@bigcityindians Wolfsheart; A Christmas Lullaby.

Big City Indians           Hi All, Christmas is just around the corner. Kick off the Christmas Season with this video of the new single: „Christmas Lullaby“ lay back - relax - enjoy and rock your children off to sleep BCI-Music www.bigcityindians.com www.wolfsheart.eu     Featured Video       Music     May You Walk (Roussinoff Remix)     Earth Is Crying - Dry Her Tears     Horses Thunder       Press     "This music reminds us that we're all indigenous to the earth. Hear the thunder, hear the earth crying out, and feel the power of native wisdom through this diverse compilation of musical styles. TUWA weaves rich sound textures with deep earthy vocals. Native flutes, drums, and prayers meet the big city with a wide variety of instrumentation that awakens every heart to action and healing for the earth."    — Traci Hickson, Earthday Radio

Bury the Hatchet at Peterborough Town Hall 5th December

Bury the Hatchet at Peterborough Town Hall

Bury the Hatchet event on Saturday 5th December at The Town Hall Peterborough - a popular Peterborough dance venue resurrected for this 70's/80's reunion in aid of the Mayors Charities.

Tickets are now available from, Papa Luigi Pizza Shops and the City Council Information Office - Bridge Street Peterborough.

Original scene DJ's appearing from Steve Allen Discos/Easy Street Promotions - Barry Jay, Barrie Turner  (Mike Barrie), Malcolm James, Paul Skerritt (Paul Andrews), along with Steve Allen

Great music from a special era, and a superb chance to catch up with old friends.

The Lincoln, UK, MashUp is Back! #lincolnartsmashup

The Lincoln, UK, MashUp is Back…

The second Lincoln Arts MashUp will take place on Wednesday 2nd December from 5.30pm once again at the Brewhaus on the corner of Silver St and Broadgate, in Lincoln, UK.

The first one, back in October, was amazingly well attended by around 30 local creatives and was a surprising success judging by the positive comments that were flying around, for which many thanks! Not that anything amazing happened (though the pizzas were pretty amazing) but that was never the idea – it’s just a very informal social / networky thing open to anyone who works or is involved in the creative sector in and around Lincoln. A chance to get together with other creative types and chat/goss/discuss, whatever… and the more the merrier so please spread the word.

There’s free pizza again this time (thanks again to Visit Lincoln) and the bar is very much open.

And half way through we offer a slot called the MixTape when anyone can grab the floor for a couple of minutes to tell us about a project, an idea, an event or a workshop that ‘s coming up… or put out a call for artists to collaborate… or ask for some advice… or just have a good old rant (constructive of course).  A number of ideas were discussed and/or emerged last time and I am looking forward to seeing how some of these might have developed or changed completely….

To keep informed and up to date check out www.mrholly.co.uk and/or @mrholly68

Dog and Bone, Lincoln, Jam session this Sunday November 22nd.

It's the Dog and Bone, Lincoln, 
Jam session this Sunday 22 November 
3 pm start. 

Everyone welcome, any instrument, any genre welcome.

 Real Ale on tap too,                       

www.dogandbonelincoln.co.uk

 10 John Street

Lincoln LN2 5BH

01522 522403

King King; Hoodies and London

King King Hello! We have two things to say day today - Hoodies and London. Well three actually - get your Hoodies in London! These garments make splendid sartorial additions to any persons winter wardrobe. Quality black Gildan 'Heavy Blend' Unisex Hoodies logoed back and front and available now at gigs or from our website for only £30 in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL. Our Headline London show is fast approaching tomorrow, at the Islington O2 Academy. A special night - this one is not to miss! Plus we have Ben Poole as support too! Its been great to meet so many of you, thanks so much for your support. And with Planet Rock playlisting 'Hurricane' it has made our month! See you soon!   King King PRESS "Alan Nimmo's guitar playing is dazzling, his full-bodied voice passionate.....rounding off the first night at Maryport Blues King King left in a new crown!" "  Fi Exon, The Cumberland Times "King King set the night on fire as they blazed into the finale with a superb set of one great song after another......A brilliant performance by the whole band."  Sue Hickling, Blues in Britain, Newark Blues Festival "...a performance that should, without doubt, put them firmly up with the best on the British circuit and probably the european circuit too"  Blues on the Farm Festival, Blues Matters UPCOMING SHOWS O2 Academy Islington London, UK Wed Nov 11 2015 07:00 PM Tickets Artrix *SOLD OUT* Bromsgrove, UK Thu Nov 12 2015 07:30 PM   Sale Waterside Arts Centre Sale, UK Fri Nov 13 2015 08:00 PM Tickets > See More / Details LINKS  Facebook       Facebook       Facebook       Artist Website

The Latest News and Special Offers From Topic Records.

You never heard so sweet Following on from our Voice of the People series offer earlier in the year, during November, we have four more volumes at a very special price – edited by Reg Hall and with selections and presentations made by Shirley Collins, Steve Roud and Rod Stradling, the four collections issued in 2012 continued the high standard set by the original 20-volume treasury of traditional songs and music.  This could be your perfect opportunity to catch up with records you are missing from your collection or purchase a gift for a friend. TSCD671   YOU NEVER HEARD SO SWEET TSCD672D   I’M A ROMANY RAI TSCD673T   GOOD PEOPLE, TAKE WARNING TSCD674  SARAH MAKEM ~ The Heart Is True   We have begun to make available free downloads of the transcribed notes for several of the songs from SimpsonŸ∙CuttingŸ∙Kerr’s ‘Murmurs’ album. Click on the following link to access the notes for the banjo transcription of The Lads of Alnwick  and the fingerstyle guitar transcription of The Plains of Waterloo: SCK Transcriptions More songs will be uploaded to this location in the next couple of weeks.   We continue our monthly choice of CDs at a very special price with 4 more great Fledg’ling titles:     FLED 3031  HELEN WATSON ~ Lifesize FLED 3085  HOME SERVICE ~ Live 1986 FLED 3091  The Complete JOHN KIRKPATRICK BAND FLED 3092  IAIN MATTHEWS  & EGBERT DERIX ~ In The Now Also on offer this month for only £10.00 is the limited 180g vinyl LP edition of the classic Bob & Ron Copper album originally released on the EFDSS label, ‘Traditional Songs from Rottingdean’.     * * * STOP PRESS * * * Warehouse find – a few copies available of Davy Graham’s classic EP ¾ AD, the Topic 2013 Record Store Day edition, new and sealed. These will not be repressed, so buy while you can at this price.   Only £7.50 November tour news   In early November Eliza and Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson will join Peggy Seeger and Neill and Calum MacColl, plus a wonderful line-up of musicians, for a few special concerts celebrating the songs of Ewan MacColl, marking 100 years since his birth. Find details of the ‘Blood and Roses’ concerts here: http://www.ewanmaccoll.co.uk/blood-and-roses-live-tour/   (photograph by Phil Carter) After a very successful tour with Dom Flemons, Martin Simpson starts a November/December solo tour on Thursday 12th November at the Hebden Bridge Trades Club. More tour dates here: http://www.martinsimpson.com/gigs/

Emily Portman - Seed Stitch; New Single, Video & Tour

EMILY PORTMAN - SEED STITCH; NEW SINGLE, VIDEO & TOUR

2 track digital single from Furrow Records. Cat. No.: FURR010. Release date: 13th Nov.
2015. Barcode: 5051565305388 Publisher: Wipe Out Music, Distribution: Cadiz.
"Entrancing and unsettling. A marvellous, original work"
✭✭✭✭ Observer
"Coracle is, without doubt, one of the folk albums of the year."
✭✭✭✭✭ Songlines
"Dark, dark is the considerable beauty of Emily Portman's
work”
✭✭✭✭✭ fROOTS.
"Spooky and surreal”
✭✭✭✭ Guardian
"A bold album"
✭✭✭✭ Telegraph 'Best Folk Albums of 2015’
"Coracle is a triumph...Delicate as a spider’s web, yet tough
as memory, this is a rich and remarkable record.”
✭✭✭✭✭ R2 Magazine

Seed Stitch is the new single from BBC Folk Award-winner Emily Portman, released
alongside a new video by a fellow Liverpool-based animator Laura Sparks, and coinciding
with a live tour from 6th-15th November.

Emily Portman’s latest album Coracle has received a multitude of rave reviews
since its release in June. It was recently named a 'Best Album of 2015' by the Telegraph
and put Emily on the cover of fROOTS magazine. Coracle has received plentiful airplay,
with accolades from the likes of BBC R3’s Late Junction and Jarvis Cocker on 6 Music.
Emily Portman will be joined by special guests to play a BBC live session for Mark Radcliffe’s
Folk Show on 4th November, which will coincide with the Seed Stitch video premier
by Folk Radio UK.
Seed Stitch showcases two stand-out songs from Coracle that subtly spin together
folk motifs with personal reflections on motherhood and bereavement. Emily describes the
title track as ‘a knitting pattern for DNA’; her beguiling voice rings out over a soundscape of
metronomic fiddles, with pulsing wurlitzer, electric guitar, glitch-laden electronics and percussion.
Haunting, yet silver-lined Seed Stitch shows Emily’s finely crafted songwriting at
its most poignant. The single also features ‘Nightjar’, a beautifully atmospheric song featuring
harp, brooding strings and drums, that lyrically captures the last moments of a loved
one’s life. Joining the acclaimed Emily Portman Trio on Seed Stitch are guests Sam
Sweeney on strings (Bellowhead), M G Boulter on guitars (Lucky Strikes) and Classical
percussionist Toby Kearney (BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006). Emily will be touring
live with this expanded line up as Emily Portman and the Coracle Band in 2016.
November Tour Dates

• 6th Foundling Museum LONDON
• 7th Sugar & Spice BOURNEMOUTH
• 8th Kitchen Garden Cafe BIRMINGHAM
• 9th The Greystones SHEFFIELD
• 10th Forest Arts Centre NEW MILTON
• 11th Howard Assembly Rooms LEEDS
• 12th Lincoln Drill Hall LINCOLN
• 13th Ashcroft Arts Centre FAREHAM
• 14th Arlington Arts Centre ARLINGTON
• 15th Philharmonic Hall LIVERPOOL
www.emilyportman.co.uk PR: james@jameshsoars.com Agent:sarahcoxson@btinternet.com (ABM)

Emily Portman - Biography
‘Casts a powerful spell’ Uncut
‘A mouth-watering collaboration’ Mojo
[on The Furrow Collective]
‘Eerily magnificent, bizarre and wonderful’ fRoots

Emily Portman is a folk singer, banjo-player and songwriter hailed as ‘one of the new
British folk scene’s most beguiling presences’ (Uncut). Emily is winner the BBC Radio Two
Folk Award for Best Original Song and now she’s back with Coracle, a vivid tour de force
of finely-crafted songs that spin together folk motifs with personal reflections on motherhood
and bereavement. Coracle has already caught the attention of Jarvis Cocker, received
rave reviews and propelled Emily onto the cover of fROOTS. The Emily Portman
Trio are joined by a stellar cast of guests to create a darkly magical album that takes Emily’s
fine-spun lyricism to new heights. Emily performs live with the Emily Portman Trio,
alongside the talented musicians Lucy Farrell (voice,viola and saw) and Rachel Newton
(voice, harp and fiddle) who have become known for their “inventive arrangements using
twinkling harp, brooding strings and chiming vocal parts” (Observer).

www.emilyportman.co.uk

The Emily Portman Trio are at Lincoln Drill Hall on 12th November

Tickets for Lincoln Drill Hall from 01522 873894 www.lincolndrillhall.com

The Buzzcocks @ Lincoln Engine Shed 29 November

The Buzzcocks @ Lincoln Engine Shed 29 November

Get in there for your tickets now complete with some fine support from Lincoln's Suburban Toys - spread the word punklings!

Tickets from...

www.solidentertainments.com 01472 349222

Midge Ure & India Electric Company - Breathe Again - 22 October @ Lincoln Drill Hall.

Midge Ure & India Electric Company - Breathe Again

Thursday 22 October 8pm @ Lincoln Drill Hall

Lincoln Drill Hall are delighted to welcome back the brilliant Midge Ure to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his platinum selling album. Midge & India Electric Company will perform the entire album alongside a selection of his other solo & Ultravox material

Tickets: £22.50 from 01522 873894

Autumn Greetings from Grant Maloy Smith

Grant Maloy Smith Autumn Greetings from Grant I've been real lucky in the last 6 months to be able to perform at SXSW in Austin, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and at a wide variety of venues in Hollywood, New York, London, and Glastonbury. Whew! My horse is tired from all that running around, and ready for a break. But he's going to have to wait, because I have a LOT of shows planned for November, in NY, Nashville, Rhode Island, Arizona and Los Angeles! I hope I can meet you somewhere and play you some music. Speaking of Dust Bowl, I am very excited to announce that this album will be released in June 2016 on Roven Records. They distribute to stores, catalogs, and of course the on-line stores like iTunes, Amazon, et al. I will be doing some album release shows around the USA. If you can't catch me live, you can see some recent performances on my youtube channel, which is at www.youtube.com/americanrootsgrant If you're on Twitter, please connect with me twitter.com/grantmaloysmith And on facebook you can find me at www.facebook.com/americanrootsgrant I started a new thing on my website where anyone who registers as a fan will get something autographed in the mail. Could be a picture, a CD, or whatever! I have a very active imagination.... Here is that link if you're interested: www.grant-maloy-smith.com/Fans Upcoming Shows view all 11/07 Leftfield New York, NY 11/08 The Bitter End New York, NY 11/14 Mesa Music Fest Mesa, AZ 11/18 Coffee Gallery Backstage Altadena, CA Press view all "Going headlong into the album, the first thing you experience is the pronounced Midwestern drawl ever present in Grant’s voice and the amazing banjo work on “The Boy Who Built The Moon,” a song that is in and of itself a fun and faithful bluegrass tune that sets Yellow Trailer up for success right away. Smith’s lyrical work is just as impressive from track to track, staying true to folk style storytelling in music while keeping it sounding fresh and enjoyable. The elements of ld and new combine so well that fans of country and bluegrass will find it an easily addictive sound, while the small pop seasoning gives it a kick for a more modern taste. The two best songs on the release are the title-track and the conclusion, “Hold On To Moments.” Both present themselves with the most charisma and personality derived in the songwriting, and possess the vital pieces, including mandolin, fiddle, banjo, slide/resonator and acoustic guitar, in the most subtle of ways. In a Word: Crea"  — Joe Cirilo, The Aquarian Weekly