Almost live by John Meed
Rhys Wilson and I had long harboured the idea of revisiting some of my early songs live – just me with a guitar or piano – to reflect better how I play them now. During the Covid lockdowns a genuinely live album became impossible – but this album is the closest we could get, recording everything in a single take. And in the end we could record a couple of the tracks live at the Cambridge Folk Club: The last bus to Leeds, and an additional version of the Woodstock rest home.
Tracklist
| 1. | Spotland Road | 2:36 |
| 2. | Running | 3:52 |
| 3. | Clarendon Road | 4:38 |
| 4. | The centre of the world | 3:31 |
| 5. | Rainbow | 3:59 |
| 6. | The ant and the grasshopper | 3:42 |
| 7. | Hold on | 3:51 |
| 8. | Rocks and stones | 4:28 |
| 9. | The Woodstock rest home | 5:08 |
| 10. | The last bus to Leeds | 3:56 |
| 11. | Bonus track: The Woodstock rest home live | 5:00 |
Credits
All songs written and performed by John Meed. All songs were recorded and produced by Rhys Wilson except Track 10 recorded by Calvin Monk and produced by Rhys Wilson.
License
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John Meed is a singer-songwriter who lives in Cambridge, UK, and writes and performs in the folk and acoustic traditions. His songwriting has been compared to that of Al Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Jacques Brel and Richard Thompson. He has released eight albums and his music has been played on national and local radio. See johnmeed.net.