NEW ALBUM:
I spent much of the summer rehearsing and recording "Ordinary Heroes" with some great friends, old and new: Johny Collins, Graeme Knights, Anahata (Melodeon, concertina, cello) and John Breeze were of course involved, but so were also John Thompson and Nicole Murray (aka Cloudstreet), Moira Craig, Saskia Tomkins (violin, viola) and Miranda Sykes (double bass). The album was produced by Robb Johnson.

"Ordinary Heroes" marks my debut under the Irregular label and will be distributed by Proper Music. Being my first album to hit the record stores, it acts as a showcase and therefore contains a mix of old and new. The "old" consists of seven previous "hits" in new arrangements (why, I even learned to play the bouzouki for it!). The "new" include Memory, Langemarck, The Bite Of The Underdog, Without You On Christmas Day, Just Put In The Hours and Ending Of The Day. The release date is 11th October 2004 - from that day you should be able to get it "in all the good record stores", as they say, or if they don't stock it you should be able to order it from them (Catalog number IRR055). It will not be available from my website for some time, so I would urge you to ask for it from the shops. You could still get it from me at my gigs, of course. Talking of which…

LAUNCH CONCERTS:
a)Banbury Festival, 8-9 October
b)Open Door FC, Manchester, 24 October (part of Extravaganza 7)
c)St Albans Windward Folk Song Club, Herts, 29th October
        This will be my "home base" launch,
       featuring also Miranda, Moira, Saskia et al.
        Advance booking strongly recommended - booking details below.
d)Black Knight FC, Northampton, 2 November (with Breezy)
e)Market Rasen FC, Lincs, 19th November

NOTE:
For the St Albans Windward launch, with only 65 places available and 25 tickets already sold, it is adviseable to book in advance, either using a credit card directly from my website St ALbans OH launch booking or from the club itself on Fridays. If neither of those methods is convenient, please PM me directly and we'll sort something out. In any case you will receive a confirmation of your booking from me, with your ticket numbers