7 May 2017

Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding

From New Horizons, 5:00 pm on 7 May 2017
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Photo: Yep Roc Records

"John Wesley Harding" is the title of a 1967 album by Bob Dylan. And it was taken as a pseudonym by British singer-songwriter Wesley Stace, who's been active since the late 80s. He's released 17 albums to date.

Recently he's dropped the moniker and has been going under his legal name. His new album is called Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding - just to muddy the waters a little.

William Dart has been a long time fan. He reviews this new album and plays a few songs from a couple of earlier ones.

Music Details

'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)

'Good morning (I Just Woke Up)' (Stace) – John Wesley Harding
Awake
(Zero Hour)

'Miss Fortune' (Stace) – John Wesley Harding
Awake
(Zero Hour)

'Stare at the Sun' (Stace) – Eleanor Friedberger
Personal Record
(Merge)

'Stare at the Sun' (Stace) – Wesley Stace
Self-Titled
(Yep Roc)

'Only Thing Missing' (Stace) – Wesley Stace
Self-Titled
(Yep Roc)

'I Don’t Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll' (Stace) – Wesley Stace
Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding
(Yep Roc)

'You’re a Song' (Stace) – Wesley Stace
Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding
(Yep Roc)

'Hastings Pier' (Stace) – Wesley Stace
Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding
(Yep Roc)

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