MORE NEW COLOURS IN OUR CLASSIC FLARES

Remember that our flares are our own design & you won't find them anywhere else. We have just got some more new limited edition colours in stock. We have a dark beige cord & two 100% cotton flares in beige or black. See Our Latest Items Here

Dark Beige Cord

Dark beige Cords

Black 100% cotton trouser flares

100% Black cotton trousers

New 100% Cotton Beige Trousers

100%  cotton beige flares

NEW Limited Edition FLARES in....

We have just listed 2 new limited edition corduroy flares in our stores. Same price as usual, same cut as usual. Please check dem oot!  New Limited Edition Flares Here!

The Khaki Cords

New Royal Blue cords

Proper Rap Music.. courtesy of Mr Fox! 1971

Now, we wouldn't ever want to give off the impression that we thought we knew a great deal about Rap music, but I do believe we have found a real rap gem, which once discovered by the masses, will push a lot of the rap artistes already planted firmly in the conscious of "Rap" fans, into the shadows...
Not really of course, but it's an amusing example of somebody rapping (in 1971) without actually knowing that this style would one day spawn a genre all of it's own. A genre, now generally considered as pretty damn cool really.

What's in the pipe Bob?? 

Here's Bob Pegg of 70's folk rock outfit Mr Fox, unwittingly rapping away to his hearts content. Rather than trying to sound like he's from the ghettos of New York or LA, has opted to stick with his prominent, native Nottinghamshire accent. Please do imagine the figure above, stood in the vocal booth, mic in hand tilted towards the ceiling, spitting this one out...

Electric Eden - Unearthing Britains Visionary Music (Rob Young)

Just finished reading the Kindle edition of this captivating book by Rob Young.
Electric Eden tells the historical story of British Folk music, a mystical, magical journey through time introducing us to, apart from the music, some fascinating, eccentrically colourful characters, some deep thinking, troubled souls & primitive ideas & Religion. Taking us along a dirt track out of the City & into the wild, painting a sepia tinted picture in your mind of the British countryside & all that evokes it.
It tells the story from the beginning, a similar tale to the beginnings of the US folk music scene. It took a handful of dedicated, obsessive personalities to unearth the songs of the people, the country folk & the working classes. These people scoured the length & breadth of the country, out to the sticks, collecting songs, poems & folklore tales from the few people that had them handed down to them.
The story then shifts from these dusty narratives to explain how these original unaccompanied songs then became the folk music we know so well from the early 1960s. Music by artists such as Davy Graham, Bert Jansch, The Watersons.
We are then turned onto how the genre developed through that decade & beyond, to incorporate psychedelia, the Occult & the fuse of other musical genres, such as Jazz & US country music & how this in turn inspired the mainstream to contrive some of the classics of our time. Sgt pepper, Piper at the Gates of Dawn et al.

The book gives us in depth write ups of recommended albums, a track by track guide by picking out the instruments used, the conflicts between band members, and the significant lyrics & what they could have meant to it's authors. All presented in a very welcome, finicky fashion.

Author Rob Young. has written for Uncut & The Wire

It tells of the inspiration behind a lot of these albums & of the places where the songs were conceived & recorded. Throwing you right into the Studios & country retreats alongside the artists, or in the case of 1970s band Heron (shown on the cover above) out in the fields & plonked on a log by their makeshift open-air recording studio.
The book is a hefty companion & a recommended read, even for those who don't particularly like some of the artists or albums featured within. The stories are all educational & interesting none the less. Not too sure why the book swings dramatically towards the end to include in depth chapters on Kate Bush, Talk Talk, David Sylvian. You can't help but feel that the author was looking for an excuse to force in a few personal favourite bands of his generation. Despite having little to do with Folk music as we know it & wandering off & away from the general feel of the book, these pages still make for interesting reading.
If you can't afford a Holiday this year, then just stay home & read this. You'll be transported away from work & the stresses of everyday life & into the carefree countryside as often as you like. And all for the price of a book.
Review by fuZZdandy

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New Hawaiin shirts in....

Just in, our brand new range of limited edition Hawaiian shirts up for grabs. 100% cotton funky late 50's, early 60's inspired print with palm trees, volcanos etc. The sun will be out at some point so grab this now so you're ready to go...
We're doing 2 designs at the minute, one, a red shirt with palms, sea, parrots etc. And one in blue with palms, volcanos etc. The top button is hidden behind the collar with a nice loop button feature, making them pretty unique to this design. Check them out at FuZZdandy  HERE.

New Cardigans in Stock..

More colours in this style available at www.fuzzdandy.com

Check out our new cardigans, rather fetching don't ya think. Inspired by late 50's & early 60's designs.. just what you need for a quiet evening in with the slippers or a cosy night out at the local. As usual designed & manafactured in Leicester UK. We have 3 different designs & colours. Check them all out or buy in our knitwear Section: www.fuzzdandy.com

New Spiders Tees Now in Stock..

We've just listed our newest tee. It's a slim fitting tee with a spiders design print by Run & Fly UK.  All Sizes available & you'll find it cheaper on our website  fuzzdandy.com