A demo of The Greatest Feeling, written by Dave Hemming,  sung and produced by Rachel Holmes

The Greatest Feeling

It’s a jazzy waltz about the seductive power of the sea

Into The Sea

Cover of Florence Welch's  All This and Heaven Too, recorded live at The Green Tree, Wallingford, by Oxfordshire Live

All This And Heaven Too (live)

This is a demo of a bit of retro song with a Motown vibe.

Found Out

A Bandlab demo we did a while ago - the vocal is something…

Hiding In Plain Sight

A song about Dave’s mum, who loved looking at Venus.

Venus

Maybe

An electroswing song from our demo vaults

Heartbeat

Gentle jazzy number, from when I used to walk up the railway line on summer evenings

Summer’s Evening

Mountain’s Daughter

Live Recording by  OxfordshireLive of The Night Herons @ The Cornerstone Open Mic Night.  Song by Dave Hemming



In The Wintertime (live)

A Bandlab mix from lockdown - written by Dave Hemming and sung by Rachel Holmes, with Dave Hemming on keys. Photo shows Rachel on Exmoor.

In The Wintertime

A jazz trip-hop song written by Dave Hemming, sung and produced by Rachel Holmes. It's evoking the city at night and the idea of feeling you knew a person before you even met them,

The Possibility of You

The Possibility Of You

Written and played by Dave Hemming and sung and produced by Rachel Holmes. This song was inspired by watching bees on lavender on a sunny afternoon on a holiday in France. We’ve done it as a folk duet and as a jazzy waltz, even with a clarinet solo. It's also been performed as 5-part vocal by our friends Shiraz. Photo by Karen Roe.

The Lavender & The Bee

Desire - written and played by Dave Hemming, and sung and produced by Rachel Holmes. A lockdown production, originally a blues song for voice and guitar, but now more trippy.

Desire

Written and played by Dave Hemming, arranged, sung and produced by Rachel Holmes. First bit of rap from the Herons - this was put together during lockdown in 2020.

Something About Your Face

The Night Herons are from Wallingford, Oxfordshire - formed in 2013 by vocalist Rachel Holmes and songwriter/pianist Dave Hemming, and later joined by Chris Baines on drums, Nick Hill on bass, now replaced by Werner de Jong. Created by accident for an emergency gig in a tipi, they have experimented with jazz, folk, trip-hop, pop, funk and gospel. Expect an eclectic mix of original songs. thenightheronsuk@gmail.com https://thenightherons.wixsite.com/band
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