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Les Penning

Les Penning is a British musician and composer, best known for his work with Mike Oldfield on the album Ommadawn and several of Oldfield's singles. He is credited with introducing Oldfield to medieval music through their time playing together at Penrhos Court. He has worked with many other artists, playing woodwind, as producer or as recording engineer, and has created radio drama for BBC Hereford and Worcester and music for two S4C television series: Gwydion and an adaption by Gareth Miles of the novel '. In 1978 he was a musician and performer on the BBC adaptation of ‘Kilvert’s Diary’. He has appeared at Leominster Festival playing medieval music as "Leslie Penning and Company"

In 1977 he was given the title of Sir Les Penning, Master of the King's music, by Richard Booth, the King of Hay. He has recently worked on several projects in collaboration with Robert Reed including "Doctor Who Theme" and "Sanctuary II" and his albums Belerion, Return to Penrhos, and The Ringmaster Part One and Two.

Discography

Albums
Singles and EPs
  • Cuckoo Song with Mike Oldfield, Virgin, 1977
  • The British Grenadiers, Polydor Records, 1977
  • The Hay National Anthem, Hay Gramophone Gesellschaft, 1977
  • Should Have Been Forever, Plant Life Records, 1983
  • Willow Fair, Plant Life Records, 1983
  • Sussex Carol (with Rob Reed), 2016
  • In Dulci Jubilo (with Rob Reed), 2018
  • The Floral Dance (with Rob Reed), 2019
As a contributing artist

Other music industry work

  • BBC Hereford and Worcester – Radio Drama The Hall of Mysteries
  • S4C television series: Gwyddion and Storïau'r Henllys Fawr (composer)
  • BBC series: Kilvert’s Diary (musician and performer), 1978

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