May
1st
1.
Christo's new album Songs for Dreamers is out now -
it's fab - go get it!
2.
The Donkey
CC
& DB played a stonking set at The Donkey pub in Leicester in May assisted
by Neil Rabjohn on the cajon drum and Neil Segrott working the sound. It was an
awesome gig - one of the best the 2 can remember.
Read
gig report from CCs
blog
see more photos below
setlists
Set 1 - Tequila,
Snow & The Fire, Carousel, These Days, Long Day's Waiting, Sweet Thing, Call
of the Wild,
Set
2 - Wish,
Finally (1st time out with CC & DB), Bad Things for Love (Dan new song), Deja
Blues, Matty Groves, When Will We Be Married, Alien Jellyfish Song -
encore
medley - Seems Like You Just Don;t Care/Lost Highway/Hounddog/Whole Lot of Shakin/
I'm a Believer
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Feb
1st
2008
Moo-sic
in the Cowshed
Dan
is organising a new regular acoustic event at Northfield Farm, Cold Overton, near
Melton called "Moo-sic int he Cowshed. The 1st event will feature Chris &
Dan, Dave Kirk, Smallbear and Irene Rae.
Katy
Lied
Dan
has sung lead vocal ina new band project called Katy Lied - check out their myspace
and hear some songs.
Christo
new songs album - near complete
Christo
has a new album of "lost songs" nearing completion - Dam features on
bodhran and other cohorts like Neil Segrott and Bridget McMahon.
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Jan
1st
2008
Dave
Kirk gig
Guitarist
Dave Kirk organised a great gig at the Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester
- one set with all 3 of them and a Chris & Dan set. A quality concert.
Partys
December
found the dynamic duo knee deep in private parties, and they had soem fun playing
nights of covers, many new to them.
Govannen
kept
them busy and there was a Celtic Fire CD launch at Borders Books which went as
well as their duo one had in the summer. they also had a wonderful gig at the
Kirby Twins Club in Leicestershire to a packed village hall of over 100..
Christo
& Dan recorded on several tracks for a new album by former Govannen bandmember
Bridget McMahon.
Christo arranged and produced it and the album includes
a song he wrote especially for her. Apart from some original songs, the album
includes traditional Irish songs with a new modern twist.
Bridget was a member
of the Govannen band before moving to live on the west coast of Ireland with her
young family.
The album has the working title Celtic Woman and will hopefully
be released in the next few months.
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Oct
1st
3)
New Govannen album 'Celtic Fire' is out now on the
Paradise Music label. Govannen is Chris and Dan with fiddle player Adele McMahon
with guest appearances by her sister Bridget McMahon and Neil Rabjohn on the cajon
drum. It's celt-tastic!! For more info go here
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| Sept
1st
The Storm Thieves
reissue and "lost"
albums out now on CD
2
albums by The Storm Thieves have been released for the 1st time on CD. The Storm
Thieves - Chris Conway, Dan Britton and Dave Everitt were a trio of singer songwroters
most active in the 90s but who still gig occasionally today. A gig last month
at the Kirby Twins Club prompted the releases.
Endless Freefall from 1994
was a popular cassette-only release - a follow-up to their debut Up To The Sun
album which was released on CD last year.
Hear soundclips and read more about
Endless Freefall here.
Long Time is the band's
"lost" album recorded around 95/6 in a posh studio in the countryside(unlike
their 1st 2 albums). The band drifted apart when Christo got ill around this time
and everyone then got into solo projects and the album remained finished but not
assembled or mastered. Til now! The recording features songs and instrumentals
(inc a 13minute amazing one never yet heard)
Hear soundclips and read the story
behind Long Time here.
CC took his songs from
these albums and put them with his other Storm Thieves songs on his Storming CD
in 1997 but hearing them in context is great!.
The albums are available
from the Oblong Music page.
1.
The Storm Thieves
reunion gig
The
Storm Thieves played together for th 1st time in a year to celebrate their CD
re-release and the release of the "lost"album.
CC writes in his
journal - "Last night's audience was incredible - a full village hall and
everyone listening to every little thing. It was special hearing that Storm Thieves
blend of voices again and we always have a great way with jamming. There's always
a slight bittersweetness in going back and revisiting those times - the music,
certain songs especially, take you right back. We had different heads on then
- etc. But overall it's nice to meet and play for fun's sake. back then we were
kindof hoping to "make it" or "get somewhere" or something.
Nice to leave that behind and just enjoy the music. Nice to see some faces who
remembered us from back then."
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August
1st
1.
Borders CD Promotion gig
CC
& Dan @ Borders with Neil Rabjohn
Christo
& Dan Britton played a great gig at Borders Books in July playing all their
own songs in solo and duo sets. CDs were sold, old friends greeted, new friends
met. Neil Rabjohn joined them on cajon drum and Andy Griffiths joined on guitar.
Setlist
CC set- Old Fashioned Future, Empty House Time Machine, Simple, I Cast My
Soul, Forget About You - Homecoming.
Dan set- Song for Eric, Crazy Horse Rides
Again, Turn the Stars Upside Down,
CC & Dan set - Carousell, Wish, Call
of the Wild, Wheb Will We Be Married/Rainbow Real, Train of Thought, Magical Time,
Long Days Waiting, Snow & the Fire, Alien Jellyfish Song
February
1st
January saw Chris & Dan play 4 times - in Leicester, London, north
Nottinghamshire and Scraptoft
2.
So what have Christo & Dan been up to?
i.
Recording a studio album with Govannen - the album
Celtic Fire will be released on Paradise Music in the next few months.
ii.
Gigs - lots with Govannen - weddings, ceilidhs and such. Some duo song gigs -
eg Walsall and some Ceilidh gigs with Cathy Lesurf. It's been a busy summer.
iii.
Recording sessions for Nashville singer songwriter Bob Cheevers for his latest
album.
3.
Other news
i.
Chris & Dan both appear on their friend Dave Kirk's instrumental album Mayfly.
The
album is available from the Oblong Music page.
ii.
Storm Thieves Reunion
18th
Aug sees the Storm Thieves – Self, Dan Britton & Dave Everitt – reunite for a
gig at the Kirby Twins Club, near Melton. We made several albums over 10 years
ago – so far only Up To The Sun has been remastered onto CD – I;m going to try
to find time to remaster Endless Freefall and reconstruct "The Album That Never
Was" – our abandoned project from which some songs of mine can be heard on my
Storming CD. Kirby Twins is a great club and it should bea magical night.
iii. recent gig photos- see below
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