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Phil Beer

May 01, 2024

Phil Beer (born 12 May 1953) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.[2]

Phil Beer
Phil Beer: Show of Hands, 20 May 2009,
Harberton Village Hall
Background information
Born (1953-05-12) 12 May 1953 (age 70)
Exminster, Devon, England
GenresFolk, roots
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, composer, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Cuatro, Slide Guitar, Spanish Guitar, Tenor Guitar, Mandocello, Viola[1]
Years active1968–present
LabelsHands On, Chudleighroots, Talking Elephant
Websitephilbeer.co.uk

Biography edit

Beer first began to play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin whilst still at school in Teignmouth, Devon. This passion for acoustic music was especially stirred by the Davey Graham album Folk, Blues and Beyond. He played his first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard Entwistle, John Allman and Martin Pike and other musicians, and by the time he was sixteen he was performing regularly. Beer worked with Paul Downes as a duo from 1974 and also in the Arizona Smoke Revue 1980. He was a key member of Johnny Coppin's band (ex-Decameron), and together they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on his 1979 Sentinel album. He toured with Mike Oldfield in 1979 and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield's Througham studio. Beer joined The Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with them until 1991, touring extensively at home and abroad, and recording many albums. Show of Hands became a full-time partnership from 1991. Beer continues to do session work, most notably on The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels album, Steve Harley's Poetic Justice and countless other mainstream and less high-profile projects. Recent projects include two albums for folk fiddle player Jackie Oates, two albums for former Spinners singer Mick Groves, an album for folk musician Jez Lowe, an album for singer-songwriter Tom Palmer and an album for north Devon singer Jenna.[3][4]

In 2015, Beer (alongside his fellow Show of Hands band members Steve Knightley and Miranda Sykes), was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Plymouth,[5][6] to commemorate "great distinction in [their] professional lives".[7]

Solo albums edit

Beer and frequent collaborator Paul Downes recorded Life Ain't Worth Living in 1973, followed by Dance Without Music in 1976. Shortly before his work with Mike Oldfield for Exposed, Beer released his first solo album in 1978/1979, Mandoline. His next primary solo album didn't come until 1994, Hard Hats. In 1998, his album The Works was released, apparently recorded in 1989 during his time with The Rolling Stones. In 1999, Phil Beer started a project in bringing together the UK's finest folk musicians which resulted in the album The Fiddle Collection. With The Phil Beer Band, the very scarce albums Mandorock and Once in a Blue Moon were released in 2000 and 2001 respectively. On the supporting Mandorock tour, the only commonly available Phil Beer Band album, Mandorock 2000 Live was recorded but not released until 2009. As Hard Hats and The Works were out of print by the 21st century, they were re-released together as Hard Works in 2000. In 2001, he and other former members of The Albion Band released an album called Ridgeriders, which was the soundtrack to a show about South Country tracks airing at the same time. They also toured for the album and this ended in the live album "Ridgeriders" In Concert. He and Deb Sandland also released a live album, Beer and Sandland Live 2003, in 2004. Phil's first proper solo album for some time was released in 2005, Rhythm Methodist. Phil compiled a career-spanning box set, Box Set One, released in 2010.

Discography edit

With The Albion Band edit

  • Under the Rose (1984)
  • A Christmas Present from The Albion Band (1985)
  • Yuletracks (1986) (not Albion Band in name, though almost all of its participants are from The Albion Band. Phil Beer appears on two songs)
  • Stella Maris (1987)
  • The Wild Side of Town (1987)
  • I Got New Shoes (Albion Dance Band) (1988)
  • Rockin' Barn Dance (recorded 1988, released 2009)
  • Give Me a Saddle, I'll Trade You a Car (1989)
  • 1990 (1990)
  • Captured/The Unreleased Radio Tapes (1992/1994)

With The Band of Love edit

  • Folk Fever (2018)

With Downes and Beer edit

With Johnny Coppin edit

With Show of Hands edit

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Biog | Phil Beer". Philbeer.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Review: Show of Hands at Ipswich Corn Exchange". BBC News. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ^ . Show of Hands. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Phil Beer Biog". Phil Beer. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ Porter, Hilary (9 January 2017). "Raising a Glass to Phil Beer Who Celebrates 44 Years of Folk Music with Hampshire Show". Daily Echo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ "University of Plymouth honorary doctorates". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Show Of Hands to receive honorary doctorates". Folking.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b . Bristol Evening Post. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

External links edit

  • Phil Beer official website
  • Show of Hands official website

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2 Discography 2 1 With The Albion Band 2 2 With The Band of Love 2 3 With Downes and Beer 2 4 With Johnny Coppin 2 5 With Show of Hands 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBeer first began to play fiddle guitar and mandolin whilst still at school in Teignmouth Devon This passion for acoustic music was especially stirred by the Davey Graham album Folk Blues and Beyond He played his first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard Entwistle John Allman and Martin Pike and other musicians and by the time he was sixteen he was performing regularly Beer worked with Paul Downes as a duo from 1974 and also in the Arizona Smoke Revue 1980 He was a key member of Johnny Coppin s band ex Decameron and together they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on his 1979 Sentinel album He toured with Mike Oldfield in 1979 and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield s Througham studio Beer joined The Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with them until 1991 touring extensively at home and abroad and recording many albums Show of Hands became a full time partnership from 1991 Beer continues to do session work most notably on The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels album Steve Harley s Poetic Justice and countless other mainstream and less high profile projects Recent projects include two albums for folk fiddle player Jackie Oates two albums for former Spinners singer Mick Groves an album for folk musician Jez Lowe an album for singer songwriter Tom Palmer and an album for north Devon singer Jenna 3 4 In 2015 Beer alongside his fellow Show of Hands band members Steve Knightley and Miranda Sykes was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Plymouth 5 6 to commemorate great distinction in their professional lives 7 Solo albums edit Beer and frequent collaborator Paul Downes recorded Life Ain t Worth Living in 1973 followed by Dance Without Music in 1976 Shortly before his work with Mike Oldfield for Exposed Beer released his first solo album in 1978 1979 Mandoline His next primary solo album didn t come until 1994 Hard Hats In 1998 his album The Works was released apparently recorded in 1989 during his time with The Rolling Stones In 1999 Phil Beer started a project in bringing together the UK s finest folk musicians which resulted in the album The Fiddle Collection With The Phil Beer Band the very scarce albums Mandorock and Once in a Blue Moon were released in 2000 and 2001 respectively On the supporting Mandorock tour the only commonly available Phil Beer Band album Mandorock 2000 Live was recorded but not released until 2009 As Hard Hats and The Works were out of print by the 21st century they were re released together as Hard Works in 2000 In 2001 he and other former members of The Albion Band released an album called Ridgeriders which was the soundtrack to a show about South Country tracks airing at the same time They also toured for the album and this ended in the live album Ridgeriders In Concert He and Deb Sandland also released a live album Beer and Sandland Live 2003 in 2004 Phil s first proper solo album for some time was released in 2005 Rhythm Methodist Phil compiled a career spanning box set Box Set One released in 2010 Discography editMandoline 1978 Hard Hats 1994 The Works 1998 Ridgeriders with Ashley Hutchings and Chris While 1999 Mandorock with the Phil Beer Band 2000 Mandorock 2000 Live with the Phil Beer Band 2000 Once in a Blue Moon 2001 Phil Beer amp Deb Sandland Live 2003 2004 Rhythm Methodist 2004 Rhythm Methodist re release 2008 Talking Elephant Label Hard Works compilation of Hard Hats and The Works 2008 Talking Elephant label Box Set One a five disc compilation of archive live and new music and video 2010 Plays guitar and fiddle sings a bit 2014 With The Albion Band edit Under the Rose 1984 A Christmas Present from The Albion Band 1985 Yuletracks 1986 not Albion Band in name though almost all of its participants are from The Albion Band Phil Beer appears on two songs Stella Maris 1987 The Wild Side of Town 1987 I Got New Shoes Albion Dance Band 1988 Rockin Barn Dance recorded 1988 released 2009 Give Me a Saddle I ll Trade You a Car 1989 1990 1990 Captured The Unreleased Radio Tapes 1992 1994 With The Band of Love edit Folk Fever 2018 With Downes and Beer edit Life Ain t Worth Living 1973 Dance Without Music 1976 Live in Concept 1980 Live at Nettlebed 2008 Talking Elephant label With Johnny Coppin edit Roll On Dreamer 1978 No Going Back 1979 Get Lucky 1982 English Morning 1987 Edge of Day 1989 Force of the River 1993 With Show of Hands edit Show of Hands 1987 Tall Ships Six O Clock Waltz 1990 Out for the Count 1991 Show of HandsLive 1992 Beat about the Bush 1994 Lie of the Land 1995 Dark Fields 1997 Folk Music 1998 Backlog 1999 Show of Hands 2000 Covers 2000 Cold Frontier 2001 The Path 2003 Country Life 2003 Witness 2006 Roots The Best of Show of Hands 2007 Arrogance Ignorance and Greed 2009 Wake The Union 2012 Awards edit2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Duo with Steve Knightley 8 2010 BBC Radio 2 Fold Awards Best Song Arrogance Ignorance and Greed 8 References edit Biog Phil Beer Philbeer co uk Retrieved 19 May 2020 Review Show of Hands at Ipswich Corn Exchange BBC News 29 November 2010 Retrieved 1 December 2010 Phil Beer Show of Hands 21 November 2013 Archived from the original on 16 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Phil Beer Biog Phil Beer Retrieved 11 December 2014 Porter Hilary 9 January 2017 Raising a Glass to Phil Beer Who Celebrates 44 Years of Folk Music with Hampshire Show Daily Echo Retrieved 15 October 2020 University of Plymouth honorary doctorates University of Plymouth Retrieved 15 October 2020 Show Of Hands to receive honorary doctorates Folking com 14 September 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2020 a b Top folk duo show their hands to join festival Bristol Evening Post 1 December 2010 Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 1 December 2010 External links editPhil Beer official website Show of Hands 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