WHAT we just hit ONE MILLION PLAYS here on SoundCloud! And from countries aaaaaall around the world too. Thanks so much everyone for all the love and support, this is such a ridiculously huge number we can't even get our heads round it. We still have a few copies of the album left on CD if you want a physical thing or want to help us afford to make more music: https://ringlefinchuk.bandcamp.com/album/tall-tales  Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏

now that it's that time of the year again it's time to come back to this

Lyrics, CDs and downloads are available at https://ringlefinchuk.bandcamp.com/album/tall-tales.

Four years in the making and entirely self-produced, 'Tall Tales' is the first full-length album from London-based alternative folk band Ringlefinch. 

With dark-humoured, wittily introspective lyrics set to upbeat, offbeat earworm tunes and a strong folk-storytelling sensibility, 'Tall Tales' centres on themes of identity, exploring how we all tell ourselves stories of who we are to try and make sense of our place in the world. This sense of self-determination even extends to the production of the album - the band recorded and mixed it on equipment they built themselves.

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"Woolpacks"
The Woolpacks are a scattered group of gritstone boulders standing on the flank of Kinder Scout in the Peak District. Shaped by the winds over many thousands of years into peculiar, otherworldly shapes, they stand tall and silent high above the valleys - but there’s a playfulness to them as well, somehow. This tune foreshadows “Coldwell Clough” both musically and thematically.

Music: Logan
©&℗ Ringlefinch 2021, all rights reserved
Released on Folkroom Records

Woolpacks

Purchase a digital or CD copy to hear the 10 acoustic versions of the studio tracks! Exclusive to purchases of the album!: https://www.spgiraffestore.com/collections/music-albums/products/1896

Sample the acoustic tracks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip1Jn4Jycpc&ab_channel=SteamPoweredGiraffe

Steam Powered Giraffe's 6th studio album, 1896!

A two disc album featuring a full studio album on one disc and acoustic versions of the studio tracks on the other disc!

Take a harmony-filled musical journey with the robots Zer0, The Spine, & Rabbit in this album featuring brand new songs from the band!

1896

What's in a Name

Electric Moves - The Orion Experience

This is a teaser from our new record The Raven Locks, available November 19th on iTunes and Bandcamp.
- Dirt Poor Robins

Dirt Poor Robins - The Same as I (Prerelease)

Rose Lalonde fansong! Second in a set I'm doing of all the Beta Kids. My first A Capella song - it was absurdly difficult to make, so it's not perfect, but pretty good for a first shot, I think!

Beautiful cover art courtesy of my friend Beth (aptpenguin.tumblr.com)
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Once upon a fairy tale, a heroine was born
with heart as black as space and darkness, from which she was torn
and in this fairy tale, she spoke an ancient tongue
the ink as bleary as the void from which our hero’d sprung
she took her thorns in hand, heard the voices from afar
lost her mind and took command, played the game and here you are.

Little lilac wizard girl, with hair as white as snow
you’ll go on an adventure, testing everything you know
you’ll see the world asleep, and see the light awake
find dissonance upon your planet old, which you will break
forsake thy mother’s name, she’s not with you anymore
grab your books and play the game, prepare yourself for what we’ve got in store.

There’s more to darkness than your mind can see
an endless reach of possibilities
no justice, vengeance, no concept of right
yes, darkness is more than an absence of Light.

Little golden goddess girl, with smile as black as ice
take down the universe, and then give it your best advice
the horror is your friend, the terror loves you best
so go now, and push into motion all objects at rest
see through the veil of white, fall into a gothic trance
woe is your perfected sight, you know best that naught is hand of chance

to dance with black death is your specialty
perchance to dabble in what things might be
beneath your eyelids lies an endless night
yes, close your eyes and find an absence of Light. 

Lay your weary head to rest and drift on many waves
and waken after slumber dwindles down the many days
left on the calendar that’s ticking in your mind
a ticking bomb gripped tightly by the tentacles of time
until the clock runs out, paths converging once more
end of all is coming now, you will fade, becoming naught but lore

There’s more to darkness than your mind can see
an endless reach of possibilities
no justice, vengeance, no concept of right
yes, darkness is more than an absence of Light.

Absence Of Light

Recorded, Mixed & Masterd in 2009 at Flux Studios, NYC.

Produced by FAB, Engineered by Meredith McCandless.



Crocodile

Featuring the multi-instrumental talents of Angie from Patch & The Giant, 'Ringle All The Way' is what happens when Ringlefinch take on Christmas! Stomping alternative folk meets gypsy jazz rhythms, epic 'Red Army Choir' style harmonies and the rootin'-tootin'-est trumpet yet to grace a Christmas song!

A tale of hopes, symbols, and one girl's dream of a traditional Christmas in a modern world, we hope you enjoy 'Ringle All The Way' - and if so, please tell your friends and your favourite radio stations and help us up the Christmas charts!

Ringle All The Way

"Hard Times Come Again No More" (sometimes, "Hard Times") is an American parlor song written by Stephen Foster (in stamp) in 1854
The first audio recording was a wax cylinder by the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1905.
In my version I sing and play guitars and mandolins (Napolitan and Octave). I produced this at my home wirh Band in a Box and Reaper.
Laulun on kirjoittanut Stephen Foster (postimerkissä) 1984. Se äänitettiin ensi kerran 1905 Edisonin vahasylinteritallentimelle.
Versiossani laulan ja soitan kitaroita sekä mandoliineja (napolilainen ja oktaavi). Tuotin tämän kotonani Band in a Boxilla ja Reaperilla.

Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster 1854)

In Whitestone, Kima and Allura sort out their feelings.
(takes place sometime between Critical Role episodes 57 and 58) 

LYRICS: https://goo.gl/2XGR89
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Here’s the DEMO of my Kima and Allura duet! I love these two so much, and wanted to explore what they might have happened between them in their past and while they were waiting for Vox Machina to return.

Open on: Allura meditating, working on the arcane barrier protecting Whitestone, and Kima impatiently waiting in the room.

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Now that the demo is done, I’d really love to flesh this out into a more polished musical number. If you’d like to help at all (piano transposing, adding other instruments, redoing the composition, lyric change suggestions, singing for either singing part!) PM or message me!

demo

"Say" (critical role fan song) DEMO

Eleisha Eagle - Goodbye (Bass)

Miss September

***Debut album 'Tall Tales' out now!***

A core part of the scene built around boutique label Folkroom Records, London-based alternative folk seven-piece Ringlefinch have been described as "Like Bellowhead before them... just one appearance on ‘Later With’ away from becoming nationwide favourites". 

With scores of gigs under their belts since forming in 2012, and over two million streams on SoundCloud alone, they released debut album 'Tall Tales' in summer 2021 to widespread critical acclaim (and a Fatea 'Debut Album Of The Year' award nomination!).

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Featuring:
Andy on vocals, banjo, ukulele, guitar, charango, melodica, etc
Arun on guitar, vocals
Graham on bass, vocals
Emma on cello, vocals
Nicole on violin, vocals, kazoo
Philip on mandolin, vocals, kazoo
William on cajon & percussion

Ringle All The Way

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