James (centre) with "Spredthick" at the 1980 Towersey FestivalHilary James (double bass) at the 1980 Towersey Festival
Hilary James is a British musician. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, she plays guitar, double bass, mandobass (bass mandolin)[1] and is a singer, and songwriter.[2] She works mostly with her partner Simon Mayor[3] and with their ensemble the Mandolinquents. Mayor and James originally toured as the duo "Spredthick".
Discography
Hilary James – solo
Burning Sun (1993)[3]
Love, Lust and Loss (1996)
Bluesy (1999)
Laughing with the Moon (2004)
English Sketches (2011)
You Don't Know (2015)
Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians
Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians comprised : Hilary James, Simon Mayor and Andy Baum
Sweet Nicotina (vinyl single) (1988)
Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians ON CD (2001)
Collaboration (for children)
The Collaboration (for children) comprised : Hilary James and Simon Mayor
Lullabies with Mandolins (2004)
Children's Favourites from Acoustics (2005)
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! – Musical Mystery Tour vol 1 (2000)
Up in a Big Balloon – Musical Mystery Tour vol 2 (2000)
A BIg Surprise – Musical Mystery Tour vol 3 (2000)
Snowmen & Kings – Musical Mystery Tour vol 4 (2000)
Midsummer Market – Musical Mystery Tour vol 5 (2000)
Collaboration (for adults) Mandolinquents
Dance of the Comedians (2007)
Mandolinquents (1997)
Collaboration (for adults) – Simon Mayor and Hilary James
The English Mandolin (2006)
Duos (2001)
Simon Mayor (with Hilary James)
Music from a Small Island (2006)
The Art of Mandolin (2014)
References
^Price, Karen (22 September 2009). "Theatre preview: The Mandolinquents, Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^"Simon Mayor and Hilary James return to South Street". Get Bracknell. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ a b"Album review: Hilary James". The Scotsman. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
External links
Hilary James Official website
Hilary James & Simon Mayor's music for children Official website
The Mandolinquents Official website
Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians Official website
