Category: horseshoe tapes
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Chalk Pit Rattle – Take Two
On October the 4th I played the Maze with We Shall Overcome….I then had other priorities to deal with for six months and now finally I picking up the pieces of Chalk Pit Rattle…..it will be available at this year’s Kimberley Jam on June 16th in retro cassette format with all proceeds going to the…
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The Edinburgh Tapes Volume 1: Black Tin Barns released today
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 idea…
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Trailer Star – Chalk Pit Rattle
Back in March I confidently decided I would produce a new album in a month..then it was two months..then it was by the Kimberely Jam which is this Saturday. I fully intended to also make some cassette versions and will still try BUT it looking like a tall order with three days to go. Like…
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Last Farmer of Rattledown Row
As part of revamping and relaunching Trailer Star Records I discovered this little gem from 1993. I honestly thought I was the Berkshire Guy Clark or Micky Newbury when I sent this off to record lables with the press pack below…. I was young and in love and broke as usual….recorded entirely on a half-broken…
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Latest projects
I am working on two concurrent recording projects. 1. Barns and Stars. Songs 2005 – 2006 14 songs when completed will be added as a player above. Secondly as part of the Horseshoe Tapes archive series I also finishing off 2. Black Tin Barns – Songs 1996 Originally recorded direct to an old AKAI reel…