Max

I seem to be having some trouble with my gigs calendar on this website (I cant make it work…) So here is a update with the details of the next few dates I’ve got coming up. I’ll create a “Gigs” page which which will just be a manual blog type thing but at least it will have the info on it.

Supporting Brian Kennedy

(Solo acoustic)

Glasgow – Old Fruitmarket – October 3rd

London – Jazz Cafe, Camden, – October 10th

Dartford – Mick Jagger Centre – October 11th

Lizzy Parks Duo

Brighton – Coalition – October 16th

London – The Queen of Hoxton – October 29th

Supporting Dar Williams

(Solo acoustic)

Sharpthorne (W Sussex) – The Ravenswood – November 20th

Sheffield – Memorial Hall – November 22nd

Maidstone – the Maverick Live @the Exchange – November 23rd

Costa coffee would not be my normal choice to feed my tea addiction but it’s the only place in Oakham I can find with WiFi… (Actually the tea isn’t that bad, at least it’s in a pot). Wanted to say thankyou to everyone who came to the Brian Kennedy shows at Bilston and Bury last night and Tuesday. It’s been really great chatting to people after the shows and i’m really touched by some of the things people have been saying. I’m not really good at this web business but I do have a mailing list – if you e-mail me throught the ‘contact’ page i’ll make sure you get added to the list for all the news, gig updates and pre-order info for the album etc. By the way a special thanks to the lovely lady at tesco’s who made me a bowl of soup yesterday evening when she really shouldn’t have done.

Here’s a pic of my set list.

For some reason it’s gone landscape – I’ll try and  sort that out later… (Have sorted it!)

Only have 1m39s left. See you soon…

M

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The last couple of weeks have been busy, thanks for coming and supporting me at the Hare and Hounds in Birmingham  last Thursday, and it was nice to make some new friends there too. Next day was directly to the Roundhouse in Camden for a show with Lizzy P supporting Quantic, and the following day Lizzy and I were again playing together – 2 sets at the Tru Thoughts 10th birthday party at the Vibe Bar in Shoreditch. It’s been great to spend some time with the guys from Cookin’ on Three Burners and Kylie Auldist who came over from Australia for these shows. The “Burners” and Kylie played a great show in Brighton the following Wednesday and then Thursday was a vocal session with the “Sparkle Sisters” (Lizzy P and Sarah James), recording backing vocals for my album. Thanks ladies.

Work continues on my album which now we hope will see an early december release. We have (almost) finally settled on the title which is “Walk In This Direction” and we are hoping that we can schedule some band shows in the new year to promote the release. There will be 12 tracks, I’ll try and get some tasters up here as soon as we have something close to completion. In the mean time come and support me at the Brian Kennedy shows around and about the country if you are anywhere near – would be great to see you!

Max

The wonders of modern technology mean that I can write this while sitting on the train travelling South towards London. I should be concentrating on the beautiful countryside flashing by but hey – I guess this post is a little overdue… So almost 3 months after surgery my hand is just about back to normal, I’m very grateful to all at the Haywards Heath orthopedic unit and Chris Williams for looking after me. First gig back was at Ulcombe Village Festival, which despite the rain was a lot of fun. Following weekend was a 24 hour trip to Croatia for a show at the Soundwave festival with Lizzy Parks. What a beautiful place! We played a great set and it was wonderful to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones. I even swam in the sea!! The Ganda Boys rocked the Almeida Theatre on the 1st of August – if you were there you will know what an exciting show this is – really looking forward to more live shows with this band. Incidentally the album is now available, i’m playing bass and guitar throughout – go to www.gandaboys.com and follow the links. Since then it’s been full steam ahead on two albums, firstly the Auburn album which I have co-written with the wonderful Liz Lenten. We recorded some live piano and vocal tracks last week and this week has been the turn of ‘cello and bass. In amongst all this I have been working on my album which we now have a provisional release date for in November. I’ve been shuttling back and forth to Spain to record the vocals which are all but finished so just the mix, artwork and mastering to worry about now…. And the new Prince Fatty 7″ single Shimmy Shimmy’ has sold out of it’s first run and is being re-pressed. If you want get hold of a copy go to www.mrbongo.com and again follow the links. Incidentally you can see me playing with the Prince Fatty collective when we recorded at maida vale for the Mark Lamarr show on the Radio2 earlier this year. Just search for ‘Prince Fatty’ on youtube.

There are more solo shows in the pipeline – i’ll post the details when i get them. Next solo show is in Birmingham on the 3rd of September in Kings Heath and then 5th of Sept with Lizzy P at the Vibe Bar in London.

Thats it for a bit!

Max

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