“Al Killem’s Final Show” is my second (and hopefully, final!) album to be written under draconian COVID-19 restrictions. Released in April 2022, the set was written entirely in mid-2021 during England’s second extended lockdown period.

Inspired as always by life’s rich pageant, “Al Killem’s Final Show” comprises a few whimsies, a couple of weepies, and songs about a number of other bits and bobs such as First World concerns during lockdown, cancel culture, irony, and of course that guiding light which has advanced so much to the fore in recent times, wokery!

Accompanied as always by my trusty 1968 vintage Harmony 12-string guitar, “Al Killem’s Final Show” is my thirteenth outing with Cherry Red Records. It is available as we speak from download sites around the world (including of course iTunes and the Amazons), and also streams on Spotify, Deezer, YouTube and all your other favourite services. I really hope you like it!

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To accompany this release, Cherry Red have published this official video.

“Don Giuseppe Berardelli” tells the story of a selfless Italian cleric who tragically but courageously succumbed to COVID-19 in March of 2020.

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This is what reviewers said of Beau’s previous collections…

Of “The Methadone Of Time” (2021) – “…brilliantly expands ideas while focusing on trends and events which might escape our notice…” Brian R. Banks – It’s Psychedelic Baby (Slovenia)

Of “The Magic Of Public Relations” (2020) – “…in the tradition of Jonathan Swift, offering pithy and incisive commentaries on topical issues … He’d never say it himself, but this is absolute genius.” Mike Davies – folking.com (UK)

“Of “Damascus Road” (2019) – “In our era of fake news and social media manipulation it’s reassuring to know that are still songwriters that can cut through with truth.” Harmonic Distortion (UK)

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