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Francis Lickerish

Secret Green

About Me

Francis Lickerish Guitarist and founder member of 70's classic rock band The Enid. Bassist with Kim Wilde (Kids in America) Albums include-In the Region of the Summer Stars- Aerie Faerie Nonsense- Touch Me- Six Pieces- Some of Kids in America- A Dancer on Secret Green- Celtic ClanSECRET GREENThis is the name of my new band. Secret Green to me represents the lost soul of England. William Blake described the industrial revolution as The Death of Childhood. The decades that followed became known as the Disenchantment of the World. Secret Green is where the flames of Albion are kept alight and alive. Secret Green is elsewhere; a village green where magic and ritual are alive and where the broken heart of England is kept beating and nursed back to true health. On Secret Green you might find Merlin, Nimue, Morris men, Mummers, maypoles and all the outlandish folk and creatures of the real England. I hope you approve. Light Love and Life FrancisxxxxThe Enid, Hammersmith Odeon. "In the Region of the Summer Stars"I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 10/7/2006
Band Website: francislickerish.co.uk
Band Members: SECRET GREENFrancis Lickerish: Guitar; Lute; Windguitar and Orchestra-Hilary Palmer; Vocals; Flute and Magic-Jon Beedle; Guitars-Neil Kavanagh; Bass and Vocals-Willie Gilmour; Keyboards and Claymore-Andy Tillison; (The Tangent) Keyboards-Jon Howells; (Avril Lavigne, Katy Melua, Uriah Heap); Drums and Percussion
Influences: Captain Beefheart Martin Carthy Vaughan Williams Ry Cooder Jeff Beck Peter Green Paul Odette Julian Bream Steve Vai English Folkmusic John Dowland Thomas Tallis William Byrd Gustav Mahler 14th Century music from Burgundy Tommy Emmanuel Arnold Bax Gerald Finzi Wagner
Sounds Like: Nothing on Earth!! The Enid (Of Course!) The Magic Band play Morris Music!! Bert Weedon
Record Label: unsigned. Anyone interested?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Echoing Green

I have posted a full version of Echoing Green that includes a fugal finale. This, I suppose, harks back to the days of Albion Fair and Mayday Galliard. Each song on the new album has several layers of...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:13:00 PST

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Posted by Francis Lickerish on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:22:00 PST

Nimue

Dear AllI have posted anew and more or less complete demo of Nimue. The drums are still not on and the guitars need some work but it gives you an idea of where Secret Green are headed. Nimue, for thos...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:06:00 PST

New Band Name

Hello All!As you might be aware, I am in the process of assembling a new band with a view to gigging in the autumn and releasing an album. It's a tricky area this. I am me, Francis L, and the Enid was...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:24:00 PST

Lyrics

Should anyone be interested, here are the lyrics to Tom. They are half myth half autobiography, sort of a description of my inner landscape in the post Enid chaos!LoveFrancisTom O'BedlamNow the midnig...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:58:00 PST

Tom O'Bedlam

Please to find posted a more or less complete demo of Tom. I hope it is suitabe. Fabulous drums by Mr Jon Howell, Vocals by the very decent Neil Kavanagh Psychotic guitar solo by The Very Reverend Dr ...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:59:00 PST

Songs to Wake the King

We are starting work in ernest on the new album. It's working title is "Starlight and Distance; Songs to Wake the King" The king is, of course Arthur.We are in the studio from tomorrow and all being w...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:16:00 PST

Enid Reborn!!!?????

Well not exactly! BUT..... I am now in the process of forming a serious new band with a view to recording and to start gigging by the summer. This new band has the working title "Summer Stars" and I a...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST

In the Region

The video is The Enid live at Hammersmith Odeon way back before the industrial revolution! We are playing In the Region of the Summer Stars.In my opinion, this is the difinitive early Enid line up and...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:51:00 PST

Nimue

Nimue. The Lady of the Lake. A song from the Wildewood about the Goddess energy. Dana, Danoona, Diana, Damoina and all those other facets of that most beautiful of influences. It is a sort of prayer t...
Posted by Francis Lickerish on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:52:00 PST