Radio Silence!

Can't believe it's been such a long time since our last post on this blog. Well this is the end of the silence. We'll be posting on a regular basis from now on, I promise!

When Natalie last posted (Back in June 2012) we were a totally different band. So many things have happened, it would be impossible to mention everything in this one post. Although it's only right that I fill you in on some of the highlights of the past year.

Anja on drums - The Thunderbolt 2013

Our first big piece of news is that we are now a three piece. The lovely and incredibly talented Anja Quinn joined us on drums in November time last year. It's totally amazing the kind of dynamic that she has added to our music. That first day when the three of us came together for a rehearsal it was like everything suddenly fell into place. She totally understood what we were about and what we wanted and we haven't looked back since. In more recent times Anja has also escaped from behind the drum kit to take a large role in the song writing, singing, and even bringing other instruments into our sound such as the saw (Yes, a real saw!), bass and keyboards. More importantly, she also keeps the sibling wars between me and Natalie to a minimum.

Wolfhound and Bashema at The Bristol Acoustic Music Festival

The next good thing that happened to us was being offered a slot at the Bristol Acoustic Music Festival at St George's. We were lucky enough to collaborate with the brilliant singer, songwriter, and pianist Bashema. It was by far the best gig we had done up until that point and it pushed us to do better than we thought ourselves capable of.

In the summer we made a music video for 'Elements' in a local forest over a couple of hot, and midge infested, evenings. It was great fun but we all got loads of insect bites for our efforts.

Although we have mostly been gigging in and around Bristol, last month we were lucky enough to do our first gig in London at a place called The Islington. For the day we hired a mini bus and packed it with some of our friends and fans, including fellow musician Tom Mitchell who was also playing that night. It was a really good night and we hope it might be the first of many London shows.

Performing at Brisfest 2013 with Big Jeff at the front!

On the 21^st September, after many months of hard work, we finally released our second EP 'Tales Of Truth & Lies'. It was released on the same day that we played Brisfest – Bristol's biggest festival. The whole festival itself definitely made one of this year's highlights. The whole two days gave us so much to do and be part of. Releasing our EP, which we'd worked so hard on only made it that much better.

We've had a couple of lovely reviews by Live Music Scene and THE FLUX too.

The excitement doesn't stop there however. I saved the best news till last. We are very excited to be working with Jelli Records - a Bristol based record label, promotion and management company. We have only been with them a short time but they have already got big plans in mind for us. Only last week we were given the opportunity to record a single, 'Starlight', in Factory Studios (release date to be confirmed). We are currently writing new material for an album that we will record with Jelli Records in 2014.

'Starlight' Cover Art by Anja (yes she paints too!)

If you want to catch us in Bristol soon, our next gig is in the Colston Hall foyer on Saturday 2^nd November. We will be playing alongside the amazing Maxi Rai who is a must see! It's free entry and starts at 5:30pm.

Watch this space for more news.

Sally x