“Pleasingly eccentric and imaginative alternative folk from the Highlands of Scotland” - Roddy Hart, BBC Radio Scotland

Possessed by the Gods of Cowbell Oblongata is The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse's 4th official release. 

As heard on Jim Gellatly (Amazing Radio), Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing Mixtape (BBC Radio 6 Music), The Roddy Hart Show (BBC Radio Scotland), Ralph's Indie Show / Ralph's TopTen (Radio Kaos Caribou), The Front Porch with Baylen Leonard(Amazing Radio) and The First 45 (Sine FM). 

The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse - The Four Five Six

The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse - For A While, At Least

The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse - Holy Barnacles

The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse - And We Will Dance

Hoof-flavoured Remix > 2016 > by Papa HOOF. 

Papa HOOF decided to give the original mix of 'Under the Sky', from Squawk! (2013), a hoof-flavoured 2016 remix.

Free download. Treat yo' earholes! Share. Enjoy. 

Under the Sky

Under The Sky (2016)

This is the Papa Hoof 'Barn Apples' Remix of Holy Barnacles by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse. Released on Netlabel Day 2016 (July 14th) as a free download. Download your copy at http://bit.ly/barnapples

Net label Day 2016

Holy Barnacles (Papa Hoof 'Barn Apples' Remix)

Holy Barnacles (Papa Hoof 'Barn Apples' Remix) By The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse

From the Bucket of Broken Songs - Part #1 - In My Square

I've been rummaging through my bucket of broken songs finding half-finished ditties and demos that have been cast aside and long forgotten in the hope that I might find something pretty enough that I can pretty up some more. 

Until then, I thought y'all might wanna give them a wee rattle around yo' earholes. Maybe even give me a wee nod if you want me to pretty it up. 

So here's the first in a series of earhole treats From the Bucket of Broken Songs. 

The working title is In My Square. 

According to the file information it appears to have been recorded on October 19th, 2002.

From the Bucket of Broken Songs - Part #1 - In My Square

Here lies our cover version of the Crash Test Dummies song, 'In The Days Of The Caveman', from their spectacular album, 'God Shuffled His Feet'. If you ain't heard the original, you outta get your earholes acquainted with it!

In The Days Of The Caveman (Crash Test Dummies Cover)

This is just a wee ditty I wrote about that there Coronapocalypse to entertain myself and y'allselves before them creatures and beasts of this planet sense our weakness, seize power and eat us, enslave us or turn us into hats and scarves. Please enjoy responsibly. And please please please wash yo' hands!

Lyrics: 
wash yo' hands, oh wash yo' hands, wash yo' hands… oh please do try    
wash yo' hands, oh wash yo' hands, wash yo' hands… or you might die     

don't touch yo' face, don't touch yo' face, don't touch yo' face… don't touch yo' eyes
don't touch yo' face, don't touch yo' face, don't touch yo' face… or you might die
                      
and I don't wanna see you die
and I don't wanna see your loved ones cry
cuz then they might rub their eyes
and then they’ll die

self isolate, self isolate, self isolate… oh please do try 
self isolate, self isolate, self isolate… or folks might die

don't stockpile, no don't stockpile, don't stockpile… coz that ain't nice 
if there ain't no food there ain't no food and we need food... or else we'll die

and I don't wanna see you die
and I don't wanna see your loved ones cry
cuz then they might rub their eyes
and then they’ll die

teach the kids and feed the kids, teach the kids… oh please do try
feed the kids, don't eat the kids, just feed the kids… so they won’t cry

wash yo' hands, oh wash yo' hands, wash yo' hands… oh please do try    
wash yo' hands, oh wash yo' hands, wash yo' hands… or you might die     

and I don't wanna see you die
and I don't wanna see your loved ones cry
cuz then they might rub their eyes
and then they’ll…

and I don't wanna see them die
so I’m not gonna touch my eyes
I just want to ask you please
go wash yo' hands

How To Survive The Coronapocalypse And Not Eat Your Friends

THE RAMISCO MAKI MAKI ROCKING HORSE - How To Survive The Coronapocalypse And Not Eat Your Friends

After a brain sap adjustment around six months ago these here hooves couldn't pick up a banjo never mind sing a singsong. Now, picking up the banjo still hurts the brainbox, but I wanted to sing a singsong for my wife for Valentines Day, so I recorded a wee bit each day (when I was able). And it took a lot longer than I expected due to said brainbox, but I did manage to throw down this cover of I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. Sure, I couldn't quite pull off the skat that Mr Mraz drops at the bridge, but that just made her giggle more, so I'm all good with that. My youngest, Zachy Maki Maki, joined me for some singsonging too. It's a catchy tune, but proceed with caution, that bridge is stinky.

THE RAMISCO MAKI MAKI ROCKING HORSE - I'm Yours (Jason Mraz cover)

Am Twitchin' appears on The Horse Says Neigh by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse.

Credits:

Written and performed by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse.
Recorded in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Produced by Ray McCartney.

Lyrics:

my legs are a messgot some beats in my chest
coz my muscles are stressed 
and so on and the rest

and then I fall into bed
I try to rest my dead head
then my bones feel like lead
and I'm thinkin' instead

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

I get up for a bit
just to snap out of it
then I'm back in my bed
now repeat what I said

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

I cannot sleep
I'm twitchin'
I cannot sleep
my ears are ringing

Am Twitchin'

The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse is an alternative indie folk artist, described as “rollocking americana” by Last Year’s Girl. The Horse resides in the Scottish Highlands, in a tiny village named Strathcarron. While primarily a solo artist, he also performs with a backing band called The Wat Wat Kings.

As a songwriter, The Horse is inspired by both real life subjects and subjects that exist solely in his mind. When he starts writing a song, he never really knows where it will end up, stating himself that “once you start, the songs just kind of write themselves”. Musically, he was brought up on bluegrass, country, blues and punk, spent his younger years between alternative rock and hip hop, and cites some of his influences today as Beck, Andrew Jackson Jihad and Hank Williams.

Live appearances have included a one-day nine-stop tour of Glasgow, UK with Tragic O’Hara, a roadside attraction tour in the US and several spontaneous pop-up shows spanning parts of the UK, Canada and Europe.

In Nov 2012, Ramisco was invited down to BBC Scotland to record a session for RAPAL TV. BBC Alba will air the session on April 25th. The track, Seas Air Do Chorra-Bhiod, was named RAPAL’s Gaelic Song of the Year 2013.

In Feb 2013, The Horse created a music video for Danger Danger with one of the Wat Wat Kings, Caliente, it was a no-budget effort, no film crew, just an unattended camcorder on a tripod and a mobile phone in a cereal bowl.

Releases to date include One Zero One Zero One Zero (2010), Fajita’s Basement (2011) and Squawk! (2013). Squawk! is perhaps the most recognised to date with airplay on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, The Waiting Room Radio Show (Houndstooth Radio, DIY Radio, Hoxton FM, Radio Andra, Radio Phoenix...), KA Radio, and several other stations, both national and international, prior to it’s release on March 4th, 2013.

On May 6, 2013, The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse will support The Boy Who Trapped The Sun at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, UK.

Previous to becoming The Horse, Ray McCartney was a founding member, songwriter, performer and producer of The Kazoo Funk Orchestra. He performed as Little Beard before leaving the collective for brain surgery only weeks after recording a performance for BBC Alba’s RAPAL TV show late 2008. Ray was also the founding member / songwriter and frontman of El Jugador until the band split in 2005.

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