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Wynford Jones & I (Geoff Cripps) were thrilled with the special evening we hosted at The Retreat, Llanover, to mark the official release date of what was the very first Steam Pie Records release and has now become the 22nd Steam Pie record. Together with our special guests The Blessed Crow, we performed songs from the original Chartists song cycle coupled with two songs from the BBC Radio 4 series Folk For The Job - a series produced by the late Herbert Williams whose daughte

Wynford Jones and Geoff Cripps are pleased to announce that their very first Chartists album, originally released in May 1982 and the very first Steam Pie Record, will be released in remastered and expanded format on Friday 18th September and available via their Bandcamp page (https://laufordcripps.bandcamp.com/album/the-chartists-remastered-expanded ) and from all good record retailers. The original concept album told the story of the 1839 Chartists Rising and the march on N

It is shameful to see that we haven’t posted any updates here since last December – I blame the lack of heatwaves until the last few months! On the gigging front, Wynford and I thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to the wonderfully refurbished Y Muni in Pontypridd back in January, a shared gig with our great musical friends The Blessed Crow at Blackwood Miners Institute at the end of May, and just last weekend, our first appearance at Caerleon Festival – it was HOT! Anyway, we

What a year of gigs Wynford and I have enjoyed. When we started as a duo in January 2024 we never imagined that we could perform at so many great venues and events. We are so grateful to everyone that has booked us, all the venue teams who looked after us so well and especially to you - our audiences (without whom!) The year started for us at Pontardawe Folk Club in February where for the first time we shared the performance with our very good friends The Blessed Crow. The sh

Geoff & Wynford at Buckholt Bryngaer Monmouthshire 3rd May Well suddenly it's summer! Wynford and I have enjoyed some great gigs so far...

Sometimes the turn of the year takes you by surprise – hard to believe that the duo of Wynford Jones and Geoff Cripps only started in...

Originally released in 1987, in the wake of the Miner's Strike which devastated Welsh communities, Cause For Complaint chronicles the...

A living legend in folk music circles, Genevieve Tudor has the first airplay for 'Cause for Complaint' on her weekly MiX online programme.

Steam Pie Records SPCD1021S An old scratched album and a battered cassette tape stuck in the back of a drawer have opened a stunning new...

THE CHARTISTS – Cause For Complaint (Steam Pie Records SPCD 1021S) Chartism was a 19th century working class movement which agitated for...