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Patterson Dipper: Unearthing

Recorded | Produced | Performed

James Patterson - guitars and vocals
John Dipper - Viola d’Amore
Adrian Lever - Guitar, Tambura and Harmonium
Emily Askew - Cello

Their choice of material has origins in traditional song and the English classical song repertoires, that greatly influence the duo’s approach.

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Purcell's Polyphonic Party (2017)

Performed

John Dipper - viola d’amore
Jonny Dyer - spinnet, harpsichord, gandola, citole, guitar
Vicki Swan - Nykelharpers, bagpipes, flute, recorder

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The Emily Askew Band: Alchemy (2017)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

Emily Askew - bagpipes, shawm, fiddle, recorders, vocals and hand percussion
John Dipper - fiddle, viola d’amore and hand percussion
Jamie Roberts - guitar, fiddle and vocals
Simone Whittaker - hand percussion and vocals
Louise Duggan - percussion
James Patterson - vocals

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Dipper Malkin: Tricks of the Trade (2017)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

John Dipper - viola-d’amore
Dave Malkin - guitar and vocals

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Methera: Vortex (2017)

Performed

Lucy Deakin - cello
John Dipper - fiddle
Emma Reid - fiddle
Miranda Rutter - viola

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Alma: Varieties (2016)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

Emily Askew - fiddle
John Dipper - fiddle
Adrian Lever - guitar

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Oss EP (2015)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

John Dipper - viola d'amore
Nick Hart - voice, duet concertina
Tom Moore - violin

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Barbed Wire for Kisses - A Village at War 1914 - 1918 (2014)

Recorded | Produced | Composed | Performed

Hugh Lupton - Storytellar
Nick Hennessey - Storytellar
James Patterson - guitar and vocals
John Dipper - viola d’amore

Barbed Wire for Kisses is a spellbinding performance of storytelling and music, in which the narratives of families in one small community tell the bigger story of the First World War.

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Danny and Rosie: Bold (2014)

Recorded | Produced | Mixed

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Dipper Daniels: Sleeping Giants (2012)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

John Dipper - fiddle, viola and concertina
Luke Daniels - accordion, guitar and vocals

John Dipper and Luke Daniels take you on a musical journey exploring our forgotten traditional calendar and annual festivals.

Sleeping Giants is a collection of music and songs compiled from and inspired by English manuscripts, traditions and customs which, over countless generations, from one year to the next, have fallen by the wayside.

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Richard Lumsden and John Dipper: Sunshine Takes You (2012)

Performed (fiddle)

 

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Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood: The Homing Stone (2010)

Performed

Hugh Lupton - Storyteller
Chris Wood - fiddle and voice
John Dipper - fiddle
Rob Harbron - concertina

Arthur Ransome is best known as the author of Swallows and Amazons. What is less well known is that as a young man he went to Russia as a journalist, was swept into the maelstrom of the Revolution, collected a rich mass of fairytales, and became a spy. During the six years he lived in Moscow he played chess with Lenin and fell in love with Trotsky's secretary, Evgenia Shelepina.

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Methera: In Concert (2010)

Performed

Lucy Deakin - cello
John Dipper - fiddle
Emma Reid - fiddle
Miranda Rutter - viola

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Martyn Wyndham-Read: Jackeroo (2008)

Performed (fiddle)

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Methera: Methera (2008)

Performed

Lucy Deakin - cello
John Dipper - fiddle
Emma Reid - fiddle
Miranda Rutter - viola

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Halliard featuring Nick Jones: Broadside Songs (2006)

Recorded, edited and mixed with Ralph Jordan | Performed (fiddle)

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Martyn Wyndham-Read: Oceans in the Sky (2005)

Recorded | Performed (fiddle)

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Jim Causley: Fruits of the Earth (2005)

Performed (fiddle) | Composed

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John Dipper Band with Alice Jones E.P (2005)

Recorded | Produced | Performed

John Dipper - fiddle
Michael Beeke - bagpipe, tuba and recorders
Alice Jones - vocals, clarinet and whistle
James Tween - melodeon

“Meltingly fine music” Verity Sharp - BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction

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Martyn Wyndham-Read: SongLinks 2 (2005)

Performed (fiddle) | Composed

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Boka Halat: Drummer (2004)

Recorded | Edited | Mixed | Performed (fiddle)

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Martyn Wyndham-Read: SongLinks 1 (2003)

Performed (fiddle)

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English Acoustic Collective: Ghosts 2003

Recorded | Produced | Performed (fiddle)

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Patterson Jordan Dipper: Flat Earth (2002)

Performed

James Patterson - guitars and vocals
Ralph Jordan - guitars bouzouki, cittern, concertina, bass guitar and hammond organ
John Dipper - fiddle and concertina

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Cooper & Bolton: Turning Point (2001)

Performed on two tracks