Phil Beer (born 1953 in Exminster, Devon) is a multi-instrumentalist,
composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show
of Hands.
Beer first began to play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin whilst still at school in Teignmouth,
Devon. This passion for acoustic music was especially stirred by the Davey
Graham album Folk Blues and Beyond. He played his
first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard
Entwistle and other musicians, and by the time he was sixteen he was
performing regularly. Beer worked with Paul Downes as a duo and also in
the Arizona Smoke
Revue. He was a key member of Johnny Coppin's band (ex-Decameron),
and toghter they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on
his 1979 Sentinel album. He toured with Mike
Oldfield in 1979
and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield's Througham studio. Beer
joined the Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with
them until 1991,
touring extensively at home and abroad, and recording many albums. Show
of Hands became a full-time partnership from 1991. Beer continues to do
session work, most notably on the Rolling Stones Steel
Wheels album.
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Contents
- 1 Discography
- 1.1 Albion
Band
- 1.2 Alianza
- 1.3 Downes
and Beer
- 1.4 Show
of Hands
- 2 External
links
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Discography
(incomplete)
- Hard Hats (1994)
- The Works (1996)
- Ridgeriders (with Ashley
Hutchings and Chris While) (1999)
- Mandorock (with the Phil Beer Band)
(2000)
- Live Mandorock (with the Phil Beer Band)
(2000)
- Once in a Blue Moon (2001)
- Phil Beer & Deb Sandland Live 2003
(2004)
- Rhythm Methodist
(2004)
Albion Band
Alianza
Downes and Beer
- Life Ain't Worth Living (1973)
- Dance Without Music (1976)
- Live in Concept (1980)
Show of Hands
External links
