Windfall Wood

http://www.trunkrecords.com/
http://www.resonancefm.com/
http://time-has-told-me.blogspot.com/2006/09/tomorrow-come-someday-uk-psych-folk.html

http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/PeterHowell.html


The month of March enlightend me as it tends to do from time to time with a folk artist I had previously never heard of before. I do not proclaim to be a expert or authority on " folk" but have dipped my toes into the genre from time to time. With wonderful and mixed results.
Which brings me to Pete Howell, a man with an all around musical legacy even with being hopelessly obscure to many. He derves your attention because his music seems ready for a re emergence. I first heard the man's music on Jonny Trunks radio program on resonance fm when Broadcast were his special guests.They brought along music not unlike some of the stuff they had previously streamed on there web site years earlier. One name that kept coming up was this Peter Howell and his envolvent with two records Alice Through The Looking Glass and Tomorrow Come Someday. Two long out of print even by reissue standards records of the most beautiful and curious music I had heard in a while. " Sitting On A Gate" was the weirdest tune about bartering I had or have ever heard. Hunting for Haddocks eyes ... I was hooked I needed to find this album and fast. " Tomorrow Come Someday" was more sorrowful but not any less appealing. SAd and meloncally music done right.
The more I searched using google the bits I found were refrences and want lists for these two titles and that Pete was also in a band called Ithaca and the Agincourt. He also collaberated with John Ferdinando. Then suddenly part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop crew and appeared on some writing credits on a couple Doctor Who soundtrack lps. All his early works were done in pressings of less than 100. Some were in batches as small as 20. Given out to cast members and audience members. So we have the stuff of legends or at least to those select few.
If I had more to give you I would but Lost in thyme link above is a good place to start and the psychedelic folk homestead web address also has a good bio and a wonderful source of information.
If any of these recording become available again I won't hesitate to pick one up.