07/04/14 update….I “heart” NZ!
Staggered to have got 2 amazing reviews from two New Zealand broadsheet papers. “CD of the Week” and 4½ stars in the only New Zealand Sunday broadsheet (Sunday Star Times)…and another 4 star review in NZ paper The Dominion Post: “Priestman occupies the territory somewhere between Ray Davies’ sardonic take on life and Nick Lowe’s sly humour”… Continue reading
27/03/2014 update…”Acoustic” magazine spread
Just out, the latest edition of Acoustic Magazine (from the makers of Guitarist magazine, Seth Lakeman on the cover)…nice pics (by Mark McNulty) and a double page spread spread wherein I talk of the making of the new album, my love of “twang”, and also admit to changing my strings once, “in about 1999”… Continue reading
03/03/14 update…BBC TV Look North “True Believer” appearance (with Longcroft Gospel Choir) now on youtube
The iplayer link (as mentioned in the post below) to our BBC 1 Look North appearance with the Longcroft School Gospel Choir (performing True Believer) has now expired…however, good news is, its up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alfgFoVVML0 ..
The difficult second album is now available to buy from the usual places.
Henry’s House Gigs
Henry has recently started playing private house-concerts and finds these some of the most enjoyable gigs he does.
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April 22, 2014 at 8:13 am I'm filming a gig at beautiful Settle Victoria Hall on Saturday, with a cast of thousands, for a possible DVD release...tickets are free (donations MOST welcome!), and still some available (see link)...we want to fill the hall and get a great atmos going!
http://www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk/prog/2014/apr_priestman.html
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April 20, 2014 at 8:30 am Gratifying that, even 2 months on, good reviews are still coming in for the album...(I'm onto the next one now!)
http://reallyshortreviews.co.uk/henry-priestman-last-mad-surge-youth-album/
Henry Priestman - The Last Mad Surge Of Youth | Album - Really Short Reviews
reallyshortreviews.co.uk
Check out the new album from Henry Priestman - The Last Mad Surge Of Youth. 7/10
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April 19, 2014 at 6:18 pm So, if this music lark goes awry, always got something to fall back on...2 cheeky chappie salesmen earlier today, manning a stall at the car boot sale (with my mate Col "the merch"...no tat, mind...well, perhaps just a little!)
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April 18, 2014 at 8:31 am Looks like that mythical band Amber & Black have settled their differences and had another stab at that difficult 2nd single (30 years after the first one)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIhZKu60QQM
The City's On Fire (2014) - Amber & Black
After 30 years, Harry Amber and Mark Black (The Tigers Are Back) have a bash at that difficult second single.
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April 16, 2014 at 8:25 am A memento from the other night's show at Berits & Brown in Motherwell...the "Henry Priestman Gig Menu" (many people ate before the gig)...the beer-battered fish 'n' chips were exceptional!
