BOB PEGG
Bob Pegg came out of the thriving British folk scene of the 1960s, where he performed in a duo with his then-wife Carol. They recorded one album with Bill Leader, He Came From the Mountains, before going on to form the cult folk-rock band Mr Fox, where they combined tunes in the traditional idiom with gothic storytelling and eerie, swirling psychedelia on two albums, Mr Fox and The Gypsy, now reissued together as Join Us in Our Game. Following the dissolution of the band, Bob released an album with Carol of Sydney Carter songs, And Now it is So Early (1972), followed by two albums with Nick Strutt – Bob Pegg and Nick Strutt (1973) and The Shipbuilder (1974). His first solo album, Ancient Maps, came out in 1975. These three albums are now anthologised on a double CD Keeper of the Fire along with the lost song cycle Bones and other unreleased and rare recordings. Since then Bob has focused on his parallel calling as a storyteller and educator, releasing one further album of songs, 1996’s wonderful The Last Wolf.
The Gipsy and the Wolf, Bob’s forthcoming release for Folk Police Recordings will be his first new song-based album in a decade-and-a-half. Recorded in and around his home in the Highlands of Scotland and ably supported by a cast of local musicians, the album features newly written material alongside songs from earlier phases of his career but never before released. We’ve been listening with absolute joy to Bob’s demos for the album and are very excited to be working with such a legendary storyteller and consummate songwriter.
We don't know exactly when The Gipsy and the Wolf will be ready, but if you can’t wait, treat yourself to Join Us in Our Game and Keeper of the Fire, both available on CD from good record stores.
The Gipsy and the Wolf, Bob’s forthcoming release for Folk Police Recordings will be his first new song-based album in a decade-and-a-half. Recorded in and around his home in the Highlands of Scotland and ably supported by a cast of local musicians, the album features newly written material alongside songs from earlier phases of his career but never before released. We’ve been listening with absolute joy to Bob’s demos for the album and are very excited to be working with such a legendary storyteller and consummate songwriter.
We don't know exactly when The Gipsy and the Wolf will be ready, but if you can’t wait, treat yourself to Join Us in Our Game and Keeper of the Fire, both available on CD from good record stores.
