The Sheiling
The second 'Sheiling' album 'Shape I'm In' has a different line-up. The father & daughter partnership is retained on vocal and violin, but with the addition of songwriter Alan Coopey on guitar, the album has a more rootsy feel.
This time more than half of the songs are original. Once more there are some interesting covers - including Nick Drake again, and also songs by Tim Buckley and Gram Parsons.
Guest musicians on the album are Dave Moore (whistle) and Amy Sterly (bass).
In the summer of 2003 Dylan Jones worked on old demos and out-take material from both of these albums to form the collection 'Remnants'.
In addition to acoustic versions of previously recorded songs (which allow Ian Gulley's delicate guitar-work to shine), the album includes a version of Nick Drake's 'From the Morning' and a restrained laid-back version of Tim Buckley's 'Chase the Blues Away', which features Sam Christie on congas.
Since this time there have been occasional collaborations between Alan Coopey & Dylan Jones. Three new songs - 'Sister of the Mountain' 'The Way You Dance' & 'Place I Need to Be' can be heard by contacting The Sheiling site on Myspace Music.
More recently Dylan Jones has made a few preliminary recordings with Geert DeWilde & Laura Jones. Work in progress can be heard on their Myspace site Jones, DeWilde & Jones.