans marked the beginning of a long term collaborative relationship, starting with the third album, Breaking Cover. By the mid eighties he had developed and honed his skillful guitar styles and writing which led to him appearing as a special guest to numerous well known bands in the UK and European rock circuit, notably Barclay James Harvest, at that at time nearing the peak of their massive continental European popularity.
His first album 'Ship to Shore' 1976 is now a much sought after collectors piece. Luckily it has now been released on CD including previously unreleased bonus tracks.
http://www.isleoflight.co.uk/
Read MoreHis combination of natural acoustic guitar sounds and electric textures along with his playing of the Indian santor give him a unique sound. Without tapes or synthesizers he combines brilliant guitar playing with powerful and evocative visuals that emphasise the themes of his music.
Much of his writing is influenced by the inspiration of the land, sea and skies of the south west of Britain where he lives. He was born in the industrial Midlands and started playing guitar and writing songs and poetry at an early age. After spending his youth working part time with animals, he moved to the Channel Islands in the seventies to study and work with the great apes for the conservationist and writer Gerald Durrell. After studying animal behavior and that of the onlookers he realised that true conservation required a shift in attitudes. Following his love for the natural landscape, he moved to the north coast of Cornwall.
By the early eighties, Mazlyn had a young family, had been a part-time lifeboat man for some time, released three albums, established "Isle of Light" as a small indie label on which all of his subsequent material has been released, and played most of the clubs and festivals in the UK and Europe. In 1980 a meeting with ex-Van Der Graaf Generator drummer Guy Evans marked the beginning of a long term collaborative relationship, starting with the third album, Breaking Cover. By the mid eighties he had developed and honed his skillful guitar styles and writing which led to him appearing as a special guest to numerous well known bands in the UK and European rock circuit, notably Barclay James Harvest, at that at time nearing the peak of their massive continental European popularity.
His first album 'Ship to Shore' 1976 is now a much sought after collectors piece. Luckily it has now been released on CD including previously unreleased bonus tracks.
http://www.isleoflight.co.uk/
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