Bob Pegg "Ancient Maps" 1975

Bob studied traditional music at Leeds University, where he also ran the folk club, and in the early seventies founded the cult folk/rock band Mr. Fox. The band made two albums for Transatlantic Records, and soon developed a substantial following in the burgeoning folk/rock scene of the time. With Bob's then wife Carol on fiddle and vocals and the bass/drum partnership that was later to provide the rhythm section for Dick Gaughan's Five Hand Reel, Mr Fox were renowned for their live show, which veered between the unbelievably good and the unbelievably awful!

When Mr. Fox foundered, Bob made two L.P.'s (as they were known then) with Nick Strutt and released his solo album 'Ancient Maps' in 1975. Since then Bob's work has found a broad base in education and the arts. Song cycles were commissioned by the Hebden Bridge and Ilkley Literature Festivals, he published two books on folklore and took part in many schools projects. He was Oral Historian at the Arvon Foundation in Heptonstall in 1976/7 and writer in residence in Cleveland from 1982-4. For the next three years he organised the Legal and General nationwide songsearch competition whilst writing music for T.V. and film, including the score for the Ken Loach feature 'Black Jack'.

01. The One-Eyed Merchant
02. The Map
03. In The Wood
04. The Woman On The Road
05. Darkrider's Song
06. In The Land Of The Snow Queen
07. The River
08. Gipsies Song
09. Love Song
10. The Wild Man Appears
11. The Wild Man Of The Hills (cut after 0:47)
12. The Beacon
13. The Keeper Of The Fire (cut after 0:46)
14. The Waste Land
15. The Golden Valley (cut after 2:24)