Alone In It - a demo from the upcoming album "NINETEEN".

Alone In It - iPhone Demo

Hold Space For Her - a demo from the upcoming album "NINETEEN".

Hold Space For Her - iPhone Demo

Weaker Than The Palest Blue - a demo from the upcoming album "NINETEEN".

Weaker Than The Palest Blue - iPhone Demo

Going Through Some Changes - a demo from the upcoming album "NINETEEN".

Going Through Some Changes - iPhone Demo

Bright Bright Blue / The Gulf Between Us - a demo from the upcoming album "NINETEEN".

Bright Bright Blue / The Gulf Between Us - iPhone Demo

First test run in the new home studio. I may or may not keep this draft.

“Lament - A Chant” - from the new record “NINETEEN”, coming soon. Best heard through headphones or speakers.

Hope you like it. Peace ✌️

Lament - A Chant

Short Stories

No Great Thing

Running

Eyes Red Seeing Double

The Widowmaker: 'The Wink and The Gun'.
Release Date: October 2012.


Praise for 'The Wink and The Gun':

Rob Da Bank - Radio 1 DJ and Bestival/Camp Bestival organiser: ‘I love The Widowmaker so much I booked him for Camp Bestival and Bestival!’

Andrew Runacres – Ridge Radio: ‘Sounds great right from the first listen. A definite leap forward. Check it out.’

Martin James – Author, Music Critic: 'Beautifully dark, another excellent album from The Widowmaker. I’m always blown away by his heartbreaking melodies and stunning lyricism. An emotional roller coaster of a record - like City and Colour meets Fionn Regan. The UK's best kept secret’

Tom Quickfall – The 405: ‘The Wink and the Gun is one album worth getting your hands on.’

Chris Petherwick – The Daily Falcon: 'The Widowmaker does it again. This lyrical live wire's explosive energy and tantalising tunes are second to none'

Xan Phillips – Voice FM: ‘There’s an underlying dark tension to the songs on ‘The Wink and The Gun’.’


All the way from a barn-conversion studio in rural Hampshire comes The Widowmaker’s sophomore record, ‘The Wink and The Gun’. 

Due for release in October, ‘The Wink and The Gun’ is a folk, blues and groove-orientated whirlwind of an album, with songs influenced by counterculture and roots music. Written about magical life experiences mixed with the reality and disillusionment that the contemporary world brings, Ian Easton, the man behind The Widowmaker, exhibits blues and Folk influences on a satiric and ironic level, with intricate fingerstyle embellishing colourful prose.   

The Widowmaker retreated to the studio to record the record earlier this year, with the specific aim to capture his songs in the most organic and authentic way possible. ‘The barn has a real organic feel, which I think goes hand in hand with roots, blues and folk music. It just felt right in there; it was big, with lots of gorgeous glassy reverb and big beams and wooden floors,’ says Easton of the barn-conversion studio. ‘We used no studio trickery at all. Some songs were even done live in one take. It was magical at night. I had a wicked time there. It really felt like I was part of making something special.’

Over the past year The Widowmaker has secured appearances at Camp Bestival, Blissfields Festival and Glastonbury Festival, playing before the likes of Seth Lakeman, First Aid Kit, Ed Sheeran and Laura Marling, no less. Those feats are bookended with recently recording the music video for his new single, ‘Tell Me To Stay’ and very recent exposure on BBC Introducing and BBC6 Music as an act to watch out for in 2012. ‘I couldn’t wait to get cracking. I think the songs are better than the first, all round,’ says Easton on recording ‘The Wink and The Gun’. ‘I went through a very rough time personally, halfway through the recording process. Because of that, recording ceased for a month in order for me to adjust. I don’t even know how I recorded some of the songs after that! It was a tough experience, but you know what, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The Wink and The Gun is the single most authentic piece of recording I’ve ever done. I’m really proud of it’

The future certainly looks bright for The Widowmaker, with slots booked at Bestival, Purbeck Folk Festival and Pulse Festival this year where he will be debuting new songs from ‘The Wink and The Gun’.

6 - Leave It Out

Ian Easton - Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)

Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)

Q Magazine:
'Led Zeppelin's pastoral folk meanderings meet Simon & Garfunkel pop'

Rob Da Bank - BBC Radio 1 DJ and Bestival/Camp Bestival organiser: 
‘I loved Ian so much I booked him for Bestival!’

Tom Robinson - BBC 6 Music:
'Certainly one to watch out for' 

Martin James - Author/Music Critic:
‘City and Colour meets Fionn Regan. The UK's best kept secret’

Tom Quickfall – The 405:
‘A fine example of present-day folk blending, carefully selecting various roots styles to add to his tales from the edges of counterculture.’


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