Natalie's Random Ramblings

So, here I am writing a blog for the first time in months. Sally and Anja have been doing all the hard work, so it's time for me to try and create something you will enjoy reading.

Let's talk about music. Seems a good topic seeing as it's what I do best. It's also what I enjoy the most, whether it's listening or playing. Generally everyone likes it.

How many mornings do you wake up with a song stuck in your head? How many times is it something you loath or love? Apparently musicians are more likely to experience an earworm, and women tend to have them for longer and are more irritated by them. I don't know about Sally and Anja, but after the same line has gone round about three times I am so annoyed by it, so perhaps that is true. Not to say that men can't be irritated, of course, but perhaps us ladies are more prone.

 

Sometimes an earworm is something really cool. Something I heard playing at college or on the bus that I didn't know but now I know that small section. That irritates me too. The thought that I'll have to listen to the whole vast array of music online to try and find out what that one song was.

Papa Wolfhound (mine and Sally's dad and Wolfhound's manager) is organised. Several times we've been watching television as a family and he's liked a song playing in a film or series which he then, after the film is finished, goes and finds out what it was. That's happened twice whist watching The Walking Dead. As a family we recently discovered an artist called Fink as his song 'Warm Shadow' was played at a really awesome bit in series 3. To be fair, there isn't much music in the series' but when there is it is all pretty cool. Whoever decides what to play is someone with really good taste. 

Adverts are another one. My little brother was telling me about a band that recently became well known just because their song was played on an Xbox game advert and that's true. I have a friend who looks up songs in adverts and ends up getting their music, like that confetti advert that I keep seeing when I go to the cinema. The song is 'Berlin' by RY X.

Basically, we need to get a song played on an advert or film, then we'll suddenly get massively famous. I wish.........

Anyway, thanks for reading.

Natalie x

Louisiana, Bristol 3rd January

Wolfhound

We're back from our Christmas break! Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year!

Scarlett Shocks

We began 2014 with a great gig on the 3rd at the Louisiana, in Bristol. We were given the opportunity by the venue to organise the whole night there. So we decided to put on an all female night with 3 of our favourite local acts and asked I Am Horse, Maxi Rai, and Scarlett Shocks to play with us. They all said yes!

Maxi Rai

The night began with a beautiful acoustic set from Scarlett. A stand out song from her was a one with a slightly different take on Red Riding Hood, but more on that later. She was then followed by Maxi who entertained everyone with her songs about friends, family and an ancestor (a young 18th Century female convict) who was spared a death sentence and deported to Australia.

It was then our turn to take to the stage. It was a lot of fun to play with such an appreciative crowd. It was especially nice to see the legend himself, Big Jeff, enjoying himself at the front. There were a few laughs, especially after one of Anja's cymbals fell over mid-song (she still kept playing it, amazingly!)

I Am Horse

Last to take the stage were the brilliant I Am Horse, who made their wonderfully unusual sound combining classical instruments such as the flute and violin, etc. with keyboards and synths. It was rather funny when they introduced a song as the second one of the night about Red Riding Hood, although with a slightly less positive ending!

It was a real pleasure to play alongside such lovely and talented musicians.


In other news, we have just released our first music of this year – Our single 'Starlight'. It is available to download from iTunes, Amazon, and Bandcamp.

Our next gig in Bristol is on Friday 24th January at Cafe Kino in Stokes Croft, Bristol. Also playing is folk artist Evie Woods. Entry £4. Doors 8pm.

Sally x