JUDY DYBLE Talking With Strangers (2009 UK 7-track CD album - Judy Dyble's story and place in modern music folklore is interesting and unquestioned. From the original vocalist of Fairport Convention to the beginning of the King Crimson story; onehalf of revered acid duo Trader Horne, crossing paths with Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis & Cat Stevens, to thirty years of almost complete silence. Judy's first tentative steps back into the world of recording began with three cult albumsproduced by Marc Swordfish between 2004 - 2006. Then the embryo of an album, this album, took shape. Judy, No-Man's Tim Bowness, and Cromer Museum's Alistair Murphy, together wrote the majority of this stunning body of work, hand picking friends [old and new] to contribute. The end result is a compendium that draws influence from the fields of prog rock, acid folk, jazz, and contemporary pop music. Judy's vocal performance is heart stopping: occasionally uncomfortable, as she divulges vital autobiographical moments from her career so far. The album ebbs and flows with dark and light, from the melancholic but beautiful 'Grey October Day', to the inspirational, optimistic 'Jazzbirds'; and includes guest appearances from Ian MacDonald & Pat Mastelotto [King Crimson], Julianne Regan [All About Eve], Celia Humprhis [Trees], Simon Nicol [Fairport Convention], Jacquie McShee [Pentangle] and Robert Fripp)