Well it’s been and gone for another year. Out of the Trees VII was a beautiful event. There’ll be photos and videos and links to come, but for now it’s probably best just to thank those who played, those who came, and those who made it all happen. You are fantastic people, every one of you.
Well it’s now less than 24 hours til Out of the Trees. The bands and performers have all been practising hard. The lights, decorations and equipment are all loaded and waiting to be put up. The venues are all ready, now all we need is the people…
See you tomorrow.
Baskin’s Wish - The Amazing Sessions: Unplugged #1
Well I’ve just finished doing a little studio interview for Lionheart Radio. I may have rambled a bit, but on the whole I think I managed to get the right information across. Many thanks to Richard and Daniel for having me in.
I did however describe Baskin’s Wish as ‘surf pop’ which is perhaps not quite right. So here’s a video to correct my poor attempts at music categorisation (it’s never been a strong point of mine). Recorded for Amazing Radio.
Out of the Trees is tomorrow!
Deerhart - Corrina’s Nylon Strings
No more videos about snow! I’m on the train North and seeing more and more of it lying on the ground. It is beautiful but any more and we could run into problems… but the weather forecast for Sunday is bright sunshine so I’ve got my fingers firmly crossed for a still winter’s day, the kind that Northumberland does best.
Anyway here’s a wee video from our headliners Deerhart, with no mention of snow, but still rather lovely.
In other news you can catch me rambling on about Out of the Trees tomorrow on Lionheart Radio at about 10am, so listen in, if the fancy takes you.
Out of the Trees is in 2 days…
Here’s a little taster of what to expect from this year’s festival, filmed by local music photographer extraordinaire Jazzy Lemon.
Enjoy!
Out of the Trees is in 3 days…
The Cornshed Sisters
With better sound quality than the video below here’s a video from the Cornshed Sister’s recent gig at the Americana Festival held by The Sage this summer. Can’t wait…
The Cornshed Sisters - Wind and Rain
Considering the inclement weather that’s been pummelling these isles in the last few days, this song by our afternoon headliners The Cornshed Sisters seemed quite fitting, and quite beautiful too.
Out of the Trees VII is in 5 days…
Withered Hand - Real Snow
Our videos seemed to have worked like an incantation. There’s been a sprinkling of fresh snow in Warkworth over the weekend. Much as it can cause chaos (it nearly cancelled Out of the Trees V) we do like a bit of a real snow.
Here’s another appropriate video from our evening session artist Withered Hand. Come see him, and many other fantastic acts, live on the day.
Out of the Trees VII is in 6 days…
Wreaths - O! Like Falling Snow
A beautiful little video from afternoon session artist Wreaths. Quiet and reflective, we’re hoping for cold and peaceful winter weather like this on the day, not the bawbag hurricane currently heading for Northumberland…
We got a lovely mention from Drowned in Sound here: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144157-drowned-in-newcastle-9 And in ‘incoming’ mention on The Crack’s website: http://www.thecrackmagazine.com/index.php (second from top) In even more exciting news I will be rambling incoherently on Saturday the 17th of December to Lionheart Radio, I think at about 10am. Never heard of Lionheart Radio? You’ve clearly never spent much time in and around the area of Alnwick then! It’s a lovely little local radio station that dedicates a lot of time and energy to all things North Northumbrian, and they’ve offered me the chance to actually sit in a studio and talk to them about this festival - I’m wondering if they actually know what they’re letting themselves in for…
