Doghouse Roses

Heres our song that we had to write and perform for our session on Radio 3F in the Netherlands in February.  We had an hour to write a song around a tilte sent in by a listener and this is what we came up with after a fraught hour.  theres a deliberate mistake too!

 

We recorded a session with Dutch website Onder Invloed in Amsterdam in February.  The idea of the sessions is to record a couple of songs that showcase your influences.  We thought the traditional song "Blackwaterside", "Jolene by "Dolly Parton, "The Cannonball Rag" by Merle Travis and "Pancho & Lefty by Townes Van Zandt" would be the things to do.  A bit heavily weighted towards our American influences maybe, but there you go.  We also recorded one of our own song "Thunder of the Dawn", which will probably be on the next album.  Anyway you can listen, watch, the whole sesion at Onder Invloed website.

Blackwaterside

We're very pleased to announce that the Scottish Arts Council have awarded us a grant for the recording of our second album.  We plan to start recording towards the end of the summer and, honestly speaking, we can't wait.

Its a busy month.  After a couple of weeks in Slovenia were heading south to play a gaggle of gigs in England. We had a great time in Slovenia which i summed up in a blog sized piece which inlcudes this chap we found at Celica hostel in Ljubljana

 

Heres our plan for the next week

21st June - South Shields Folk Club
23rd June - Radio Nottingham 6-7pm
23rd June - Brown Cow Folk Club, Mansfield
24th June - The Troubadour, London
26th June - Cambridge Folk Club

Its nearly time for us to head to Slovenia for a little tour.  The dates we have are:

3/6 - Metropolitan Library, Ljubljana
4/6 - Creinativa, Kranj
5/6 - Rdeca Ostriga, Skofje Loka
6/6 - Kantfest, Ruse
7/6 - Pilskovicaa Hostel, Pilskovica
9/6 - Celica Hostel - Ljubljana

The bookings for these tours are done a few months in advance so it sort of creeps up on you until you realise that theres only a few days before you leave.  Were going to try and do a little blog everyday, including some pictures hopefullytoo.