Wow, that was a good night out! Thanks to Guy Falkingham for asking us to play at the first Hull Folk and Maritime Festival. We played at Fruit, and we had a terrific time. It was already full when we got there at 7 pm, just in time to catch Ukulele Bill introducing the first of a fine collection … Continue reading Jamboree, Whip! Jamboree!
Category: Songs and Stories
Our tribute to Richard Brautigan
Rich and I wrote and recorded a song inspired by the last of Richard Brautigan's novels published before he died in 1984. The novel is called 'So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away' and our song is called 'American Dust' - you'll know why if you have read the book. You can hear American … Continue reading Our tribute to Richard Brautigan
Yum!
Thanks to Martin and Guy who asked us to play at the Yum! Festival in town this afternoon, we had a blast. We played as many food songs as we could muster up ("Give me your cup cakes, I want your gateau..") Dexter and Richard tucked into chocolate crepes and Summer Festival Ale and we … Continue reading Yum!
Letter from Starman!
29/6/2013 - David Bowie and the Spiders were my first heroes. The first gig I ever went to was when me and Julie went to see them play at Leeds Rolarena on June 29th 1973 - the last gig before Ziggy died at Hammersmith Odeon. I was blown away by the gig, and that was it, … Continue reading Letter from Starman!
We’ve got a story and a song for you
. First of all, here's the story... . Sic Transit Gloria Mundi . Once upon a time there was a stretch of particularly beautiful unspoiled land in Quebec, Canada not too far from the Atlantic coast. The same families had farmed the land for generations. The people lived simple but tough outdoor lives; think of … Continue reading We’ve got a story and a song for you
Sylvie is Smiling
I love this picture that Richard took of Sylvie because you can tell she is smiling even from the back. Hazel and Phil had just finished their set. They were fabulous. Dexter said he was totally surprised when Hazel started to sing...