Well I waited so long
They said I'd crumble
But I still stood strong, 
that's till you came along.
Yeah, you ripped through me, 
left me exposed,
now the whole world can see, 
that I'm just half a house.

But I still have a little piece of green, I still have a garden.

I've seen the births, crawling, cups of tea
Toast toasting, growing cannabis leaves,
smoking drinking, hours of TV,
I've held this inside me, held this inside me.
I've felt the warm purr of a malting cat,
the mixture of basil and parmesan
the speeding of records and slowing down,
I've held this inside me, held this inside me.
Hysterical laughing at I don't know what,
crying and shouting of a child in strop,
the building of dens and then death beds,
I've held this inside me, held this inside me.
Warm kisses on a winters eve,
the frenzied buzz of a summers feast,
no they can't take that away from,
I've held this inside me, held this inside me.

But I still have a little piece of green, I still have a garden.


Billy + Steve - Half A House

Inspired by the journey to the 'beach' overlooking Exeter and the Holmbush above Ide.  

Phelamongerat - Ide Beach

A song written by true Holmbushians, Sam Reader and Steve Elston.

This is true Holmbush spirit.  

Steve Elston - Call Centre

Nuala wrote this song after spending a week in the Holmbush grounds after the fire preparing for the Holmbush fundraiser.  The song makes reference to some excellent times in a blow up swimming pool and, of course, N-Trance.  It's a beautiful song and we're so proud Nuala wrote it for us.

Nuala's debut album entitled 'The Tortoise' features this song and is released on May 10th and we can tell you that it is a sublime work.  Pre order it here http://nuala.bandcamp.com.

Nuala Honan - All Is Not Lost

Holmbush was a beautiful old house near Exeter in Devon.  It was a hub of creativity and madness for many, many people and as many of you know it tragically burnt down on April 8th 2012.

We wrote some tracks to remember it.  There's some tracks that are inspired by it or there are some tracks that are evocative of the spirit.

Love

xx