Paul Field is a British Christian musician and songwriter who has been active since the mid-1970s, first with Nutshell and later as a solo artist. He has continued to write music and his works have won several awards.
Background
He began his career in the early 1970s with the folk trio called Jesus Revolution. The group, including Heather Bennett and Pam Thiele, renamed itself Nutshell and recorded two albums. The group was called an English version of 2nd Chapter of Acts.[1] Bennett and Thiele left and were replaced by Annie McCaig and Mo McCafferty and released two further albums. After the release of Believe it or Not in 1979, the band changed its name to Network 3 and released two singles, both produced by Cliff Richard. Between 1979 and 1981, the group toured as backing singers and support act with Cliff Richard.
Network 3 disbanded and Field embarked on a solo career, releasing Restless Heart in 1982. He has written six musicals, Daybreak, Visions, Breaking Bread, Burning Questions, Hopes and Dreams and Here and Now. He continued to combine his solo career with production, songwriting and arranging. He has also written music for film, television and advertising,including British Rail, the Cabbage Patch Kids, Astro Farm, Guinness, Australian TV and the Tokyo Motor Show.
In 2001 and 2002, he travelled to India with Garth Hewitt. They co-wrote and produced an album for Christian Aid in support of the Dalit people. The Dalit Drum uses live recordings of Dalit drummers.[citation needed]
In 2004, one of Field's children's songs, "Surrounded by His Love", was used as part of the Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message, broadcast on Christmas Day.[citation needed]
Field has written and providing production for Jonathan Veira.[citation needed] He has written songs for a Dutch film and completed two albums of children's songs.[citation needed] He has also provided backing vocals for Brian Houston andwritten lyrics for a BBC project for school assemblies.[citation needed] He produced Beyond Belief with Martin John Nicholls, for Christian Aid.[citation needed] He also worked on Cargo, a project seeking the abolition of the slave trade. This has been developed with Anti-Slavery International, Compassion International, Stop the Traffik and the UK Human Trafficking centre. Throughout 2007, Cargo toured with Coco Mbassi, Mike Haughton, Sadie Chamberlain and Dan Wheeler.[citation needed]
Different Yet the Same with Roy Martin (1986, Myrrh. MYRR1211)
Breaking Bread [Musical] (1986, Kingsway)
Love Between the Lines (1988, Edge, ER7011)
Tattoo (1989, Independent)
For the World One Voice (1991, Go For Music)
State of the Heart (1992, ICC)
Pass it On (1992, ICC)
Burning Questions [Musical] (1993, Kingsway)
Big Dreams and Little Rebellions (1994, ICC)
Fit for Life (1995, ICC)
Empty Page (1997, ICC, ICCD21430)
Hopes and Dreams (1998, Kingsway)
Time Will Tell [Musical] (1999, Independent)
Dangerous Journey [Musical] (2000, ICC)
In the Long Run (2000, ICC, ICCD51630)
Here and Now [Musical] (2002, Kingsway, KMCD2423)
Make a Joyful Noise (2003, ICC)
Let There be Peace (2003, ICC, ICCD77130)
Still You Speak (2004, ICC)
Without the Song and Dance (2005, Nearfield)
CARGO [Musical] (2007, Nearfield)
Being Myself (2016, Independent)
The Politics of Kindness (2021, Independent)
Design with Paul Field
Invisible Fire (1988, Krea Holland)
Garth Hewitt and Paul Field
The Dalit Drum (2001, Christian Aid)
References
^Scott, Ken (2003). Archivist: Vintage Vinyl Jesus Music, 1965–1980 (3rd ed.). Ken Scott. p. 99. - Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson. p. 643.
