The Enigma of Nic Jones

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John Birkby
1 year ago
If you were a true fan of Nic, you would buy the DVD  and encourage others to do the same. How else is he supposed to support himself and Julia (his wife).
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Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
1 year ago
I said this about the uploads of 'Arc' and 'Devil' people have put on here-but was shouted down. I suppose if it spreads the word......what else are you supposed to do in the digital age?
John Birkby
John Birkby
1 year ago
@Max Cuthbert well I appreciate that it spreads the word but buying the DVD will help Nic in practical ways, as would buying the album Penguin Eggs. Do not buy any prior albums as they will not help Nic (or Julia). He has been roundly ripped off (to put it politely) by the current owners of those. However buying Nick's compilation albums from Mollie Records WILL go directly to him.
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Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
1 year ago
You're preaching to the choir.If you look a bit further you'll see I've said the very same thing to someone else(I think he is Dutch).
  BTW I am a fan from way back; I was told in the mid 70s to look out for Jones, bought the record when it had languished in the local shop for a while('Devil') and eventually got to see him live-a lot ,meet/chat-he even gave me a page of guitar tunings on a(Dartford) folk club flyer. I suspect that the masters of 'Devil' and 'Arc' are too old and damaged to make any difference anymore.You don't need to tell me 'not to buy' I already had four-(or five)copies of 'eggs' plus the first two on vinyl.I also remember the rip off thing,back in the day. I had nothing to do with that either.
John Birkby
John Birkby
1 year ago
@Max Cuthbert hi max, wasn't getting at you per se. I just wish that folks would buy the DVD so Nic could earn some money...which he won't from illegal uploads to YouTube et al. Proudfoot, the makers of the film are reasonably keen to take down these rip offs, and quite rightly too imho, as I suspect, yours. True fans would only want to help Nic. So my message is to others, not your good self. No one received payment for taking part (I certainly didn't anyway) we all did it for Nic.
Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
1 year ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsRCk9P-zFQ&list=RDbq6RldgW7NQ&index=11  See here.
John Birkby
John Birkby
1 year ago
@Max Cuthbert hi Max, am assuming you have the DVD. If so, at some point there is a still photo of Nic about to smash a guitar from above his head. It's mine! I still have it and performed with it last Saturday evening in Berkhampstead. I also have a Fylde which is my go to guitar if using a tuning other than standard.
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Emma Emma
Emma Emma
10 months ago
Hah small world. I spend all my time in Berkhamsted. Where were you playing?

I've only just discovered Nic. I think his music is what I've been looking for all my life :)
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Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
10 months ago
@Emma Emma Nic's great,many happy memories.You might also like; Tony Rose, Chris Foster and Martin Wyndham-Read, same era,similar type of music. No-one played quite as well as Nic,but then,in those days it was all about the song.
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John Birkby
John Birkby
10 months ago
@Emma Emma I think it was the Civic Hall. Nice venue, big stage etc..It was on the High Street and the Police station is in the same building....
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Emma Emma
Emma Emma
10 months ago
@Max Cuthbert thank you so much. I shall look at all of these. I Will order Penguins as a treat for myself for Christmas too!!
:)
Emma Emma
Emma Emma
10 months ago
@John Birkby yes that's it! Ah I wish I'd have known. Next time maybe
Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
10 months ago
@John Birkby DVD? No, plenty memories though...and the original vinyl.
Max Cuthbert
Max Cuthbert
10 months ago (edited)
@Emma Emma I'd suggest starting with 'layers' by Chris Foster if only because it has Nic backing him up on fiddle(he was on quite a few records back in the 70s as a 'session musician'). He lives in Iceland now but I think he used to be based around Salisbury originally,hence the west country accent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9llvHOdMDLE  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Layers-Chris-Foster/dp/B01N0SZ576/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1543541481&sr=8-2&keywords=Chris+Foster
John Birkby
John Birkby
10 months ago
@Max Cuthbert this rip off on YouTube is from the DVD created by Proudfoot. The chap sold the idea to the BBC who then commissioned him to make it. Nic and Julia make some money from the sales of the DVD. Well certainly if you buy it from Molliemusic, their "shop". It's also the place to buy Nic's compilation CDs. Apart from Nic appearing to smash my Yamaha 365s in one of the still photos, yours truly finally makes an appearance after about 30 mins or so.
John Birkby
John Birkby
10 months ago
@Emma Emma from our website:
https://pitmatics.co.uk/audio/
Michael Steenson
Michael Steenson
11 months ago
A Truly magical unique artist....great documentary....thank you.
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Anthony Monaghan
Anthony Monaghan
1 year ago
Absolutely love Penguin Eggs. Had no idea who Nic Jones was or what happened to him. Thanks for uploading this as I can't watch BBC iPlayer in New Zealand.
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Joe Cooper
Joe Cooper
2 weeks ago
A great documentary about a brilliant musician. Lovely to see him come back and touch so many people with his songs.
Vince Cosgriff
Vince Cosgriff
1 year ago
Wonderful and happy memories of Nic in his prime. So glad he is still appreciated by so many.
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n n
4 months ago
"He's an Essex boy..he doesn't know anything about Napoleon" [or something like that]. Classic!

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