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Nigel Ward

About Me

I am a fiddle player, guitarist singer/songwriter who lives in Coventry.
I have played in a variety of bands and duos since the mid 70's, including Beltane, Tom Tiddler, Craven's Revel, Jiggery, Old Hog Band, The Oddsods, Bailey and Ward, The Band of Rack and Ruin, and the newly formed Sly Old Dogs, with former band members of the Oddsods.
I have played fiddle on many local artist's CD's, and have played on a number of CD's with the above bands, including: 'Gone To...' by Rack and Ruin, 'Shenanigans' by the Oddsods, and 'Sign of the Times' by Bailey and Ward.
I have recently recorded and released a CD 'Cosmic Rhymes' which is a collection of my own songs which were written over a period of 20 years, four of which are included on this site, and I have also recently recorded my second CD, 'Destiny', which is to be released soon. I still play fiddle and guitar with Rack and Ruin and Sly Old Dogs, and play traditional fiddle in Coventry on Monday evenings at a local traditional music session run by myself, Jack Shuttleworth and Andrew Wigglesworth.
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Member Since: 27/05/2007
Influences: Moody Blues, Donovan, Cat Stevens, George Harrison, Barclay James Harvest, Led Zeppelin, Jon Anderson, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Barry Dransfield, Gong, Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, John Mayall, The Hamsters.
Type of Label: Major

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Rack & Ruin

The Band of Rack & Ruin are playing a rare gig in Coventry this Friday 12th June at the Beer Engine, Far Gosford Street. Don't miss us! Free entrance! Celtic folk Rock at its best!
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:13:00 GMT

Stoke Folk

Stoke Folk is on the 4th Thursday of every month. We have various main guests with support spots. It is held at the Humber Hotel, Humber Road, Coventry, from approximatly 8pm to 10 45pm.This month, we...
Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 09:17:00 GMT