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Steel Carpet Music is a small, independent
recording label set up in 1987 to disseminate mainly English traditional song
and music but which has gradually expanded to include music from other cultures
as well.
The present catalogue includes:
PETE CASTLE - Albums and books
MEARCSTAPA by PETE CASTLE
The latest solo album from Pete. Released in October 1999.
MATS022CD price £10.00 cassette £7.00 and book.
FALSE WATERS by PETE CASTLE
A solo album from Pete with Lucy Castle, fiddle and chorus vocals;
CD only MATS O12CD price £10.00
PETE CASTLE 'EXTRACTED'
a.k.a One Morning at the Cottage
This new cassette album replaces three(!) of Pete's previous albums which have
all sold out. Rather than get more of each done he has selected his favourite
tracks to compile this 'best of'. There is a good selection of music played
solo and with various accompanists.
Tape only. MATS015 price £7.00
TWO TONGUES ONE VOICE: Pete Castle & Aroti Biswas
Aroti's work on Pete's now deleted `One Morning By Chance` album aroused a
lot of interest as did the duo's few live performances before Aroti's untimely
death. This sample of their work together is culled from demos and radio
sessions. "There are some inspiring moments here especially '2 Magicians'
and Castle's own 'Dark Eyed Girl'" (Rock'n'Reel )
Tape MATS009 price £3.00
TWO NEW TAPES FOR CHILDREN
GIRLS & BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY/THE GOLDEN VANITEE
When Steel Carpet Music started back in 1987 the very first album was 'Open
the Door and Let Us In' - an album of songs for children. It has continued to
sell well for 10 years but now it is succeeded by these TWO tapes which each
come accompanied by an A4 booklet.
GIRLS & BOYS... is aimed at Infant age children and
GOLDEN VANITEE at older ones, although there is a good deal of overlap and the
second one should also appeal to adults!
TITLES INC: GIRLS & BOYS..., Over the Hills & Far Away,
Cock-a-doodle-doo, Old King Cole, Oranges & Lemons, London Bridge is Broken
Down, The Lady & the Swine, Soldier, Soldier, the Fly & the Humblebee,
the Frog & the Mouse, Lavender's Blue, There was an Old Woman Toss'd Up in
a Blanket, Dance to Your Daddy.... GOLDEN VANITEE, Perri, Merri,
SETS: tape+book £10.00 each or buy both for £17.50
POPELUC - Albums, books and videos
'BLUE DOR'
POPELUC, a multi-ethnic group made up of Ioan Pop, Pete Castle and Lucy
Castle-Hotea, play a unique mixture of the traditional musics of their
homelands -
CD only MATS013CD price £10.00
LIVE at PEBBLE MILL
An 8-track mini-album by the group based around a live session recorded by
the BBC.
Tape MATS014 price £5.00
MARAMURES ET CETERA
1994. The first Popeluc album. "In my time I`ve heard quite a lot of
Romanian folk music, both there and here, and Popeluc has the authentic ring
about it." (Eric Winter. Folk Roots. )
Tape MATS012 price £7.00
PEAK TO PEAK The video of the 1997 tour.
Popeluc received Lottery funding to help with this tour and to produce the
video. It includes professional footage of the final concert with the Opanka
dance group plus bits shot at various other venues throughout the tour
including the Weald and
VHS video. 83 mins MATS018V price £13.00
THE POPELUC GUIDE TO
Contains a brief history of the group plus basic info on
A4 spiral bound 40 pages. price £5.00
Other albums and artists
THE
Songs of Derby & Derbyshire performed by KEITH KENDRICK, ROY HARRIS,
PETE CASTLE & DERRICK HALE. A good mix of songs and music from and about
the county.
Tape MATS008 price £7.00
THE KEYS of CANTERBURY
Trad and Contemporary Songs From Kent sung by PETE CASTLE, BING LYLE, RON
SPICER, ANDY TURNER, DAVE & KATH GRABHAM, BOB KENWOOD with STEVE MOREHAM.
Tape MATS010 price £7.00
FIDDLES & HARPS & DRUMS
Pete Castle tells traditional stories from around the world, all on a
musical theme. Stories from
Tape and book set MATS003 price £5.00
SOMETHING TO TELL `EM
Stories from Britain and the Caribbean recorded `live` and told by ROY
HARRIS, MADGE SPENCER, ANN FAIRBAIRN, PETE CASTLE.
Tape MATS007 price £3.00
THE BROKEN PLEDGE by LUCY CASTLE
Lucy`s first solo album - 1990. Fiddle tunes from
Tape MATS004 price £5.00
NEW RELEASE
We went into the studios in June 1998 to record another album on
folk songs from and about
We also stock a selection of albums by artists from
Many of these are not easily available elsewhere. Enquire for details.
Please add 10% for postage and packaging. Payment should be made by sterling cheques payable to "Steel Carpet Music"
Get in touch for more details.
Steel Carpet music can be contact via Folk Spots
or contact;
Pete' Castle,
Telephone 01773 822829
Email steelcarpet@lineone.net
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