The latest news from Caedmon
The French rapper Dinos released his fifth album today (29th November). The track ‘D block Afrique’ uses samples from our song Death of Fox, first released on the eponymous album ‘Caedmon’ in 1978.
The chorus of D Block Afrique chants …
Click on the fox to hear Jim and archive audio from Farewell Concert 1978.
Death of a Fox was written in 5:4, which is the same rhythm as Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Y’know, it really ought to …
Beyond the Second Mile – Caedmon/Caedmon
Recording from Farewell Concert 1978.
https://soundcloud.com/…/beyond-second-mile-farewell…
The Reverend Professor William F Storrar, an internationally known academic theologian with way too many letters after his name, used to be known just as Willie. Back …
When we set about making our third studio album in 2018, we met a number of times in Edinburgh recording together in Simon’s garret studio.
We decided to copy the same format as our first eponymous album. 500 vinyl LPs …
Ouagadougou: ‘A Chicken to Hug’
Durham Demo Version 2008 with this link:
Caedmon · Ouagoudougou Durham Demo 2008
It was a joy to play together again after 30 years in 2008 when we started to put together our second studio …
Ten Maidens Fair: Caedmon / Caedmon
Here’s a recording from our Farewell concert 1978 of Ten Maidens Fair, the first track on the original eponymous Caedmon album. The recordings have never been released because of the mains hum which spoils …
May 2008
Jim, Ken, Sam and Simon meet for 3 days of jamming to develop an album of new material in Weardale, England.
Oct 2008
Jim, Ken, Sam and Simon back to Weardale to record over two weekends in October, working up some of the material started in May
Nov 2008
Ken and Simon go to Walsall, England, and record Angela’s vocals on four tracks
Ken heads off on round the world trip.
Feb 2009
Jim, Sam and SImon work on the mix in Edinburgh, Scotland.
July 2009
The band meet in Weardale, jam and decide to record with a producer and released completed demos on this website only
November 2009
The band meet in Weardale to write / perfect 12 tracks for the future album
January 2010
The band meet in Weardale to write / perfect 12 tracks for the future album
March 2010
Whole band rehearses stage set in Weardale Primary School for weekend
25th April – 2nd May 2010
Jim, Ken, Sam and Simon record at Durisdeer with Steve Butler
7th & 8th May
Two nights of Caedmon in concert at The Scottish Story Telling Centre Edinburgh
Angela records vocals for album in Simon’s attic.
July 2010
Jim, Ken, Sam and Simon record at Durisdeer with Steve Butler, Steve continues to mix over next few weeks.
Oct 2010
One day of final mixing with Simon, Ken and Steve.
Dec 2010
‘A Chicken to Hug’ is released on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and as a digipak CD.
The band met in Edinburgh in 2019 to film a series of short videos entitled:
– Caedmon: Rare
Collectable Caedmon
Caedmon’s Edinburgh
Caedmon: the 1978 recording
– Caedmon: Psych Folk
– Caedmon: the promo
Caedmon the full length documentary
They …
Caedmon have just published a new track, based on the medieval Christian poem ‘The Dream of the Rood’ which some believe to have been written by the seventh century monk Caedmon.
Developed from a jam session in January 2016, the …