Q Branch Music Page
This is a new departure for Q Branch who have formerly specialised in supplying software and hardware for Sinclair QL computers and emulators. This follows on directly from my own experience as a Sound Engineer. I also performed with a few bands myself in the seventies and eighties. Among these were DOGWATCH and Roy Weard's Last Post. We hope to be able to supply CDs from these soon.
For the moment we are offering CDs from a couple of local artists but we are looking into the prospect of supplying other types of music.
Nick Pynn
Nick Pynn is a multi-instrumentalist who performs his own muisc on violin, guitar, dulcimer, bouzouki, mandocello, banjo etc. He has played violin and Guitar for Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Arthur Brown, Bewitched and Rich Hall to name but a few.
Nick's own compositions are influenced by the folk music of England, Ireland and Eastern Europe as well as the Cajun and Bluegrass dance rythms of America. He performs these evocative works on exciting variety of instruments above.
You can visit his website here.
There are seven albums available:
Nick and Dick
This is an accoustic collaboration between Nick Pynn and Richard Durrant with contributions by Tom Arnold.
Nick plays : violin, guitar, mandolin, mandocello, and bouzouki.
Dick Plays : guitar, cello, bodhran, mandolin, mandocello, and keyboards
Tom plays : hamond organ and percussion
The Devil's Fiddler
This collection of different musical types ranges from Traditional airs and dances through to Jewish Klezmar tunes and french dances. The musicians are Nick Pynn, Richard Durrant and Tom Arnold.
Nick plays : violin, guitar, mandolin, mandocello, 5 string banjo, appalacian dulcimer and bouzouki.
Dick Plays : guitar, cello, bodhran, mandolin, mandocello, double bass, recorder and keyboards
Tom : devil's laugh
Derek Austin plays : Piano and percussion.
In Mirrored SkyReleased 1995
"Remarkable - really imaginative - a must for the stressed out layman as well as the stringed instrument player to check out" - Musician magazine.
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Music From Windows
Released 1999
Nick Plays : guitar, fiddle, lap dulcimer, mandocello, bouzouki, bass, piano & percussion
Additional Musicians:
Phillipe Barnes : flute
Adam Bushell : xylophone
Richard Durrant : Cello
Jake Ewan : drum programming
Herbie Flowers : double bass
George Ricci : soprano sax and clarinet
Sam Sherwood : cello
Hotel Rooms, Forests and Submarines.
Released 2003
A compilation album of tracks from the previous releases with two unreleased tracks
and four from the upcoming CD 'Afterplanesman' - Release date to be announced.
Features contributions from:
Richard Durrant, Herbie Flowers, Rich Hall, Jane Bom Bane, Astrid Williamson
and Tom Arnold
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Afterplanesman
Released 2004
This is the latest album from Nick Pynn and features 14 original compositions.
Nick Plays - guitar, violin, oud, lap dulcimer, madocello, bass pedals, wine glasses and theremin.
It also features contributions from :
Tom Arnold - drums, percussion, hammond organ, accordion
Astrid Williamson - voice
Jane Bom-Bane - harmonium
Arthur Brown - voice
Rich Hall, Damian Coldwell and Christian Reilly - spoken word
| Nick Pynn | Nick and Dick | £ 12.99 |
| Nick Pynn | The Devils Fiddler | £ 12.99 |
| Nick Pynn | Music From Windows | £ 12.99 |
| Nick Pynn | In Mirrorred Sky | £ 12.99 |
| Nick Pynn | Hotel Rooms, Forests and Submarines | £ 12.99 |
| Nick Pynn | Afterplanesman | £12.99 |