Hey, a lot can happen in a week. MM has had a spell in hospital; one of the sprats is being very teenaged before his time, and another is too far away. And I’m more tired than I’ve felt in a very long time. So I’ve rather run out of steam (most of it’s been given to an insatiably stroppy 12 year old) this Friday, … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
Being laid up on a week’s bed rest means at we’ve at least managed to finally get our longstanding idea for a blog/website for wannabe writers up and running. Roundthecampfire.wordpress.com is a new idea where we regularly give you a couple of titles, and you use that stimulus and your imagination to write something. You can write whatever you like, in any genre and any … Continue reading Check out our new site…for writers
Lissie’s duet with Ellie Goulding at this month’s Great Escape festival is now causing some waves over on YouTube. The pair performed Everywhere I Go, one of the stand-out tracks from Lissie’s forthcoming debut album Catching A Tiger. Watch it below. Pre-order Catching A Tiger from Amazon here. Continue reading Lissie & Ellie Goulding Duet @ The Great Escape
MM faves, Woodpigeon recently joined Baeblemusic in their apartment to perform three beautiful acoustic tracks. You can watch it by clicking here. Buy Die Stadt Muzikanten from End of The Road here. Download Woodpigeon – Empty-Hall-Sing-Along mp3 (from Die Stadt Muzikanten) Continue reading Woodpigeon at Baeblemusic’s Guest Apartment
Fifteen years ago today Mrs Mackerel and I tied the knot. There have been lots of ups, a few downs, but I’m still feeling like the luckiest man alive. Mrs Mackerel, Happy Anniversary. I love you x Here’s a blast from the past, forget the lyrics, this is a song of the day that deserved those irresistible Mackerel dance floor moves. Ha! Download The Levellers … Continue reading HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MRS MACKEREL
Mrs Mackerel in particular has been thoroughly enjoying the Mumford & Sons album. Their new single Roll Away Your Stone is one of her favourites on the record and so we thought we’d give you a nice video of them playing the song live to enjoy. If you’ve yet to sample the delights of the Mumfords check out their original ‘breakthrough’ track Little Lion Man … Continue reading New Single from Mumford & Sons
A while ago we posted the superb gothic folk of Red Clay River and gave you the wonderful track Rattlesnake Mountain. We’ve become aware that the file has become corrupted somehow and downloading it only gives you half the song – so here it is again in all its glory this time with our apologies, and because we (and they) are so damn nice, we’re giving … Continue reading Red Clay River: Re-upload
The intimate (that means slightly cramped) Borderline was the host for last night’s gig by Blitzen Trapper supported by The Dutchess & The Duke. The latter gave us 35 minutes of beautifully crafted folk harmonies and the occasional arsenic tinged lyric. The hushed, attentive crowd and easy going banter from the band made it feel like a 60s coffee house in Greenwich Village and so … Continue reading Live Review: Blitzen Trapper
March saw East London singer-songwriter Russell Joslin release his second album Jet Black And White – it is a troubled and compelling collection of songs written just before, during and after a life changing trip made by the songwriter alone to America. It follows his well received 2007 debut album Dream Token. The two tracks we have for you bookend the album. Opener Dreams And Country Lanes is slightly … Continue reading Introducing…Russell Joslin
We were introduced to the delights of Eagleowl via the excellent Song By Toad blog. And let us assure you the delights are many, especially on their superb EP For The Thoughts You Never Had (well worth some eMusic credits here). Following a gorgeous single around Christmas called Sleep The Winter, the band now have a new EP out titled Into The Fold. You can sample … Continue reading New EP from Eagleowl
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