Latest Updates - Nic Jones

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Comment by Fokeman:

The problem is that the Highway label clearly shows on the discs and it's the same picture. But we could consider that. They're not technically different labels. I'll discuss it with the Mods.

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Comment by Gian_paolo:

Still I feel the proper Highway label and the Highway / Trailer one, should be two separate entries, just my opinion of course

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Comment by Fokeman:

Yes, I can answer that last question, belatedly.

The Trailer/Leader catalogue was bought wholesale at the point of bankruptcy of the Leader company. The Zollman family who owned Highway and who operated out of Redditch, Worcestershire used the back catalogue, as best they could and reissued Nic Jones, Dick Gaughan and many other of the excellent recordings that came with the label. They also continued to sell existing stock but put a Highway sticker on the back of sleeve. Sadly, they went the same way only about 6 years later, whereupon they were, themselves, bought out, lock stock and barrel, by Celtic Music, owned at the time by Dave Bulmer. Bulmer had been a northern musician who played accordion and accompanied a wonderful flute and piccolo player, John Doonan, touring the festivals with him in the 1970s.

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Comment by Fokeman:

Little Pot Stove was originally "Wee Pot Stove" and was written by Harry Robertson for his LP "Whale Chasing Men". Nic Jones did not claim songwriting credit but allocated it Copyright Control "C.C.". probably because he didn't know who wrote it at the time.

Likewise he did not credit himself or "Trad. Arr." for "Farewell To The Gold" which was written by Australian Paul Metsers, a wonderful songwriter, who performed it himself on one of his several LPs.