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Here is a new video of the opening track from my forthcoming album ‘Love Against Death’ youtu.be/jLgBMusgD1U . The song is called ‘Stand Up’ and the video was put together by Colm McCarthy. This song is dedicated to the anti-cuts and Occupy Movements all over the world. The 99%.
Brothers and sisters, our day will come!!!!!
Gigs
Upcoming Gigs
7th Feb: Chichester Festival Theatre - with June Tabor @ The Oysterband www.cft.org.uk - Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
25th Feb: Bush Hall (London) - with Mundy www.musicglue.net/bushhall/eventdetails/25-feb-12-mundy-and-the-painbirds-bush-hall - 310 Uxbridge Road London W12 7LJ 020 8222 6955
MARCH 2012 'LOVE AGAINST DEATH TOUR'
Thu 8 SHEFFIELD The Greystones, Greystones Road, S11 7BS 01142665599 www.mygreystones.co.uk
Fri 9 WORTH MATRAVERS The square and Compass, Worth Matravers, BH19 3LF 01929 439229 www.squareandcompasspub.co.uk
Sat 10 IVYBRIDGE The Watermark, Leonards Road, Devon, PL21 0SZ 01752 892220 www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk
Sun 11 LAUNCESTON No.8 Cafe View Launceston, Cornwall, UK PL15 7AB
Mon 12 BRIGHTON, The Greys, 105 Southover St, Brighton, BN2 9UA 01273 680734 www.greyspub.com
Wed 14 NORWICH Olives, 40 Elm Hill, NR3 1HG 01603 230500 www.olivesnorwich.co.uk
Thu 15 LEICESTER The Musician 34 Crafton Street West City Centre, Leicester LE1 2DE 0116 251 0080 www.themusicianpub.co.uk/
Fri 16 HYDE The Verge at the Cheshire Ring, 72 Manchester Road SK14 2BJ www.the-verge.co.uk
Sun 18 KIRTON ON LINDSAY Kirton In Lindsay Town Hall, Market Square, Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire DN21 4LZ www.kirtoninlindseytownhall.co.uk/
Tue 20 FARNHAM, Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Surrey, GU9 7QR 01252 745402 www.farnhammaltings.com
Wed 21 BRISTOL The Thunderbolt, 124 Bath Rd, Totterdown BS4 3ED 01173 738947 www.farnhammaltings.com
Thurs 22 NEWBURY, Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, RG14 3BQ 01635 244246 www.arlingtonarts.co.uk
Sat 24 BEDFORD, The Ents Shed, Gordon Arms, Castle Road, MK40 3QY 01234 348668 www.entshed.co.uk
Sun 25 CROPREDY Brasenose Arms, Station Road, OX17 1PW www.brasenosearms.com
MON 26 - NEW ALBUM 'LOVE AGAINST DEATH' RELEASED ON SGO RECORDS AND PROPER DISTRIBUTION
Wed 28 - LONDON - Green Note 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. Tel: 020 7485 9899 www.greennote.co.uk
Sat 31 POCKLINGTON, Arts Centre, 22-24 Market Place, YO42 2AR 01759 301547 www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
7th Apr, COLCHESTER Little Rabbit Barn Ardleigh village, near Colchester, Essex, Colchester, ESS, UK 01206 231397 littlerabbitbarn.com/about.html
4th May 2012 DUMFRIES - Mill Sessions
5th May 2012 - Nuts In May Festival (Rivendell, Nr Wokington, Cumbria) nutsinmayfestival.co.uk/offline.php
6th May 2012 21:00 : The Old Bakery (Lincoln)
29th June 2012: Ashley Wood Festival (Tisbury)
1st July 2012: Crawley Folk Festival (Crawley) The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6YZ 01293 553636
tickets.hawth.co.uk/public/default.asp
8th July 2012 Burton Agnes Jazz & Bues Festival (Driffield, Yorkshire)
Past Gigs
26th June 09: Glastonbury Festival - MAIN ACOUSTIC STAGE (Glastonbury)- onstage 2pm
30th June 09 : Fatea Sessions (Bournemouth)
6th July 09 : Chequers Acoustic (Billericay)
10th July 09 : Down Home Festival (Shoreham By Sea)
11th July 09 : Swiss Cottage Festival (London)
22nd July 09 : Blue Balls Festival (Supporting John Fogerty) (Switzerland)
25th July 09 : The Good Ship (Kilburn)
31st July 09 : The Big Weekend Festival (Grays, Essex)
2nd August 09 : Blues In London Sessions @ Charlotte Street Blues
6th August 09 : The Acoustic Club (Bishops Stortford, Herts)
11th August 09 : Mighty Craic @ The Green Carnation (London)
13 Aug 2009 : Hootchie Coochie Lounge (Brighton)
14 Aug 2009 20:00 : The William Morris (London)
3 Sep 2009 20:00 : Hideaway (London)
5 Sep 2009 20:00 : Off The Tracks Festival (Derby)
8 Sep 2009 20:00 : Half Moon, (London)
10 Sep 2009 20:00 : Camden Head (London)
11 Sep 2009 20:00 : Blackstairs Blues Weekend, Wexford (Eire)
12 Sep 2009 20:00 : Blackstairs Blues Weekend, Wexford (Eire)
13 Sep 2009 20:00 : Blackstairs Blues Weekend, Wexford (Eire)
19 Sep 2009 16:00 : Eco-Fest (Derby)
25 Sep 2009 20:00 : Charlotte Street Blues (London)
5th October 2009 :Raven N Blues Radio Session
11th October 2009 19.30: Blues In London Sessions @ Charlotte Street Blues (short set) (London)
17th October 2009 20:00 : The Verge (Manchester)
17th October 2009 23:45: Bob Harris Show BBC Radio 2 - my version of 'Hard Time Killing Floor Blues' is on the playlist.
22nd October 2009 20:00 : Love Music Hate Racism (London)
24th October 2009 23.45: Bob Harris Show BBC Radio 2 - played back to back weeks this time 'Calcutta Grove' is on the playlist.
27th October 2009 20:00: Mighty Craic @ The Green Carnation (London)
4th November 2009 20:00: The Robin with Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes (Wolverhampton)
6th November 2009 20:00 : Blues Sessions on Radio Wey
11th October 2009 20:00: What's Cookin with Bap Kennedy (London)
12 Nov 2009 20:00 : Toucan Club (Cardiff)
13 Nov 2009 20:00 : Tenby Blues Festival (Tenby)
19th November 2009 20:00 : Orange St Music Club (Canterbury)
20th November 2009 21:15 : BBC RADIO 3 - The Verb
25th November 2009 20:00: Tabarnak (London)
29th November 2009 20:00: Charlotte Street Blues (London)
DECEMBER & JANUARY RECORDING NEW ALBUM!!!!!
18th February 2010 19.30: Oval Tavern (Croydon)
20th February 2010 20:00: Arch 635 (London)
21st February 2010 19:00: Luna Lounge(London)
27th February 2010 21:00: Barrelhouse Blues Club (Devon)
5th March 2010 20:00: Manchester Irish Festival (Manchester)
16th March 2010 20:00 : Musician (Leicester)
18th March 2010 20:00: The Hat Factory (Luton)
21st March 2010 20:00: Cheshire Ring (Manchester)
24th March 2010 20:00: The Forge (London) - short set
25th March 2010 20:00 : Platform Tavern (Southampton)
27th March 2010 20:00: Hootananny (London)
8th April 2010 20:00: Voodoo Lounge (Stamford, Lincs)
9th April 2010 20:00: Kontra Roots Club (Kettering)
10th April 2010 20:00: Grub Cafe (Sussex)
15th April 2010 20:00: RMA Tavern (Portsmouth)
13th May 2010 20:00: Blues @ Browsers (East Grinstead)
14th May 2010 20:00: Shed Club (London)
15th May 2010 15:00: Proud Galleries (London)
20th May 2010 20:00: Bang Said The Gun (London)
30th May 2010 18:00: Brasenose Arms (Banbury, Oxford)
5th June 2010 20:00: Acoustic Treasures @ The Barley Hall (York)
8th June 2010 20:00: Platform Tavern (London)
19th & 20th June 2010 20:00: Beverley Festival (Beverley, Yorkshire)
25th June 2010 20:00: Croydon Clocktower with Chris Wood
26th June 2010 15:00: Proud Galleries (London)
1st July 2010 21:00: New Cross Inn (London)
4th July 2010 12:00: Riverside Music Festival (Stamford, Lincs)
9th July 2010 21:00: The Shed Club (London)
18th July 2010: 'Walk With Me' played on Bob Harris Show
21st July 2010 20:00: BBC Radio Cambridge with Sue Marchant (Cambridge)
23rd July 2010 18:00: Secret Garden Party (Cambridge)
24th & 25th July 2010 18:00: Maryport Blues Festival (Cumbria)
27th July 2010 18:00: Graham Prichards Blues Show @ Meridian FM (Sussex)
1st August 2010 12:00: Cambridge Folk Festival (Cambridge)
7th August 2010 20:00: Mama Liz's (Stamford, Lincs)
8th August 2010 17:00: Proud Galleries (London)
10th August 2010 21:30: Proud Galleries (London)
13th August 2010 20:00: Peacock Lounge (Huddersfield)
14th-20th August 2010: Celtic Music Radio - 'Walk With Me' album of the week
21st August 2010 17:30: Zebra Festival @ De Bunker (Gemert, Netherlands)
22nd August 2010 15:00: Cafe De Musikant (Neerkant, Netherlands
27th-29th August 2010 12:00: Solfest (West Cumbria)
10-12 September 2010 19:30: Blackstairs Blues Festivals (Co Wexford, Eire)
21st September 2010 19.30: The Enterprise - with Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)
24th September 2010 20:00: 100 Club (London) - with Nine Below Zero
25th September 2010 20:00: Gypsy Hill Tavern (London)
26th September 2010 17:00: Mick Jagger Centre (Kent) - with Hayseed Dixie
8th October 2010 20:00: Farncombe Music Club (Farncombe, Surrey)
28th Octobe 2010 20:00: Live Room (London)
29th October 2010 19.30: Croydon Clocktower
6th November 2010 19.30: The Cluny (Newcastle) - with Otis Gibbs
11th November 2010 20:00: Platform Tavern (Southampton) 12th November 2010 20:00: Kontra Roots Club (Kettering) 18th November 2010 12:00: International Guitar Festival (Liverpool) 18th November 2010 18:30: International Guitar Festival - with Tom Paxton (Liverpool) 19th November 2010 20:00: AFO conference, evening gig (Nottingham) 20th November 2010 20:00: The Verge @ Cheshire Ring (Manchester) 25th November 2010 20:00: Boom Boom Club @ Sutton FC (London) - with The Strawbs 29th November 2010 20:00: EIA Save The Tiger @ Screen On The Green 4th December 2010 19.30: Miscarriages of Justice Gig (London) 9th December 2010 20:00: Acoustic Club (Bishops Stortford) 10th December 2010 20:00: West End Centre (Aldershot) - with Aynsley Lister 11th December 2010 20:00: Royal Native Oyster Stores (Whitstable, Kent) - with Martha Tilston 2nd Jan 2011 18:00: Bob Harris BBC Radio 2 Session 9th Jan 22:00: Bull & Gate (London) , 389 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2TJ (Tickets £5) 12th Jan 19:00: Paul Jones Charity gig @ Cranleigh Arts Centre (Cranleigh, Guildford) 15th Jan 22:00: AAA Club (London) , 11 Kensington High Street, W8 5NP 25th Jan 2011 20:30: Inn @ KInross (Scotland): Backstage @ The Green Hotel, KY13 8AS. 27th Jan 2011 20:00: Celtic Connections Festival (Glasgow, Scotland)- St Andrews In The Square, Glasgow, G1 5PP. Tickets: 0141-353-8000 28th Jan 2011 20:00: Mill On Fleet (Dumfries, Scotland), Gatehouse Of Fleet 4th Feb 2011 20:00: Pocklington Arts Centre (York, Yorkshire). Pocklington Arts Centre Market Place, York. YO42 2AR 6th Feb 2011 18:00: Brasenose Arms (Banbury, Oxford) - Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1PW 7th Feb 2011 19.30: Ad Van Meurs Presents @ Meneer Fritz (Eindhoven, Holland) 8th Feb 2011 20:00: Cultuurhuis Patronaat (Heerlen, Holland) 19th Feb 2011 20:00: Whitstable Folk Nights @ Royal Oyster Stores. Horsebridge Road, Whitstable, CT5 1BU. Music from 7.30 23rd February 2011 20:00: Cellars @ Eastney (Portsmouth) 58 Cromwell Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 9PN
4th March 2011 20:00: Manchester Irish Festival (Manchester) - M19 Bar, Stockport Road, Levenshulme.
11th March 2011 19:30: Live@ The Institute (Kelvedon, Essex) - 78 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AA
12th March 2011 19:00: Blues au Chateau, le concert l'hiver. Le Chez (France)
1st April 2011 20:00: Living Room (Cambridge) @ CB2 Cafe, Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
9th April 2011 20:00: Frazer Theatre (Knaresborough, Yorkshire) - Off The High Street, Knaresborough HG5 0EQ .
www.kula-productions.com/Artists/seantaylor.html
16th April 2011 19:30: Glee Club (Nottingham), British Waterways Building, Castle Wharf, Nottingham, NG1 7EH . www.glee.co.uk
20th April 2011 20:00: Forge, Anvil (Basingstoke) - Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7QR
29th April 2011 20:00: Blues Sessions on Radio Wey
1st May 2011 14:30: Camden Crawl @ Bucks Head. 202 Camden High Street
7th May 2011 20:00: Live Acoustic Gold @ Joules Yard (Market Harborough) 53 High Street, Market Harborough, Leicester, LE16 7AF
14th May 2011 20:00: Salisbury Arts Centre (Salisbury)
28th May 2011: Small World Spring Festival (Kent)
5th June 2011 12:00: Cork X Southwest (Cork, Eire)
11th June 2011 19.30: Bristol Folk House (Bristol) - with Dick Gaughan
17th & 18th June 2011 : Beverley Folk Festival (Beverley, Yorkshire)
19th June 2011 12:00PM : Leamington Peace Festival (Leamington Spa, Midlands)
22nd-26th June 2011: Glastonbury Festival - Jazz & Blues Stage (Glastonbury)
2nd July 2011 : African Linx Festival @ Brasenose Arms (Cropredy, Oxfordshire)
2-3rd July 2011: Ashley Wood Festival (Tisbury)
7th July 2011 20:00: Railway Tavern (Southend) 108 East Street, Southend
9th July 2011 12:00PM: Rhythms Of The World Festival (Hitchin)
17th July 2011 12:00PM: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival (Dorset)
20th Juy 2011: Slaughtered Lamb (London) - with Lucy Wainwright Roche
22nd July 2011: Secret Garden Party (Huntington)
23rd July 2011 12:00PM: Summertyne Americana Festival (Newcastle)
24th July 2011 12:00 PM: Chagstock Festival (Devon)
1st August 2011: Cambridge Folk Festival (Cambridge)
SEPTEMBER TOUR
2nd Sep: Beverley Festival at Freedom Festival (Hull) Fruit, 62-63 Humber Street, Hull HU1 1TU
www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/events/freedom.aspx 01377 217569
4th Sep: Weyfest (Farnham) Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL
www.weyfest.co.uk 0844 884 2920
6th Sep: The Ironworks (Oswestry) Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2SP
the-ironworks.co.uk/ 01691 679123
8th Sep: Fruit (Hull) 62-63 Humber Street, Hull HU1 1TU
www.fruitspace.co.uk/ 01482 280018
9th Sep: South Lakes Music Production @ Ulverston Sports & Social Club Priory Road, Cumbria LA12 9HT
www.backroadsmusic.co.uk/Venue/Ulverston-Sports-Social-Club-Cumbria , 01229 582258
10th Sep: Blue Walnut Cafe (Torquay) Walnut road, TQ2 6HS
www.bluewalnutcafe.com/ , 01803 394113
11th Sep: St Ives Festival September Festival ,St Ives Guildhall, Street an Pol, St Ives, Cornwall.
www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk/ 01736 792128
13th Sep: The Inn at Lathones (St Andrews), By Largoward, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY9 1JE
www.innatlathones.com/ 01334 840494
14th Sep: Ducks (Aberlady) Kilspindie HouseMain Street, Aberlady, East Lothian, EH32 0RE
www.ducks.co.uk/ 01875 870682
15th Sep: Brel (Glasgow)37 Ashton Lane, Scotland, Glasgow G12 8SJ
www.brelbarrestaurant.com/ 0141 342 4966
16th Sep: The Castle (The Studio) Castle Way, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 1XA
www.thecastle.org.uk/ 01933 270007
18th Sep: Marr’s Bar (Worcester) 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA
www.marrsbar.co.uk/ 01905 613336
20th Sep:Mrs Yarringtons at Crowhurst Park (Battle) Crowhurst Park, East Sussex TN33 0SL
www.mrsyarringtons.me.uk/ 07969462836
22th Sep: Browsers (Lingfield) 7 East Grinstead Road, Lingfield Surrey RH7 6EP
http://www.bluesatbrowsers.com/ 01342 834881
23th Sep: Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shoreham By Sea)Little High Street
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5EG
www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/ 01273 464440
25th Sep: Bicycle Shop (Norwich) 17 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 4PE
dreamsmusicmanagement.co.uk/venues/thebicycleshop 01603 625777
28th Sep: Green Note (London) 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN
www.greennote.co.uk 020 7485 9899
30th Sep: Korks (Leeds) 40 Bondgate, Otley LS21 1AD
www.korks.co.uk/piano/events.htm 01943 462020
1st Oct: Cluny2 (Newcastle) 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ,
www.thecluny.com 0191 2304474
2nd Oct:The Continental (Preston)13 South Meadow Lane, Lancashire, Preston PR1 8JN
www.newcontinental.net/ 01772 499425
23rd Oct 2011: Great Northern Wine,The Warehouse, Blossomgate Ripon, North Yorkshire
HG4 2AJ http://www.greatnorthernwine.co.uk/ 01765 606 767
28th October 2011 21:00: Martin Clark's Blues Session on Radio Wey
7th Nov 2011: The Glee Club (Nottingham) with Diana Jones The British Waterways Building, Castle Wharf, Canal St
Nottingham NG1 7EH 0871 472 0400 www.glee.co.uk/shows/notttingham-31-8-2011-live-music-diana-jones-studio-room.htm
11th November 2011: Eden Project (St Austel)Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall, PL24 2SG
UK www.edenproject.com/ 44 (0)1726 811911
12th November 2011: Miss Peapods (Penryn) Jubilee Wharf,Penryn, Cornwall
01326 374424 www.misspeapod.co.uk/mainPage.php
16th Nov 2011: Jagz (Ascot) Station Hill, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 9EG
http://jagz.co.uk/ 01344 878100
18th Nov 2011: Borderline (London) with Stan Webb's Chickenshack. Orange Yard, Manette Street, London
W1D 4JB 020 7734 5547 venues.meanfiddler.com/borderline/listings/featured/4996
19th November 2011: Red Lion (Manningtree) 42 South Street, Manningtree, CO11 1BG
01206 395 052
1st December 2011: The Ropewalk (Barton on Humber) The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road
Barton upon Humber,North Lincolnshire, DN18 5JT
www.the-ropewalk.co.uk/ t: 01652 660380
3rd Dec 2011: The Milton Rooms Market Place Malton North Yorkshire YO17 7LX
http://www.themiltonrooms.com/ 01653 600 048
4th Dec 2011: Trades Club (Hebden Bridge) Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, HX7 8EE http://thetradesclub.com/
10th December 2011: St Donats Arts Centre (Glamorgan) St Donats Arts Centre,St Donats Castle,Vale of Glamorgan,
CF61 1WF www.stdonats.com/ 01446 799 100
