I have been having loads of fun working with a superb director called Lucy Pawlawk recently. We have been playing around with puppeteering plants and are shooting a video for Mariam’s Cake with a marionette, plants and the band in the coming weeks, featuring the legendary skills of Ronnie Le Drew.
Basia and I have been messing about recording on my little boat – I hope you enjoy this video of us playing The Suitor’s Ballyhoo.
The Russet is a wonderful new restaurant/cafe/venue on the edge of Hackney Downs run by the brilliant Steve Wilson, the man behind the People’s Kitchen at Passing Cloud.
I will be singing a few songs at the launch party sometime in February. As you can see from the photo below, it is a lovely space.
Photo taken by Basia Bartz
I just discovered a few more videos using my music which have been under my radar. Below are a couple of ones i found both featuring ‘Shakes & Shudders‘…
Colour Test – Choeut Beach from Ryan Bessin on Vimeo.
I have had ‘make a music video’ on my to do list for ages now – one of the things holding me back is that quite a few people seem to be doing it for me.
This video got sent to me this morning and it made me happy – i have no idea who they are but i love the amount of smiling going on!
First review of the new album by fensepost…
http://www.fensepost.com/main/2011/10/26/robin-grey-the-nearest-door-album-review/
“With his distinctively English vocals, and beautiful interpretations of earth, sea, and love, this folk hero soars to his greatest heights even succeeding beyond his sophomore release Strangers With Shoes. Which I will admit, seemed to be impossible.”
I have just confirmed a slot providing the post-speakers music at TEDx next Sunday at London Zoo in Regents Park – I am totally chuffed to be involved in anything to do with the awesome TED movement. For those of you not in the know go here and feed your mind – http://www.ted.com/
Details about the event are here - http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3525 – I am playing after the speakers at 6pm with Jane and Basia on accordion, flute and violin.
If you have not seen this video please watch it – this guy is a total hero of mine and encapsulates everything that I love about TED – http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html
Whoops, I seem to have forgotten to post on my site that my 3rd album ‘The Nearest Door’ is now launched. You can find it on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Jamendo and many other sites.
The place I would most like you to listen and consider buying it from is http://music.robingrey.com as this bandcamp powered site gives me the highest cut of the money and includes custom artwork, lyrics and commentary for each track.
“Never lament casually; and if one is to express the great inevitable defeat that awaits us all, it must be done within the strict confines of dignity and beauty.”
wow… quite the acceptance speech, but would we expect anything less?
and
Pull Up The Roots have just booked me for a headline show at The Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell on Tuesday 1st November. Which is officially the first time a reputable London promoter have let me do this. To celebrate me and the biggest band I can pull together for the night are going to put on a SHOW.
Tori is going to bring her harp down, we will be unleasing my shiny new dark ditty ‘The Dirge Of Mark Duggan’, Caitlin is playing accordion (it will be her last show for a couple of months as she heads to India for work), Basia will be rocking the violin and hopefully there will be guest moments from some other friends.
Basically, if you have half a mind to come and see me play any time soon, come to this show!
Facebook – www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168101539944828
Tickets from https://www.wegottickets.c
ADDRESS & DIRECTIONS
The Slaughtered Lamb
34-35 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DX
(Barbican/Farringdon tube)
Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/nyzfc4
UNDERGROUND: FROM BARBICAN TUBE, turn left onto Goswell Rd/Aldersgate, continue until you cross over Clerkenwell Road,take next left onto Great Sutton Street (5 mins).
FROM FARRINGDON TUBE / TRAIN, turn left up Cowcross St, left down St John St, cross Clerkenwell Rd and take first right onto Great Sutton Street (5 mins)
BUS ROUTES: 4/55/56/153/243