Clodagh Simonds

about

Member of the bands Mellow Candle and Fovea Hex Mellow Candle were a progressive folk rock band. Principally Irish, the members were also unusually young, Clodagh Simonds being only 15 and Alison Bools (later O'Donnell) 16, and still at school, at the time of their first single, "Feelin' High", released in 1968 on Simon Napier-Bell's SNB Records. By 1972, the lineup had expanded to include Dave Williams on guitar, Frank Boylan on bass, and William Murray on drums. With this lineup in place, the band released their only album, Swaddling Songs (Deram Records), which was commercially unsuccessful at the time. Over the years, however, the lone album by the band has received considerable critical acclaim and original vinyl copies are now very valuable. Boylan was later replaced by Steve Borrill (ex-Spirogyra), but shortly afterwards the band split up. After the band's dissolution, Simonds worked with Thin Lizzy, Jade Warrior, and Mike Oldfield. Boylan played with Gary Moore, while Murray contributed to albums by Kevin Ayers, Amazing Blondel, Mike Oldfield, and Paul Kossoff. In 1991, "Silver Song" was covered by All About Eve as a B-Side to some versions of their single Farewell Mr. Sorrow. 1996 saw the release of The Virgin Prophet, a collection of previously unreleased material by the band, including early versions of many of the songs later released on Swaddling Songs. Some of these sessions featured Richard Coughlan of Caravan on drums, although his sessions do not feature on

top songs

albums

Not Alone

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Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) (Disc 4)

Six Elementary Songs

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Black Ships Ate the Sky

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Not Alone (Disc Four)

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Not Alone (Disc 4)

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Not Alone [4 of 5]

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Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres)

Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) [Disc 4]

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Not Alone: Disc 4

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Not Alone - Medicins Sans Frontieres Disc 4

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