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This Thursday 31st March sees the return of Alabama Outlaw Country road warrior Bob Wayne to O'Riley's. Bob's gone rogue and touring solo and is being supported by Hull's own great MG Greaves. 'Bob Wayne is the real deal: a raucous, rambunctious, storytelling rabble-rouser - thank God for Bob Wayne!' Here's a gallery from the … Continue reading Bob Wayne is Back in Hull – Yeah!
Today! Agent Starling's Constellation of Birds is released on all the usual digital platforms today. To coincide with the release, here is our new video of the opening track, join the birds in flight, a celebration of the beauty of nature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fa2d3jZ64&ab_channel=LoudhailerUK Valley to Mountainside by Agent Starling. From album 'Constellation of Birds'. Featuring special … Continue reading Valley to Mountainside
Back out in the world, a fab spur of the moment night out, we went to see LIFE live at the Welly Club Hull. What a brilliant show! The place was jumpin' and we were blown away, proper gig, fantastic night! Photographs by Richard Duffy-Howard. Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard – Visit our Home Page
Unable to make a living playing live shows and festivals as usual I've spent much of the last two years writing and recording music remotely with hurdy-gurdy player Quentin Budworth as Agent Starling, with my son Dexter guesting on violin & cello. The third Agent Starling release is album 'Constellation of Birds' and it's released … Continue reading Today’s The Day!
This song had been going round in my head for days, weeks even. I remember being moved by John Prine's evocative and nostalgic songs as a child, and was sad when he died of Covid-19. He tells the story of how he imagined the protagonist, a woman of 46, standing at the sink doing the … Continue reading Angel from Montgomery
Artist: Agent StarlingAlbum: Constellation of BirdsLabel: DHMWebsite: https://agentstarlinguk.wordpress.com/ Agent Starling is a new(ish) project for accomplished musicians Lou Duffy-Howard and Quentin Budworth, supported on violin and cello by Lou's son, Dexter. Bassist and "occasional acoustic guitarist" Lou had indie chart success with Red Guitars (hugely successful back in the day, with their single "Good `Technology" being championed … Continue reading Agent Starling Constellation of Birds