The Phoenix and the Turtle

The new album by Beverley Martyn entitled 'The Phoenix and the Turtle'. Described by Beverley as a very personal album, it features songs written throughout her entire career, from her very first song, 'Sweet Joy', to the previously unrecorded Nick Drake and Beverley Martyn song 'Reckless Jane' which was started in 1974 when Drake lived nearby Beverley in Hampstead. "We started writing the song as a bit of a joke," she says, "When John and I lived in Hampstead Nick lived one stop down the tube line, and he would come around and babysit sometimes. I couldn't look at it for a long time after he died, but then finally I decided to finish it." 'The Phoenix and the Turtle' is Beverley's first album in fourteen years and was recorded in Wales with guitarist and producer Mark Pavey; it also features contributions from bass player Matt Malley, ex-Counting Crows and drummer Victor Bisetti, ex-Los Lobos. 180 Gram vinyl from Music on Vinyl.