Shared - a bit of background

'Shared' is a project conceived by Miles Hunt, of The Wonder Stuff, to showcase and introduce some of the outstanding musical talent available in the UK which may not get picked up by the standard media outlets.

The inaugural 'Shared' event took place Birmingham's newly refurbished Town Hall in January 2009 and featured Nick Heyward, Wayne Hussey, Roddy Frame and Katell Keineg alongside Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls. Since then, in addition to approaching established artists of an acoustic nature for further 'Shared' live events in the future, Miles has been working with a number of lesser known UK artists for a compilation album released in association with Independent Records Ltd.

The album launch

The album was launched as part of the "A Day at The Bridges" festival held at The Horseshoe Inn, Bridges in Shropshire in July and features performances from six acts with each artist providing three songs including The Mission's Wayne Hussey, Immaculate Fools' Dirty Ray with Miles and Erica alongside Rob Dunsford, Matthew Derrick and Timothy Parkes.

1. The Waiting Song - Dirty Ray
2. Dashboard Therapy - Rob Dunsford
3. Witchcraft - Timothy Parkes
4. Oars In The Water - Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls
5. You're My Heaven - Matthew Derrick
6. Like A Child Again - Wayne Hussey
7. The Rain Song - Dirty Ray
8. Don't Go To The Other Side Of The World - Rob Dunsford
9. Looks Like Rain - Timothy Parkes
10. The Sum Of Us - Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls
11. Head Up, Chin Down - Matthew Derrick
12. Tower Of Strength - Wayne Hussey
13. The Mermaid's Song - Dirty Ray
14. Millionaire - Rob Dunsford
15. Holes - Timothy Parkes
16. We All Go Down Together - Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls
17. Not On My Cloud - Matthew Derrick
18. Trail Of Scarlett - Wayne Hussey

A word from Miles Hunt

Talking recently about this latest 'Shared' project Miles says, "Once again I am genuinely surprised at the goodwill and enthusiasm shown toward the 'Shared' project. The first people that I approached to record for the album gave me an immediate 'yes', in much the same way as Wayne, Roddy, Katell & Nick did for the show in Birmingham. It was always my intention to open up the appeal of 'Shared' with newer artists and given the amount of touring that Erica and I have done in the last couple of years, we have seen so many great players and performers that there are plenty to chose from.'

Record Collector Magazine 4-star review

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