So, 2016 and still no teleportation machines. Shame! Thanks to everyone who downloaded my last EP – we’re working on recording 5 more songs that, along with the last 2 EPs, will be given a full release on CD this year. What’s more exciting is that there’s a good possibility that the CD will actually be released on a US label; …
It’s here: You can download the songs for free or contribute any amount, which all goes towards helping me record new songs! Please, please and pretty please spread the word; share / comment / like on Facebook, Twitter, or in conversation at work / over the garden fence / to random strangers in the street. Oh, and see the previous …
The new Ep – The Late Captain Wilberforce is out in a couple of weeks. Here are the videos. Enjoy! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGTNI4tjEXA&w=853&h=480] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85cX-mefR7A&w=853&h=480] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPnBNP7mAU&w=853&h=480] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjPMRfyng8&w=853&h=480]
I never enter music competitions – battle of the bands? Come on, really? But when I saw in the PRS for Music magazine that you could win a place at The Songwriting Festival (a five day, residential song-writing course with tutors including Andy White, Jez Ashurst and Kim Richey who’ve written number one hits for huge stars) I thought I’d give it …
Just a reminder that if you’re in the Leeds area this weekend I’m playing an acoustic set at Whites Deli in Headingley. It’s free in, and I’m on around 9:30. Support comes from Martin Plock, who’s on about 8:30pm. It’d be great to see you down there as it looks like a great venue and especially as I haven’t …
After getting the Distance Ep out in October I knew it’d seem like a mountain to climb to get EP 2 ready – well at least we’re half way up that mountain now. All the drums, bass, keys and most of the guitars and vocals are recorded and have been sent to Mike Browne’s* excellent new studio in Cardiff. With …
Just a quickie to say hope you’ve had a great Christmas day and are now gently surfing / snoozing / watching tv with a contented expression and full stomach. There’ll be more tunes from me and the rest of the gang early in the new year – we’ve recorded a lot of the instrumentation, but now comes the seemingly endless …
Nice to see “Someone to Love” is featured in Rokline Magazine this week as one of their “iNdiE PiKs: Weekly Spotlight” songs… Always nice to get recognised!
Thanks once again to Tom Robinson for featuring another song from the Distance EP – Good Times, You Said on the BBC Introducing Mixtape on BBC 6 Music. Only 2 more to complete the set! If you haven’t seen it already here’s the video for Good Times, You Said. As usual all comments / shares / likes are welcomed! [youtube …
…from a nice 7/10 review from Whisperin and Hollerin blog. Apparently the reviewer thinks I’d be happier writing for 80’s audiences. Not sure if he means audiences in their eighties. He’s probably right either way.
Hard on the heels of the BBC 6 music airplay, top music blog Fresh on the Net have picked out “The Johnny Depp Memorial Cafe” as one of their “Fresh Faves” this week. If you missed it, here’s the Minecraft-tastic video for said choooooon! Enjoy… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SfypWeQAw&w=853&h=480]
Inkwell is a ‘Leeds Mind’ creative arts space for positive mental health and ‘Instrumental’ is their regular music event. I’ve been asked to play this Friday 7th Nov. Don’t be fooled (like I was) about the name – I’m not going to be playing instrumental versions of the Captain Wilberforce songbook, and nor do I want you to keep it …
Thanks to Tom Robinson for including ‘Someone to Love’ on his BBC 6 Music – Introducing Mixtape programme earlier this morning. Always good to get played on the best (and my favourite) national UK radio station . You can listen again here.
Had a few nice reviews already – although everyone’s going on about it taking me 3 years between records: I’ll put my hands up to that. And even though I’m the regional rep for a BSL interpreting association, work full time, have a family, coach football at the weekends and write a daily-ish music blog, none of these things have really stopped …
… that the Distance Ep is officially released! It’s available free (or pay what you like) from: Bandcamp Noisetrade You can also download my all 3 of my albums for the massively discounted price of £5 at Bandcamp Watch the 4 videos for the Ep at the Captain Wilberforce You Tube Channel Please Like, Comment, Share as widely as possible as …
Some stations have been playing songs from the new EP – you can listen again to the shows: Shock pop – http://www.scrubradio.com/ The Strange Boutique – http://www.mixcloud.com/thestrangeboutique/the-strange-boutique-show-198/ Also Warwick Uni Radio – http://player.radio.warwick.ac.uk/ are playing one of the songs on their unsigned programme today at 2pm And… Uni of Gloucestershire’s Tone Radio are playlisting Someone to Love next week. http://player.toneradio.co.uk/ …
So here it is, the lead song from my new Distance EP – Someone to Love. Out next week on Bandcamp (or if you can’t wait, then here, right now!) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCPFvFcYoXk&w=853&h=480] All four videos for the EP are playlisted here
From the Noisetrade blog: “If you dig the melodic, new wave side of alt-rock (with a heavy dash of quirky charm), Captain Wilberforce just might become one of your new favorite bands. Much like Elvis Costello and Randy Newman, Captain Wilberforce pairs cheery, upbeat musicality with darker, acerbic lyrics. While a song title like “The Johnny Depp Memorial Cafe” alerts …
