Single Launch and Anja's Farewell!

Wow! Last Friday was just amazing! Thank you so much to everyone who came along to the Single Launch - it really means so much to us. We were astounded at the amount of people who came through the door. 

The wonderful Della Lupa opened the night with her beautiful songs, and we would like to thank her so much for coming all the way from Brighton. She’ll be back in Bristol on the 27^th October at the Bristol Fringe and we highly recommend going! 

Next, I Am Horse graced the stage with their unique and captivating sound. They invited us up onto stage to accompany them on vocals on one of their tracks which was such an honour. We had such fun working with them, and we can’t wait to have the chance to do so again. And of course they were as brilliant as ever!

For us, what should have been a 45 minute set turned into an hour as no one could shut Natalie up - we hope no one got too bored of her ramblings! As well as playing our singles and album songs, we decided to play a few new songs which Anja had never heard. It was actually quite strange for her to leave the stage and watch instead of performing.  We also invited I Am Horse to play on a couple of tracks, and as you can see, things got quite crowded. They played such amazing parts on our tracks and we are so grateful that they agreed to work with us. Performing with such talented musicians made us feel like we were famous or something!

Anja's departure was very emotional for us, and we know we're all going to miss each other so much! It's one thing losing a band member, but losing a best friend is heartbreaking. We wish her so much luck and happiness in her life and we know she'll do well in whatever she puts her mind to. We're certain we'll keep in touch whatever happens.

On a different note, we would also like to take the time to thank everyone who bought merch from any of the bands and had a chat to us. You make us feel really special! Thank you!

See you soon, Bristol! 

(If you missed it, you can watch our set below videoed by a member of the audience! Many thanks to Yourmusic Productions for this.)

04-09-15 at the Louisiana The Honeyfire by YourmusicProductions

The Honeyfire Album Launch

It’s safe to say that last night was one of the best nights of our lives. The night of our album launch had finally arrived after a year’s worth of hard work, ups, downs and many laughs along the way.

We can’t quite believe that it’s over! Thank you so much to everyone who came along to support us – we would be nowhere without you. We all hope you had a great time, and also hope you didn't suffer too much from the awful weather and traffic you had to battle through to come and see us! At least it was warm and cosy inside.

For those of you who couldn't come along, here’s a summary of the night.

Having sound checked and decorated the stage with fairy lights and paper snowflakes, we were ready to go!

We enjoyed standing on the door when they were first opened; it was a great chance to meet some of the people who were coming to support us.

The fantastic Dear Light opened up the night, and his set couldn't be described as anything else but truly stunning. Creating a beautifully dreamy sound that pulls you right in, we really were loving every moment.

For his last two songs, we were welcomed up on stage to perform alongside him as his backing band. We've had a few rehearsals together for our collaboration, which has been a great way for us to get to know each other more and it was really lovely playing together on the stage.

 After Dear Light's set was over it was time for us to play our set, and we started to fill with excitement and nerves. As soon as we started playing, the nerves went away and all we were left with was a strong feeling of exhilaration and adrenaline.

Phil (Dear Light) joined us on stage for our first song ‘Road Signs’ adding keys.

We went on to play all the songs from the album, as well as two new songs. One was called ‘Prisoner’ which featured Natalie playing electric guitar, and the other ‘Falling for Orpheus’. It was nerve-wracking, but also really enjoyable to show everyone what else we had been working on.

For our last four songs, Phil joined us back on stage for more collaboration. It was so much fun to play with a fellow musical friend and the extra texture added a lot to our sound.

For our song ‘Blind Eye’, Anja got up to the front of the stage for the first time, since she was singing lead and playing bass. It was nice to have all three of us at the front together, and with Phil adding drums it made the song a real pleasure to play.

At the end of our last song, ‘Noah’, we invited members of the audience up on the stage with us to play along with percussion instruments we had brought with us. It was the first time we’d done anything like it and we have to say we loved it! Everyone was having a dance and clapping along, and it was a wonderful way to end the night.

After our set we went back onto the door to wish farewell to those who had come. We really enjoyed all the conversations we had and it was lovely to meet everyone!

Thank you again to everyone who has supported us along the way; the night wouldn't have been anywhere near as special as it was without you.

Here's to next time!

Anja, Natalie and Sally xx