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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
Despite the lack of live gigs these last couple of years, we've been having fun rehearsing as usual down at O'Riley's in Hull. Last week we set up for a live video shoot with a view to getting back on the road. So here's our Loudhailer Electric Company 2022 show reel video, with clips from … Continue reading Loudhailer Electric Company Live Show Reel 2022
https://www.youtube.com/embed/w1BNSRBmEAc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent Scandiland (Hälleforsnäsar) by Agent Starling. From album ‘Constellation of Birds’ released February 25 2022 Available from Bandcamp: https://loudhaileruk.bandcamp.com/album/constellation-of-birds Agent Starling: Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy, other instruments/voice Lou Loudhailer. Violin by special guest Dexter Duffy-Howard. Website: https://agentstarlinguk.wordpress.com/