THE SAVAGE AND THE TENDER
Murray Shelmerdine was born in Newport, Fife in 1944. For the last 20 years he and his wife Wanjiku have led an inspirational Eco Project in Queens Wood Highgate in London -www.queenswoodcafe.co.uk
He now lives in Newport again.
His albums have been produced by RRRANTS.
LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD
The 2 albums below represent different interests.
LITANIES
Features songs of a political or satirical nature. The criticism is mostly humorous. Some of them have ADULT CONTENT. All of them are original compositions although 'Riot Song' owes a heavy debt to The Kingston Trio.
KIDS' SONGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
(FREE TO DOWNLOAD)
Is a pretty self-explanatory title . There are 4 original songs and two collaborations, one with Lewis Carroll and one with my mate Will Hames. The others are my arrangements of traditional children's songs. I managed to avoid 'The Wheels on the Bus'.
BOOKS
SERMONS OF SEDITION
ISBN-13987-0-9556651-1-0 NETTLE PRESS
2008
My first collection of poems - sex, creation myths and politics. There are some poems about animals, some with an African setting and a translation of a poem by lovely French poet Jules Supervielle.
"Charming and witty... surprising... an enjoyable first collection." - Stephen Payne.
With grateful thanks to Jennifer Johnson of Nettle Press, friend, mentor and brilliant poet.
Currently this book is only available from the author.
SKATING ON THIN ICE
ISBN 978-1-5272-1170-4
QUEENSWOOD PUBLISHING
2017
My second collection of poems. These are indeed more savage and more tender than the ones in 'Sermons' - well, I got older. There are 3 sections, LANDSCAPES, PORTRAITS and ABSTRACTS. The collection begins and ends with a sonnet, just for fun.
"He'll impart his thoughts carefully and deliberately, with a dry wit and an unexpected sensitivity. [We] have eagerly anticipated this collection of lyrical observations and wry, considered opinion. We've laughed with him and we've felt with him." Paul Eccentric, the Antipoet.
SKATING ON THIN ICE is available as an e-book from Amazon Kindle - ASIN: B0744BVYQ
THE MOZEL TRILOGY:
THE DREAMRING HOARD
THE QUEST
THE BLOODSTONE
KINDLE, 2017
Mozel is set in Muswell Hill in the year 4517. It is the story of the beautiful black fairy Princess Ayana and the white Knight Errant, Sir Garith of Belvedere. It tells how they meet and fall in love. It also tells how, with the help of Mango McAstron, the disreputable magician, they overcome parental resistance, slay two dragons and stop a war.
In Book 1, The Dreamring Hoard, the fairy castle of Mozel is threatened with destruction. Princess Ayana defies her father and sets out, disguised as a boy, with Mango McAstron to recover the lost fairy treasure, the Dreamring Hoard. To do this they will have face the terrible dragon Margith’a.
MOZEL is available as 3 e-books from Amazon Kindle.
ASIN: B016S8V8OE, B01A24SB36 and B01AV07926
