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====== Billy Penn's Brother ======

Folk\\
Brixton, England, United Kingdom

==== Discography =====

| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/billy-penns-brother-coals-of-fire/|Coals of Fire]] | [[Torn Curtain Records]] |
| 1990 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/billy-penns-brother-power-blocs-mustard-seeds/|Power Blocs / Mustard Seeds]] | [[Torn Curtain Records]] |
| 1992 | Ruckus in Real Time | [[Sticky Music]] |

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==== Coals of Fire ====

1988 Torn Curtain Records (RIP C 002)

Richard Nicholson – Vocals, guitar, songwriting

  - England’s Burnin’
  - Sad House
  - The Wreck of the Poor Mary Rose
  - Oh! Margarita
  - The Great American Nightmare
  - There is a Farm in the Yonder Blue
  - Charismatic Man
  - What’s Up Doc?
  - Big Boy Now

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==== Power Blocs / Mustard Seeds ====

1990 Torn Curtain Records (RIP C003)

Richard Nicholson – Vocals, acoustic guitar, high strung, mouth harp, tambourine, songwriting\\
Johnny Pacitto – Electric Guitar\\
Kirsti Reeve – Flute\\
Dave Markee – Electric bass, bass fiddle

  - Who Loves You Baby?
  - Song for Annette
  - Oh Danny Boy
  - To Kiss a Fool
  - A Golden Bell is Chiming
  - In a Daze
  - The Ten O’Clock News
  - O Savage Land
  - Going Down to Jericho
  - Death on the Installment Plan
  - Delusions of Grandeur
  - You’re Beautiful

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==== Ruckus in Real Time ====

1992 Sticky Music

Richard Nicholson – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mouth harp\\
Charlie Irvin - Lead guitars, backing vocals\\
Dot Reid - Piano, backing vocals\\
Steve Butler - Bass, backing vocals, piano on "Scream"\\
Eddy John - Drums, percussion

Sugar for Ma Honey - Rhythm programming on "Scream"\\
Northstar - Rap vocal on "Scream"

  - When the War is Over
  - Taxi to Treblinka
  - Melon Moon
  - Come Walk With Me
  - Is Your Love in Vain?
  - Scream (If You Want to Go)
  - Floating
  - Walk on Water
  - Small Traffic (City Song)
  - Nervous

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===== Links =====

  * [[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Billy_Penns_Brother_An_acoustic_folkie_with_a_radical_message/36308/p1/|Billy Penn's Brother: An Acoustic Folkie with a Radical Message]]
  * [[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Billy_Penns_Brother__The_Telephone_Church/Ruckus_In_Real_Time/2709/|Review of "Rukus in Real Time"]]
  * [[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Billy_Penns_Brother/Power_BlocsMustard_Seeds/11294/|Review of "Power Blocs/Mustard Seeds"]]