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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"The Masochism Tango"
Talented pianist - a gifted singer with superbly deft comic timing and a line in dark humour - respected lecturer in mathematics at Harvard University - Tom Lehrer is also one of the great satirical songwriters of the twentieth century. One of his earlier songs, "The Masochism Tango" scandalised audiences on its release in the late 1950s. How times have changed. 

Song: Tom Lehrer
Arrangement: Ringlefinch
©&℗ Ringlefinch 2021, all rights reserved
Released on Folkroom Records

The Masochism Tango

Music by Christine Middleton
Lyrics by Mike Manley
All Rights Reserved 2006
Pit4 Productions

Paradise Smiling

01 - Best Times You and Me

Upbeat diddy about how if there were no laughs, there could be no tears

Tickle

It's the fierce sadness that meets you one day
Out of nowhere it pours into your eyes
And out of your eyes into the earth

And you remember
All that was blissfully forgotten
And you mourn
That which was lost

Fierce Sadness

Same Old Words

I wrote a song to my mumma and it’s yours now.
Sharing with you a part of me that feels probably, more than anything innocent, is pretty nerve wracking to say the least. But also makes me feel all gooey. Maybe it makes you feel things, too - ideally good ones.
Love!
Becky

Twelve Wooden Boxes

I want this to feel like you just put an 8-track on your hi-fi stereo.

So Pretty

Written by Kate Stanton
Production and Artwork by 12 Below

Fleeting Moments (Feat. production by 12 Below)

Chans cover of an Alistair McErlain banger.

Fuck the Blues

This song is about having patience and appreciating the friendship you have with someone as it develops into romance. It came from a personal experience, as I realised that romance may be uncertain, but that doesn't take away from the depth of my feelings. I chose the name 'Abigail' for the song as a part of an inside joke with some friends which allowed me to write a song with anonymity and humour.

Featuring @Georgiabancroft
produced by Rino Darusman
Artwork by Lekhaa Nair

Abigail (feat. Georgia Bancroft)

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01 - Best Times You and Me

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