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Years active
  
1976–present

Role
  
Musician · folksong.co.uk

Name
  
Hilary James


Website
  
www.folksong.co.uk

Labels
  
Acoustics Records

Education
  
University of Reading

Hilary James Guest post 2 Hilary James reflects on music at MERL

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter, Artist

Instruments
  
Vocals, Mandobass, Double bass, Guitar

Associated acts
  
Mandolinquents, Simon Mayor, Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians, Spredthick

Albums
  
English Sketches, Laughing With The Moon, Love Lust & Loss, Lullabies With Mandolins, Burning Sun, Bluesy

Music group
  
Mandolinquents (Since 1995)

Genres
  
Folk music, Classical music, Blues, Swing music

Similar People
  
Simon Mayor, Mandolinquents, Gerald Garcia, Michael Donaghy, Les Barker

Hilary james in summertime on bredon


Hilary James is a British musician. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist she plays guitar, mandobass (bass mandolin) and is a singer, and songwriter. She works mostly with her partner Simon Mayor and with their ensemble the Mandolinquents. Mayor and James originally toured as the duo "Spredthick".

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Laudamus te hilary james and janet giraudo the two sisters


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Hilary James Pat Tynan Media

  • Burning Sun (1993)
  • Love, Lust and Loss (1996)
  • Bluesy (1999)
  • Laughing with the Moon (2004)
  • English Sketches (2011)
  • You Don't Know (2015)

    • Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians

    Hilary James Pat Tynan Media

    Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians comprised : Hilary James, Simon Mayor and Andy Baum

    Hilary James ChildrensMusiccouk

  • Sweet Nicotina (vinyl single) (1988)
  • Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians ON CD (2001)

    • Collaboration (for children)

    The Collaboration (for children) comprised : Hilary James and Simon Mayor

  • Lullabies with Mandolins (2004)
  • Children's Favourites from Acoustics (2005)
  • Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! - Musical Mystery Tour vol 1 (2000)
  • Up In A Big Balloon - Musical Mystery Tour vol 2 (2000)
  • A BIg Surprise - Musical Mystery Tour vol 3 (2000)
  • Snowmen & Kings - Musical Mystery Tour vol 4 (2000)
  • Midsummer Market - Musical Mystery Tour vol 5 (2000)

    • Collaboration (for adults) Mandolinquents

  • Dance of the Comedians (2007)
  • Mandolinquents (1997)

    • Collaboration (for adults) - Simon Mayor and Hilary James

  • The English Mandolin (2006)
  • Duos (2001)

    • Simon Mayor (with Hilary James)

  • Music from a Small Island (2006)
  • The Art of Mandolin (2014)

    • References

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