During the summer of 1975, shortly after Warhorse had disbanded, Pete Parks and I were contacted by drummer Barney James who wanted us to play on his planned concept album. We both eagerly jumped at the opportunity to re-unite with Barney and also keyboard wizard Frank Wilson who was already on board. It was a joy to get together with these great musicians again. Although it was never completed or released, the results are now available on ‘Köneg – The Second Coming’, nearly half a century after being recorded.

Sadly, Barney James passed away several years ago and never saw his efforts released on disc, but thanks to his family they can now be heard on this new CD which was recorded at ex-Peddlers drummer Trevor Morais’ studio with the help of ace U.S. session guitarist Mark Warner. One huge omission on the sleeve notes, however, is a credit for drummer Ron Penney who played throughout the recording instead of Barney, who elected to only sing. Ron had been recommended by Trevor Morais to Barney who was suitably impressed! Pete Parks and I were also knocked out with Ron’s capabilities, leading to him joining us in our next venture called Fandango.

After all these years it is a joy to hear the tunes again and reminisce to the great memories they left us with. Thank Barney!

Köneg – The Second Coming (Seelie Court)

Personnel:

Barney James – vocals

Nick Simper – bass

Pete Parks – guitars

Mark Warner – guitars

Frank Wilson – keyboards

Ron Penney – drums

Since the rally for Medical Freedom held on August 28th, we have attended all the following protests, culminating in the latest (our ninth) on January 22nd. This particular rally was to support the thousands of NHS nurses and doctors, together with many other medical and care workers whose jobs were being threatened by the outrageous mandates of “vaccination” being proposed by the government.

Starting outside the BBC, tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of supporters marched through London. A report by the BBC laughably mentioned ‘a few hundred people’, although they only had to look through the office windows to see the truth! The huge presence of riot police was once again unnecessary as these protests are always carried out peaceably and with great dignity. The crowd, including many military veterans, marched past Downing Street where the NHS workers dumped their uniforms before carrying on to conclude at Parliament Square. Of course the general public never get to hear of these protests, but maybe it was just coincidence that the government decide to abolish these proposals after all?

I like to think that this time the power of the people prevailed!

Best wishes to you all – Nick