The English folkrock group Pyewackett was founded at the end of the 1970’s … Read Full Bio ↴The English folkrock group Pyewackett was founded at the end of the 1970’s by Ian Blake and Bill Martin. They were a resident band and the London University college folk club.
Pyewackett played traditional folk music by the motto ‘pop music from the last five centuries’: 15th century Italian dances, a capella harmonies, traditional songs in systems/minimalist settings, 1920’s ballads, etc.. The distinctive sound was charecterised by the unusual combination of woodwinds, strings and keyboards. The voices were also a strong trademark. All these features of the Pyewackett sound are shown best on the second album the band released in 1984, The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret.
It is this album that has been rereleased in Music & Words’ Folk Classics series. At the time of this recording the band was formed by Ian Blake, Bill Martin, Mark Emerson, Rosie Cross and guest drummer Micky Barker. The album has been co-produced by Andrew Cronshaw.
Pyewackett played traditional folk music by the motto ‘pop music from the last five centuries’: 15th century Italian dances, a capella harmonies, traditional songs in systems/minimalist settings, 1920’s ballads, etc.. The distinctive sound was charecterised by the unusual combination of woodwinds, strings and keyboards. The voices were also a strong trademark. All these features of the Pyewackett sound are shown best on the second album the band released in 1984, The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret.
It is this album that has been rereleased in Music & Words’ Folk Classics series. At the time of this recording the band was formed by Ian Blake, Bill Martin, Mark Emerson, Rosie Cross and guest drummer Micky Barker. The album has been co-produced by Andrew Cronshaw.
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Love Me Or Leave Me
Pyewackett Lyrics
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brucster99b
Nice find Dave! Love to hear more, especially from the female vocalist.
sf scene
will put one up tomorrow for you....dave.
Graham Bell
Add another "t" to the end of Pyewacket and you have one of the great English folk bands of the same era ,Brilliant music !
John McKindle
Be My Friend was written by Scott Inglis. Pyewacket covered it when I returned to the band after a brief stint in Freedom Highway
Dag Wærner
How many tracks did u record?
sf scene
I think it's gonna need a book with all this info! david...
Chris Randall
I remember this name from the old posters. Having heard the song I think this material should be released and not kept in the closet!
Dag Wærner
Great! How many track did they record?
Dag Wærner
@John McKindle Send me a copy I will see what we can do.Strawberry Records Østerdalsgaten 1k 0658 Oslo Norway. Thanks!
John McKindle
@sf scene I was pretty good at writing the songs, but not the business end of it. There are about 50 actual Pyewacket songs to choose from, so if you want to do something with them I;m in. The female singer is my sister Shannon, and the only thing I have of her singing is You Were On My Mind, which is a pity, she has such a great voice. Let me know what you think