Song For Zula (BBC Radio Performance 2013)

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Mighty Oaks -- Driftwood Seat

"Heartbeats" from "Veneer"

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2015 Tour Dates:
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March
2 Berlin, Germany @ Heimathaften* SOLD OUT
3 Berlin, Germany @ Heimathaften* SOLD OUT
4 Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar*
5 Vienna, Austria @ Ottakringer Brauerei* SOLD OUT
6 Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle* SOLD OUT
7 Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten*
8 Frankfurt, Germany @ Mousonturm* SOLD OUT
9 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg Oude Saal* SOLD OUT
10 Paris, France @ Cabaret Sauvage*
11 London, UK @ Scala* SOLD OUT
12 London, UK @ Scala* SOLD OUT
13 Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre*
14 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2* SOLD OUT
16 Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal*
17 Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefarlich* SOLD OUT

April
6 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer*
7 Washington, DC @ 930 Club* SOLD OUT
8 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg* SOLD OUT
10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall* SOLD OUT
11 Boston, MA @ Paradise* SOLD OUT
12 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre*
13 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre*
14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall* SOLD OUT
15 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall* SOLD OUT
16 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center* SOLD OUT
17 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center* SOLD OUT
18 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre*
20 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*
22 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot*
24 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater* 
25 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial* SOLD OUT
27 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club* SOLD OUT
28 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club* SOLD OUT
29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent* SOLD OUT
30 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent* SOLD OUT

May
22-24 Mannheim, Germany @ Maifeld Derby
22-25 Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
28 London, UK @ Shepherd's Bush Empire 
29 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

June
4-6 Porto, Portugal @ NOS Primavera Sound
12-14 Aarhus, Denmark @ Northside Festival
26-28 Oslo, Norway @ Piknik I Parken

July
1-4 Gdynia, Poland @ Open'er Festival
4 Dachau, Germany @ Dachauer Musiksommer
16-19 Ostrava, Czech Republic @ Colours

August
10-17 Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival
20-22 St Pölten, Austria @ Frequency Festival
21-23 Biddinguizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands
21-23 Hamburg, Germany @ Dockville Festival

* with Ólöf Arnalds

Heartbeats

🎬 Song Insight

Imprisoned by Freedom v2 unfolds like a confession overheard from another room. What begins as something distant—almost buried—slowly steps forward, layer by layer, until the voice can no longer be ignored. This isn’t a song about asking for understanding. It’s about recognizing truth in a world that profits from silence.

Originally written from an emo-alternative headspace, this version reframes the narrative entirely. The pain is still there—but it’s no longer pleading. It’s observant. Measured. Unapologetic. As the instrumentation grows and the tempo subtly shifts, the song transforms from isolation into declaration. By the end, the voice isn’t alone anymore—it’s surrounded, not rescued, but witnessed.

This is what it sounds like when survival stops whispering and starts standing upright.

📝 Lyrics

Intro
Alone, more than before,
Lost my shadow behind closed doors.
When you were here, at least there was sound.

Verse 1
You were searching for weakness,
Every word I spoke, a tool for your war.
I can’t take the truth anymore,
From someone I once adored.

Chorus
No one wants to know your pain,
With that, they have nothing to gain.
Just smile, don’t explain.
Be their sunshine; I’ll be the rain.
I’ll be the thing that makes it okay.

Verse 2
So alone I’ll be till forever, it seems,
This is the place I belong.
Truth of the lie sets me free,
Imprisoned by his sin, without him, I can see.

Verse 3
Motives cloaked, concealed in greed,
Stealing life beneath my feet.
Try as I might, I’m still alive—
Another day, another fight to survive.

Verse 4
Love the lie we all buy,
Consuming delusions, getting drunk on fiction.
It’s just friction—a way to amuse,
A way to confuse.

Chorus
No one wants to know your pain,
With that, they have nothing to gain.
Just smile, don’t explain.
Be their sunshine; I’ll be the rain.
I’ll be the thing that makes it okay.

Bridge
Don’t tell me it’ll get better in time.
I’ve heard it before; it’s just another lie.

Outro
I stand in the dark,
Alone in this broken life.
The truth set me free,
But truth is a curse, it seems.

With truth, I was free—
With truth, I was…
Truth…
Fuck truth, if this is what it means to be free.

💬 Personal Reflection

This song came from a time when everything felt internal—heavy, quiet, unresolved. Revisiting it now through this blues-rooted lens changed the entire meaning for me. It no longer sounds like someone trapped inside the damage. It sounds like someone who’s lived through it and decided to speak plainly. Same words. Different spine.

🔥 4Me2BeFree Signature

4Me2BeFree exists to turn lived experience into cinematic sound—without sanding down the truth. Whether it leans alternative, blues, or something unnamed, the mission stays the same: take raw emotion, give it structure, and let it stand on its own without apology. This track is a perfect example of how perspective—not polish—changes everything.

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Imprisoned by Freedom v2

From Jon and Roy's upcoming Album "The Road Ahead is Golden", coming out Spring 2017. For more information please check out www.jonandroy.ca

You’re going down like heavy stone
through the muddy waters that you know
Dropped in another day, never saying what you ought to say
oh and now the lies are coming 

but hey, anyway, let them know
tell them how you don’t want to love them

You’re dragging on like summertime
rolling through the rubble on your mind
back in your knowing place, with a weapon you don’t want to waste
and hey, now you’re on the ground and running

I say, anyway, let them know
tell them how you don’t want to love them

oh no you’re not whole when you’re so unaligned
can’t you see we all know you got free
now just tell it honestly

Anyway, let them know
tell them how you don’t want to love them

Runner

Lines

Charlie Cunningham - Minimum

What If We Never Forget

Granny

First single from upcoming EP "Driftwood Seat", out on Feb 1st 2019.

Pre-order EP here: https://lnk.to/DriftwoodSeat 

Live Dates 2019:
30.01.19 Jena, DE • Volksbad 
31.01.19 Husum, DE • Speicher
01.02.19 Kiel, DE • Güterbahnhof
03.02.19 Hamburg, DE • Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
04.02.19 Berlin, DE • Volksbühne
05.02.19 Dresden, DE • Filmtheater Schauburg
06.02.19 Leipzig, DE • Kupfersaal
07.02.19 Würzburg, DE • St Johannis Kirche
09.02.19 Wien, AT • Porgy & Bess
10.02.19 Ravensburg, DE • Konzerthaus
11.02.19 Winterthur, CH • Casinotheater
12.02.19 Freiburg, DE • Paulussaal
13.02.19 Karlsruhe, DE • Tollhaus 
14.02.19 Saarlouis, DE • Theater am Ring
16.02.19 Bochum, DE • Schauspielhaus
17.02.19 Amsterdam, NL • Zonnehuis
18.02.19 Groningen, NL • Nieuwe Kerk
19.02.19 Eupen, BE • Alter Schlachthof
20.02.19 Köln, DE • Kultur Kirche
22.02.19 London, UK • Bush Hall

01.05.19 Darmstadt, DE • Arheilger Mühlchen
03.05.19 Köln, DE • c/o pop Festival
04.05.19 Oldenburg, DE • Park der Gärten / Zu Gast im Park
25.05.19 St Pölten, AT • Festspielhaus
22.06.19 Nürnberg, DE • St Katharina Open Air
13.08.19 Oppurg, DE • Rittergut Positz
14.08.19 Ulm, DE • Obstwiesenfestivals (Pre-Show)
15.08.19 Dresden, DE • Weißer Hirsch

DRIFTWOOD SEAT EP

Like An Eagle

Mexico

New single "Mexico" out now!! https://smg.lnk.to/MightyOaks_Mexico

Berlin-based folk-rock band comprised of Ian Hooper (USA), Claudio Donzelli (Italy), and Craig Saunders (UK).

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