Merry Folkin' Christmas & a Gadgee New Year

Here's my compilation for the holidays -

Amerie - 1 Thing
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
Orange Juice - Louise Louise
The Termites - Do The Rock Steady
Paul Giovanni - Gently Johnny
Paul McCartney - Jet
Big Star - September Gurls
Buff Medways - Unable To See The Good
Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup
Levon & The Hawks - The Stones That I Throw (Will Free All Men)
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
Prince Buster - Wreck A Pum Pum
Scott Walker - Montague Terrace
The Boggs - How Long
Futureheads - Decent Days And Nights
Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory - Coyote's Song (When You Hear It Too)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Television - Marquee Moon
Neil Young - Country Girl (I Think You're Pretty)
Arcade Fire - Rebellion

Folky Christmas & a Gadgee New Year xxxx

Blissed out red Folk boat

The last recording session before Christmas is happening this weekend. We've a couple of new songs too; The Fable is the banjo-folk epic I was talking about in the last blog and comes in at a ridiculous 7 minutes! Acceptable though because most of the others barely breach the 3 minute warning. Another guitar tune (I like to balance it up) at the moment is called Tradesman's Love Song. I'll try and get a demo of the first one up soon.

As per Bobby's update on The Folk website, we had Chelsea come in and rehearse with us. Some lovely accordion to accompany some of the banjo songs, and keyboards as well.

I was at All Tomorrow's Parties last weekend and will mention Cocorosie, Acid Mother's Temple, Damo Suzuki, Michael Rother (Neu!) and Les Savy Fav. All saviours of a rather metal-heavy ATP. I also recommend Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory for some beats and psychedelia, Jose Gonzalez who's got a song on an advert on the telly likes, Vashti Bunyan's Just Another Diamond Day and two bands I've seen in Edinburgh which I've really liked; Music and Movement and the excellent Owsley Sunshine.

I'll be at the SL records night at the Bongo Club on Thursday 15th where Saint Jude's Infirmary will be playing. A quick mention too to Delta Mainline. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please support us next year and come and see us play live, talk to us, ask to join us and buy our album that's barely started yet.