Loudhailer Electric Co ripped it up at Hull Folk Festival last night, we had a blast! Rich and I were joined by our fabulous LECo bandmates, Jeff Parsons on psychedelic guitar, and Rich Walker on drums.Thanks to Mark Pollard at the Hull Folk team, a top sound from Alex at ITSL, a great audience and to … Continue reading LECo at Hull Folk Festival
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Loudhailer Acoustic August 2015
What an exciting night we had at Loudhailer Acoustic this month with an astounding variety of music and performance. I felt like we’d been on a journey round the world by the end of the night. Rich and I opened the show with a couple of our new Wild West songs before we headed straight … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic August 2015
Richard Brautigan and The Honest Ulsterman
We are delighted that our song American Dust is featured in the Honest Ulsterman, seminal Northern Ireland literary review magazine. Picking up a copy of The Honest Ulsterman in Hull University Library in the early 1970s, Philip Larkin was said to have gasped in horror, "Good God, do we subscribe to this?" How cool. Our song features in John F Barber's most … Continue reading Richard Brautigan and The Honest Ulsterman
Songs of Freedom at The Warren
What a fantastic three days working alongside MC and song writer Redeye and DJ and Liam van Rijn on The Warren Young People’s Centre's 'Songs of Freedom' project. The aim was to give young people an opportunity to tell their story through music, song-writing and performance. It was a bold creative fight-back against government cuts and youth poverty and 35 … Continue reading Songs of Freedom at The Warren
Filey Folk Festival – Loudhailer Seaside Special
All aboard for our next event! Loudhailer Seaside Special at Filey Folk Festival, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2 pm – 8 pm. A host of fantastic acoustic music, bar and candle lit tables, great vibes, bring a picnic. Free entry. It will be bursting at the seams with live music in Filey during the first weekend of … Continue reading Filey Folk Festival – Loudhailer Seaside Special
Loudhailer Acoustic April 2015 – A Bumper Edition!
It was a bumper edition of Loudhailer Acoustic last night at The Back Room. We were treated to an amazing eclectic selection of performances and there were magical moments in every set. Rich was taking photographs so Dexter and I opened up with a violin/guitar duet before Karl Oakes' ace set kicking off with his … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic April 2015 – A Bumper Edition!