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The new album! - Buy it, from us or from http://cdbaby.com/cd/jonairdrieandtheshelleys !
Two gigs forthcoming:
17th Feb - We play a few songs at the start of the second set at Rumney Folk Club, Cardiff - http://www.rumneyfolkclub.co.uk/
8th March - We are the featured band at Llan Acoustic
Feb 2012
Rehearsing a raft of new songs and tunes
Dec 2011
It may seem that we have been quiet. In fact Mike has been recording various folks at Towpath, including a total re-run of the seminal, eponymous Chartists album, together with Pamela Wyn Shannon and cellist, Barney Morse-Brown, who have been working on Pamela's new album. Jon, as well as putting some collaborative pieces together with Julian Meek has also been recording - and recording with (both) - Pamela and Avital Raz. He has also headed to God's Own Country to record the wonderful Hittites working on the Arequipa Sessions - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.322361097776872.85891.159887754024208&type=3
Jon has also a 'Notebooks' project ready for a limited release early in 2012.
The band has a new collection of songs - see below - on which a little progress is being made.
Oct 2012 (2)
Film placed on You Tube of the 'Nightwalkers' collaboration. As the blub states, a work in progress. See the Look and Listen page or follow this link - http://youtu.be/_SnIdmsMi_U
Oct 2012
Working on a brand new load of songs. Recently, our methodology has been to build things 'in the studio', which usually entails us working in at least partial isolation from one another. This time the plan is to learn the songs together (frighteningly, even in the same room), record them all together (for the most part, in the same room) and then be brutal about what to place on an album and what to hastily dispense of in a random wheelie bin, in the dead of night.
Sept 2011 (2)
Collaborations with Julian Meek have produced their first fruit. Two pieces derived from Julian's work can be heard on the Look and Listen page: Nightwalkers and Song of Lost Connections.
Julian Meek was
born in Tredegar in 1973. His work has been published in various newspapers and
journals and he is the author of a number of small press collections including
Most recently he has been working
on an ongoing art/poetry installation based on themes of Christ's Passion with
leading Welsh artist John Selway . He is also a contributor to the recent
Sept 2011(1)
Massive thanks to Daf and Jon for Goginan. Outstanding musicians both.
Aug 2011
Thanks to the kind folks at the Lake Lothing and at Puddingmoor. Contrasting gigs; both very enjoyable. Thanks also to the ubiquitous Jon Matthews for his playing and his contacts.
Have put info re the Goginan spectacular festival above. It's a great set-up in an awe inspiring location with the most interesting and lovely of people. Come along if you can. We're EXTREMELY excited as (it can now be revealed) we're being joined for our set by two fabulous musicians: Dafydd Eto and Jon Davies from the incredible Hittites. Honestly, can't wait.
Lastly, thanks to Frank Hennessey who has been playing quite a bit from the new album on his BBC Radio Wales Celtic Heartbeat show. We're honoured!
June 2011
The new album - Something's Cooking - is done. Hopefully will be in the (on line!) shops within a month. We'd be interested to hear what you make of it. It's quite different from the last few records.
Gearing up to Folk on the Lawn with the hope that it gets warmer and drier.
May 2011
Apologies for the lack of news. Things have been mighty busy. The new album is almost complete. It's a REALLY interesting collection (honest). It's a bit strange but very approachable all the same.
Thanks to all those who have turned up at recent gigs. We are humbled.
Tomorrow we play at the Big Green Festival at Waunfawr Park in Cross Keys, Gwent. We're told we're on at about mid day.
April 2011
Included a 1986 recording of 'Grey Rock' on the Look and Listen page.
Every so often we check the web stats. It was than a little disconcerting to see this with the other searches that led to our site! Does someone know something we don'T
March 2011
The wonderful people of the west meant that the Goginan/Aber weekend was a totally splendid one. Thank you! (Thanks esp. to Colin for the Druid gig, Matthew for the RAFA and most of the Hittites for both). Good to have Sean the Keys guesting on the..uh...keyboard.
Cwmaman this Thursday.
March 2011
What fantastic receptions in Swindon and Cardiff! Apologies for being tardy with regard to our thanks.
Feb 2011
Thanks for the great support at Llan last night.
Thanks to Frank Hennessy for playing us on the BBC!
Thanks to Chris at BRFM for the TV clip - will hopefully have a high quality version soon, but a version of 24 Hour Man Flu from the show is on the Look and Listen page and YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0zrL3wqb9U
Jan 2011
Happy new year and apologies for the absence of news - telecommunications problems (thanks TalkTalk!).
J