Phil Beer (born 12 May 1953 in Exminster, Devon, England) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.
Beer first began to play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin whilst still at school in Teignmouth, Devon. This passion for acoustic music was especially stirred by the Davey Graham album Folk, Blues & Beyond. He played his first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard Entwistle, John Allman and Martin Pike and other musicians, and by the time he was sixteen he was performing regularly. Beer worked with Paul Downes as a duo from 1974 and also in the Arizona Smoke Revue 1980. He was a key member of Johnny Coppin's band (ex-Decameron), and together they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on his 1979 Sentinel album. He toured with Mike Oldfield in 1979 and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield's Througham studio. Beer joined The Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with them until 1991, touring extensively at home and abroad, and recording many albums. Show of Hands became a full-time partnership from 1991. Beer continues to do session work, most notably on The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels album, Steve Harley's Poetic Justice and countless other mainstream and less high-profile projects. Recent projects include two albums for folk fiddle player Jackie Oates, two albums for former Spinners singer Mick Groves, an album for folk musician Jez Lowe, an album for singer-songwriter Tom Palmer and an album for north Devon singer Jenna
2021
Hands On Music
CDr, Album
2014
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Album
2010
Sugar Town Records
CDr, Single, Promo
2010
Chudleigh Roots
3xCD, Comp, Ltd + DVD-V
2008
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Album
2005
2001
Talking Elephant
CD
2000
Emporio
CD, Comp
2000
1999
1994
1986
Greenwich Village
LP, Album
1984
Greenwich Village
LP, Album
1980
Rola Records (2)
2xLP
1980
Avada
7", Single
1979
Greenwich Village
LP, Album
1976
Sweet Folk And Country
LP
1973
2022
Not On Label (Dom Prag Self-released)
CD, Album
2018
Storm Lantern
CDr, Album
2010
Hands On Music
CD, Album, Dig
2010
Chudleigh Roots
CD, Album
2008
Chudleigh Roots
CD, Album
2007
Chudleigh Roots
CD, Album
2007
Not On Label
CD, Album
2006
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2006
Purplefolk Records
CDr, Album
2004
Not On Label (Mick Groves Self-released)
CD, Album
2000
Not On Label
CDr, Album
1997
Not On Label
CD, Album
1992
The Road Goes On Forever
CD, Album
1992
1990
1981
Rola Records (2)
LP
1980
Avada
LP
1980
1979
Dental Records (10)
7", EP, Red
1978
Hairy Dog Records (2)
CD, Album
Purplefolk Records
CDr, Album
Not On Label
Cass, Album
2023
1998
HTD Records
CD, Comp
2006
Moor Music
CD, Album
2025
Hatsongs Records
CD, Album
2024
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album
2024
Wild Goose Studios
CD, Album
2024
Not On Label
CD, Album
2024
2023
Hands On Music
2xCD, Comp
2023
2022
MIG
3xCD, Album
2020
Hands On Music
2xCD, Album, Dig
2020
Not On Label
CD, Album
2019
Not On Label (Daria Kulesh Self-released)
CD, Album
2019
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Album
2019
Monde Green Records
CD, Album
2019
2019
2018
Polydor, Universal Music Group International, Rolling Stones Records
Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, RM + LP, Album, RE + 2xLP, Al
2018
Red Sky Records (3)
2xCD, Album, Comp
2018
2018
2016
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2016
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2015
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2015
Not On Label (Mythago Morris Self-Released)
CDr, Album
2015
2014
Poacher Records
CD, Album
2014
Not Now Music
2xCD, Comp
2014
Poacher Records
CD, EP
2014
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Comp, Mixtape
2014
2013
Crazy Moose Records
CDr, Album
2012
Powered Flight Music
CD, Album
2012
Hands On Music
CD, Album, Dig
2012
Not On Label (Rosie Eade Self-released)
CDr
2012
Autumn Music Ltd (2)
CD, Album
2010
Talking Elephant Records
CD, Album
2010
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2009
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2009
Mambo Music (2)
CD, Album, Comp
2009
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2009
Not On Label (Rupert Willder Self-released)
CD, Album, Dig
2009
Not On Label (Mick Groves Self-released)
CD, Album
2009
Hands On Music
CD, Album
2009
2008
Working Joe Music Ltd
CD, Album
2008
2007
Pipe Records (2), Pipe Records (2)
CD, Album
2007
Tantobie Records
CD, Album
2007
Hands On Music
CD, Album
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