tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92033704043852290512024-02-21T05:50:30.702+00:00Telling the BeesTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-64407187453192760662013-04-04T12:47:00.001+01:002013-04-04T12:47:09.318+01:00Dead blogWe're no longer updating this blog. For all the latest <b>Telling the Bees</b> news head to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tellingthebees">facebook page</a>. For regular Bees-related blogging go to Andy's blog, <a href="http://andy-letcher.blogspot.co.uk/">the Bosky Man</a>.<br />
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Cheers xxxTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-79532593413964150252012-03-16T14:13:00.001+00:002012-03-16T14:14:33.285+00:00SidmouthDelighted to announce that we've just been booked for <a href="http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/">Sidmouth Folk Week</a>. We're doing two gigs on August 9th.<br /><br />Devon - yay!Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-31053906685670713382012-03-08T11:13:00.000+00:002012-03-08T11:15:19.816+00:00Top gig at the Green NoteWe played down at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Note cafe</span> in Camden on Sunday night to a packed and enthusiastic house. Here's a video of 'Wood' - we'll try and get more up when I can.<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CN7FaGutxGE" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="243"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greennote.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4">The Green Note</a> is our kind of cafe, intimate, welcoming and offering fine food. When we arrived in the afternoon a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebetiko">rebetiko </a>band was playing to hushed audience of, I'm guessing, the Greek and Italian diaspora. The atmosphere was intense, heady even, and we immediately felt at home. Many, many thanks to <a href="http://www.frootsmag.com/">fRoots </a>for hosting us. It's the kind of gig we dream of.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-29655021651288660362012-02-02T11:12:00.000+00:002012-02-02T11:13:24.561+00:00Andy interviewSee an interview with Andy, with a solo version of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wood </span>here:<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/24YR3I6500s" allowfullscreen="" width="460" frameborder="0" height="264"></iframe>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-54068760716640346412012-01-17T09:27:00.001+00:002012-01-17T09:28:55.669+00:00Dalla and Wod in Oxford<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRU78Y8R9ZNNOtU_Mw_YYQJXo0NEQfOh9oghvLSN7VnBPISgdAi8DMt2DTF8qAH-n8Xo1RylgTT609ZFcGdb4uGLo8sjMHo45IHbN7jtpzPKmAN_5c3sRnKcUZxIH9spQeOPTWtfuKIym/s1600/Wod_Dalla_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRU78Y8R9ZNNOtU_Mw_YYQJXo0NEQfOh9oghvLSN7VnBPISgdAi8DMt2DTF8qAH-n8Xo1RylgTT609ZFcGdb4uGLo8sjMHo45IHbN7jtpzPKmAN_5c3sRnKcUZxIH9spQeOPTWtfuKIym/s400/Wod_Dalla_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698530422871840322" border="0" /></a>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-50541088006527349382011-11-19T09:53:00.000+00:002011-11-19T09:54:35.172+00:00New Telling the Bees EPKCheck out the new Telling the Bees <a href="http://www.tellingthebees.co.uk/video">EPK (Electronic Press Kit)</a>.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-86097653086440501252011-10-16T11:59:00.008+01:002011-10-16T22:57:11.323+01:00Duotone launch OxfordHere's some photos from last night's extraordinary <a href="http://www.garrettbrownmusic.com/garrett_brown_music.php">Duotone </a>album launch gig in Oxford (I've got the album on repeat play and it is <span style="font-weight: bold;">incredible</span>). Not a TtB gig, but we all played in various other combinations: Colin Fletcher & Jane Griffiths, Wod, and Jane playing with Barney in his string section, the Quintones.<br /><br /><a href="http://airandparchment.blogspot.com/">Nomi McLeod</a> performed her stunning aerial show, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Owl</span>, to a specially written string piece by Barney. Here she is in the run through.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNKHNYsLIMDShQX4Ny4oo7-KW4uy6LDOEEsR7FceoVbQ6s3wl62ijZDbIG7yhF0mYInNhTO7oO8kv8RKRIpLonSa_7cRF0qQjBMy_AIKU7Eo7fJIlUs_qVZq1ZixWroTf9c1fCni-ESIu/s1600/DSCN2915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNKHNYsLIMDShQX4Ny4oo7-KW4uy6LDOEEsR7FceoVbQ6s3wl62ijZDbIG7yhF0mYInNhTO7oO8kv8RKRIpLonSa_7cRF0qQjBMy_AIKU7Eo7fJIlUs_qVZq1ZixWroTf9c1fCni-ESIu/s400/DSCN2915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043711699676322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOHeMIX4kG3lsXyqSYJnrrrk4vTKsZYNkZPi7nBnlysp-r7f9XAmK12Q-dsicnfATenb0Wn2oZA8JsjKVUaq-Jw_mQvklgKIZVa6DseOY78FVZx7qsnBi8jJsn8ekI35uhAsq49x0vSt/s1600/DSCN2906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOHeMIX4kG3lsXyqSYJnrrrk4vTKsZYNkZPi7nBnlysp-r7f9XAmK12Q-dsicnfATenb0Wn2oZA8JsjKVUaq-Jw_mQvklgKIZVa6DseOY78FVZx7qsnBi8jJsn8ekI35uhAsq49x0vSt/s400/DSCN2906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043712822625826" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGabhchc82NcK8um2GnRGiMj8MTYvLR1yuRrQJWTuJFRF0dz2euHZF04QLnZlNXHQOIKsd4HEKZ1Te_lI54eXOfqbGDjhgRq7dOyXwCuT6t7IrW3Ei03NvA-s7mhzn-VjEe1WTxzKK0y04/s1600/DSCN2918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGabhchc82NcK8um2GnRGiMj8MTYvLR1yuRrQJWTuJFRF0dz2euHZF04QLnZlNXHQOIKsd4HEKZ1Te_lI54eXOfqbGDjhgRq7dOyXwCuT6t7IrW3Ei03NvA-s7mhzn-VjEe1WTxzKK0y04/s400/DSCN2918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664045412486034002" border="0" /></a><br />Here's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Colin and Jane</span> during their sound check. Shhh, don't tell anyone, but after eleven years and not a little cajoling from the rest of us, they've finally recorded an album. Think it'll only be availabe at gigs for the time being but I can assure you it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">stunning</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNNAOsoBmF5P2pVzZsBV0pmNTEwCx9YeWB0V7NAemNpMNllLrRjJPPnEcGD62Ulqbr6cPGSEQOSBLF4yV-0zwm4jqD3ycnQ9COXmRuiwozDoYvf3otIcdVYexu47zbzKquI-kSVBRKHvQ/s1600/DSCN2927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNNAOsoBmF5P2pVzZsBV0pmNTEwCx9YeWB0V7NAemNpMNllLrRjJPPnEcGD62Ulqbr6cPGSEQOSBLF4yV-0zwm4jqD3ycnQ9COXmRuiwozDoYvf3otIcdVYexu47zbzKquI-kSVBRKHvQ/s400/DSCN2927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043722554854802" border="0" /></a><br />Backstage before the gig.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGVsnSorSvxYO727zYEjEjSckZVhX4WruXEoSFIbnZtDDXfi5qClFTN2g-t4J8AP39-CVl0A8MtFaVPqvvBbciIQWTg0byP9s0fIvnIErNEarnHnNp9zziamVkYm-mstDlMxGIPicRgtm/s1600/DSCN2935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGVsnSorSvxYO727zYEjEjSckZVhX4WruXEoSFIbnZtDDXfi5qClFTN2g-t4J8AP39-CVl0A8MtFaVPqvvBbciIQWTg0byP9s0fIvnIErNEarnHnNp9zziamVkYm-mstDlMxGIPicRgtm/s400/DSCN2935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043728536680146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipptq-wNXdSiCcdj2PflPDzBKXlLYczB2YjI8eQfsRO3TyI-cflw8VvpzopJvA2bxPVn3j4KdZqGcN2pNtu9mtxBDL5faitCbZY8GIJdexq8_IVKLRwuTRRU4V57k8YOtPrJtRqWQwCyEY/s1600/DSCN2938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipptq-wNXdSiCcdj2PflPDzBKXlLYczB2YjI8eQfsRO3TyI-cflw8VvpzopJvA2bxPVn3j4KdZqGcN2pNtu9mtxBDL5faitCbZY8GIJdexq8_IVKLRwuTRRU4V57k8YOtPrJtRqWQwCyEY/s400/DSCN2938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043844561893954" border="0" /></a><br />Poet and MC Alan Buckley getting his glad rags on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHXrIViL1OZPescm7AW_YeI2LDgNvGvSq0ATql2aNEl0k7qINgY4FumPC2SPIzs_0SHjqSNFKy2tok662W9YMIc18DHsKa1NFejCXd2mVxRXbYKEsSD2fjsJgv5xgwB-19KeiieRFzYac/s1600/DSCN2946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHXrIViL1OZPescm7AW_YeI2LDgNvGvSq0ATql2aNEl0k7qINgY4FumPC2SPIzs_0SHjqSNFKy2tok662W9YMIc18DHsKa1NFejCXd2mVxRXbYKEsSD2fjsJgv5xgwB-19KeiieRFzYac/s400/DSCN2946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664043845386878834" border="0" /></a><br />What's that you say? Looks like an amazing gig? Well, you can come and see <span style="font-weight: bold;">Telling the Bees</span> supporting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Duotone </span>this thursday 20th October at Bridport Electric Palace. Details on our <a href="http://www.tellingthebees.co.uk/gigs">website</a>.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-81428357884460111122011-10-12T15:27:00.005+01:002011-10-12T15:37:46.897+01:00We went to Glastonbury, yes we didHere's some photos of our trip to play Glastonbury Assembly Rooms. One full car (and that's before the double bass):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4YMaMPM5h3v7EsPZQ8Nyz5G0d5p2fdY3a5kTrkO3E6GF5AgxnzCjcs3ryg7LrtHSiN6EoPssfsqq6AAB00_bL_09TGcpM2ZXWQUD8m_9v908LLlocWGZG_xEtel7-n4gETXMFkYbvhj6/s1600/DSCN2881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4YMaMPM5h3v7EsPZQ8Nyz5G0d5p2fdY3a5kTrkO3E6GF5AgxnzCjcs3ryg7LrtHSiN6EoPssfsqq6AAB00_bL_09TGcpM2ZXWQUD8m_9v908LLlocWGZG_xEtel7-n4gETXMFkYbvhj6/s400/DSCN2881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612674267513874" border="0" /></a><br />Colin looking scary before we went off to rehearse at Factory Studios in Bristol...teacher, leave them kids alone!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5bzscj-X3WbqS9lOs2ULySZW-RkxVFzxXS3i2Bfc5YHTA1CcNRZcSsc_nt9cY-bmglmXk2F1cTMRsRLNFjAkD9cS2kBa4Y20hk-pc4nhJLTIKWkEgBUV4Tv6Bkd5nqMX9mWPycVUFQQq/s1600/DSCN2882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5bzscj-X3WbqS9lOs2ULySZW-RkxVFzxXS3i2Bfc5YHTA1CcNRZcSsc_nt9cY-bmglmXk2F1cTMRsRLNFjAkD9cS2kBa4Y20hk-pc4nhJLTIKWkEgBUV4Tv6Bkd5nqMX9mWPycVUFQQq/s400/DSCN2882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612671845576434" border="0" /></a><br />Jane, loving having her photo taken (no. 1):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv6AQYIpiIVe3WahUhIActaxtGFwv14GgLOogJwhuWQ5E5Yy4jQ4aYwY6MKI0Ga2VIRExZjyvWX8_Twg124sBZoMG4mOE2iChnGIzLc5_QU33TKoUk2LcVRSfoNmgivEuI5n-w8uv3ljW/s1600/DSCN2883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv6AQYIpiIVe3WahUhIActaxtGFwv14GgLOogJwhuWQ5E5Yy4jQ4aYwY6MKI0Ga2VIRExZjyvWX8_Twg124sBZoMG4mOE2iChnGIzLc5_QU33TKoUk2LcVRSfoNmgivEuI5n-w8uv3ljW/s400/DSCN2883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612681137306514" border="0" /></a><br />Jane, loving having her photo taken (no. 2) just before the gig:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_6v56PICgOwxBTEEkZx783RKhzco3zVKqME6IgGvl9aqYc-NWXtuHhnM54AgBo_1kEz5uNn1l-SR3279mr7Cds33hPa-4OTGM99e-XqJ4HAK_AhXLSuZwYYbhaYYiPVjoC_pYdfYpLWA/s1600/DSCN2898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_6v56PICgOwxBTEEkZx783RKhzco3zVKqME6IgGvl9aqYc-NWXtuHhnM54AgBo_1kEz5uNn1l-SR3279mr7Cds33hPa-4OTGM99e-XqJ4HAK_AhXLSuZwYYbhaYYiPVjoC_pYdfYpLWA/s400/DSCN2898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612825803718882" border="0" /></a><br />Monsieur Centime...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4QhtUlXDVvbsMAew-hWNUkye_n2Q9S6VCaHoYD6nvUSL6ipRS5m6cRbopNdPVCck1kWy0zsjKOEdyYOXov3OY-80RYU5Sr-P-MgW-Eob3NRi7sdatMj0PMtxfQosvfUHWkGacxJACm0-/s1600/DSCN2895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4QhtUlXDVvbsMAew-hWNUkye_n2Q9S6VCaHoYD6nvUSL6ipRS5m6cRbopNdPVCck1kWy0zsjKOEdyYOXov3OY-80RYU5Sr-P-MgW-Eob3NRi7sdatMj0PMtxfQosvfUHWkGacxJACm0-/s400/DSCN2895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612825468713842" border="0" /></a><br />Gentlemen prefer hats...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRc-uUEgRpYq017TB3wjrF31eF20wO5OC8BvCcmz8O-4lm5mAjxya3cl3v9jluoCDvzxvWz0UxF1RuoVQ9tFz2CgM6HnYhOOlCL0rYnktXxkwMQXZLdt2O_TQBBpF5VEcU6dn9lvTttEQ/s1600/DSCN2886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRc-uUEgRpYq017TB3wjrF31eF20wO5OC8BvCcmz8O-4lm5mAjxya3cl3v9jluoCDvzxvWz0UxF1RuoVQ9tFz2CgM6HnYhOOlCL0rYnktXxkwMQXZLdt2O_TQBBpF5VEcU6dn9lvTttEQ/s400/DSCN2886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612684632946066" border="0" /></a><br />Ready to roll:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEki7s7W_Pt4VdXZXiLKsfqsgSpiAwXiFPl9Ng4u5YqL6SIC8mPHab8Izsfdn7m1wsm-tV75z-x8FjHPTbh0zaAuGONEExoBZoFMzv9lD2X79Y2Q3j4UeF7EXm325AokVp2pn_WuG_OwH/s1600/DSCN2891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEki7s7W_Pt4VdXZXiLKsfqsgSpiAwXiFPl9Ng4u5YqL6SIC8mPHab8Izsfdn7m1wsm-tV75z-x8FjHPTbh0zaAuGONEExoBZoFMzv9lD2X79Y2Q3j4UeF7EXm325AokVp2pn_WuG_OwH/s400/DSCN2891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662612689224261810" border="0" /></a>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-23586288557935746772011-08-29T11:21:00.001+01:002011-08-29T11:23:12.261+01:00The Wytham HarvestOur next gig, coming up fast!
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<br />Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-10824430441748882762011-08-04T23:44:00.001+01:002011-08-04T23:46:54.939+01:00Telling the Bees in Bath!<span style="font-weight: bold;">Telling the Bees</span> will be playing at the legendary <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bell</span> pub, Walcot Street, Bath, on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 14th August</span>, from 1pm, as part of the <a href="http://www.bathfolkfestival.org/">Bath Folk Festival</a>. It's free (donations to magic hat) and last time we played there it was a truly <span style="font-weight: bold;">folkgasmic</span> experience for all concerned (we've got the tapes to prove it).<br /><br />And it'll be a chance to see our spanking new, groovetastic, five piece line-up.<br /><br />Do come down and add your vibes to what promises to be a most convivial afternoon of <span style="font-weight: bold;">post-folk strangery</span>.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-35514286218568830552011-06-23T15:21:00.003+01:002011-06-23T15:26:38.010+01:00The Worship of TreesIt's always a pleasure to see people in the audience singing along to your songs but now we've had our first cover. Seems like The Worship of Trees has become something of a favourite amongst modern day Druids, as you can see from this recent video, performed by Damh the Bard and friends to a very appreciative crowd. Enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe width="300" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9fwmMrT2XBQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-65172158396221606742011-05-14T14:02:00.003+01:002011-05-14T14:18:02.363+01:00New line-upWell, it's all change in this activated city (as the mighty <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hawkwind</span> used to say), and more changes are afoot here in the hive. We're delighted to announce that not only have we been joined by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr Barney Morse Brown</span> on cello (see previous post), but just this week <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Penny</span> (currently playing with Andy and Jane in sister-project, <a href="http://andy-letcher.blogspot.com/2011/03/wod.html">Wod</a>) has stepped in to fill the hitherto unnoticed hexagonal-shaped, and indeed concertina-sized hole, in the Bees' sound.<br /><br />We've only had one rehearsal as a five-piece, but the <span style="font-weight: bold;">magic</span> is there and we're all most excited. So, here, as an appetite-whetter, are two recordings made at that rehearsal. They were done with two mics placed in the centre of the room, so you get to hear everything from foot-taps, to string-slaps, to the occasional cheeky remark. The sonically-curious might like to know that the reason why my voice occasionally lurches from left to right is that the mics were arranged in a classic X-Y formation, and are consequently respond rather oddly to my usual bodily gyrations. Good. I'm glad we sorted that out.<br /><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15246584"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15246584" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyletcher/beautiful-rehearsal-demo">Beautiful-rehearsal-demo</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyletcher">andyletcher</a></span> <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15247003"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15247003" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyletcher/wood-rehearsal-demo">Wood-rehearsal-demo</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyletcher">andyletcher</a></span>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-42307127969618292192011-04-12T13:41:00.004+01:002011-04-12T14:27:56.869+01:00News, gigs and tingThings have been a bit quiet, here at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Telling the Bees HQ</span>, but the warm spring sunshine is waking us up from our winter torpor and we're ready to take flight again.<br /><br />So the big and wonderful news is that in the wee hours of yesterday morning, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Josie</span> gave birth to Rueben, her second son. Mother and baby are doing well and I'm sure you'll join us in wishing them both well.<br /><br />This means, of course, that Jos won't be playing with us for some time to come, but we're delighted to announce that <a href="http://www.garrettbrownmusic.com/">Mr Barney Morse-Brown</a>, he of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Duotone</span> and <a href="http://imaginedvillage.com/">Imagined Village</a> fame, has stepped into the breach and will be playing with us this summer. It's gonna be tasty.<br /><br />Our first gig of the season is tomorrow, at <a href="http://tellingthebees.blogspot.com/2010/11/english-welsh-diaspora.html">Lougborough University</a> (tickets still available). Then we will be playing friday night, May 20th, at <a href="http://www.thisistruck.com/wood/">Wood festival</a> and on Sunday August 14th at the Bell, Bath, as part of the <a href="http://www.bathfolkfestival.org/">Bath Folk Festival</a>.<br /><br />Not many gigs, I know, but in this alien world of promoters and publicity and managers, getting gigs as an independent band can be a thankless task, especially if what you do is slightly different and can't easily be slotted into tidy categories. So if you'd like us to play at an event near you or think that there's a festival where we'd be welcomed, then do please let us know, or even better, badger the organisers. It makes all the difference, believe me.<br /><br />Meanwhile, do check out mine and Jane's side project, <a href="http://andy-letcher.blogspot.com/2011/03/wod.html">Wod</a>, a trio for Brythonic dance, on pipes, concertina and fiddle.<br /><br />It's truly heartening to see that people are checking in here from countries across the world, are sharing our music and getting where we are coming from. Thank you for all your support. We'll keep posting news and stuff here when we have it, but for more up to date info on what's happening in the Bee-related universe, do check out <a href="http://www.andyletcher.co.uk/">Andy's blog</a>.<br /><br />Cheerio for now xxxTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-72260773319656265112011-02-03T15:30:00.002+00:002011-02-03T15:33:48.275+00:00Andy's blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyletcher.co.uk"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLXmf0LBoMtLz9E5h4W1nZU_t8XlDRaQrhMNJokXoMJ66e3KdkkioIA_Q8xzV78waFDYC_Ae4Xf4-G7aox-VAem5g7GllxAIF_2kzl6bZVRRkfeQPvAs1glPzFBp8_ZGCsdNlrPoSd1VI/s400/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569486722220981042" border="0" /></a><br />Andy has just given his <a href="http://www.andyletcher.co.uk/">blog</a> a facelift - do check it out for musings on music, bagpipes, tune-writing, paganism, shamanism, psychedelics and more.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-49783392614579485602010-11-17T12:44:00.004+00:002010-11-17T12:56:14.494+00:00English & Welsh Diaspora<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3NKH5l-bA9irF-BHMt3EPVelAFTp7HZmSiTPURCdjGKQG-UtfM84U34jexE5wjv3M0Ytv2_Xoshqat4d93giyKM3SbUVn04mRIoHUDhyphenhyphen81kWiLb5xdNp8EdEKRDzi-TGATctY0KrV1w3/s1600/Diaspora+Flyer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3NKH5l-bA9irF-BHMt3EPVelAFTp7HZmSiTPURCdjGKQG-UtfM84U34jexE5wjv3M0Ytv2_Xoshqat4d93giyKM3SbUVn04mRIoHUDhyphenhyphen81kWiLb5xdNp8EdEKRDzi-TGATctY0KrV1w3/s400/Diaspora+Flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540501177592374930" border="0" /></a><br />We've just been booked to play at what looks like is going to be a fascinating conference in April 2011. <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ea/events/English%20&%20Welsh%20Diaspora.html">The English Welsh Diaspora conference</a>, held in Loughborough, will be of interest to folkies, pagans and anyone interested in the perennial themes of Englishness, Welshness, landscape and memory. The ever wonderful Ronald Hutton is one of the key speakers, and other performers include Ceri Matthews, Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton. Miss it if you dare!Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-78263838608068044422010-11-04T20:03:00.001+00:002010-11-04T20:04:42.737+00:00Not PlayingAlas we won't now be playing at Cabaret Clandestino this saturday as Andy is ill with shingles. Sorry to disappoint! xxxTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-61025735231165628732010-10-09T11:51:00.001+01:002010-10-10T10:54:54.535+01:00WeddingOne reason why things have been a bit quiet of late, here at the Hive, is that I've been busy getting married. It was a gorgeous day, all heart, or, as one friend put it, a 'candlepowered wedding.' I wasn't expecting to play but the Bees insisted and so here we are, playing Uncle Tom and Aunt Sally as part of the mini-<a href="http://catweazleclub.org/">Catweazle</a> we held in the evening.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01McwuxljjY04loCKsPaJUksecM-WHNKsl6jnH9iohDe7Yl6vnKG6ICHcwLF3qzgDY0P6Z4f84_V6uZkWMOragyYo1wJC30PmV-xvwZRqItps1idzOZNUm7j_GDFIDxNxbX8_pwIQZ00I/s1600/na11_32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01McwuxljjY04loCKsPaJUksecM-WHNKsl6jnH9iohDe7Yl6vnKG6ICHcwLF3qzgDY0P6Z4f84_V6uZkWMOragyYo1wJC30PmV-xvwZRqItps1idzOZNUm7j_GDFIDxNxbX8_pwIQZ00I/s400/na11_32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525997591536646690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wqDRe9dGCZwO8IXkjpPn11SJ3eSAQ-uVrY7YaWRW13UQnYWT4AG54SBCK98kgALZPfnaFbJxUPGE6-lxAQPv8vok-3L43v9CnuwhCau7LQLP0v5PJwV7FNJZ9ewGtWJ76hoUt49dECin/s1600/na11_33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wqDRe9dGCZwO8IXkjpPn11SJ3eSAQ-uVrY7YaWRW13UQnYWT4AG54SBCK98kgALZPfnaFbJxUPGE6-lxAQPv8vok-3L43v9CnuwhCau7LQLP0v5PJwV7FNJZ9ewGtWJ76hoUt49dECin/s400/na11_33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525997595245611490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8rzptd4MsZK_qMsb7I8hu9qGiXq_PV7IxKXMTG4zDwD-tS2j7BKzQ_nUQ6ajFnm8ajibaN5eiYwTPxk9MZDRognqzThoMaagYr3gyf-RvZxHSP1ntZCD-_vtEyWVCR8rQlMtEYzz4zo0/s1600/na11_34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8rzptd4MsZK_qMsb7I8hu9qGiXq_PV7IxKXMTG4zDwD-tS2j7BKzQ_nUQ6ajFnm8ajibaN5eiYwTPxk9MZDRognqzThoMaagYr3gyf-RvZxHSP1ntZCD-_vtEyWVCR8rQlMtEYzz4zo0/s400/na11_34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525997600929837346" border="0" /></a><br />With so many musicians present there were spontaneous sessions happening through the day (the observant acid-folk fan will spot old friend, <a href="http://www.sharronkraus.com/">Sharron Kraus</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK6oLTyBcrT82nePNk15s9ar8NFtaXt7pSTtzPiho-jMjK6Wx0I1MIGhOtZToebRw2ogNMIt_2uBAZxLRxhIoz1f0PhWy5r7__ibHofS16moxZ6za7EjSdhR7DCu0NC2_kNqpRBTjLQfW/s1600/na07_22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK6oLTyBcrT82nePNk15s9ar8NFtaXt7pSTtzPiho-jMjK6Wx0I1MIGhOtZToebRw2ogNMIt_2uBAZxLRxhIoz1f0PhWy5r7__ibHofS16moxZ6za7EjSdhR7DCu0NC2_kNqpRBTjLQfW/s400/na07_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525998588569542610" border="0" /></a><br />And gor blimey, if that isn't <a href="http://intothehermitage.blogspot.com/">Rima Staines</a> bashing out a tune on the old squeeze box, with Huff and Puff, and Jackie Singer from Jabberwocky days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMRljMM6EaoawOlfGRkPPDyDvCd7zjpZTOHXaoCEDtp9STRGS-ofCBVsVdEfkXQ017q9Y3qFZpLjMoGNfq9KS7XEepITagiNmWzeXHHM9KfG3bWbP3nF6kudyIj4cO30FH8RR2KBZSwLO/s1600/na11_40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMRljMM6EaoawOlfGRkPPDyDvCd7zjpZTOHXaoCEDtp9STRGS-ofCBVsVdEfkXQ017q9Y3qFZpLjMoGNfq9KS7XEepITagiNmWzeXHHM9KfG3bWbP3nF6kudyIj4cO30FH8RR2KBZSwLO/s400/na11_40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525997601436207106" border="0" /></a><br />A quick An Dro in the corridor with Jane, <a href="http://www.wholeland.org.uk/">Chris</a>, also from Jabberwocky, and Jim of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/reddoggreendog">Red Dog Green Dog</a> fame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1Up1QsaEATaHWbgNOw1k2ljaIYVvkJ5u4IAC2l4-MlypgX8OhVL7EMR7BW1nQ6lq4s602V08l3zRXO8iq_nCFwHEJXrnt_dEhtDSprrOPZZRjXEutXLIkjzH2GUupqzYCuU99701nVUs/s1600/na11_43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1Up1QsaEATaHWbgNOw1k2ljaIYVvkJ5u4IAC2l4-MlypgX8OhVL7EMR7BW1nQ6lq4s602V08l3zRXO8iq_nCFwHEJXrnt_dEhtDSprrOPZZRjXEutXLIkjzH2GUupqzYCuU99701nVUs/s400/na11_43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525997616918451858" border="0" /></a><br />And here I am with the misses, the wonderful Nomi, cats that got the cream - a gorgeous happy day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisp1K4S4b_TG1FQOFFuG_Gh4jaz1JGpxSJZFY51wfBDeh9HNU-hneN-8ZkAkDp7Kr6CKCjtcCm3iPYAzR1x3r5-ij4CK8yiB-0EgjuUkJgWtgUNGqkgryHMkPab18917Nkwbkn9Q9Rli7/s1600/na12_26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisp1K4S4b_TG1FQOFFuG_Gh4jaz1JGpxSJZFY51wfBDeh9HNU-hneN-8ZkAkDp7Kr6CKCjtcCm3iPYAzR1x3r5-ij4CK8yiB-0EgjuUkJgWtgUNGqkgryHMkPab18917Nkwbkn9Q9Rli7/s400/na12_26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525998178096917202" border="0" /></a><br />All photos by <a href="http://www.kateraworth.com/">Kate Raworth</a> and her team.<br />Andy xxxTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-6585684497849602262010-10-07T19:21:00.000+01:002010-10-07T19:29:21.263+01:00The Amazing RaceIf you look very carefully you can see Andy playing pipes at 3.25. Watermelon's revenge at 6ish. No one in the UK has heard of this show - think reality, international, It's a Knockout. Without Stuart Hall, Eddy Waring or the Joker.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lr8aGDPoBrU?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lr8aGDPoBrU?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-28832265920366287322010-10-06T10:01:00.000+01:002010-10-06T10:09:19.258+01:00This is the Kit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FJw3a1yK2RHDQyC-LHC6Y3gLAw-5BwkQTnMFszP5cNmHtDvuqzK3OGS9BdUOgucumF2sd_bxuQZr8ZnnC2DGOZpR5uzGfxj6IkeSHwuXW8wEr5nffF2Sr9rEgG-T4wiRMHRE897i9D4E/s1600/Flyer+03.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FJw3a1yK2RHDQyC-LHC6Y3gLAw-5BwkQTnMFszP5cNmHtDvuqzK3OGS9BdUOgucumF2sd_bxuQZr8ZnnC2DGOZpR5uzGfxj6IkeSHwuXW8wEr5nffF2Sr9rEgG-T4wiRMHRE897i9D4E/s400/Flyer+03.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524856980120041842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A rare chance to see the wonderful <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisisthekit">This is the Kit</a> here in Oxford, with our very own Josie Webber in support playing with the equally wonderful, mesmeric and mercurial <a href="http://www.zoebicat.com/">Zoe Bicat</a>. If that's not enough they'll be joined by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/duotoneuk">Duotone</a>, featuring the looped guitar and cello of Mr Barney Morse-Brown.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-14299580003269736522010-10-05T12:27:00.000+01:002010-10-05T12:29:53.243+01:00Sheffield gig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90R1TGTudSfDkjMzM9zAS2pdMzPMNGpfBbakHpK5syHsrgsn261f6TeV7rrnx6sJC9ymg8CS2O4UVVV6-GgJQTHGw1sqDvdJfgazerMNTZDy5o3x8p1eTXMXA9xTVP4SYTPWU5nruo34s/s1600/harvest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90R1TGTudSfDkjMzM9zAS2pdMzPMNGpfBbakHpK5syHsrgsn261f6TeV7rrnx6sJC9ymg8CS2O4UVVV6-GgJQTHGw1sqDvdJfgazerMNTZDy5o3x8p1eTXMXA9xTVP4SYTPWU5nruo34s/s400/harvest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524522647537103954" border="0" /></a><br />We're going oop north me doocks, for an alternative harvest supper at a pub I used to go to back in my student days. Gonna be a cracker.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-30476963715757832302010-10-05T12:09:00.000+01:002010-10-05T12:12:05.061+01:00Restore Gig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lkcys1Zvsn4KkOP5CiujbBl7hzJdRkRf4MxUfFA-qJhCzvB_54kk4wUYe4QxrrOKJtk9s9CrGEIMxEYhjkRsH76SD6fiDr1RqN2xRjWZLlJvwsCwJLqn8PdPjxnsZWDsrvyqBT-zXvfE/s1600/Restore+Benefit+Gig+at+Garden+Cafe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lkcys1Zvsn4KkOP5CiujbBl7hzJdRkRf4MxUfFA-qJhCzvB_54kk4wUYe4QxrrOKJtk9s9CrGEIMxEYhjkRsH76SD6fiDr1RqN2xRjWZLlJvwsCwJLqn8PdPjxnsZWDsrvyqBT-zXvfE/s400/Restore+Benefit+Gig+at+Garden+Cafe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524517995598629058" border="0" /></a><br />Restore is holding a benefit gig in the Garden Cafe on Wednesday 13th October 2010, 8pm.<br />Telling the Bees, Mariana Magnavita and Simon Tuke will be playing.<br /><br />Tickets are £6 (£5 concessions) and will be available at the Garden Cafe beforehand and on the door.<br />Delicious cafe food will be on sale. For more info go to <a href="http://www.restore.org.uk/cafe">www.restore.org.uk/cafe</a>.<br /><br />Please pass this on to friends. We hope to see you there!Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-22652410212692851152010-10-04T23:17:00.000+01:002010-10-04T23:22:29.996+01:00Sold out!After much rummaging in attics, garage lock-ups, and spare cupboards it seems that we really are out of Untie the Winds. Tempting as it is to limit numbers to the original pressing of 1000 (scarcity breeds demand and all that) and so create a rare acid folk collectable, we ain't that cynical. So we're working on getting a reprint done, and if you're after a copy of our debut album, sit tight, hang in there. It'll be ready soon.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-10803234662382870912010-09-13T18:15:00.000+01:002010-09-13T18:46:03.116+01:00KerfuffleAndy did a guest spot with young folk superstars, Kerfuffle, at the <a href="http://www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/">Shrewsbury Folk Festival</a>. You can watch them here:<br /><br /><object width="330" height="200"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LY3X6tt0KU?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LY3X6tt0KU?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="330" height="200"></embed></object>Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-28394976778746931122010-09-08T10:43:00.000+01:002010-09-08T10:53:57.109+01:00Watching youOne of the weird things about being in a band is that outside of gigs you have absolutely no idea who is listening to your music. I mean, we send CDs off around the world, but what happens to them then?<br /><br />Yesterday I installed a statistics tracker on this blog, really to give us an idea of who, if anyone comes to visit: the blogosphere can feel lonely, like casting bottled messages out into the ocean. As the great Pink Floyd once put it, 'is there anybody out there?'<br /><br />Now I admit that the amount of info actually tracked is a bit creepy, but it's fascinating to know that in the last 24 hours we've had visits from Milton Keynes, Vienna and California (hello!). It's oddly comforting to know that you are reading this, that our music is getting out there, reaching the people who want to hear it.<br /><br />So thanks for dropping by. I'll do my best to keep posting.<br /><br />Andy xxxTelling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203370404385229051.post-64904662446312999142010-09-07T17:25:00.001+01:002010-09-07T17:32:41.127+01:00Wheatsheaf Gig 20th September<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabfFNBBNJcTf7PI_8qUKQsBCmzDHGfI2gia0RNUuVFFgBdc3j4NJPPPrJxtC-HgS0e8wccOuX3RmF6IqCjAwg5RwscSdbCYIihAm6X_r7m22wK-EBjrmvOnhqeYBgr6CE51p_wM2H6VM1/s1600/ericposter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabfFNBBNJcTf7PI_8qUKQsBCmzDHGfI2gia0RNUuVFFgBdc3j4NJPPPrJxtC-HgS0e8wccOuX3RmF6IqCjAwg5RwscSdbCYIihAm6X_r7m22wK-EBjrmvOnhqeYBgr6CE51p_wM2H6VM1/s400/ericposter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514208763300313906" border="0" /></a>Monday 20th Sept @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford<br /><br />Pindrop Performances Presents:<br /><br />Eric Chenaux (Constellation Records virtuoso guitarist and song writer)<br />Telling The Bees (Oxfordian drone folk ensemble)<br />Dead Rat Orchestra (experimental weird folk)<br />Braindead Collective (improvised soundscaping, touring new album Smoke & Mirrors)<br /><br />Ticket link £6 adv (£7 on the door)<br /><a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/90711">http://www.wegottickets.com/event/90711</a><br /><br />Eric Chenaux is one of Toronto's most prolific and respected musical iconoclasts, an experimental guitar virtuoso with over two decades of dedicated and diverse service to an artistic community that encompasses postpunk, lo-fi, folk, multi-media composition and performance (chiefly in collaboration with modern dance) and free and improvised music. Warm Weather With Ryan Driver is Eric's third album for Constellation, which has been the conduit for his primary song-oriented solo work since 2006. Building on his fruitful collaboration with piano/synth/melodica player Ryan Driver – whose key role on the new album is signaled by his inclusion in its very title - the new record is without doubt Chenaux's most accomplished and focused work of forward-looking, contemporary balladry.<br /><br />Plus weird folk outfit Dead Rat Orchestra, Oxford based drone roots ensemble Telling The Bees and experimental improv band Braindead Collective, touring new album Smoke & Mirrors.Telling the Beeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653050374211746301noreply@blogger.com0