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4 unusual facts about Show of Hands


Crownhill

"Union Street (Last Post)", a track on the 2006 Album "Witness" by contemporary West Country folk duo "Show of Hands" features Crownhill as the home of one of the song's subjects.

Live album

Some bands, such as Show of Hands, prefer to release live albums as their debut albums.

Pete Zorn

Although he frequently tours with Thompson, Zorn has also played with many other singers and groups including Arizona Smoke Revue, formed by older brother Bill Zorn, Show of Hands, the Phil Beer Band, Elaine Paige, Thomas Anders, Gerry Rafferty, Barbara Dickson and his band WAZ which currently features folk legend Steve Tilston.

Receiver of Wreck

Show of Hands, an English folk band, sing about the Receiver of Wreck in the song "The Napoli".


Hard Hats

Being released around the same time as Beat about the Bush by Show of Hands, this album has a rocky edge to it, and was released on CD and cassette.

Show of Hands Live

It is often today referred to as their first album whatsoever, with their first three cassette albums (Show of Hands, Tall Ships and Out for the Count) being dropped from the canon (and replaced with the Backlog album) and are generally referred to as demo albums due to them being recorded in home studios with little production.

Stephen Lovatt

His other acting roles include Savage Honeymoon, the car-yard owner in 2008 Anthony McCarten feature Show of Hands, and 2012 conspiracy thriller The Cure.


see also

Live in Concept

Paul Downes did work with Beer, however, for some Show of Hands performances in the early 1990s, one such performance being released as an album in 1994.

Show of Hands Live

"Exile" has been re-recorded several times in the studio too, one such example was for their album Lie of the Land (1995) and their 2007 compilation album Roots: The Best of Show of Hands.

The Big Money

A full-length version of the video was included on the VHS and laserdisc releases of Rush's A Show of Hands tour concert film, while an edited version was released to MTV and other outlets, as well as on the short-lived CD Video format, directed by Allan Weinrib.