Before trailer Star ( Born and died 2001 by the way) I had a brief period as a ‘serious’ singer songwriter. Most seriously whilst in Scotland in 1994-6. I and my then partner Ana from Zaragoza got on a train and moved to Edinburgh in August 1994. It was a spur of the moment… Continue reading The Edinburgh Tapes Volume 1: Black Tin Barns released today
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Trailer Star Catalogue Online
From 2001 – 2011 which exactly ten years I recorded a series of lo-fi mini-messes or masterpieces depending on your taste. Inspired by Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Dowd, Daniel Johnston, Lucinda Williams, Grant McLennan and Pete Astor I half sang/croaked my poetic lyrics over some ramshackle and rudimentary backings. The results are now complete and… Continue reading Trailer Star Catalogue Online
Threat of Rain added to bandcamp
Finally added this E.P. from 2005 to bandcamp – listen there or here [bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=960435333 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] TSR002 TRAILER STAR: THE THREAT OF RAIN E.P. Trailer Star comes back from the dead to deliver a E.P. of stunning strangeness…part David Olney, Guy Clark songsmithery, part new wave, part plain weird death… Continue reading Threat of Rain added to bandcamp
Trailer Star complete – the boxset
Inspired by Pete Astor’s songbox project I have put the three Trailerstar discs together in the Suit of Nettles Art Show box. Each CD individually hand drawn. Very limited and available for £10 plus post and packing of £2.00 All tracks available for FREE download at Bandcamp http://trailerstar.bandcamp.com/
Black River – the final Trailer Star tracks released
Available FREE the full album in a range of formats and a free pdf booklet telling the Story of Trailer Star This is Trailer Star’s final and exhaustive round up. All tracks recorded between 2005-2010. These are all the late great Trailer’s recorded tracks and signals the final volume in the three CD Trailer Archive… Continue reading Black River – the final Trailer Star tracks released
Last Farmer of Rattledown Row – re-release
Track ‘City of stars’ renamed ‘Big City Nights’ on re-release CD trailer star records TSR005 Originally released 1993 as a Horseshoe Tape ‘LAST FARMER OF RATTLEDOWN ROW’ – 1993 Horseshoe Tape (HS 003) The story behind the songs… The Big Time! Moved back to London -got my Fostex working overtime ( well three out of… Continue reading Last Farmer of Rattledown Row – re-release