The
Fivepenny Piece News
The
Very Best Of Fivepenny Piece Compilation CD - Back
In Stock Soon! (27 Mar 2008)
After
being deleted by EMI, Margaret Meeks - the Fivepenny
Piece's manager - has managed to negotiate a re-issue
of this, the original Fivepenny Piece 'best of' compilation.
The
Very Best Of Fivepenny Piece is now back in
prodution and we hope to have copies for sale within
the next two weeks.
Brand
New Song - 'A Special Child' Online Today! (9 Nov
2007)
The
Fivepenny Piece have released a Christmas single.
'A
Special Child' is a previously
unreleased song with Lynda singing. The song is about
25 years old and has been sung at Christmas concerts
over the years, but never recorded until September
2007. Written by Colin Radcliffe, it features John
and Lynda. Why not take a listen to the video (created
by John's wife Margaret) which has been posted on
YouTube.com.
You
can view the video at YouTube.com.
Brand
New Album - 'Where It All Began' Released Today!
Tuesday
11th September 2007 is the official release date of
the brand new The Fivepenny Piece album Where
It All Began.
This
is what you have all been waiting for, a long-overdue
brand new album Fivepenny Piece album from the founding
trio - John Meeks, Lynda Meeks and Eddie Crotty
together with John's grandson Matthew.
Where It All Began contains
21 tracks; some old favourites re-recorded with Lynda's
voice in fine fettle, plenty of new songs from master
songwriter John, and some fun and laughter with Eddie's
tales.
You
can get your copy for £8.99 + P&P
from the 5PP corner shop.
New
The Fivepenny Piece Compilation CD - Out Now!
EMI
has finally given in to demand, and released The
Fivepenny Piece Collection
on CD! Released on 1st May 2006, this 23-track best
of compilation CD is the first new release since 1998.
The
Fivepenny Piece Collection contains many
favourite tracks, as well as a few rarities, not previously
issued on CD. Old familiar favourites like Ee By
Gum and Big Jim are there, but so are the
bouncy Hang The Flag Out Mrs Jones, which the
group sang on and won Granada TV's New Faces
back in 1969; the beautiful love song Look Into
My Eyes; the old Lancashire music hall song The
Ashton Mashers - all on CD for the very first
time. And there are many more gems - check out the
track listing.
You
can get your copy for £8.99 + P&P
from the 5PP corner shop.
John
Meeks Releases Solo Album
After
an absence of over twenty years, founder member of
The Fivepenny Piece singer/songwriter John
Meeks has taken up the pen again to write a new
batch of songs. He has now returned to the studio
to produce a brand new CD entitled Just
Me and Some of Mi Songs. John produced
the CD himself, singing and playing all the instruments
on the album.
The
CD contains some of John's best-loved songs from The
Fivepenny Piece days, as well as some new ones. Fivepenny
Piece fans will recognise many of their favourite
songs on John's new CD, including his new arrangements
of Brown Photographs, King
Cotton, Stalybridge Market,
Stalybridge Station and
Fine Feathers. But alongside
the old favourites there are some fabulous new songs
which won't disappoint lovers of John's music.
Find
out more details about the release here.
Don't miss your chance to get a copy for only £8.99
+ P&P, direct from the 5PP
corner shop.
