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These
are only a selection from the multitude of people that Michael has played,
worked or toured with. If anyone has news of people not here, like Pete
Berryman, Doug Morter, Prof Sutton, Richie Dharma and many others let
us know using the e mail link at the base of the page
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| Andru
Chapman |
Michael's
partner and muse for 36 years. Has appeared on many record sleeves. Andrus
knitware business was the starting point behind the music for the Catwalk
recordings & 1987's Heartbeat album |
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| Ardent
Studios, memphis TA |
Studio
where Don Nix worked and added over-dubs for Savage Amusement |
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| Derek
Brimstone |
Musician
& friend of Michael's plays on Americana & has covered Chapman material |
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| Peter
Bruntnell |
Fine
UK songwriter toured with Michael as part of the Songwriters
In The Round tour |
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| Paul
Buckmaster |
Arranger
of those haunting strings and cellos' on Fully Qualified Survivor |
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| Camel |
Melodic
Rock Band Michael toured with them in the 70's |
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| Rod
Clements |
Excellent
Bass Player & Slide guitar player. Member of Lindisfarne. Played with
Michael circa Man Who Hated Mornings. |
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| Clem
Clempson |
electric guitarist
on Rainmaker album, member of Bakerloo & Humble Pie, session player
with everyone |
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| Bj
Cole |
pedal
steel player. Easier to list those people he hasn't played with. Eases the
steel guitar away from those well trodden routes. Played live and on The
Man Who Hated Mornings |
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| Mike
Cooper |
Michael
sessioned with Mike on Radio One in the 60's. Wrote Thank You PK 1944 at
his place. |
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| Alex
Dmochowski |
Bass
player along with Rick Kemp & Danny Thompson on Rainmaker |
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| Gus
Dudgeon |
Producer
of The Harvest Chapman Albums, also early 70's Bowie & Elton John etc
etc |
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| Aynsley
Dunbar |
Drummer
on Rainmaker circa 1968 |
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| Lesley
Duncan |
Singer
songwriter famously covered by Elton John. Sang on Babe on Life On The Ceiling |
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| Bob
Dylan |
Michael
covered Ballad In Plain D on The Man Who Hated Mornings. Follow this link
to the offical Dylan site and a page of the lyric to see how much Michael
has discarded to make it fit his circumstances |
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| John
Fahey |
eccentric
guitarist michael and john played together in the late seventies, resulting
in some tall stories from Michael about John & he playing to a dancing
drunk brown bar and the tune fahey's flag |
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| Fairview
Studios |
Studios
near Hull(ish) that Michael has used on and off since their days as a stable |
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| Front Room Masters |
Compilation of tracks recorded at Fairview Studios during late 60s and early 70s |
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| Dave
Gardner |
Singer,
Writer and Guitarist of note. Bob Dylan obsessive. Michael has played on
his albums & has played with him in the Hellfire Preachers |
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| Keef
Hartley |
Drummer, Band leader
& Legend played with Michael in 70's Also
Ammonite Records Keef site |
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| Janis
Haves |
Country
edged Singer Songwriter played with Michael on the Songwriters In The
Round tour |
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| Rick
Kemp |
Atmospheric
bass player has played on more chapman albums than anyone else. They do
a stunning live double act or three piece for anyone who saw the 80's Savage
Amusement. There doesn't appear to be a Kemp website so heres a biog page
off a Steeleye Span site |
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| Andy
Latimer |
Guitarist
with Camel appeared on Savage Amusement & Man Who Hated Mornings |
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| Alamo
Leal |
Blues
guitarist toured and recorded duo album with Michael |
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| Les Cousins |
Legendary 60s club Greek Street London now open again |
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| Lindisfarne |
another
seminal band. Rod, Ray and Danny have all played on Michael albums |
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| Dave
Mattacks |
One
time drummer with Fairport Convention. Has played ad-hoc with everyone else.
Played on Life On The Ceiling Michael's 1979 album. |
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| John
Mayall |
Lychpin
of British Blues Movement. Champion of Michael Chapman in 70's |
| Ralph
McTell |
guitarist
& songwriter along with michael a veteran of the cornwall live circuit
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| Doug
Morter |
Played
live in Michaels mid seventies seven piece big band, inventive guitarist
has also played with Albion Band, Maddy Prior, June Tabor, Jerry Donahue,
Magna Carta. Gigged with Michael as (very) occasional duo in 90's |
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Don Nix |
Memphis
based producer and musician. Producer and legend on Sayage Amusement |
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| Danny
O'Keefe |
Writer
of I'm Sober Now which Michael recorded on Man Who Hated Mornings &
Almost Alone |
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| Paradise |
Location
in Scarborough name checked in Postcards of Scarborough |
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| Phoenix
Studios |
Studios
in Brampton where Michael has recorded Still Making Rain, Dreaming Out Loud,
Twisted Road, The Black and White album, Kule to B Blue, Americana 1 , Americana
2 |
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| Maddy
Prior |
Steeleye
span vocalist 1970-, solo artist, Silly Sisters, Carnival Band etc etc.
Sang on Deal Gone Down and has played live with Michael |
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| Prelude |
Vocally
striking band who toured with Michael and contributed vocals to Deal Gone
Down |
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| Ragtime
Millionaires |
Covered Michael's 'Andru's
easy rider' on their 1996 Fellside album Life Is Good Sometimes |
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| Andy
Richards |
Keyboard
player on Life On The Ceiling |
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| Andy
Roberts |
Hasn't
played with Michael but does have 2 good Chapman covers on the internet |
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| Rockfield
Studios |
Studio
used for some of sessions for Wrecked Again |
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Mick Ronson Website |
(very
thorough fan site) Guitarist on Fully Qualified Survivor & Man Who Hated
Mornings |
| Tom
Rush |
Writer
of Rockport Sunday track that Michael has recorded a few times |
| Sawmills
Studios |
Infamous
Cornish Recording studios-site of Mr Hartleys legendary underwater research |
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| Show
Of Hands |
Live
institution who did an excellent cover of No song to sing on their 'Covers'
cd |
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| Bridget St John |
Iconic melancholic singer songwriter who recorded for Dandelion in early 1970s, toured wth Michael and sang on the Deal Gone Down album |
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| Bridget St John |
Wikipedia website with good overview |
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| Steeleye
Span |
Legendary
English Folk group one time home for Maddy Prior & Rick Kemp. Michael
has toured with them |
| Steeleye
Span |
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| Steffi
Stephan |
Bass player on Pleasures Of The Street
Michael's 1975 live album |
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| Al
Stewart |
Fellow
guitarist & singer Michael toured with him recently |
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| Jack
Teagarden |
Trombone player, distinctive
singer, Jazz Icon name checked in The Mallard 'Teagarden's singing that
we're just friends' |
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| Danny
Thompson |
English
Bass Playing institution. member of Pentangle, Songhi, Whatever and has
played with everyone else-played on Rainmaker |
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| Richard
Thompson |
The
great English Guitarist & Songwriter long time Chapman fan |
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| Triste
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Excellent
Magazine covering roots music with a good eye for Alt Country, Songwriters
and melancholia. So naturally they feature Michael. Archive features appreciation
of Fully Qualified Survivor and review of Michael live |
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| Keith
Warmington |
Vocalist,
Guitarist, Harmonica Player, Broadcaster. Played on Dreaming Out Loud and
Twisted Road. Also played live with Michael as part of Bristol Blue trio |
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| Peter
Wood |
Keyboard
player on Savage Amusement |
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Michael
Chapman related Sites.
Artists
Direct (brief biog & downloads also list
of Michael's songs)
Fylde
Guitars
Les
Kneelings Site music that means something
Myspace - Michaels myspace site
Peelenium
John Peel lists tracks of 20th C including a certain 'hit' of Michael's
Rockpalast
biog & listing for radiocast concert 03/78
A video (it isn't
Michael playing) on open tuning pieces for guitar and at least three of
the pieces are Michael's pieces if not his playing click
here to visit |
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BGO
Records |
are
in the process of re-releasing Rainmaker, Fully Qualified Survivor, Window,
Wrecked Again & Millstone Grit |
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Mooncrest Records |
released
The Growing Pains Series |
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Mystic
Records UK |
released
Twisted Road
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Secret
Records |
re-released Deal Gone
Down, Savage Amusement & Man Who Hated Mornings. Also released the
excellent Journeyman live DVD. |
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For Miles Records |
re-released
Fully Qualified Survivor & Michael Chapman lived here on CD both available
through Magpie Mail order |
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Siren
Records |
released
Americana (follow links to mail order |
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Strange
Fruit Records |
BBC
Sessions |
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Voiceprint |
Parent
label for Michael's Rural Retreat Records. Released Americana 2 re-released
Heartbeat & have others in stock |
Fully
Qualified Survivors |
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songwriter directory |
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| Jackson
C Frank |
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| Bert
Jansch |
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| John
Renbourn |
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| Ebay |
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This
is a direct link to Ebay an excellent source of everything Chapman. Excellent
prices on new cds and collectable versions of the original Lps and cds.
Click here to go straight to the Michael Chapman listing page |
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| Guitarcds.net |
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Excellent
site offering a great selection of Chapman cds |
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| Tescos (no really) |
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A huge selection of Chapman cds and sensible prices |
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