Hamilton Yarns Scrapbook
2009
January
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We played at the George Tavern in London, as part of a night called Other.
Going into the room upstairs in the pub there was suddenly a chilly feeling, partly because it was freezing, but also from the history hanging off the walls - the pub goes back 350 years, and there are tatters of wallpaper here and there, and you start to imagine all the conversations that have gone on in there over the years... In the middle of the room there was a contraption built by James Dunn, which attracts strangeness. |
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February The Wire magazine did a piece on us and also asked if we could donate some unreleased tracks. So we gave them A.M. - the third part of the 'Search for the Underwater Town'. It's up on their site here. We will put this out as a mini-CD release sometime in the future. |
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2008
January - March
We played a couple of gigs in London - one alongside Mary Hampton, Birdengine and the poet Gary Goodman at a pub called The Shaftesbury in Hornsey, and the other courtesy of Dexter Bentley at the Half Moon in Herne Hill. Then there was a fine Sunday afternoon gig at The Albert in Brighton, in which Colin from Edgeworld Records assembled some of his favourite local musical weirdos - Vitamin B12, Req, Ian Ordeal, Gary Goodman, Renford and us - for one last blast.
April
We began recording some new songs from our mostly piano-based set. This is the piano in the chapel at Lewes Priory School.
"To give and not to count the cost"
May
We played as a two-piece in The Vaults cafe in Oxford. It was sparse but good, we reckon.
Photo by Tim Hand
August
Pre-gig thoughts
Iain and Marrion at the Komedia, 16th August 2008.
Later in August we went to Hull to play as part of the Seeds and Bridges season curated by Jez Riley French. We walked under the mighty Humber Bridge, sat in a gas-lit pub, played on Jez's dulcitone celeste. Yes, good times were had in Hull.
October
We ventured up to Liverpool to play at a Lost Voices night. We had a good stroll along the banks of the Mersey, where we came across this sitting bull. We also saw a water rat in Sefton Park. Thanks to Jonathan for the fine hospitality and company.
2007
January
Over at the West Hill Hall...
April
An Easter show at The Prince Albert. Here's a video of the puppet show.
May
We played at Oxfam in Brighton with The Sticks, as concocted by Woodland Recordings. Here's it:
Later in the month we supported Maher Shalal Hash Baz in London. They put a smile on our face.
June
We played in a big old garage as part of Lewes Art Lab. Bagpipes were involved.
August and September
We played a whole new set of songs at the All Saints Centre in Lewes, then again at the Sanctuary cafe:
December
We launched our new CD at West Hill Hall, with help from Vitamin B12 and Art Terry & the Fairies.
2006
March
With Birdengine and Mary Hampton at The Albert, Brighton, on a Sunday afternoon.
April
We launched the new LP - The Show-Boat, Over - at the Permanent Gallery - here's some more pics
We also played at the Cowley Club with Francois
And in Deptford Creek on an old minesweeper:
In August we went to CWM in the Valley, near Cromer, Norfolk,
and we played on the Sunday evening. These pics are by Stephen Burch.
(and here's some more pics of that weekend)
In October we went to Paris and played at Gallerie en Marge, which has since closed down. We made up a song there called Walking Out. Thanks to Maxime for making it a great trip. And to Benoit Grimalt for the photo below, taken at the gallery.
In December we played at a Winter Fair in Suffolk at this place:
2005
April
We played an extended version of Mr Jack at Audio, Brighton
May
28th - we played at CWM2. It was great.
June
Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton, with WHY?
Sussex Arts Club, Brighton
Barden's Boudoir, London. Emitron launch party
July
An afternoon gig at the Barbican as part of the Contemporary Folk Archive exhibition.
August
We played twice at the Camden Arts Centre. This was the second time, in the garden:
December
Brighton Fringe Cafe. Oil Rig Catering played as well, and a Christmas ghost story was read.
The Albert, Brighton, on a Sunday afternoon with Dan and Fraser Geesin
2004
August
CWM in Wales. We played in an old barn
November
Halloween - at the Permanent Gallery, we launched the two new albums we made in 2004 - 'If The Wind Is Still' and 'Mr Jack'.
December
We played with Ron Geesin at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton. It was great.
2003
February
At the Buffalo Bar with Now, The Fujii and Pthh
Winter
Some frames from the slide show we put on at the Marlborough Theatre.
2002
Spring
We recorded the first album - Homing Calls - some of it outdoors, such as this spot in Stanmer Park, Sussex:
The rest was recorded indoors.
August
We played in an industrial estate on the edge of Norwich, at an afternoon event called Band Practice:
