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Bob Hughes - My Old Man (CD) (UK Import)
Bob Hughes - My Old Man (CD) (UK Import)
Artist: Bob Hughes
Music Genre: Folk
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| Artist | Bob Hughes |
|---|---|
| Format | CD |
| Genre | Folk |
| Released | 22 May 2026 |
| Barcode | 0741869414521 |
Track Listing
Disc 1
- Satori
- Perre Laval
- Drifting Away
- Send Away My Passport
- Ask for God
- High Clay Lands
- Dear Friend
- Why Don't We Do It
- High and Dry
- You're Following Me
- That's How Life Flows
- My Old Man
Disc 2
- Satori
- Perre Laval (Take 1)
- Perre Laval (Take 2)
- Drifting Away
- Send Away My Passport
- Ask for God (Take 1)
- Ask for God (Take 2)
- Dear Friend (Take 1)
- Dear Friend (Take 2)
- Why Don't We Do It
- You're Following Me (Take 1)
- You're Following Me (Take 2)
- That's How Life Flows
- My Old Man (Take 1)
- My Old Man (Take 2)
About the artist
About the artist
Author, singer-songwriter & guitarist. Rights in all songs represented by Seelie Court Records.
Bob Hughes privately issued his music from the 1970s through to the 2000s on LP, cassette, and CD-R formats. Alongside his musical work, he was an internationally recognised expert on the role of play in childhood, best known for his book Evolutionary Playwork (Routledge, 2nd ed., 2013). He was also a member of Hooknorton.
Born in 1944 to a Scottish father from Wigtown and an English mother from Haverhill, Suffolk, Hughes grew up in post-war Haverhill, where children were largely left to their own imagination, an experience that would later shape his pioneering work in play. In 1970, he established the Puddlebrook Adventure Playground in Haverhill.
Music played an important role in his early life. As a teenager, he and his friends gathered around a record player, sharing and listening closely to each other’s singles before progressing to American folk revival artists such as Joan Baez, Carolyn Hester, and Bob Dylan, whose socially conscious songwriting had a lasting influence. After learning guitar, Hughes began performing at a local folk club.
In 1971, he joined the folk group Maggie’s Farm, performing at events including the Cambridge Folk Festival. Around this time, collaborators Ron Turner and Carmine Cinq worked with Hughes on parallel recording projects in 1976: Hooknorton’s In For A Penny and his debut solo album My Old Man. Like his 1978 follow-up with the Bob Hughes Band, The Kids Are OK!, these recordings were made quickly, often in one or two sessions, and self-released.
Hughes’s songwriting explored complex themes including social issues, international conflict, and emotional introspection, often marked by a melancholic tone. His recordings, initially obscure, have gradually gained recognition and are now sought after for their sincerity and understated authenticity.
He continued writing and recording throughout the 1980s and 1990s, primarily at Linden Sounds Studio in Rosgill, Cumbria.
Bob Hughes died in the winter of 2022.
Bob Hughes privately issued his music from the 1970s through to the 2000s on LP, cassette, and CD-R formats. Alongside his musical work, he was an internationally recognised expert on the role of play in childhood, best known for his book Evolutionary Playwork (Routledge, 2nd ed., 2013). He was also a member of Hooknorton.
Born in 1944 to a Scottish father from Wigtown and an English mother from Haverhill, Suffolk, Hughes grew up in post-war Haverhill, where children were largely left to their own imagination, an experience that would later shape his pioneering work in play. In 1970, he established the Puddlebrook Adventure Playground in Haverhill.
Music played an important role in his early life. As a teenager, he and his friends gathered around a record player, sharing and listening closely to each other’s singles before progressing to American folk revival artists such as Joan Baez, Carolyn Hester, and Bob Dylan, whose socially conscious songwriting had a lasting influence. After learning guitar, Hughes began performing at a local folk club.
In 1971, he joined the folk group Maggie’s Farm, performing at events including the Cambridge Folk Festival. Around this time, collaborators Ron Turner and Carmine Cinq worked with Hughes on parallel recording projects in 1976: Hooknorton’s In For A Penny and his debut solo album My Old Man. Like his 1978 follow-up with the Bob Hughes Band, The Kids Are OK!, these recordings were made quickly, often in one or two sessions, and self-released.
Hughes’s songwriting explored complex themes including social issues, international conflict, and emotional introspection, often marked by a melancholic tone. His recordings, initially obscure, have gradually gained recognition and are now sought after for their sincerity and understated authenticity.
He continued writing and recording throughout the 1980s and 1990s, primarily at Linden Sounds Studio in Rosgill, Cumbria.
Bob Hughes died in the winter of 2022.
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