From the atmospheric rural American opener by Wisconsin’s Jeffrey Foucault to the swagger of Brit blues man Todd Sharpville, "Live! At The Talbot" is an eclectic affair spanning country to folk via world and blues and brimming with fine performances from the likes of Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey to Albert Lee, Faire Winds (with Bill Jones) and Wales’s own Meic Stevens.

Located in Tregaron, a tiny market town deep in the hills of mid-Wales, the Talbot is a regular port of call for touring roots artists from all over the world.

"Live! At the Talbot" (subtitled "Roots Off the Beaten Track") brings a selection of highlights from the 2003/4 season at the busy venue and benefits from its lavish 20-page cull-colour booklet with exclusive gig-night photography.

UK release: 24-1-05 through Proper Distribution. 

Track listing:

1. Jeffrey Foucault Crossing Mississippi

2. Eric Taylor Hemmingway’s Shotgun

3. Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes Evangelina

4. Keith Frank & Soileau Zydeco Give Me Just A Little Time

5. Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby The Snake

6. Kreg Viesselman Gone To Lewiston

7. Lisa Mills The Richest One

8. Imbizo When I Think About You

9. Peter Mulvey 29c Head

10. Kris Delmhorst Hummingbird

11. Faire Winds Rocking The Cradle

12. Meic Stevens a’r Band Ysbryd Solva (Ghosts Of Solva)

13. Todd Sharpville & The Blues Barons Todd’s Intro

Red Kite sees the return of Martin Levan to studio recording after a 20 year break in mainstream musicals racking up credits for sound design on world-famous Really Useful Company productions including Cats, Phantom Of The Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Starlight Express.

During the 1970s Levan worked on major album and singles releases by a diversity of artists including Ralph McTell, Hot Chocolate, Iron Maiden, John Martyn and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he was to forge a close-working relationship for the ensuing decade.

Levan’s new ventures – Red Kite Studio and Red Kite Records - have opened doors for recording what its owner defines as ‘performed music’. "We are recording artists working primarily in the fields of jazz, roots, folk and classical music," he says. "It’s great to be back in the studio business."