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Shipcote, the man from the foggy Tyne with the sunshine soul, is back with a new album from 'Shipcote and friendsÂ. The friends are Jon Codd on double bass, Cath Reding on fiddle, accordion and piano, and Bryan Younger on guitar, banjo, dobro and lap steel; seasoned players all, these guys play their “gentle, Geordie, jazzy, swingy country†in impeccable style, creating a vibe that is sweet, joyful and immensely pleasurable.
With a lifetime in music behind him, Shipcote has only taken up recording his own songs in recent years, but it seems the muse is with him. All eleven songs on this new album are Shipcote originals and he finds his inspiration in the things closest at hand, the quirks and pleasures and sadnesses of everyday life. Whether it's about a friend who has passed on, the realisation of getting old or the gentle pleasures of a Lazy Sunday, he brings to everything a sense that he loves life with deep and constant appreciation. In communicating that, and in having friends who make such lyrical, gently vibrant music, he makes us feel good about life, too.