THE FIRST PART OF THIS PAGE is a bit technical and backgroundy, so if you feel yourself starting to glaze over, skip down to the interesting part.


OVER THE YEARS, many people have asked how I tune my twelve-string guitar ("How do you get that deep sound?"). Recently, even more have been enquiring about the string gauges I use.

Hopefully, this table will kill both birds with one stone. Trouble is, you won't find a C-tuning set available over the counter; you'll have to customise it, but I promise you that tuning your twelve-string down to "C" with these gauges is quite safe. You won't bow your neck!

Anyway, here's "Big Twelve's" tuning:

BEAU / JOHN TREVOR, and now lately some TREVOR MIDGLEY songs, have appeared on the following recordings. Unfortunately, most are no longer generally available. In the case of the 'mp3.com' CDs, this is due to company changes and licensing regulations. That said, if you'd like a copy, please e-mail me and I'll see what I can do.

Oh, and if you need lyric or any other sort of info., do let me know. I'd love to hear from you (particularly if you're a fellow twelve-string player!).

1969 SINGLE - Dandelion 4403

1917 Revolution
Sleeping Town

1969 ALBUM -
"Beau" (Dandelion 63751)

Welcome
Imagination
1917 Revolution
Soldier In The Willow
Fishing Song
The Painted Vase
Pillar Of Economy
A Nation's Pride
The Sun Dancer
Rain
Morning Sun
The Summer Has Gone
The Ways Of Winter
Welcome - Tag Piece

1971 ALBUM -
"Creation" (Dandelion DAN8006)

Nine Minutes (with 'The Way We Live')
There Once Was A Time
Spider (with 'The Way We Live')
April Meteor (with 'The Way We Live')
Is This Your Day
Creation (with 'The Way We Live')
Blind Faith
Ferris Street (with 'The Way We Live')
Release (with 'The Way We Live')
A Reason To Be
Silence Returns (with 'The Way We Live')

1972 ALBUM -
"There Is Some Fun Going Forward" (Dandelion 2485-021)

Sky Dance (with 'Tractor')

1982 ALBUM - by Roy Bailey
"Hard Times" (Fuse Records CF 382)

Roses Of Eyam (Roy Bailey, with Chris Leslie (mandola))

1995 CD -
"Creation/Beau" (See For Miles SEECD 421)

Welcome
Imagination
1917 Revolution
Soldier In The Willow
Fishing Song
The Painted Vase
Pillar Of Economy
A Nation's Pride
The Sun Dancer
Rain
Morning Sun
The Summer Has Gone
The Ways Of Winter
Welcome - Tag Piece
Nine Minutes (with 'The Way We Live')
There Once Was A Time
Spider (with 'The Way We Live')
April Meteor (with 'The Way We Live')
Is This Your Day
Creation (with 'The Way We Live')
Blind Faith
Ferris Street (with 'The Way We Live')
Release (with 'The Way We Live')
A Reason To Be
Silence Returns (with 'The Way We Live')

1995 CD -
"There Is Some Fun Going Forward... plus" (See For Miles SEECD 427)

Sky Dance (with 'Tractor')
Sleeping Town

1996 CD -
"The Dandelion Sampler 1969-1972" (See For Miles SFMD 96)

Time

1998 CD - (by Roy Bailey) *AVAILABLE* on CD
"Past Masters" (Fuse Records CFCD 403)

Roses Of Eyam (Roy Bailey, with Chris Leslie (mandola))

2000 CD -
"The Raiders Maxi-Single" (mp3.com 79582)(USA)
This US release includes a multimedia section which contains photos, artist info., and mp3s of all the tunes.

Comanchero
I Remember
The Raiders' Ending

2000 CD - (with Steve Clayton)
"WARHOL - The Musical (Act One)" (mp3.com 62287)

The Way It Was [Warhol version]
Little Angel
Changing Times - Part 1
High Mass [Warhol version]
Famous For Fifteen Minutes
Changing Times - Part 2
In The Distance
We Are The Business!
Green Dollar Bill
We Will Be Dancing
The Part We Have To Play [Warhol version]

2000 CD - (with Steve Clayton)
"WARHOL - The Musical (Act Two)" (mp3.com 62299)

America For Sale
Changing Times - Part 3
A Candle In A Searchlight
The Rise And Demise Of Andrew Warhola
Andy And His Camera
Changing Times - Part 4
In The Court Of Conscience
Web Of Tangled Reason [Warhol version]
Kiss Me With Your Eyes
The Shining Star
Famous For Fifteen Minutes (reprise)

2006 CD - *AVAILABLE* on CD and download
"Life Too, Has Surface Noise - The Complete Dandelion Records Singles Collection 1969-1972" (Cherry Red CRCDBOX1)

1917 Revolution
Sleeping Town

(This release is supported by a Cherry Red podcast)

2007 CD - (by Soft Focus) *AVAILABLE* (order direct)
"Tunes in a Paper Bag"

The Roses Of Eyam (Marian Buechert & Steve Britten)

2007 CD - *AVAILABLE* on CD and download
"Beau" (Cherry Red CDMRED333)

Welcome
Imagination
1917 Revolution
Soldier In The Willow
Fishing Song
The Painted Vase
Pillar Of Economy
A Nation's Pride
The Sun Dancer
Rain
Morning Sun
The Summer Has Gone
The Ways Of Winter
Welcome - Tag Piece
Sleeping Town
Time
Love Is
Miss Alice Preece
The Wine Was Sweeter Then
Rats
Black Raven Of The Morning
The Roses Of Eyam
The Heaviest Stone

2008 Download Album - *AVAILABLE* on download
"Plain Sailing: An Acoustic Alternative" (Cherry Red)

1917 Revolution

2008 CD - *AVAILABLE* on CD
"Beau" (Air Mail Recordings AIRAC-1458) (Japan)

Welcome
Imagination
1917 Revolution
Soldier In The Willow
Fishing Song
The Painted Vase
Pillar Of Economy
A Nation's Pride
The Sun Dancer
Rain
Morning Sun
The Summer Has Gone
The Ways Of Winter
Welcome - Tag Piece
Sleeping Town
Time
Love Is
Miss Alice Preece
The Wine Was Sweeter Then
Rats
Black Raven Of The Morning
The Roses Of Eyam
The Heaviest Stone

2008 CD - *AVAILABLE* on CD
"Creation" (Air Mail Recordings AIRAC-1459) (Japan)

Nine Minutes (with 'The Way We Live')
There Once Was A Time
Spider (with 'The Way We Live')
April Meteor (with 'The Way We Live')
Is This Your Day
Creation (with 'The Way We Live')
Blind Faith
Ferris Street (with 'The Way We Live')
Release (with 'The Way We Live')
A Reason To Be
Silence Returns (with 'The Way We Live')
Sky Dance (with 'The Way We Live')

2009 CD - *AVAILABLE* on CD and download
"Edge Of The Dark" (Angel Air Records SJPCD 293)

The Smoke Of Eden (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
The Last Ballet (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
My Star (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
St Elizabeth Of Hungary (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
High Mass (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Bristol Museum
The Commodore
Cartoon
Why Do You Laugh?
Goodbye
Flowers Of The Sea
Birds
Jigsaw
The Mirror
Reflections
Louis' Fool
The Cumberland Brigade
Red Light In Arcady

2009 Download Album - *AVAILABLE* on download
"All For Tomorrow" (Cherry Red)

Sleeping Town

2011 Download Album - *AVAILABLE* on iTunes, Amazon etc.
"The Way It Was" (Cherry Red BEAU2011)

The Way It Was
Cry For The Priest
The Citadel Is Free
Today Began A Thousand Years Ago
The Rabbi At The Gates Of Prague
Castle Song
Where Is Your Gun, My Son?
Kiss Me With Your Eyes
Web Of Tangled Reason
The Albatross & The Whale
The Titanic Tragedy
The Part We Have To Play
At The End Of The Day
Songs You Sing
Liberty

2011 Download Album - *AVAILABLE* on iTunes, Amazon etc.
"Creation Recreated" (Cherry Red BEAUCR1)

Nine Minutes (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
There Once Was A Time (classic remix)
Spider (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
April Meteor (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Is This Your Day (classic remix)
Creation (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Blind Faith (classic remix)
Ferris Street (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Release (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
A Reason To Be (classic remix)
Silence Returns (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Shadows Of The Moon
Rank & File
Sky Dance (Take One) (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
Sky Dance (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
The Little Sister (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
This Testament (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
The Special Night (with 'The Way We Live / Tractor')
The Wind Blows Around Them All
Shanty Town
When All Of The Smoke Cleared
Able Seaman Sperm

2011 Download Album - *AVAILABLE* on download
"Favourites From John Peel's Record Collection" (Cherry Red)

1917 Revolution

2011 EP - *SOLD OUT* (7-inch vinyl release)
"2012 Annual" (Fruits de Mer Records CRUSTACEAN 23)

In The Court Of Conscience