STRANGE NEWS HAS COME TO TOWN/STRANGE NEWS HAS CARRIED:

To my honour & amazement, on Sat 4 May I have my first ever 'gig' as a folk-singer, dauntingly supporting Lancashire legends Jennifer Reid & Magpahi + fab new talent Gabe Bath at the #NanMoors Todmorden Folk Fest fringe (1/3)

Just got a timeline reminder - last night marked 10 years since Shirley Collins's return to singing live;

This picture is from Shirley's soundcheck with Ian Keary that evening, preparing to support Current 93 / David Tibet at Union Chapel London.

Fab session at the Puzzle Hall Inn today - about 30 people, so *HEAVING*. One of the barstaff got a surreptitious clip of me singing - my first stab at 'The Old Dun Cow', so quite technically rough, but hopefully otherwise an ok effort; Trying to keep making progress...! 🍻🎶

A pretty good event at The Fox and Goose 🦊➕🪿 tonight, for anyone at a loose (goose) end -

Thorn Wych ('savagely symphonic neolithic drone-loops and incantations' said I, in May!) + Folklore Tapes DJs

Some great photos by Robin Zahler - taken at the 'Lunar Fire' video shoot at Proper Studio in Lancaster

Watch the video premiere - shot by Dave George - tonight at 9pm via the link below...
youtu.be/aRtEOWlS9Fw?si…

[2/2] Dean McPhee also features on this month's Uncut Magazine cover CD, alongside Sam Lee - He/Hymn 🌈, julia holter & other colossi -

Dean's offering is 'Lunar Fire', an enthralling new track that also premiered on YouTube this week:

youtu.be/aRtEOWlS9Fw?si…

[1/2] Exciting to see this great full-page review of/interview with mystical Bradford-based ambient guitarist Dean McPhee, in the latest Uncut Magazine -

Get your copy in all good newsagents! Also features interviews with/pieces on Talking Heads, Kim Gordon, John Fahey & beyond;

[1/2] Was stoked to see original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno at Nightrain Music Venue - Bradford Bradford tonight, but left on the 3rd song after he embarked on a vile racist rant.

No room for racists in metal, no room for racists in Bradford.

No wonder Maiden kicked him out; he's unworthy.

[2/2] It was a deep, marked contrast with this brilliant 2017 quote from #BruceDickinson ;

And also, the polar opposite of tonight's two fab Brazilian supports, Noturnall & Electric Gypsy - who brought pure good vibes and spoke powerfully of Bradford as a City of Peace ✌️🕊

If you're at a loose end in Manc tonight (Thurs 23/11), come to this FREE event - #OurNationalHealthStoriesLive at Factory International;

A unique performance piece to celebrate NHS staff, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah with 19 hospital trusts.

factoryinternational.org/whats-on/our-n…

Still totally bewildered 🤯

A quick timeline of when we hit our targets:

Launched 19 Oct
£9k: 21 Oct
£17k: 30 Oct
£25k: 4 Nov (original total goal)
£39k: 9 Nov
£43k: 13 Nov
£58k: 17 Nov (all moving image digitised)

Endless thanks to all who helped, in any way whatsoever.

Klaxon for my NEW SOLO album - MIDWINTER PROCESSIONALS out on 1.12.23 - Your new alternative Winter/Christmas soundtrack. Recorded in the 900 year old Norwich Cathedral and my home studio.
Pre-order yours now brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/midwinte…

Campaign closing midday!

Last chance to claim rewards - & excitingly, we are less than £1100 away from our THIRD stretch target of £58k.

Another £1100 in the next hour & we will be able to digitise ✨every piece of film, VHS, or video shot by Doc✨

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LESS THAN £2K TO GO

We’re counting down to midday - if we can manage £20 every minute (!) between now and then, we’d hit £58k…

Which would mean we could digitise ✨🎬every moment of footage ever shot by Doc Rowe🎬✨

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DID YOU KNOW you can grab yourself a VIP invite to the premiere of Rob Curry & Tim Plester’s film about Doc Rowe? Enjoy a Director’s Q&A, get your name in the film credits, and join us for what will undoubtedly be a very celebratory evening after all this!
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One hour left!
RT to hit the target folks!
A great idea.
Mark Radcliffe
Lauren Laverne
Shrewsbury Morris Dancers
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
John Spiers
Sam Sweeney 🎻 ESCAPE THAT - Touring March 2024
Folk on Foot
MikeHarding FolkShow
The Sidmouth Folk Festival
Towersey Festival
@beardyfolk
Soundpost
BBC The One Show
Cambridge Folk Festival
Manchester Folk

DID YOU KNOW you have less than three hours to claim an exclusive campaign tshirt?

Designed by Anna FC Smith, representing Doc Rowe and his archive as a living active tradition in its own right.

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There are just 3 hours left of this campaign... we know probably anyone reading this has supported in any way that they're able, but we have one last ask:
Please SHARE SHARE SHARE this post to help it reach beyond existing backers on this final stretch.

You’ve got 15 hours left before this campaign closes.

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With another £5k of support, we would be able to digitise….

✨🎬EVERY MOMENT OF FOOTAGE EVER SHOT BY DOC ROWE🎬✨

(Seriously)

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But thanks to over 900 backers and counting, we’ve smashed past every one of those targets.

We have just 15 hours left. Join us. Tell your folk.