I am doing a special performance with 7 Hertz – pretty much like the record we did so if you enjoyed that…
It is at the Theatre at the Mill, Bradford and for information click here and look for information about ‘Village Fete’.
See you down the front!
Dear All,
I have returned from a jaunt in Scotland, and am taking this opportuntiy to reflect on the past week or so.
I’ll start at the Blank Tape Spillage Fete. I should have reminded everyone about it, but you may have read in the paper or whatnot… Anyways – they have packed it all up now but we had a closing gig for the exhibition on the 11th April and it was real nice. Thanks to all the peebles who came to see, and for those who then got dragged into a folk dance upsatirs – happy times!
Peel, pith and juicy bits.
After this I had a little restification and nipped up to Scotland for to be part of the Behaviour festival at The Arches in Glasgae: they mixed some bits of me into the trailer (link above) – looks good. It was good – being scutinised by a serious theatre audience.
From Glasgow we cadged a lift from the very lovely Andy and Denise. Their first Home Game too. We don’t know them, they were just going the same way. I reccommend you say hello if you see them and buy them a drink for their kindness.
Eider, redshank, oystercatcher, curlew, cormorant.
Anstruther is a lovely place. We ate at the world famous ‘Fish Bar’. Strolled on the beach. And I played a couple of shows for the lovely Fence boys. In Anstruther Town Hall, with a massive amount of feedback and unusually loud drum machine bursts, what silliness. In Hew Scott Hall a more sedate affair with a little piano.
The sun came out all bright and lovely on Sunday as we were leaving. Was nice to have a relaxing and comfortable festival experience. Thanks Johnny and James for inviting me.
David
Yes, the Proclaimers and I were ‘deep in conversation’… Phil Alexander’s summary of the Mojo Bootleg Barbecue – minus any photograph of me (luckily).
That’s SXSW done now this is what we have learned from the whole debacle….
It is a bit difficult to see any bands what you want to and so you shouldn’t try. I did see however, the hotly-tipped-for-the-next-big-thing, Polly Jean Harvey and John Parish. I then saw some visual spectacular, from Tel Aviv, in the form of the shifting crowd containing Monotonix.
In terms of where I was before that. The Mojo Bootleg Barbecue at the Mean Eyed Cat, This was good for two reasons: Graig and Charlie Reid. Indeed The Proclaimers enjoyed my set at this and they played and it was great. Other highlights were the fun and fantastic Hot Leg. Rolo Tomassi were a great little bundle of energy.
We have walked through South Congress in Austin and then back to watch the bats fly out. This was a bit of a special sight.
Everywhere we have been the soundtrack has been thrust upon us by The Miserable Rich, incessantly busking their way though Austin.
I think it’s time to go home now.
More about me.
I’m here in Texas. I listened to the bats chattering under Congress bridge just now before doing a little Black Cab Session here in Austin. I did some noises in with Denis Jones and then a solo ditty which I made myself.
We have also discovered that there is someone who understands in New York. They have written this review of the show I done.
I had a stint at The End of the Road Festival’s little get together here in SXSW – I stank but the Wildbirds and Peacedrums luckily sweetened things up for everyone.
Thoughts for you all to ponder are: Viking Moses and Golden Ghost. A generous and lovely pair of people. The Pictish Trail, a really decent chap. Haven’t bumped into Paul ‘the new beard in town’ Marshall yet but he’s around
Today is the day I grow a year older. Today is the day we do the big showcase for the SXSW people not to turn up and watch. Denis Jones, Tom Brosseau, Sam Amidon, Alela Diane, Liz green, The Miserable Rich, Shearwater
All is well
So I flew over here yestertime. Man! That ice and shit is so beautiful!
It is a long day though – I left my house at 8am I flew the time playing solitaire on the seat-back console and listening to Kanye West’s terrible album of sad songs sung through some vocoding shennanigans to make it like he can sing, a bit. Turns out I was playing at 12:15am NYC time – which for me is 4:15am time. Long day.
Thomas Bartlett happened to be in town – you know, the cat from Doveman. He played some keys for me. This was a shambles of a show but eventually we got through it. Good to get some sleep.
So now I am on US time I will stroll in NYC for a couple of hours before we have to fly to Austin, via Houston.
See you there then.
Oh, and while we’re at it, this was the verdict on the DTB, Doveman, SamAmidon show in London in January: http://aheartcanstopabullet.blogspot.com/2009/02/david-thomas-broughton-london-bush-hall.html
New news, Local NYC and SXSW and Behaviour in Glasgow and The Fence Collective Homegame…
Dear All,
My benefactors, The Local, are dragging me to New York City, New York State, USA.
The show is at The Living Room on 17th March with a lot of other peeps – I’m on last, so do come my American friends…see here
Next we fly to Austin so I can shake my thing in South by Southwest, or ‘Ess Ex Ess Double-You’ for short.
My official time is at The Hilton Garden Hotel at 12 Midnight on 20th March…see this
Then after all that there is a special event at Cesil Sharp House called the BLANK TAPE SPILLAGE FETE – I rusled up an exclusive recording direct to cassette and a little book to hold it. They are doing the exhibition for a few days from 8th April and then a final show on 11th April: WEBSITE
Thereafter I jog up to Scotland to visit the grand old city of Glasgow. A performance festival under the name ‘BEHAVIOUR’ is being carried out at the venue ‘The Arches’. This is a website and the event is under ‘THEATRE’ in the listings: www.thearches.co.uk
I perform on 16th April.
Following that…
James Yorkston has had a word in the ear of his Anstruther based Collective friends and got them to get me to go to play the Fence Collective Homegame 2009 – as of my last correspondence with them this is when I will be playing:
FRIDAY, 17TH APRIL
ANSTRUTHER TOWN HALL
20.30 – 21.00
SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL
HEW SCOTT HALL
14.30-15.00
For now that is it…
The tour is over – Sam has gone to France and Thomas back to NY – for those in NY you should check out the Footloose show Doveman is doing on wednesday.
Highlights – Cheltenham: over-doing the Jameson’s, Liverpool: being compared to Alan Partridge, Glasgow: more happy accidents, Manchester: pulpit pranking and funk jam, Leeds: drumming finale, Rochdale: drinking classes, Nottingham: the ‘scarecrow’, Brighton: eating lovely limes, Bristol: attempted tribute to John Martyn, London: the r kelly sing-a-long, Coventry: general surprise and relief.
Lowlights – Cheltenham: over-doing the Jameson’s, Liverpool: being compared to Alan Partridge, Glasgow: further less happy accidents, Manchester: one toilet, Leeds: pre-finale build up of expectation, Rochdale: drinking classes, Nottingham: getting out of the ‘scarecrow’, Brighton: scorched wrap at Las Iguanas, Bristol: attempted tribute to John Martyn, London: the rabble at my side, Coventry: last show and it is so cold.
From the Captain’s Rest in Glasgow this was learned.
We are in Glasgow,
Have just played the Captain’s Rest.
It has reminded me of some beautiful music made by a friend of mine called The Wee Rogue. listen
Vegetarian Haggis and sweet potato mash.
We set off from London to Cheltenham. Thomas made into the country and Sam cut it fine arriving into Gatwick and then Victoria Station.
Slak was a small bar in Cheltenham, well done everyone, finally we had a Rhodes so a Doveman set could be played. Ikea hotel, sunny morning into Liverpool. The Philharmonic Hall – Rodewald Suite – grand piano – all is well.
Apart from I have no CD’s to sell. Some Eps that I have made at home are available at the shows, with unique illustration on each.
One other thing of note is that I have a few of the t-shirts I have made… you can give me cash to be able to own one. They feature this image… it should instill a sense of gentle unease in the wearer:
