Technical Issues
The webshop is available again. However due to a hardware failure some of the registered members details were destroyed. If you can no longer log in to your account, you may need to create a new one. We are very sorry for this inconvenience, but undfortunately we have been unable to recover the corrupted data. We have now changed the setup and instituted new procedures to ensure that we are not susceptible to the same problems in the future.

We are very sorry for the disruption to the service over the past month.

2008 Tour
Ralph's 2008 tour is being booked currently and as dates are confirmed they will be posted on this website so keep visiting for the latest additions. As usual, the tour will feature a special gala concert -
this year it is at The Stables, Milton Keynes, on 15 November. Ralph will play two separate sets and after the concert, he will come out to meet audience members, have a natter and sign CDs.

See all the dates on the tour page

Unusual Sightings
Ralph’s music is often mentioned in unusual contexts - and here are a couple of examples.
You may have heard of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who developed HTML computer code. He is generally considered the father of the world wide web.
Berners-Lee was the subject of a lengthy feature article in a recent edition of the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. In the article, he discusses his leisure interests and reveals he plays the piano and guitar: “Ralph McTell songs mostly’” he says.

Another example is the website of an American organisation, The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. The nuns chose’Jesus Wept’ as their ‘song of the month’ for Easter. They describe it as “... an ardent narrative of Christ’s heartrending journey to the cross ...” You might like to visit the sisters’ website to read the interesting comments appended to their blog entry - scroll down the page and click on ‘Jesus Wept’. Here is the URL:
www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living

As Far As I Can Tell
News, too, about Ralph’s long-awaited single-volume autobiography. This will be published soon and will combine ‘Angel Laughter’ and ‘Summer Lightning’ under the title ‘As Far As I Can Tell’. Ralph has added several new chapters and the combined volume includes a selection of previously unpublished photographs from the McTell family album. The 600-page paperback is now in the final stages of production and its publication will be announced here so keep watching this website.

Fairport Cropredy Festival Taster
As many of you know, Ralph has a long association with legendary folk-rock band Fairport Convention and is a frequent visitor to the group’s annual festival at Cropredy. Recently, Fairport has put together a mini-documentary about the festival. If you’ve ever wondered what Cropredy is like, the nine-minute video offers an authentic taste of the event. You can watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFLE2eeZB3k
Visit Fairport’s website for more information about Cropredy: www.fairportconvention.com

Interview
An extended exclusive interview by Marianne James is now available <<here>>.

Bridge of Sighs
The final album to be released from Ralph's back catalog is available from the web shop.

Gates of Eden
Dedicated to Ramblin Jack Elliott the CD features cover versions of country blues guitarsts such as Blind Blake and Reverend Gary Davis, as well as several tracks by Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.
You can read the sleeve notes, which were written by Ralph, online. Click Here.

Lyric Book Now Available
"Time's Poems", a collection of Ralph's song lyrics and poems, is available.

Tribute to Nick Evans
Ralph has written a tribute to long time collaborator and publisher Nick Evans who was responsible for getting Tim'e Poems into print.

Angel Laughter in Paperback
The first volume of Ralph McTell's autobiography is now available as a paperback.