I was flattered to be asked by folk singer and old family friend Naomi Bedford to edit old home movie footage of Naomi’s mum, Joy (who passed away almost six years ago), for her lovely and moving song about her, Without Joy. I’m very pleased with the resulting video, above.

Naomi’s last album, A History of Insolence (2014), was recorded with her partner and member of The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Paul Simmonds. It contains a heady mixture of traditional songs and new ones, penned by Simmonds and one by Justin Currie (of Del Amitri fame). The album received great reviews in the press, including The Guardian and Independent. Naomi’s vocal style has been compared to Joni Mitchell and Shirley Collins; she’s worked with people from Orbital to Ron Sexsmith, and she’s received plaudits from REM’s Peter Buck and folk legend Shirley Collins. I’m looking forward to her new album this November.

See Naomi’s website here. 

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Homeless movies DVD out now!
Rashisms: The book of Rash

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