Heart Of Oak is the first single from Richard Hawley’s new album Hollow Meadows. Built around an instantaneous, driving riff, Heart Of Oak is one of the album’s unbridled rock’n’roll moments, as well as a heartfelt tribute to all the people who’ve influenced and nurtured Hawley throughout his life. The video was filmed in Hope Valley near Sheffield. It’s inspired by Murad Ossman who did … Continue reading New Video: Richard Hawley – Heart Of Oak
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Next for your listening pleasure is Mrs Mackerel… 25. Tom Williams & the Boat – My Bones 24. Richard Hawley – The Wood Collier’s Grave a 23. Boombox Hearts – 100 (The Latest Flame) Download The Boombox Hearts … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s Top Songs Of 2012
Michael Edward Thomas Stanley 23 July 1975 – 21 September 2012 Come back; haunt me Pull the string that binds me to your Love You, never decreasing Spun thread-like Around the splinters inside me Pushing out Pulling back And buried where only we can see the breath and sigh. I watched you leave, but you have never gone from me. a For Carrie, Jude, Lola … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (21st December)
Today we reach the halfway mark of our favourite 100 songs of 2012. Here are numbers 60 – 41 for your listening pleasure. You can check out numbers 100 – 81 here and yesterday’s post of 80 – 61 here. And on we go… 60 JAMES LEVY & THE BLOOD RED ROSE – YOU SNEAK INTO MY ROOM A real mellow chill out tune. Reminds … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 3: 60 – 41
Team Hawley set out in the Dooper on Wednesday evening amidst such heavy rain and flooding, an ark would have been more helpful. Sadly, Sweet Mrs Stanley (SMS) couldn’t make it so we were just a gang of three. The bloody British weather and traffic hindered the journey and we missed King Charles – cue much gnashing of teeth. First Aid Kit were Swedishly good … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (23rd November)
No Direction Home Festival || Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire || 8-10 June 2012 The omens were not good for the inaugural No Direction Home music festival, setting out in heavy rain that only got heavier as the traffic got slower the further north I went. However, despite the slate grey skies and constant brake lights of the M1, a journey of over 5 hours was rewarded … Continue reading No Direction Home Festival: A Review
Ho ho ho. Here’s something special to play you into Christmas Eve. The man with the golden tonsils: a little piece of seasonal Sheffield smooth from the mighty Richard Hawley. Merry Christmas fishy friends. Mrs Mackerel x PS Thanks to Bruce Trudgill, our mate in Colorado, for providing me (unbeknownst to him) with an idyllic Christmas scene. Download Richard Hawley – Silent Night mp3 Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (23rd December)
Without wishing to dwell on the enormity of the wider social subjects of this week, I’m looking elsewhere for some lighter discussion points. Well the football season has begun. Another eight months of disappointment; of blame from the sprats (“Why did you have to be born in Sunderland and not Manchester?”); of wanting to put my hands around Steve Bruce’s throat. And squeeze VERY tightly. … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Saturday (13th August)
Oh look, it’s Friday again. Down here in Ventnor, we’ve had lashings of rain and a fair bit of wind. Not a lot of sunshine, but I did warn you about August last week … In fact, so much rain, the dog tried to do an about turn and I was unable to open my eyes for a short time on our joyous Wednesday evening … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
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