Music


1982-87
Lead singer/songwriter with Fragile Friends
Albums Singles
Four Play Paper Doll
The Novelty Wears Off
1988 Solo artiste
1989-93
Guitarist with Gary Hall and The Stormkeepers
Albums Singles
Wide Open To The World Jesus Christ / Lighten Up Your Load Suzanne
Where The River Meets The Sea (EP)
1993 – 2002 Lead singer, guitarist, songwriter with The Good Sons

Albums

Year Title Label
1995 Singing The Glory Down Glitterhouse (GRCD 379)
1996 The Kings Highway Glitterhouse (GRCD 402)
1997 Wines, Lines & Valentines Glitterhouse (GRCD 427)
1998 Angels In The End Watermelon/Sire (Watermelon CD 10 68) U.S. Release
2001 Happiness Floating World (FW009)
2004 Cosmic Fireworks – The Best of The Good Sons Sireena Records (Melinda 803)

Singles

Year Title Label
1994 The Good Sons ( E.P.) Own

1999 – present Solo Artiste

Albums

Year Title Label
1999 God Shaped Hole Glitterhouse (GRCD 463)
2002 Live…In Dinky Town Twah Records (Twah!121)
2002 Live…In Dinky Town Floating World (FW 010)
2003 A Decent Man Floating World (FW 016)
2003 In The Woods (live bootleg) Woods (woods 12)
2004 Absent Friends MurderedWithKindness (MWK001)
2005 The Tender Place: A Collection 1999-2005 Phantasmagoria
2006 Love’s A Cover Glitterhouse (GRCD 657)
2007 A New Kind Of Loneliness Floating World (FW 031)
2008 Crawling Through The USA Valve 8087
2010 I Didn’t Raise My Boy to be a Soldier Valve 2787
2010 Forgetmenots MurderedWithKindness (MWK002)

Singles

Year Title Label
2003 Celestial City Floating World (FW024)

DVDs

Year Title Description
2005 OBS 8 – A’ la carte Various artists, features Michael Weston King & The Decent Men live at OBS festival Beverungen, Germany June 2004, performing High Days, Holy Days
2007 The Crowning Story – ‘From A Good Son to a Decent Man’ Michael Weston King 1995 – 2005…a career retrospective (released by Borderdreams)

Michael Weston King songs recorded by other artists:

Riding The Range appears on Rear View Mirror by Townes Van Zandt (Normal203)
Watch My Dreamboats Sail appears on From These Hills by Carolyn Hester (RGFCD 033)
Riding the Range appears on the 7″ vinyl single EP entitled Riding the Range by Townes Van Zandt (Exile Records-Ex 7013)

Songs for the next generation (ARC Music Group) A collection of 17 cover versions of songs written by MWK.

Features:

  1. Tim Hardin 65′ Christine Olhman and Andy York
  2. The Grass Has Grown Over Dave Hawkins
  3. Always The Bridesmaid The Reveres
  4. Watch My Dreams Boat Sail Carolyn Hester
  5. 35 Regrets Captain Tractor
  6. Mathilda Duane Jarvis
  7. God’s Other Son Michael Hamilton
  8. Lay Me Down Terry Lee Hale
  9. From Lover’s Lane To Liverpool Vinny Peculiar
  10. Fade Away Markus Rill
  11. I Fall Behind Dean Owens
  12. Beautiful Lies John Howard
  13. Reserved for a Me and You The Rizdales
  14. Help Me to Find One Bar Town
  15. My Heart Stopped Today The Watchman
  16. Cosmic Fireworks Lou Dalgleish
Lost appears on Songdust 3 by Rich Mason (Disques de Rien. Rien0096)
Fade Away appears on  Bag Of Tricks by Markus Rill (self released)
I Fall Behind performed live by Deborah Greenwood/Jackie Leven
Beautiful Lies appear on Making Tracks – Curios & Collectables 2001-2009, by John Howard (kid1015)

Publications

Title Description
Beautiful Lies…The Songs of Michael Weston King Songbook
Twah! Publishing Cookin’ Fund raising cook book for SNIP (Special Needs Information Point
The Folk Handbook Features MWK’s version of the trad. folk song ‘What Is The Life Of A Man’ (Backbeat Books)

Other albums featuring Michael Weston King / The Good Sons

Year Title Description
1995 Out of the Blue Vol 1 Glitterhouse compilation features Gods Other Son (The Good Sons)
1996 Out of the Blue Vol 2 Glitterhouse compilation features Riding The Range (The Good Sons with Townes Van Zandt)
1996 Out of the Blue Vol 3 Glitterhouse compilation features Higher Ground (Michael Weston King & Phil Abram – acoustic version – previously unreleased.)
1997 Out of the Blue Vol 4 Glitterhouse compilation features Straight To You (The Good Sons)
1997 HMV’s Alternative Country Various Artists (RTMCD 997). features Angels In The End (The Good Sons)
1998 Out of the Blue Vol 5 Glitterhouse compilation features Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Michael Weston King & Phil Abram recored live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam)
1998 Have One Glitterhouse compilation (GRCD 425) features Mathilda (The Good Sons)
1998 Down On The Farm Various Artists (DOTFPROMO 3) features Fade Away (The Good Sons)
2000 Out of the Blue Vol 7 Glitterhouse compilation features Lay Me Down (Michael Weston King)
2000 Come Fly With Us Glitterhouse compilation (GRCD 466) features Lay Me Down (Michael Weston King)
2000 Seka Sister Vol 2 Various Artists (Twah! 155/EFA 61115-2) features Sad, Sad Truth (The Good Sons) – previously unreleased.
2002 Chooglin’ – A Tribute To The Songs Of John Fogerty Various Artists – Drenrecords (DNCD018) The Good Sons perform Someday Never Comes
2003 Floating World Records sampler features Celestial City (Michael Weston King)
2003 Seka Sister Vol 3 Various Artists (Twah!) features I Fall Behind (Michael Weston King)
2004 Floating World Records sampler Various Artists – features I Fall Behind (Michael Weston King)
2004 Nevermind Glitterhouse is 20 20th anniversary celebration album Glitterhouse compilation (GRCD 617) features Riding The Range (The Good Sons with Townes Van Zandt)
2005 Hardcover University -Phantasmagoria Compilation Vol 1 Various Artists – features Happy Infidels (The Good Sons) and Simple Twist of Fate (Michael Weston King)
2005 Mojo Magazine Bob Dylan tribute cover mount CD Various Artists – features Simple Twist of Fate (Michael Weston King)
2005 Songs From Hell’s Ditch Vol 2 Various Artists – features Lay Me Down – resurection version (Michael Weston King & The Decent Men)
2005 Friends of Americana UK Vol 2 No. 11 Various Artists – features Celestial City (Michael Weston King)
2006 Revolver Reloaded Mojo Magazine Beatles tribute cover mount CD Various Artists – features For No One (Michael Weston King)
2006 The Arc Classics – ‘Country’ ARC Music Group sampler (AMC CM 0906)
Features God’s Other Son (The Good Sons). Also features One Bar Town’s version of Help Me To Find
2006 Northerline – The British at NXNE (Invisible Hands Music Various Artists – features The Last Hurrah (Michael Weston King)
2006 Mr Music Country Volume 8 Cat no. 08 2006 Various Artists – features My Heart Stopped Today (Michael Weston King)
2007 UN-HERD Volume 3 Various Artists – Rock n Reel Magazine cover CD features It Will End In Tears (Michael Weston King)
2007 Old Wines New Skins & The Folk Handbook ((Dusk Fire Records) Various Artists – MWK contributes his version of the trad. folk song What Is The Life Of A Man
2008 Moseley Folk Festival 2008 – Anthology Various Artists – features My Heart Stopped Today (Michael Weston King)
2010 One Stop Shopping – Rich Olga Publ. compilation (R0l-10-1) Various Artists – features Here’s The Plan and It Will End In Tears (Michael Weston King)

Michael Weston King guest appearances on other artists albums

Year Artist Album Description Label
2001 Jackie Leven Creatures Of Light and Darkness MWK contributes backing vocals on The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ and Wrapped up in Blue Cooking Vinyl (cookcd 213 )
2002 Rich Mason Whatever It Takes MWK contributes lyrics and lead vocals on Swing Disques de Rien (Rien 0080)
2004 Various Artists A Tribute To Frankie Miller MWK contributes guitar and backing vocals on I Would Gladly Go Blind Eagle Records (ETGBX227)
2005 Jackie Leven Elegy for Johnny Cash MWK contributes guitar and backing vocals on I Would Gladly Go Blind Cooking Vinyl
2005 Townes Van Zandt Live at Union Chapel, London 1994 MWK writes liner notes for the album Tomato Records
2007 Hobotalk Homesick For Nowhere MWK contributes backing vocals Glitterhouse