And for anyone who is tempted to subside to HMV's lack of research when it comes to band names... we still are, and always have been called
THE Maerlock!
We have a new review. From the Classic Rock Society. Are we classic rock? Answers on the back of a postcard... anyway, you can read it on our website.
Sarah x
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Sofa in HMV!
So I was walking down Market Street and I thought I'd have a little peruse in HMV.
This is what I found:
The fact that there was only ONE copy of Sofa left made me happy. Some copies had actually been sold!
And we're right next to the charted items! Excellent product placement, HMV, excellent!
SIDMOUTH PHOTOS TO FOLLOW IMMINENTLY!
Salma
This is what I found:
The fact that there was only ONE copy of Sofa left made me happy. Some copies had actually been sold!
And we're right next to the charted items! Excellent product placement, HMV, excellent!
SIDMOUTH PHOTOS TO FOLLOW IMMINENTLY!
Salma
Friday, 1 August 2008
The Album, Festivals, and THE SOFA!
Well hello. Long time no see. Haven't we all been busy bees!
The album (upon which we finally decided a title - much to Salma's torment) was released on Monday 21st July to the unsuspecting public. It was forthwith reviewed by David Kidman of fROOTS magazine, who said some very nice things! Read a bit of it here.
So we went down splendiferously at Brampton Live on 19th July - one member of the public even used the phrase "I know you're famous, but..." when approaching us. We signed some CDs. And then Sarah, Salma and Toby spent the rest of the day walking around muddy fields and drinking festival ale. And then they watched Bellowhead and slept in a muddy field. Oh yes.
Toby also tried on lots of festival hats.
And our name was on a T-Shirt and NOT AT THE BOTTOM!
So last weekend was Warwick Folk Festival. This was the weekend where we went to Warwick on the Friday night, had to come back to Manchester on the Saturday night to play a ceilidh for a psychotherapists' convention (Pif managed to squeeze in some wonderful psychotherapy jokes on the mic) and then went all the way back to Warwick for the Sunday. We really are living the lives of travelling minstrels! So Warwick was great. We played on the main stage on Friday evening - with a BIG SCREEN (which was actually highly distracting) and in a wonderfully intimate venue called The Bridgehouse Theatre on Sunday night (reviews from this gig include "The Best Maerlock Gig EVER!" - from Jim and Dan of 4Square). On Saturday afternoon we played a rather strange and very intimate acoustic gig as part of a 'Meet The Artist' series of gigs which involved a bit of playing every now and then and some questions pitched by the audience. It was a nice experience.
Talking of 4Skin, I mean 4Play, I mean 4Square (who also played at Warwick) - they happened to try and take us down a peg or two on stage with the words 'If you liked us - we've been 4Square, if you haven't liked us - we've been The Maerlock,' so we got them back good and proper on Sunday night. It's nice isn't it, friendly rivalry. ;)
So we will be crashing into Sidmouth on Monday! Salma is in the process of making a lovely 'The Maerlock - Sidmouth 2008' sheet-banner-type-thing with a white sheet from Primark and some spare paint from Olly's house DIY-ing, whilst rehearsal and soundcheck and gig schedules have been distributed for, yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Maerlock BIG BAND! We managed to squeeze in a rehearsal earlier in the week on Monday morning (after getting back in the early hours of the morning from Warwick!) and may I say a huge 'HOW DID YOU DO IT?!' to Olly for his musical geniusness in the Big Band arrangements. All I can see is BE AT SIDMOUTH and only then, will you understand!
So, IT'S OFFICIAL - THE SOFA IS COMING WITH US TO SIDMOUTH! (And the armchair!) We're going to try to have it with us at every five-piece gig, including THE ALBUM LAUNCH on Wednesday 6th August AT WHICH WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL EXTRAS!! This is all too exciting. Just catch us at Sidmouth. You won't regret it!
Toodles!
Salma
The album (upon which we finally decided a title - much to Salma's torment) was released on Monday 21st July to the unsuspecting public. It was forthwith reviewed by David Kidman of fROOTS magazine, who said some very nice things! Read a bit of it here.
So we went down splendiferously at Brampton Live on 19th July - one member of the public even used the phrase "I know you're famous, but..." when approaching us. We signed some CDs. And then Sarah, Salma and Toby spent the rest of the day walking around muddy fields and drinking festival ale. And then they watched Bellowhead and slept in a muddy field. Oh yes.
Toby also tried on lots of festival hats.
And our name was on a T-Shirt and NOT AT THE BOTTOM!
So last weekend was Warwick Folk Festival. This was the weekend where we went to Warwick on the Friday night, had to come back to Manchester on the Saturday night to play a ceilidh for a psychotherapists' convention (Pif managed to squeeze in some wonderful psychotherapy jokes on the mic) and then went all the way back to Warwick for the Sunday. We really are living the lives of travelling minstrels! So Warwick was great. We played on the main stage on Friday evening - with a BIG SCREEN (which was actually highly distracting) and in a wonderfully intimate venue called The Bridgehouse Theatre on Sunday night (reviews from this gig include "The Best Maerlock Gig EVER!" - from Jim and Dan of 4Square). On Saturday afternoon we played a rather strange and very intimate acoustic gig as part of a 'Meet The Artist' series of gigs which involved a bit of playing every now and then and some questions pitched by the audience. It was a nice experience.
Talking of 4Skin, I mean 4Play, I mean 4Square (who also played at Warwick) - they happened to try and take us down a peg or two on stage with the words 'If you liked us - we've been 4Square, if you haven't liked us - we've been The Maerlock,' so we got them back good and proper on Sunday night. It's nice isn't it, friendly rivalry. ;)
So we will be crashing into Sidmouth on Monday! Salma is in the process of making a lovely 'The Maerlock - Sidmouth 2008' sheet-banner-type-thing with a white sheet from Primark and some spare paint from Olly's house DIY-ing, whilst rehearsal and soundcheck and gig schedules have been distributed for, yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Maerlock BIG BAND! We managed to squeeze in a rehearsal earlier in the week on Monday morning (after getting back in the early hours of the morning from Warwick!) and may I say a huge 'HOW DID YOU DO IT?!' to Olly for his musical geniusness in the Big Band arrangements. All I can see is BE AT SIDMOUTH and only then, will you understand!
So, IT'S OFFICIAL - THE SOFA IS COMING WITH US TO SIDMOUTH! (And the armchair!) We're going to try to have it with us at every five-piece gig, including THE ALBUM LAUNCH on Wednesday 6th August AT WHICH WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL EXTRAS!! This is all too exciting. Just catch us at Sidmouth. You won't regret it!
Toodles!
Salma
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