Here are audio clips (and one or two videos) of some of the singers I’ve worked with. The songs are originals except where the composers are [indicated].
Musicians in these performances include: James Matthews, Andy Hay, Arran Amun, Sam Christie, Tony Bevan (drums, percussion), Barry Wise, Paula Gardiner, Michael Coughlin (bass), Andy Parry, David Ward (guitar), Pete Stacey, David Blyth, Lee Goodall (saxes), me (keyboards, clarinet)
Nance Wilson
Go to the Wilson-Thomas page
Maggie Nicols
Go to the Nicols-Thomas page
Li Harding
If we did
Everything ends in the end
That kind of girl
That kind of girl (live)
Ugly thing [Thomas/Ougham]
End the beguine
The Glow [Hildebrand]
Everything I’ve got [Rogers/Hart]
Teach me tonight [de Paul/Cahn]
Nicky Burgess
Here’s a video of Here comes the rain, with Nicky, James Matthews and Barry Wise.
Peel me a grape [Frishberg]
This is not a lovesong [Lydon]
Harvest for the world [Isleys/Jasper]
Everybody knows [Cohen]
And here’s a video of Ces petits riens [Gainsbourg]
Me
Apple tree [Thomas/Marggraf Turley]
Evening bird [Thomas/Marggraf Turley]
Songs from The Fossil Box, an album of settings of the poetry of Richard Marggraf Turley, is available on Spotify, iTunes and other platforms.
Here’s a video of Blizzard of lies [Frishberg]: