A GREAT NEW TEN YEARS AFTER DOUBLE CD FEATURING SOME OF THEIR BEST MUSIC IS NOW IN THE HOUSE.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME NICE COMMENTS ON OUR LITTLE VIDEO ON ANDY STEELE AND CHECK OUT THE INSIGHT ON ANDY IN THIS MONTHS EDITION OF R2. ALSO ANDY HAS BEEN LISTED AS ALBUM OF THE WEEK TWICE NOW ON MIKE GANLEYS THE CROOKED ROAD RADIO PROGRAMME.
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WISHBONE UPDATE: THE EAGLE HAS LANDED AND STOCK IS FINALLY AT ELEPHANT HQ.OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING THIS ONE TO YOU. STOCK STARTED SHIPPING OUT TO CUSTOMERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SO ANY PRE-ORDERS WILL BE WITH YOU VERY SOON NOW.
BIG APOLOGIES FROM THE ELEPHANTS.
THE TALKING ELEPHANT SITE HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT OUR RECENT CHRISTMAS LEAFLET.
NOW IN STOCK SHARKS A JAB IN YORE EYE AND CYRIL TAWNEY'S IN PORT. THE ALBION CHRISTMAS BANDS A SOUND IN THE FROSTY AIR ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK. CLICK TO THE LEFT FOR AN EARLY DISPATCH.
SOME FANTASTIC ANDY STEELE REVIEWS AND AIRPLAY COMING IN.ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW.
JUST IN ALL ABOUT EVE - TOUCHED BY JESUS, CYRIL TAWNEY'S CHILDRENS SONGS FROM DEVON AND CORNWALL AND A FANTASTIC DOUBLE CD OF GENTLE GIANT - THE EDGE OF TWILIGHT. WHAT A GREAT WAY IT WAS TO START THE AUTUMN.
DON'T FORGET KEEP UP TO DATE NEWS WITH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. AND CLICK ON FACEBOOK IF YOU LIKE US.
FOTHERINGAY LIVE IN ESSEN 1970. SOME ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON CD & VINYL BUT STOCKS HAVE BEEN BASHED BY TRHE FESTIVALS. Elaborately re-mastered by Fotheringay guitarist Jerry Donahue. cLICK ON THE LEFT.
COLOSSEUM THE GRASS IS GREENER NOW IN STOCK PLUS ATOMIC ROOSTER'S 2 CD HOME TO ROOST ALSO AVAILABLE.
IN THE PIPELINE - ANDY STEELE NEW STUDIO ALBUM NIGHT FISHING PLUS CLASSIC ALBUM RELEASES FROM CHRIS SPEDDING AND ANDY FRASERS "SHARKS" LATER THIS YEAR.
The classic 2nd release after Oak, Ash and Thorn, by us with Peter Bellamy's Merlin's Isle of Gramarye, plus Cyril Tawney's 1st time on CD A Mayflower Garland, The Amazing Blondel Dead, oops I mean Live in Transylvania and a fantastic new double CD best of Mary Jane 'Brigit's Daughter' and all this on a wet Monday morning.
Also added in the Wishbone section a fantastic new rocumentary DVD on the band plus a live CD at the Grand.
TWITTER is back even better than before and have you seen we are now fully represented on FACEBOOK. Ooh er....
JUST POPPED IN ON THE LEFT AN ALBUM BY LINDA SIMPSON (MAGNA CARTA) FROM HER MAMA DON'T PROJECT. CHECK IT OUT.
NEW SECTION IN - MORRIS MUSIC SECTION. Thanks to one of our customers pointing out just how sloppy our Morris related music is, being all over the place, we now have a new Morris Music Section added and will be fully updated in a day or so time so all Morris music can be found here.
Marc Ellington is a American/Scottish folksinger and multi-instrumentalist who has guested with Fairport Convention on several occassions, providing some vocal support on their Unhalfbricking album in 1969.
Additionally, he worked with Matthews Southern Comfort on their self-titled 1969 album, he also contributed to several of Richard Thompson's recordings, and sang on Linda Thompson's 1996 Dreams Fly Away. Restoration features a wealth of musicians including Jerry Donahue, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Phil Pickett, Ian Matthews, Andy Roberts and many more.
Coming soon two more Marc Ellington delights, Marc Time and A Question of Roads.
IN STOCK++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM NEWLY SIGNED TO TALKING ELEPHANT FOLK-PROG-ROCK BAND 'MARY JANE'. CHECK OUT THEIR VIDEOS ON THEIR PAGE. JUST CLICK MARY JANE.
ALSO AVAILABLE THE ALBION BAND'S ANOTHER CHRISTMAS PRESENT LIVE IN CONCERT FROM THE 80'S, GRYPHON'S 4TH ALBUM REMASTERED - RAINDANCE AND THE ALBION BAND'S VINTAGE VOLUME II, A COLLECTION OF WONDERFUL ALBION GOODIES.
JUST CLICK THROUGH ON THE LEFT TO ORDER.
NEW TO THE SITE: YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WE HAVE AN EASY CLICK THROUGH SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOADS. APPLE BUTTONS ON ALL DOWNLOADABLE TITLES.
CHECK OUT THE HTD STORE FOR THE LATEST NEW RELEASES FROM BELLOWHEAD, CHRIS WHILE AND JULIE MATTHEWS, THE SAW DOCTORS, ROY BAILEY AND MUCH MORE. IN STOCK DAVE SWARBRICK & SIMON NICOL 2 CD COLLECTION WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG AND IN HTD BELLOWHEAD AND RICHARD THOMPSON'S NEW ALBUMS.
THREE NEW HORSLIPS TITLES, THE UNFORTUNATE CUP OF TEA, LIVE DOUBLE CD AND THE BELFAST GIGS AVAILABLE NOW.
NEW NEW NEWS WISHBONE ASH - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD SINGLE NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES. CATCHY OR WOT!!! REASONS TO BELIEVE EP IS JUST THAT AND WELL WORTH A DOWNLOAD. ALSO CHECK OUT THE SINGLE'S VIDEO ON YOU TUBE.
A RARE GEM FROM THE BAND BEGGARS' HILL. THEIR ALBUM WAS RELEASED BACK IN 1976 ON CD NOW FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER.
NEW COMPETITION UNDER WAY
A COUPLE OF LITTLE MASTERPIECES FROM THE ALBION BAND AND THE ALBION DANCE BAND, NATURAL AND WILD AND ROCKIN' BARN DANCE ARE TWO GREAT LIVE ALBUMS TO START THE NEW YEAR OFF.
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND KEEPS GETTING PLAYED ON MIKE HARDINGS SHOW AN INTERVIEW IN R2 (ROCK N REEL)...... JUST BRILLIANT. DID WE TELL WE YOU IT WAS GOOOOOOOOD. OH YEA BABY!!
"LJE Have made the best folk/rock record in years" Steve Knightley
HORSLIPS are now in the Elephant Store, The Tain, Book of Invasions and The Man Who Built America. All three are specially packaged in Gatefold Digipac formats and include some fantastic bonus material a first for the Horslips re-issues.
EDDIE BAIRD IS NOW EXPOSED! (Amazing Blondel) new solo album.
The big seller of the festivals 2009 was Little Johnny England's CD 10 Years On and we hope those of you who came to see us enjoyed the little taster of their new album.
Twitter appears to be growing daily and I must get used to adding more info, watch that twit! so to keep up to date with where we are check us out today.
DIGITAL DOWNLOADING BACK ON LINE. WE ARE NOW BACK ONLINE WITH DIGITAL SO IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE LINKS ARE BACK IN PLACE.
IN STOCK AMAZING BLONDEL LIVE IN TOKYO & BAD DREAMS NOW IN.
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND WITH 10 YEARS IN THE LIFE OF LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND. A FANTASTIC DOUBLE CD OF LIVE, STUDIO AND RARITIES FROM ONE OF ENGLANDS FINEST BANDS. I JUST CAN'T GET IT OFF MY IN CAR CD PLAYER AT THE MOMENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE NEW ALBUM.
AMAZING BLONDEL WITH TWO NEVER BEFORE ON CD ALBUMS. MULGRAVE STREET AND INSPIRATION.
PHIL BEER MANDOROCK LIVE FEATURES THE PHIL BEER BAND CAPTURED LIVE IN 2000. CRACKING LIVE ALBUM FEATURING BONUS TRACKS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE ORIGINAL WHEN IT WAS RELEASED.
CHAS HODGES ALBUM IS GOING A STORM AND ITS ALWAYS ON AT THE ELEPHANT. LISTEN OUT FOR TRACKS BEING PLAYED ON THE RADIO INLCUDING RADIO 2 AND JOOLS HOLLANDS SHOW.
THE MOULTON MORRIS MEN - WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS. Originally released in 1979 having been recorded at the legendary Woodworm Studios and produced by Dave Pegg & Simon Nicol, it reached No 1 in the Melody Maker Folk Charts soon after its release and has just had a great review in Record Collector.
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If this is your first visit to our site - a BIG welcome to you, please feel free to browse our pages of information and items available for purchase from some of the best Folk and Rock acts from the U.K.
If you are one of our regular customers/browsers then - HI and thanks for dropping in to see us again. - Enjoy your stay with us!!
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