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Written and performed by Megan Wardroper
Electric and acoustic guitar performed by Haydn Stevens
Bass performed by Charlie Irish
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Matthew Sexton

Dance, Dance, Dance

Disgrace

I followed the trail, I followed the little lights
In an otherwise dark and murky place
I couldn’t find vantage, I couldn’t find sight
And you couldn’t find grace

When you’re cast adrift, 
You see why fishermen don’t learn to swim
The grace is in giving in
But in dimming light, with fire to fight
The grace is your kin

Sure as rock, sure as bone
Trust me, trust me
Sure as land, sure as sky, sure as sea
Sure as blood and the unknown
Oh trust me, I trust you
With me

I’ve been thinking about the Ides of March
I’ve been thinking about that onward relentless march
I’ve been thinking about making peace with the sky
But I’m thinking of passing that by

Sure as rock, sure as bone
Trust me, trust me
Sure as land, sure as sky, sure as sea
Sure as blood and the unknown
Trust me, I trust you
With me

Disgrace

Woke Up Drunk

Instrumental from the fourth LP album Opera

Opera 

Hymn

Out 2nd October: https://flvz.bandcamp.com/album/butterflies

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/71vX5YFyCt425XZE95IrTK?si=d2yghbZ5QwSvx6TgayUAaw

Butterflies EP

Butterflies

Charity single in aid of The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland, released on September 22nd 2020.

Watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xuah1iRUsk&t

'Memory' by Aural Air & Patrick Mc Eleney
Artwork by Tom Doig
Recorded at Attica Audio by Tommy McLaughlin
With support from Richard Roche and Earagail Arts Festival.

Lyrics:

Am I awake, or still asleep?
Is this a dream?
I wander through, these corridors
They sing for me
This melody, is still with me
It sets me free
These corridors, these memories
Play that song for me

Somethings wrong, inside of me
Yeah I know, yeah I know, know
But inside me, lives a melody
Sing it low, sing it low, low

Am I awake, or still asleep?
Am I losing me?
But mirrors rest, on these walls
Still looks like me
These locked doors, these melodies
Have I found the keys?
These corridors, they’re who I am
And I’m still me

They think the walls, are closing in
I say no. You’re not listening
These corridors, I hear them sing
They give me life, I start again

Something’s wrong, inside of me
Yeah I know, yeah I know, know
But inside me, lives a melody
That I know, that I know, know
This melody, you won’t take from me
No you won’t, no you won’t, no
In my dreams, lives this melody
Sing it low, sing it low, low

Memory

'Memory' -- Aural Air & Patrick Mc Eleney

COLL - Winner Feat Nalah

Blue Magic 2 Out Now: https://smarturl.it/BlueMagic2

Winner

WINNER FT. Nalah

Release 16th September on Big Indie Records

I Meant What I Said

About Folkatron Sessions - 8 musicians, 7 days and 1 experimental folk album from scratch.

‘My Son John’ is an Irish folk song first published in 1876, about the thousands of young Irishmen who became cannon fodder in the Napoleonic Wars. There are many versions of this song, including as a marching song for Irish Volunteers in World War I and a protest song against injured soldiers being cheated out of their benefits. The arrangement interprets this traditional song with a close pairing of string, electric guitar and synth textures. 

Folkatron Sessions is a band formed from the pilot Upcycled Sounds Folkatron residency where folk, jazz and electronic musicians produce and release an experimental folk record over a week. Since this 2017 pilot, the Folkatron residencies have since continued with different musicians, but this first group decided to keep playing together under the name Folkatron Sessions. They met again in 2019 to work on a second release together, Skiver, using the same residency format. An intense week was spent choosing trad tunes and songs, arranging, performing and recording them.The recording and production of each track was led by two musicians from the group . With 4 makeshift recording studios to work from, they created a total of 8 tracks and a live session.

The tunes and songs in Skiver were chosen from collaborations, travels and compositions of each musician. The album explores traditional music from Sweden to Estonia to Ireland, as well as contemporary numbers, some written by band members. As well as music, the group also exchanged techniques, with some learning production and recordings skills for the first time and others pushing their skills to experimental levels, such as using DIY hydrophone mics or recording drums through 50 metres of rubber tubing.

The result is an album with its own unique sound world, refracting trad folk through electronic, jazz, ambient, sound art and prog rock lenses. 

Credits
Lead vocals and fiddle by Lauren Spiceley - Vocals, fiddle
Backing vocals and synth - Hannah Jacobs
Guitar and synth - Joe Woods
Cello - Martha Wiltshire
Arranged by Folkatron Sessions
Produced by Folkatron Sessions and Upcycled Sounds
Edited and mixed by Upcycled Sounds. 
Artwork by Upcycled Sounds.

Folkatron Sessions are
Rémi Allain - double bass and vocals. Normandie, France.
Philippe Boudot - drums and percussion. Normandie, France.
Hannah Jacobs - piano, synth and vocals. Suffolk, England.
Nicholas O’Brien - sound design and clarinet. Paris, France.
Jack Ó hAonghusa - flute, bodhrán and vocals. Ballymore, Ireland.
Lauren Spiceley - fiddle and vocals from Oxford, England.
Martha Wiltshire - cello and vocals from Oxford, England.
Joe Woods - guitar and vocals. Suffolk, England.

Skiver

Folkatron Sessions - My Son John

honey ps

A new 2020 single from poetic pop trio, JAYA.

Fractured Disposition

Words

Take Me To A Place

Debut Album from BUCKBUCKMOOSE.
Many thanks.
xx

C ROD J FRUIT pt1.

We were very fortunate to record with the wonderful Rick Will (Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Hunters and Collectors, Ben Harper, Ziggy Marley, Incubus) and we loved the journey!

Tumbling

*Thinks Your Knob Is Massive

Lyrics:

So I'm sitting by the the bar
And I'm feeling out of place
He walks up
"Great body it's a shame about the face,
Have you looked in the mirror lately?
Babe you're a disgrace
But I'd probably do you anyway."
Wait, what?
Mate, no...
Let me tell you how it's gonna go. 
You're gonna take your skinny tie
And your little trilby hat
In your Clarkson jeans
You're old enough to be my dad
And you'll walk right back
To your flat to feed the cats
Cause you only see your kids 
On the weekend.

I'll learn to take a compliment
When you learn to pay one properly
I'm sorry I don't want a man to treat me like a princess and buy me Louboutin heels
But I'm an ardent anti-monarchist
And I can barely walk in flats.

I've this thing with social media
It leaves me feeling cold like
I'm too poor
Too fat
And too old
Aren't I lucky there's so many guys
To give me my big break
Sliding into my DM's
With a dick pic and a mixtape. 
Ick.
Just...no.
Let me tell you how it's gonna go.
I've got a link to my back catalogue
I think that you should see it
You can go support my music
With your wallet not your penis
And try being less heinous
It's as easy as can be
Start by switching off your monitor
And getting in the sea.

As a matter of fact
Yes, I do think I'm too good for you
I'm also too good for
Tories
Racists
TERF's
Homophobes
Xenophobes
And the landed gentry.

Oh, oh, you can say it's to be expected
Oh, oh, like it's the price for being seen
Oh, oh, if you won't publicly protect us
Oh, oh, don't cry to me from the guillotine.

I Bet Your Mum*

Self Love

Peach Pitt Heart

Peace Out Mr Fox (Deaf To The West) (1).wav

A self affirming 'moving on' song for that someone who isn't good to have in your life

People Like You

A stomping track with a great grove and loads of character, Ideal 60s gangster chase music!

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