The Lioness of Leith and Other Tales EP is released into to the wild on Monday 22nd September. Here are some promo clips for the EP.
It’s available in all the usual places, such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube etc. And if you want all the credits and lyrics, go to Bandcamp.
Stream from Spotify, Apple Music, etc. Or download from Bandcamp, where you can also order a lovely risograph lyric booklet.
Music from the song “Every Day” from Startled Bee’s Third Invasion. Album released 8th September 2023.
Back in lockdown when open mic’s were zoom affairs, Typewronger Books organised a on-line / off-line video open mic. I made a few videos for these sessions and you can find them all on youtube.
Thanks to Fiona McAndrew for animation in the Lioness of Leith.
Working with the fabulous Haquin, I’ve been putting together some new recordings. Mini-album coming later in 2023.
The new single, Rain, is available from all the usual places right now.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5pgOrRssIJBekCE7fo7UUN?si=7208469410cf4870
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/rain-single/1653241210
and even YouTube: https://youtu.be/kkJ0xPLsavQ
The song was written some time around 2005. At the time I was writing a lot of lyrics and sending them down to my pal Phil in Brighton. He was sending back completed songs. In the case of Rain, one of the first versions was a super-mellow JJ Cale style groove. We recorded various demos, but nothing that quite felt right or finished.
I’ve been playing an acoustic version of the song in the pub since about 2015. This recording is based on that version, with some extra piano, bass, and backing vox. Big thanks to Haquin (https://www.haquinmusic.com) for piano and production work.
Also want to shout out thanks to Mike Wheeler who encouraged me to record and put this single out ahead of a gig we’re doing. He gave valuable support and encouragement during the recording process. Check out his new release too.
The single “Rain” will be released on 11th November. And then, the next day, you can hear it live at the Home Bar gig (with Mike Wheeler + Grant Robertson & Elsie MacDonald).