Description
Vic’s album of original folk music, The Fun Begins, includes songs based on historic events, self-reflection, and songs simply for the joy of singing and making music.
The Fun Begins is a collection of my own songs and music. The origins of some of these go back over four decades… words and ideas which lay dormant waiting for inspiration and direction.
There are story songs based on historic events, self-reflective songs about stages of my life, and songs simply for the joy of singing and making music.
The instruments I’ve adapted and built over the past 30 odd years have shaped my music and songwriting style. I’ve settled on playing a long scaled 10 string guitar and use capos to get that janglebox sound.
2023
credits
All songs written and arranged by V.C. Belsher except for Lullaby for Tully, music composed by A.M. Sjöström, words by V.C. Belsher.
Produced, engineered, and mastered by Diigallustrom Records. Recorded at La La Lo Studios.
Vic Belsher: vocals, guitars, harmonica, bell
Ray Lakeman: vocals, bass, mandolin
Anne Sjöström: piano, whistle, organ, vocals Track 9
Maggie Duncan: violin
Jess Dunn: vocals Tracks 8 and 11
John Corby: whistle Tracks 1 and 12
Andrew Schrape: bouzouki Track 7, mandolin Track 8
Jess Dunn, Seamus Foley, Ray Lakeman, Eydie and Prince are the bush choir Track 4
Cover photo taken in Wylva’s garden by Joshua Levi Collings (Pegleg Productions
