New release from Beautiful Jo Records
Tim has a lifelong love of music, and especially of the popular music of the past. He is director of Beautiful Jo Records, a label celebrated both for its cutting edge folk and brilliantly realised period music.
Over 50 albums have been issued since the release of Magpie Lane's The Oxford Ramble in 1993.
All are available as downloads, and many can still be obtained in CD format from Proper Music Distribution at www.propermusic.com/label/Beautiful-Jo-1953
Beautiful Jo Records - cutting edge artists - Martin Simpson, Fernhill and 1651
Available by mail order
The following albums are still in stock. Ring 01865 249194 for further details.
BEJOCD-3 The Oxford Ramble – Magpie Lane
BEJOCD-7 Come on Lads – Sods’ Opera
BEJOCD-8 Wassail! – Magpie Lane
BEJOCD-9 The Music of Dickens & His Time - The Seven Dials Band
BEJOCD-18 Folk Melodies of the British Isles - Various artists
BEJOCD-19 English Songs of Love – Various artists
BEJOCD-23 Llatai - Fernhill
BEJOCD-24 Celtic Melodies – Various artists
BEJOCD-31 Hey for Christmas - The Oxford Waits with The Mellstock Band
BEJOCD-32 A Taste of Ale – Magpie Lane
BEJOCD-35 Live EP – The Oxford Waits
BEJOCD-36 Ashburnham – David Shepherd & Becky Price
BEJOCD-37 Pastorela – Sue Harris
BEJOCD-38 Lilac Tree – Julie Murphy
BEJOCD-39 Pandemonium – Nigel Eaton
BEJOCD-40 Love Burns in Me - Alva
BEJOCD-42 Six for Gold – Magpie Lane
BEJOCD-43 Hynt - Fernhill
BEJOCD-44 Switter Swatter – The Oxford Waits
BEJOCD-45 The Bells of Paradise - Alva
BEJOCD-46 Yule Riding – The York Waits
BEJOCD-48 Fortune My Foe – The York Waits
BEJOCD-49 Come Dancing - The Climax Ceilidh Band
BEJOCD-50 The Dawn Songs – Vivien Ellis
BEJOCD-51 Na Pradle - Fernhill
BEJOCD-52 Knock at the Knocker – Magpie Lane
BEJOCD-53 Five Play – The Climax Ceilidh Band
BEJOCD-54 Love’s Holyday - The Oxford Waits
Beautiful Jo Records, specialists in the popular music of the past
We are proud to have issued ‘Instead of the Saints’ (BEJOCD-21), the debut release by Thea Gilmore. The 4-track EP came out in 1997. Photos by Denis Kennedy; cover artwork by Thea.
Our first recording
Images from the recording of our first album, Magpie Lane's The Oxford Ramble. The track is 'Double Lead Through' and the venue is Fairport Convention's Woodworm Studios (whence the folk rock ephemera).