{"title":"Mary Hopkin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"two-hearts-2","title":"Two Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Hopkin and her daughter Jessica Lee Morgan release a long- awaited album of duets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Having sung together at home and on each other's albums, they finally committed to an album of their favourite covers and some new jointly-written and performed songs. Mary and Jessica learned some covers together back when Jessica her frst guitar as a teenager. These included 'Eternal Flame' by The Bangles, 'My Town' by the McGarrigles, and 'Why Worry' by Dire Straits. They sang the latter together on stage when Mary appeared with The Chieftains in 1999. They moved on to writing together and Jessica included some of these songs in live shows and her albums, such as 'Here It All Comes Again' and 'The Less Said The Better'. Other songs were written more recently, Mary writing lyrics and melodies to Jessica's instrumentals, resulting in stunning multi-layered harmonies on tracks such as 'Far Away' and 'Two Hearts, Broken'. The result is a mix of styles unified by voices which sometimes can be difficult to tell apart, but which also have their own unique characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mary and Jessica play most of the instruments between them. Morgan Visconti - Mary's son and Jessica's brother - has supplied soaring electric guitar solos on three of the tracks. Christian Thomas, Jessica's partner, has been the invaluable engineer and technical support, also playing bass and additonal guitar. Previous releases on Mary Hopkin Music feature artwork by Mary, but this time Mary gave Jessica free rein with her paints. Two Hearts is the 16th release on the label, which includes previously unreleased material recorded with Mary's then-husband Tony Visconti. Later albums include You Look Familiar with Morgan Visconti and solo albums of Mary's own songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Space Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50407156056395,"sku":"2049495","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Two_Hearts_10da53e8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726595226"},{"product_id":"pieces-9","title":"Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Hopkin is releasing her latest album of original songs, entitled Pieces. With ten stunning songs she continues to prove her strength as a songwriter as well as a performer. The songs are an eclectic mix of quirky pop, ballads, Celtic folk and sublime ambient, and Mary's vocals are front and centre, rich and clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Mary writes and records with a minumum of fuss at her own studio. She lays down the vocals and instrument tracks and then works with Christian Thomas (partner of her daughter, Jessica Lee Morgan), to mix. He also adds bass guitar where required. Jessica has written the lyrics of one song and contributes guitar and ukulele. Morgan Visconti, Mary's son, adds electric guitar. All three also sing backing vocals here and there. Mary also directs the artwork on her albums, photographing, painting, or drawing as required, and Jessica assembles the graphics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Pieces follows on from Another Road, released in 2020, and Painting by Numbers, reissued in 2021, all primarily featuring Mary's own songs. Pieces is the 15th release on the label and includes previously unreleased material recorded with Mary's then-husband, Tony Visconti.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gonzo","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50465171669323,"sku":"2016757","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_d26ba63f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727282370"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/mary-hopkin.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}