40TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO RELEASE NEW

Jon Connolly (who shot the video of the 40th anniversary show in Twickenham in 2009), has been woorking with Dave Cousins to finally release some more material from thta ousta ding show. The release will include:

No confirmed release date as yet - more newswhen I have it.

LATEST STRAWBS ALBUM - THE MAGIC OF IT ALL

You can read the Cherry Red press release and see the track listing and other info on Strawbsweb on the main Magic page

Singles

Two singles have been released as downloads - you can listen to them online at the Cherry Red website via various streaming services (including Spotify and YouTube Music):

Interviews and reviews  UPDATED 

Various reviews on the Magic reviews page - feel free to send any further reviews or comments comments to Dick Greener

Video clips

And there are still videos online of Dave's solo living room performance of two of the new songs on the album, intended to promote the 2022 Chiswick show

Video 1 - The Magic Of It All
Video 2 - The Time Has Come For Giving Back

MONKS 2CD COMPILATION "NO SHAME"

Released 15 Sep 2023, a compilation of the two Monks albums Bad Habits and Suspended Animation, together with bonus tracks many of which have never been released. Whilst a stark departure from Strawbs music, following the hit single "Nice Legs, Never Mind The Face" Hud and John together with vocalist Terry Cassidy produced two commercially successful albums - the first for EMI, and the second for Polydor Canada, which went platinum in that territory.

You can order at: from the Cherry Red website.

For track listing see the No Shame page.

PITMEN POETS COVER "PART OF THE UNION"

Folk supergroup The Pitmen Poets, featuring Bob Fox, Jez Lowe, Billy Mitchell (of Jack The Lad and Lindisfarne fame) and Benny Graham, perform material mainly about the North-East's mining past and industrial/trade union heritage. For their 2024 CD Reunion, to coincide with their 2024 "reunion" tour, they included a jolly take on John and Hud's "Part Of The Union".

Self-released by the band, it can bought from Billy Mitchell's website or The Pitmen Poets' website

NICK AWDE BOOKS

Nick Awde has already added to the folklore of thhe Strawbs with his mighty tome on the Mellotron, which featured chapters on Dave Cousins, John Hawken, Blue Weaver and Robert Kirby for those interested in the Strawbs, Mike Pinder (Moody Blues), Tony Banks (Genesis), Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, John Wetton, Bill Bruford (all King Crimson) as well as countless others, and his Singer-Songwriter books, Voilume 1 of which included chapters on Dave Cousins, Ralph McTell, Richard Thompson, Al Stewart, Arlo Guthrie, Iain Matthews and others.

Now he has followed up with two further publications, this time on Guitarists and bassists.

In Volume 1, Dave Cousins features in a chapter which fcusesses on his use of tunings (as a taster for the forthcoming songbook), alongside chapters on Steve Howe (Yes), Dave Hill (Slade), Luther Grosvenor/Ariel Bender (Spooky Tooth/Stealers Wheel/Mott The Hoople), Chris Spedding, Andy Fairweather-Low and others.

Volume 2 includes contributions from Francis Rossi (Status Quo), John Wetton (King Crimson), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Dave Brock (Hawkwind), Wilko Johnson, sessions player BJ Cole and Bert Weedon (guitar primer author and legend) and others.

You can buy all/any of these direct from publisher Desert Hearts (who are offering a £10 saving if you buy bothe Guitarist/Bassist volumes) at their shop, or buy from Amazon using the links below.

MELLOTRON STILL AVAILABLE	SINGER/SONGWRITERS VOL 1	SINGER/SONGWRITERS VOL 2	GUITARISTS/BASSISTS VOL 1	GUITARISTS/BASSISTS VOL 2
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