August | 2009 | Alexander's Festival Hall

The Yearling gets 4**** in Q magazine!

Good news everyone!
[singlepic id=27 w=320 h=240 float=left]The AFH-produced/arranged new Piney Gir album “The Yearling” gets **** out of 5* in the Sept. 2009 issue of Q magazine. Hooray! The record hits the shops on 14th of the month too, for which “woo!”. (UK, released in USA mid October on Grey Day Records/Warner).

More great reviews from the web’n’blogosphere:
Musoguide: http://musosguide.com/…
Music Fix: http://www.themusicfix.co.uk…/
Gigwise: http://www.gigwise.com/…
Adequacy.Net: http://www.adequacy.net/…
ALayerOfChips: http://alayerofchips.blogspot.com/…
SubbaCultcha: http://www.subba-cultcha.com/…”
IndieHandbook: http://theindiehandbook.wordpress.com/…

AFH’s Springsteen cover: now available on Amazon/iTunes

51bpugs+QyL._SL500_AA240_ Late last year AFH was approached to contribute to an album of Bruce (“Broooce”) Springsteen cover versions by the nice people at the WIAIWYA label. A chancey gambit you might think, as AFH knew next to nothing of the Boss’s back catalogue and had spent little time in checkered shirts or contemplating the ups and downs of life in New Jersey.

However, there’s nothing like a short-ferry ride away from the old music komfort zone so AFH readily agreed and went into deep Brucemmersion. The result is “Empty Sky”, a song chosen for its dark 9/11 subject and forceful simplicity. Piney Gir lends her lovely voice to the choruses. Dedicated to the memory of Suria Clarke. Hope you like it. x

AFH is on Disk 2: Track 16 but there are lots of other treats on this mega expansive 38 track overview!
Amazon: “Empty Sky”
iTunes: Empty Sky

AFH plays bones for Psapp…

[singlepic id=37 w=320 h=240 float=left]Old video guest appearance news…! AFH braved the cold with friends Psapp last winter to play bones percussion (the smell of lamb has polluted the old AFH mittens to this day…) on their Bandstand Busking acoustic set in Arnold’s Circus. Songs are from their excellent album “The camel’s back”. Watch clips here