I think I've finally managed to get over my post-tour hangover. Took it's bloody time to get going, settle and leave! Apparently there's quite a longish tour diary video thing coming soon, Adam is currently editing down the many hours of footage he recorded. I don't envy him at all.
I've not really got much booked for the moment, which feels a bit strange, but also quite nice.We've started talking about the new album that we hope to get recorded by the end of July, with a whole bunch of new material. It'll be a much more folky affair than previously, but hopefully you'll still like it.
The only live dates that I've got booked at the moment is Friday 9th of April at The Classic Grand, supporting the wonderful Ricky Warwick, and then July 15th at St Andrews in The Square. This is a fundraiser for the Britannia Panopticon on Argylle Street, and also the first time I've been booked to play a set for the world famous Star Folk Club.
As there seems to be a big absence in live shows between April and July (a short tour is planned in May), I'm thinking of having a big blow out after the Classic Grand. They do drinks for a pound at the Club night. If you fancy coming along, I've got cheap tickets (face value is a tenner, so it's cheaper than that!) that I can sell you. Just email me, and we'll work it out. It's going to be my biggest Glasgow show up until this point! Jud and I have a killer setlist planned for this, so it won't be one to be missed!
Fairwell, FAIRWELL!
Edit: My old drummer Puggs sent me an email on Sunday night asking if I was still supporting The Lawrence Arms. I had no idea what he was on about until he produced a photo of a flyer for their Cathouse date with me listed as support. Suffice to say, I am not on the bill. As far as I know it is Taking Chase who are providing local support.
The only dealings I've had with TripleG, who are putting on the show, was when we were booked to open for Fake Problems, so I'm thinking that this is a glitch left over from then. I've had no email contact with them to get the full story though. Had I been booked for that gig you would have heard about it a hell of a lot!
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Sunday, 28 March 2010
Monday, 15 March 2010
Post Tour Blues
I'm currently about to leave my flat to go to work after a week off. In this week I had the most amazing time on the road with Adam Boucher and the Dead Set (with the wonderful Jud Harron along to help me out!). We played some truly brilliant gigs, got fucked over in Hereford, became strong friends, and spotted a dubious car number plate.
I'll write up a fuller account of what happened soon, I should have really been taking notes as I'm sure I will have forgotten stuff. Also, I expect there to be a lot of videos to come out of it courtesy of Mr. Boucher. We watched the Newcastle show video in the van, and I'm thinking it could be a new bit of merch at future shows.
The next gigs we're doing are:
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I'll write up a fuller account of what happened soon, I should have really been taking notes as I'm sure I will have forgotten stuff. Also, I expect there to be a lot of videos to come out of it courtesy of Mr. Boucher. We watched the Newcastle show video in the van, and I'm thinking it could be a new bit of merch at future shows.
The next gigs we're doing are:
- 19th March - Club Kage, Dundee (NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE)
- 21st March - 13th Note, Glasgow, with Chris T-T and Le Reno Amps
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Monday, 22 February 2010
Tour dates!
Listed below are the tour dates we've booked for March. I'll be playing these with accompaniment from Judith Harron, and Adam Boucher will be playing wiht his new band The Dead Set. If you are in the area, please come out and say hi!
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- 9th March - The Library Bar, Islington, London
- 10th March - The Mothers Ruin, Bristol
- 11th March - The Blue Rooms, Hereford!
- 12th March - House Show, Newcastle, benefit for Radical Bookshop.
- 13th March - All Day Addistock, Wednesbury, Birmingham
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Thursday, 21 January 2010
You never write, you never call
Realised it had been ages since I have updated here, so here goes. I've had a relaxing January with not much on at all, which should all hopefully change with February. The following gigs are lined up:
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- 30th January - Fanny By Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 4pm acoustic solo show
- 19th February - Nice'n'Sleazys, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £4, with Renegade Folk Punk Band
- 27th February - Libertines, Ayr, £3, cut down folk band show
- 19th March - Balcony Bar, Dundee, £3, with Renegade Folk Punk band
- 21st March - 13th Note with Chris T-T, £6, solo show
Not to mention a UK tour with Adam Boucher in early March, a new split release with Don't Let Paris Fool You, and perhaps even more shows!
On that note, I am looking to do quite a number of solo acoustic shows, so if you want to put one on (perhaps a house gig), please get in touch. I live in Dundee now, so travelling to anywhere in Scotland is absolutely fine, at any point through the week!
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Monday, 4 January 2010
The decade in review
When I was 16 I picked up a guitar for the first time, as we move in to the early days of 2010, I'm now 26. That means ten years of pretending to play guitar, and bending the notion of what qualifies as a 'vocalist'. All that said, it has been a pretty fun ride.
It would be hard to pick the best gigs I've played over this time, although I'm sure Northwich and Barrow-in-Furness with DNR in 2002, Trans-Europe Cafe in 2008 with Robert Blake and 13th Note in 2009 with Mischief Brew would all feature. As would numerous times at Hornby, and both Lexapaloozas of course! Even harder would be to pick the worst gigs as up until around the time of the aforementioned Trans-Europe, they outnumbered the better ones! However, Fury Murries in early 2007 for a Greyhound Charity sticks out in my head!
Anyways, the final year of the decade was pretty good too. Perhaps a bit more muted than 2008, but still fun. I had a great wee tour with Roscoe Vacant in March, played a fun Oxjam Music Festival and also managed to play at Blackpool's Rebellion Festival. In fact, this year had a good number of fun festivals to play, including Full Throttle in Durham, and No Sweat in London.
My favourite thing to happen this year was definitely the formation of the Renegade Folk Punk band. Originally this was supposed to be a one off thing for the Mischief Brew show in June, but folk seemed to enjoy it and we stuck it out. Had a few line-up changes where we ballooned up to a total of 8 members before settling on the 7 member juggernaught. We recorded a wee CD and played some great shows, including perhaps the weirdest show I've ever done at Cafe Gandolfi's 30th Birthday celebrations. No footage has yet emerged of that!
So yeah, big thanks to Puggs, Sye, and my brother Dan for being part of the formation of the band, and to Jud Harron, Dan Irving, Dave Burns, Kenny Leckie, Rachael Leitch, and Woody for sticking with me! Hopefully in 2010 we'll record a new CD and play some gigs together.
I'm not entirely sure what the new year will hold though. On Saturday night I played a gig at The Captains Rest in Glasgow, supporting the Tragic City Theives. Originally booked as a DH&RFPB slot, some members couldn't make it so we played it in a cut-down line-up. As Kenny couldn't make it, I switched to electric guitar (for the first time since 2003) and it felt good. I think that there will be a few more shows like that very soon, perhaps even a CD. The other thing on the horizon is a busy March with a tour with Adam Boucher.
Hope you all had a great Hogmanay and all the best for the coming days, months, years, etc.
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It would be hard to pick the best gigs I've played over this time, although I'm sure Northwich and Barrow-in-Furness with DNR in 2002, Trans-Europe Cafe in 2008 with Robert Blake and 13th Note in 2009 with Mischief Brew would all feature. As would numerous times at Hornby, and both Lexapaloozas of course! Even harder would be to pick the worst gigs as up until around the time of the aforementioned Trans-Europe, they outnumbered the better ones! However, Fury Murries in early 2007 for a Greyhound Charity sticks out in my head!
Anyways, the final year of the decade was pretty good too. Perhaps a bit more muted than 2008, but still fun. I had a great wee tour with Roscoe Vacant in March, played a fun Oxjam Music Festival and also managed to play at Blackpool's Rebellion Festival. In fact, this year had a good number of fun festivals to play, including Full Throttle in Durham, and No Sweat in London.
My favourite thing to happen this year was definitely the formation of the Renegade Folk Punk band. Originally this was supposed to be a one off thing for the Mischief Brew show in June, but folk seemed to enjoy it and we stuck it out. Had a few line-up changes where we ballooned up to a total of 8 members before settling on the 7 member juggernaught. We recorded a wee CD and played some great shows, including perhaps the weirdest show I've ever done at Cafe Gandolfi's 30th Birthday celebrations. No footage has yet emerged of that!
So yeah, big thanks to Puggs, Sye, and my brother Dan for being part of the formation of the band, and to Jud Harron, Dan Irving, Dave Burns, Kenny Leckie, Rachael Leitch, and Woody for sticking with me! Hopefully in 2010 we'll record a new CD and play some gigs together.
I'm not entirely sure what the new year will hold though. On Saturday night I played a gig at The Captains Rest in Glasgow, supporting the Tragic City Theives. Originally booked as a DH&RFPB slot, some members couldn't make it so we played it in a cut-down line-up. As Kenny couldn't make it, I switched to electric guitar (for the first time since 2003) and it felt good. I think that there will be a few more shows like that very soon, perhaps even a CD. The other thing on the horizon is a busy March with a tour with Adam Boucher.
Hope you all had a great Hogmanay and all the best for the coming days, months, years, etc.
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Saturday, 5 December 2009
Hits on the radio?
The recording of the Vale gig last weekend went quite well, I've been listening to the rough mix quite a lot and have sequenced it in to quite a nice sounding LP. Hopefully we'll have something before the end of the year for you to download.
Our next, and final gig of the year, is the 18th of December (Black Friday) at Slanj in Greenock. The last time I played Greenock was March of 2008, and so this gig holds quite a special place for us. It's also the first time I'll be playing with a band down there for around 6 or 7 years.
I've confirmed a few gigs and plans for early next year, and I'll announce them soonish, along with a proper end of year review in some form.
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Our next, and final gig of the year, is the 18th of December (Black Friday) at Slanj in Greenock. The last time I played Greenock was March of 2008, and so this gig holds quite a special place for us. It's also the first time I'll be playing with a band down there for around 6 or 7 years.
I've confirmed a few gigs and plans for early next year, and I'll announce them soonish, along with a proper end of year review in some form.
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Monday, 23 November 2009
Recognising Chester Bennington
I'm back home now after an amazing weekend of driving down then up the country playing gigs to people who were actually listening and enjoying the night, and then getting some cash for my efforts. In other words, a perfect weekend for an unsigned troubadour much like myself.
Major thanks to Alt Track in Bradford who stepped in at the last moment to get me on the bill for their show at Bar Zuu in Bradford. It was a really great night, with amazing bands playing. Captain Hotknives was playing, and after listening to his music for around 2 years, it was amazing to actually see him live. I still wouldn't let him marry our Denise though, what would the kids be like?
The third band of the night was a side-project, but it was utterly fantastic. They were called Foxes Faux, and contained a bazookie, 12 string guitar, an astonishing violinist, djembe, bassist and mandolin player. The songs were impressively written and the musicianship second to none. Finally, Alt-Track played to close the night with their punk rock electronica style of music. Really well done with great lyrics, including a show stopping accapella rap to end it.
The night ended with a wee drive from Bradford to Huddersfield where my good friend James 'Bar' Bowen gave me a bed for the night, and an awesome breakfast to get me going the next day for my drive to Cardiff.
I arrived at Cardiff around 6pm and found the flat I was playing at in the evening. It was a friend of mine named Chris's 21st Birthday, and he had invited me to play as part of a house gig alongside Ben Marwood. The night was horrendously fun, and perhaps one of the best house parties I've played. Daddy fought the law finally felt fun again.
Finally it was an 11 hour drive back to Dundee, but oh so fucking worth it.
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Major thanks to Alt Track in Bradford who stepped in at the last moment to get me on the bill for their show at Bar Zuu in Bradford. It was a really great night, with amazing bands playing. Captain Hotknives was playing, and after listening to his music for around 2 years, it was amazing to actually see him live. I still wouldn't let him marry our Denise though, what would the kids be like?
The third band of the night was a side-project, but it was utterly fantastic. They were called Foxes Faux, and contained a bazookie, 12 string guitar, an astonishing violinist, djembe, bassist and mandolin player. The songs were impressively written and the musicianship second to none. Finally, Alt-Track played to close the night with their punk rock electronica style of music. Really well done with great lyrics, including a show stopping accapella rap to end it.
The night ended with a wee drive from Bradford to Huddersfield where my good friend James 'Bar' Bowen gave me a bed for the night, and an awesome breakfast to get me going the next day for my drive to Cardiff.
I arrived at Cardiff around 6pm and found the flat I was playing at in the evening. It was a friend of mine named Chris's 21st Birthday, and he had invited me to play as part of a house gig alongside Ben Marwood. The night was horrendously fun, and perhaps one of the best house parties I've played. Daddy fought the law finally felt fun again.
Finally it was an 11 hour drive back to Dundee, but oh so fucking worth it.
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