In late July 1974, Tír na nÓg broke up, but shortly after going back in Ireland, they were approached by the BBC and asked to compose songs for an episode of a documentary series called The Camera & The Song, produced by John Bird and Tony Broughton. The concept was simple: combine the music of several artists and bands (including Ralph McTell, The Ian Campbell Folk Group, Fivepenny Piece, Grimms, etc...) with the camera of a film director under a particular theme linked to one country most of the time.
The following episode was directed by David Feig. Entitled "The Irish", it presents a global view of Ireland and its elements that make us dream about this land. Tir na nOg asked to be introduced as Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell as the group had dissolved at the time.
Most of the songs here were specially written for the program by the duo, excepting Two White Horses and Boat Song from their two first LPs that were re-recorded with new orchestral arrangements by Nick Harrison (who had previously participated in their first two albums).
A compilation LP assembled by John Bird was released in 1975, but only contains song versions from their albums, not the ones recorded for the documentary.
part1
01. "The Black Glass" (Sonny Condell)
02. unknown title (Sonny Condell)
03. "Sweet Rosemary O'Neill" (Leo O'Kelly)
04. "I Used To Want To Sleep Forever" (Leo O'Kelly)
05. "Two White Horses" (Sonny Condell)
Windy Corner is a Dutch popgroup that used to play Folk Psych music in the seventies. The group made two records. The first is very rare but the second is still available:
The House of Windy Corner (1973, Der 977a-61)
Lost Garden (produced in 1998, but recorded around 1973)
The recordings have been taken during live performances of Windy Corner in the rehearsal cottage of the band in Amsterdam (photo).
With thanks to all possible sources on the internet I tried to complete all of Jon's work.
Jon Anderson's 2000's
Yes, Solo, Tour Of The Universe DVD and Anderson-Wakeman
newsflashes 2016: - Anderson--Rabin-Wakeman plans for playing together at several festivals in 2016 followed by a tour in 2017. - a new album for release by the end of June called "Invention of Knowledge" by Jon and Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic)
Looking very much forward to it Jon!
solo albums:
- Survival & Other Stories (2010)
- Open (2011) (feat. Orchestration by Stefan Podell) *)
with Yes:
- Magnification (2001)
As Anderson/Wakeman:
- The Living Tree (2010)
As Anderson Ponty Band:
-Better Late Than Never (2015)
DVD:
-Tour of the Universe (2005)
guest-appearances:
- 2007 contributed vocals to an album Culture of Ascent by American progressive rock group Glass Hammer.
- 2007 appeared as part of a vocal ensemble on the track "Repentance" from the Dream Theatre album Systematic Chaos.
- 2008 saw an ambient album using Anderson's voice and bird song called From Me to You added to The Lost Tapes.
- 2008 Anderson appeared on the song "Sadness of Flowing" which he co-wrote for Peter Machajdjk's album Namah
- 2008 he made similar contributions to a re-mastering of Tommy Zvoncheck's album "ZKG".
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/41570585
- 2010 A sample of Anderson's vocals from Mike Oldfield's "In High Places" is prominently featured in Kanye West's 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in the opening track "Dark Fantasy."
many collaborations are to be found all over MySpace:
info about this here: http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/reviews/recorded/andersonmyspace.htm (Originally posted to alt,music.yes Yesfans.com and Progressive Ears.)
-Tom Curiano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_syqAO04jg
http://www.myspace.com/tomcuriano
-Sorin Voinea
http://www.myspace.com/sorinvoinea
- Steve Layton
http://www.myspace.com/stephenlayton
-"the Key" by Messertraum
http://www.myspace.com/messertraummusic
-"Circle of Life" Alan Simon's Excalibur II
http://www.myspace.com/excaliburtrilogy
-the Wychwood Recorder
http://www.myspace.com/thewychwoodrecorder
-Zach Tenorio
http://www.myspace.com/tenoriomiller
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The Songs of Zamran (Son of Olias)" that is regarded as a sequel to Olias of Sunhillow, and is expected to come out in the near future.
On October 25,
2011 Jon released a digital
download an epic musical work entitled "OPEN." A return to the
long-form composition that Jon Anderson is best known for, ("Close To
The Edge", "Gates of Delirium", "Revealing" and "Awaken"), OPEN is a
21-minute exhilarating musical journey; a pioneering effort that weaves
intricate melodic and harmonic themes within a classical music framework
whilst showcasing Anderson's iconic vocals and timeless melodies
throughout. In many ways OPEN is a return to Jon Anderson's musical
roots, as YES music continually flows through his veins, making it only
natural to revisit now and again. Coupled with wonderful orchestration
by his neighbor and good friend Stefan Podell, messages of peace, love,
light and freedom are further explored within OPEN, making listening an
uplifting and joyous experience!
to be continued at my other blog items: Jon Anderson - the 60's career-recordings-collaborations Jon Anderson - the 70's career-recordings-collaborations Jon Anderson - the 80's career-recordings-collaborations Jon Anderson - the 90's career-recordings-collaborations
