London

Yesterday we took a trip to London to see our Nan's MA graduation. She has studied for eight years at the Open University which, for those who don't know, is a part time, self study university.

We now feel very inspired as we're both currently studying at the Open University alongside our music.

We documented our tube journey in photos.

Weekend On The Road

Most people find that on a Friday afternoon they’re just settling down to prepare for a weekend of rest. Instead we found ourselves travelling cross country to Brighton for our first of two shows in the South East.

Making friends wherever we go

Upon arriving we began the evening by walking along the sea front and visiting a vegan café – pretty rock n’ roll right! We then arrived at The Marwood which was a really cool venue. It was a nerve-wracking experience, both playing for the first time in Brighton and as a two piece, but the audience were unbelievable and made us feel so wonderfully welcome. We got to listen to some great music too from Eyes Like The Sky, Bernardine and Boy In The Cupboard. A massive thank you to Steph from Della Lupa for arranging the show for us as well as The Marwood and Nick Williams.

Saturday, after spending the early part of the day in Brighton, we made our way to London. We spent some time with family then yesterday, we journeyed to the London Acoustic Show. Never before have we been so tempted to spend every bit of our money in one room. There were acoustic guitars of every kind (and every imaginable price) filling the place. We decided it would be best if we sat in the café and looked the other way until it was our turn to perform. It was another really nice place to play and wonderful to have been given that opportunity. Thank you to everyone who hung around to watch us and the kind comments.

We arrived home that evening only to find that our song ‘What Is Left’ was to be played on BBC 6 Music that night. We still can’t quite believe that actually happened!

The Bedford London 4/03/15

We’ve recovered from our sleep deprivation after our gig in Balham, London on Wednesday. We had the pleasure of joining four other acts at The Bedford  - The Willow Band, Viara Ivanova, Yasmin Corrigan and Azzedine.

For once we experienced a smooth and reasonably quick journey, with added entertainment as Natalie played with apps on her new phone.

Arriving with time to spare (yay!) we popped in to visit Sally and Natalie’s aunt and their newest baby cousin. Only two weeks old, we were all taking it in turns to hold the adorable sleepy baby. Of course we all left the house declaring our dire need to have babies of our own right away. Don’t worry; none of us are quite ready to bring a baby on stage yet!

After making our way to The Bedford and meeting the lovely staff we had a quick sound check and went to doll ourselves up. The best part of London gigs is having a decent excuse for turning up with bare faces and comfy clothes. Car journeys are SO much better without worrying about smudging your makeup or creasing your dress.

Sound Check at The Bedford

It was really wonderful and impressive how the evening was set up. Each of the five acts had, on average, four songs to play, which were split into two sets. The performance was always changing and developing and creating different atmospheres, and playing in different sets encouraged peers of each act to hang around and enjoy the whole evening. Not only did the audience stay until the end, but they were so wonderfully quiet and respectful. We are so happy to have met and played with all the other acts of the night, who were all fantastic and friendly musicians.

There was a live streaming video of the gig accessible online which was pretty cool; if anyone was watching let us know how it looked!

After leaving our mark on the wall of the green room we set off back to Bristol. Luckily we had a remarkably smoother journey home than our last London gig when we were almost crushed to death by a HGV, followed the wrong diversion route and ended up back where we started, and got caught in heavy snow. Let’s cross our fingers for next time…

Thank you to The Bedford for supporting music and musicians and making us feel so welcome, as well as the audience.

If you’re around in Bristol tonight, we’ll be playing a few songs alongside Jane Taylor, Bashema and Bethany Porter in aid of the John Dillon Foundation at The Bristol Fringe Café-bar. Tickets will be available at the door.

London 16th October

We had a fantastic time playing in Zigfrid von Underbelly of Hoxton on the 16th of October.

The Honeyfire at Zigfrid von Underbelly

The venue was really interesting, and gave a relaxing atmosphere with sofas, candles and coloured lights. We definitely appreciated the sofas after the long car journey.

There were three other acts that also played on the night, Alex Dobson, Kristin Caswell and Karman Line. They were all amazing and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to see them play.

We really enjoyed playing our set and ended up making a couple of new friends and contacts along the way. One of the parts we like best about our gigs is chatting to members of the audience, so that was a nice bonus!

Hopefully we will be playing in London and possibly seeing our new friends again soon.

Album Update, BSR FM & Other News

We like to keep you all updated, so here are some things we've been working on these last few weeks.

Firstly a big thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered the album or bought a ticket to the launch show. Your support and generosity means so much to us. We're listening to the final mastered tracks today and really cannot wait to share them with you. If you're signed up to our mailing list you'll be the first to hear the whole album in it's entirety which we will be streaming on-line in a few days time. Here's a little peek at some of the artwork.

As you may be aware, we are playing at the Underbelly of Hoxton in London tomorrow (16th October). We are really excited to be playing in London again and will tell you all about it when we’re back. To prepare we have been spending lots of time rehearsing our set, and with Anja’s garage getting colder this is becoming good practice for playing with stiff fingers.

During our rehearsals we have even been playing around with some new material – one of our favourite things to do!

We have been meeting with Richard Williams about our ‘Orpheus’ song, putting plans into place for how we will launch the project next year. Watch this space!

Great musical afternoon (listening & plotting) with @RosieSingsSongs @thehoneyfire @Jelli_Records @ArnolfiniArts & various untweetables! :)
— Captain Stable™ (@liminalbird) October 11, 2014

On Sunday evening we were on Bradley Stoke Radio with James Hyden for his penultimate show. We had a lot of fun discussing the crazy things that happen to us and eating the cakes we had made, as well as playing a few songs. James has been very helpful and supportive over the years and we thank him for that.

James Hyden- New and Local Music, 12th October 2014 (The Honeyfire Live Set) by Bsr Listen Again on Mixcloud

Another exciting thing we have been up to is planning our new video! We loved making the video for Road Signs for you all and can’t wait to be doing it again. Expect vibrant colours, hand-made (and somewhat eerie looking) costumes and various locations. If you have been keeping an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages, you will have seen glimpses of what we have been making.

London Show - Thursday 16th October

Just a quick note to say we are heading into London this Thursday for a show at Zigfrid von Underbelly of Hoxton.

We're very excited to be supporting Kármán Line along with Kristin Caswell and Alex Dobson.

Entry is £5 on the door (£3 if you arrive before 8pm).

   

Busy Bees

It’s been another busy week for us, but we've been loving every moment (sleep included).

Recording at Toybox Studios

We kicked off the week preparing to go into Toybox Studios to record our song about Eurydice falling to the Underworld. We recorded the song over Tuesday and Wednesday. This was our third time in a recording studio over the last year, and we realised that we have become a lot faster and more efficient since the first time. We’re really happy with the results, especially since we have all pushed ourselves to take new directions we weren't used to. Just wait 'til you hear some of the effects on Sally’s guitar she would never have dreamed of using in the past!

We will be back in the Studio in November to help with the final mix.

Performing at The Lantern Society, London

Thursday we had a great day out in London! So maybe half of the day was spent driving and stuck in London traffic, but it was all worth it in the end. Despite the traffic, we managed to have some time to explore the Museum of London before heading off to a meeting. To finish off the day, we went off (walked, sensibly) to The Lantern Society at The Betsey Trotwood to play a few songs. The crowd were fantastic, so polite and respectful. We got to see some great acts too, including the lovely Zoë Wren with whom we are looking forward to working with soon.

The Honeyfire at The Queenshilling

Our week ended late last night at The Queenshilling in Bristol for a women-only night supporting IDestroy which was a complete contrast to the night before but still fun!