Wow, that was the best musical experience of my life.
We just cycled from Bath to Oxford gigging on the way with stop offs in Bristol and Swindon – pure unadulterated joy.
More please…. http://www.pedalfolk.co.uk
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folk weekend oxford programme
It is not often i get to be the cover boy for anything… well not since the Hackney Citizen put my mug on the front page…
You get five points if you can spot me in the picture to the left. They have kindly said they will post a copy to my Gran which should tickle her pink!
…anyways, here are the gig details again in case you missed them:
I will be playing with Tim Graham and Katie Stone Lonergan on Sunday 21st April at Cafe 1071 at 3pm.
Cafe 1071, 45 Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY
http://folk-arts-oxford.co.uk/
first ever radio broadcast
It was a cold cold Sunday evening and the cycle there was epic but what a warm welcome we got on arrival at Whipps Cross Hospital Radio station.
Ian and Terry have a lovely little empire of buttons and dials and toys and microphones and other wonderful things. Candy and I sang three songs live on air and I did an interview which you can now hear online here – www.wxhr.org.uk/listenagain.php#rgib.
a week in pictures
visitors from france
Ok, so it is not the most flattering photo of any of us but…
…this couple travelled from a small town in northern France just to watch me play with Barbara Bartz and Candy Parfitt last Sunday at The Southbank Centre.
A week on, I am still find this totally humbling and also a little exciting.
Thank you Thibault and Claudia
songs & whispers tour with ‘she makes war’ and cajita
***UPDATE*** i have sadly had to withdraw from this tour but will be going to germany, holland and belgium in the autumn instead
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In July I am off on a four week tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany with music promoter Songs & Whispers.
Also sharing the bill with me are the brilliant and lovely She Makes War and Cajita, who came by today for what mainly turned out to a 90′s nostalgia fest!
Although I have no proof, Lisa Loeb, Belly, Radiohead, Longpigs and Smashing Pumpkins sing-a-longs were the order of the day… If you are planning on coming along to see us on tour, you have been warned!
film crews and gentrification
On Tuesday I had the joy of being filmed and interviewed on my boat for a documentary about gentrification by French-German cultural TV channel ARTE.
They had stumbled across my Hackney Gentrification Song and wanted to find out the story.
songs from the shed
Whilst down in Somerset, Basia, Candy, Caitlin and I popped by to visit Jon, AKA Songs From The Shed (http://www.songsfromtheshed.com/)
He has had all manner of brilliant musicians come and perform for him over the years – do check out his site or youtube channel to see more.
Here is our performance of ‘The Finchley Waltz’ – enjoy…
mariam’s cake video production stills
A few shots of Ronnie Le Drew, Lucy Pawlak and Mike, taken by Basia Bartz on my boat during the film shoot for the forthcoming Mariam’s Cake music video.
photo taken at the russet, amhurst terrace
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