This Yorkshire-based group reveled in the craggy, untamed Northern English folk tunes of Leeds, York and environs. An acquired taste, for sure, but great stuff if you get on its wavelength. Initially recording as a duo, Derek Elliott and Dorothy Elliott later brought their daughter Nadine into the act, creating the "Yorkshire Relish" band, which then expanded into a quartet with the inclusion of squeezeboxer Chris Parkinson, Their albums are a little hard to sort out, though, as they recorded both as Yorkshire Relish and under their own names... Here's an attempt to sort things out...
Derek & Dorothy Elliott "Derek And Dorothy Elliott" (Trailer Records, 1972) (LP)
(Produced by Bill Leader)
Derek Elliott & Dorothy Elliott & Nadine "The Celebrated Yorkshire Relish" (Traditional Sound Recordings, 1976) (LP)
Yorkshire Relish "An Old Family Business" (Traditional Sound Recordings, 1980) (LP)
Here the lineup includes Derek, Dorothy and Nadine Elliott, and the group's newest member, accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Chris Parkinson, who went on to co-found The House Band, along with various and sundry collaborations.
Derek Elliott, Dorothy Elliott & Chris Parkinson "Ship To Shore" (PJS Music, 2002) (LP)
The main trio is joined by guitarist George Clarke, Gerry Spooner on bodhran, and the rather mysterious "Ernest S." on keyboards and guitar...
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