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In order of (known or likely) recording date
*Cats Cradle
Cats Cradle (Gift of Time)
33 Records (UK) 33WM104 [CD] (1997)
1. Invisible Man (Doyle-Doyle) (5‘15) 2. Time and Again (Ardill-Ardill) (4‘04) 3. Scribbling (Cats Cradle after John Stevens) (0‘51) 4. Cold Comfort (Doyle-Ardill/Nicols) (5‘53) 5. D(s)Cribbling (Cats Cradle) (0‘57) 6. Raining Down (Ardill-Ardill) (5‘43) 7. Niagara (Marshall-Marshall) (6‘20) 8. Sense of Ourselves (Cats Cradle-Nicols) (2‘10) 9. One Move Ahead (Nicols-Nicols) (4‘49) 10. Dynamite Dream (Nicols-Nicols) (7‘00) 11. Music Is the Magic (Nicols/Ardill/Doyle-St. Farrell) (4‘36) 12. Gift of Time (Day-Nicols) (5‘32) 13. Your Rules (Doyle) (6‘15)
Arangements by Cats Cradle except (5) and (11).
recorded at ‘33’ studios, Luton (England, UK); no recording date given.
Maggie Nicols - voice, piano, tap; Julia Doyle - double bass, backing vocals; Ann Day - drums, percussion; Nony Ardill - guitars, backing vocals; Ruth Marshall - violin, trombone, backing vocals.

*Mike Figgis
One Night Stand. Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack
Polygram Records (USA) Verve 314559 025-2 [CD] (1997)
1. One Night Stand (8’13) 2. Angels # 2 (3’21) 3. Max And Karen (3’26) 4. The Organ Grinder’s Swing (W. Hudson/I. Mills/M. Parish) (2’12) 5. Liberty (1’01) 6. Exactly like You (D. Fields/J. McHugh) (3’00) 7. The Magging (1’44) 8. I’ d Like You to Stay (5’44) 9. Air On A G String (J.S. Bach) (3’34) 10. San Vincente (1’10) 11. A Question For Charles? (1’12) 12. Heart Noir (Arlen Figgis) (3’43) 13. Life Is An Orange (3’50) 14. Maxwerk (1’07) 15. Graveyard Shift (1’06) 16. Karen And Max (1’58) 17. Angels # 3 (1’26) 18. Cavatina (L van Beethoven) (6’41)
Compositions by Mike Figgis except as indicated.
Original music recorded at Angel Studios, London (UK); no recording dates given. (6) recorded September or October 1959 in New York.
Dave Hartley - piano, electric piano; Ralph Salmins - drums; Laurence Cottle - bass guitar; John Parricelle - electric, Spanish and accoustic guitars; Ray Warleigh - alto and baritone saxophones; Frank Ricotti - percussion; Chris Laurence - double bass; Mike Figgis - trumpet; Miriam Stockley (7?, 8, 10?, 15?) - voice; Maggie Nicols (7?, 10?, 12, 15?) - voice; Juillard Quartet (18): Robert Mann - violin, Joel Smirnoff - violin, Samuel Rhodes - viola, Joel Krosnick - cello; Jimmy Smith (4) - organ (plus guitaris and drummer); Nina Simone (6) - voice, piano; Jimmy Bond (6) - double bass; Al Heath (6) - drums; Jacques Loussier (9) - piano (plus bass-player and drummer).

*Les Diaboliques
Live At The Rhinefalls
Intakt Records Intakt CD 059 [CD] (2000)
1. Mercurial Drama (12’08) 2. Almost Straight Ahead (13’37) 3. Rheingefallen (4’22) 4. Tongue Talking (8’05) 5. Diverse Moods’ Wings (12’18) 6. Vals Diabolique III (4’34)
all compositions by Schweizer, Nicols, Leandre, except (4) by Schweizer
Recorded live at the Jazzfestival Schaffhausen Mai 21, 1997 by Schweizer Radio DRS
Irene Schweizer - piano; Maggie Nicols - voice; Joelle Leandre - double bass

*Ken Hyder/Dave Brooks/Maggie Nicols
In The Stone
Impetus (UK) IMP CD 19732 [CD] (1998)
1. Rose Among The Heather (4’33) 2. My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose (5’24) 3. Gallus Grannie Goes Her Mile (Hyder/Brooks) (2’40) 4. To The Erudite (Hyder/Nicols) (4’57) 5. Drum Salute & Lament For John Stevens (Hyder/Brooks) (9’40) 6. Pibroch For John Stevens (Hyder/Nicols) (8’54) 7. The Geese Among The Bog (8’27) 8. The Jute Mill Song (Brookbanks) (4’03) 9. The Eviction (8’38) 10. Smile in Your Sleep (McLean) (7’13)
Tracks are traditional tunes and songs (arranged by the musicians) except as noted
All tracks with Maggie Nicols were recorded at Oor Wullie Studio London, other tracks were recorded at Barefoot Studio, London. (No recording dates given in the CD’s leaflet.)
Ken Hyder - drums; Dave Brooks (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10) - bagpipes; Maggie Nicols (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - voice; Pete McPhail (10) - low whistle; Don Patterson (10) - guitar; Marcio Mattos (10) - double bass
Note: With all interprets together track (10) represents one of the last line-ups of Scottish / free jazz group “Talisker”.

*Mike Figgis
Loss of Sexual Innocence. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Polygram Records [CD] (1999?)
Philips Music (USA) Philips 289462697-2 [CD] (1999)
1. Africa (4'24) 2. Der Dichter Spricht (R. Schumann) (2'10) 3. Doppelgänger (2'06) 4. Träumerei (R. Schumann) (2'47) 5. Tango (7'08) 6. Nocturne in E Flat Major Op. 9, No 2 (F. Chopin) (4'56) 7. Twins (6'40) 8. Piano Sonata in C - Ardento Section KV 545 (W.A. Mozart)(5'29) 9. Tree of Knowledge (4'05) 10. Pathetique Sonata - 1st Movement (excerpt)(L. vanBeethoven)(4'26) 11. Dukes Award (1'58) 12. Moonlight Sonata - 1st Movement (excerpt)( L. van Beethoven)(5'51) 13. Accident (2'30) 14. Loss Of Sexual Innocence (2'59) 15. An Eye For An Angel (1'21) 16. Symphony No. 9 - Allegro Ma Non Tanto (excerpt)(L. vanBeethoven)(1'44)17. Nocturne in D Flat Major Op. 27, No 2 (F. Chopin)(5'14)
All music written by Mike Figgis except where noted
Recording dates not known.
Miriam Stockley (1, 7) - voice; Maggie Nicols (5) - voice; Tony Coe (3, 13) - clarinet; Mike Figgis - trumpet, keyboards(?); Joanna MacGregor (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 17) - piano; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, conducted by Kurt Masur (16)

Note: This is the sound track of Mike Figgis’s movie “Loss of Sexual Innocence”. MN is heard on one track only.

*Loverly
Life
33 Records (UK) 33 WM 111 [CD] (1999)
1. The Elephant and the Dodo (Davis) (5’43) 2. Euro Speakeasy (Jolly/Higham/Fowler) (1’35) 3. The Same and not the Same (Fowler/Nicols) (5’38) 4. The Magic Muddle (Loverly) (4’12) 5. Pagan Love Song (Doyle) (6’22) 6. Tears For My Love (Day) (3’52) 7. Great Barrier Riff (Jolly/Higham/Doyle) (1’27) 8. Bending Bars (Loverly) (3’38) 9. Melleniumumojumbo (Davis) (2’47) 10. The Dogs Of Leith (Day/Nicols) (0’56) 11. That’s Life (Loverly) (3’41) 12. Take Heart (Nicols) (5’59) 13. Our Sacred Chants Filled The Ever Now (Loverly) (7’06) 14. Fidel’s Folly (Davis/Nicols) (5’54)
Recorded September 1998 at ‘33’ studios, Luton (U.K.)
Maggie Nicols - voice, keyboards; Paul Jolly - clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano, alto and baritone saxophone; Mel Davis - piano, voice, percussion; Julia Doyle - bass, percussion; Dave Fowler - drums; John Morrow - percussion
with Terry Day (4, 8, 10, 11, 13) - voice, percussion, bamboo reeds; Aura Vince (8, 13) - voice; Yadley Day (8, 11) - voice, percussion.

*Various Artists
Freedom of the City 2001: Small groups
Emanem (UK) Emanem 4205 [2xCD] (2002)
A 7. Nickrahug A (15’34) A 8. Nickrahug B (2’50) A 9. Nickrahug C (7’47)
recorded live May 5, 2001 at Conway Hall during the Freedom of the City Festival in London (UK)
Maggie Nicols - voice, tap (feet); Caroline Kraabel - alto saxophone, voice; Charlotte Hug - viola
Note: All other pieces without Maggie Nicols.

*Maggie Nicols/Caroline Kraabel/Charlotte Hug
Transitions
Emanem (UK) Emanem 4068 [CD] (2002)
1. Undercurrents (For Paddy Ben Pan) (7’48) 2. Lullaby For Clement (13’16) 3. Broken Bridges (2’08) 4. No Now (4’59) 5. Hymn Indoors (13’41) 6. Coming Out (10’18) 7. Up To Earth (3’48)
All music by Hug, Kraabel, Nicols
Recorded June 4, 2001 at Conway Hall, London (UK)
Maggie Nicols - voice, tap dancing; Caroline Kraabel - alto saxophone, voice; Charlotte Hug - viola.

*Various Artists
The Gathering. For John Stevens
Emanem (UK) Emanem 4091 [CD] (2003?)
1. Feast (28’05) 2. Click Piece (6’37) 3. Sustained Piece (6’49) 4. Mouse In The Desert (8’14) 5. Released (17’55) 6. Beauty And The Beast (10’11) 
Recorded July 1, 2002 in London (UK)
Angeline Conaghan, Hugo Danino, Evrah, Sharon Gal, Glynis Joseph, Juliet Morel, Carmel Morrisey, Zia Musafia, Maggie Nicols - voice, etc.; Frank Charlton, Paul Shearsmith - trumpet; Shirley Hall - bass clarinet; Bernard Burn, Tom Chant, Dave De Cobain, RichardI Leigh - saxophones; Veryan Weston - piano; Susanna Ferrar - violin; Morris English, Moshi Honen, Steve Moyes, Mick Rodwell - guitar, etc.; Dennis Austin, Dave Fowler - percussion; Stuart Fisher - electronics.
Note: Instrumentalists also use their voices at times.

*Maggie Nicols and Steve Moyes
3rd July, 2003
Gorst Records (U.K.) GorstRec0001 [CD] 2004
1. Voice-Guitar-Chair (12'23) 2. Voice-Guitar-Little Bells (7'36) 3. Guitar-Chair-Little Bells-Voice (4'58) 4. Voice-Thighs-Amplifier-Guitar (5'41) 5. Guitar-Voice-Piano (12'46) 6. Guitar-Voice-Xaphoon-Piano (15'59) 7. Chair-Voice-Guitar (2'55) 8. Piano-Guitar-Voice (1'54)
Maggie Nicols - voice, piano (5, 6, 8), tap (feet), small instruments; Steve Moyes - guitar, xaphoon (6), small instruments.
recorded 3rd July, 2003 at The Premises, London.
Note: This CD can be obtained by St. Moyes as well as another CD on Gorst Recordings, a duorecording of Steve Moyes with female vocalist Evrah. Again it is improvised music, You can hear a sample ofit on Evrah's website at www.evrah.org.uk

*Glasgow Improvising Orchestra /with Maggie Nicols
Which Way Did He Go?
FMR-Records (U.K.) FMR 158 cd [CD] 2005
1. Improvisation with Maggie No. 1 (12’34) 2. January Improvisation No. 5 (11’19) 3. Food (8’41) 4. January Conduction No. 1 (6’53) 5. Improvisation with Maggie No. 6 (13’53)
Kenneth Broom - tenor saxophone; Stuart Brown - drums; George Burt -accoustic guitar; John Burgess - bass clarinet, tenor sax (1, 3, 5);Matthew Cairns - trumpet;Neil Davidson - electric guitar; Peter Dowling - alto saxophone; NickFells - shakuhachi; Robert Henderson - trumpet; Giles Lamb - piano (1,3, 5); George Lyle - double bass (1, 3, 5); Raymond MacDonald - alto &soprano saxophone; Una MacGlone - double bass; Alexander Neilson -drums; Maggie Nicols - voice; Peter Nicholson - cello; Daniel Padden -clarinet, percussion, piano (2, 4); Christoph Reiserer - sopranosaxophone (1, 3, 5); Emma Roche - flute; Matthew Studdert-Kennedy -flute (1, 3, 5); Graeme Wilson - tenor & baritone saxophone.
Recorded on October 16, 2004 (1, 3, 5) and January 30, 2005 at theCentre of Contemporary Arts, Glasgow.

* Various Artists

The Statute Of Liberty

Creative Routes Records (U.K.)

7 Pockets Of Resistance- Rhythm 'n' Voice
Vocals+ feet- Maggie Nicols, Drums/Percussion- Dave Fowler


Performing Lindsay Cooper's works (together with Phil Minton)