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Radio
This is an interview about composing music for comedy films that Willie did for Radio 4 that was broadcast last December butt he forgot to tell anyone that he had done it so we missed letting you know before it was first broadcast.
However, apparently while lying in the bath the other day, he heard it being broadcast again and noticed that it's up on the listen again facility for the rest of this week at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00g0npk |
Gigs
Unfortunately the Jackdaw4 gig supporting Never The Bride in Milton Keynes on Saturday 7th March has been cancelled.
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Current Album Review
“It's been such a long time since I've heard an album of such high quality. From the moment you press play and "Sooma (All This Vision)" comes out your speakers and can't help but be drawn into musical bliss. Then you tracks like, the 10cc-ish "Frobisher's Last Stand" and the pop grooving title tracks that features some of the best harmonies recorded since Queen and Jellyfish. Every song can stand alone, yet ironically, not one song on the album should stand alone.“
The Atomic Chaser All Access Magazine
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Free Download
Well the next album is almost there, so by way of a wee taster, (and hopefully to throw you off the scent and buy myself a bit more time) here’s a free track titled ‘Who Knows’. I can’t find a place for this song on the new album, but it’s not without its charms, so rather than swap it for beads at the local market, I thought you might like it as a temporary distraction to disguise the fact that we’ve done nothing live, recorded, or webwise for a couple of months now.
Download HERE
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TV
Jackdaw4 scores BBC2 "The Cup" theme song
Jackdaw4 has written and recorded "The Beautiful Game" title music for the new BBC2 comedy show "The Cup".
"The Cup" (Hartswood Films) is a documentary style comedy series following the lives and events of a kids football team’s quest to win the North and Midland’s under 11’s cup, and the pushy parents trying to recapture their youth through their children’s success. Directed by BAFTA award winning Matt Lipsey, ("Little Britain", "Jekyll").
Because we're such generous people, we're giving "The Beautiful Game" away for free, as a high quality mp3, along with two songs from each of Jackdaw4’s two albums. Absolutely free. No email address required. No pan-handling guaranteed!
Download your zip file HERE
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Gossip
Japanese radio show Do-yaH! (FM Kumamoto) is playing "My Little Gangsta" and "Frobisher's Last Stand". Top Japanese rock radio show host, DJ Bunya, is a big Jackdaw4 fan. Click here and send in requests to them to play more Jackdaw4 songs! (although it may help if you can read and write Japanese!!)
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Current Album
"... vocalist Willie Dowling (Honeycrack) orchestrates a mesh of strings and horns that puts you in mind of Jellyfish at their most adventurous. Like the latter, all musical reference points are writ large (do a shot every time there's a nod to Brian Wilson, 10cc and the Beatles and you'll be drunk before the album's end), but it's beautifully done."
Phil Wilding, Classic Rock
I am delighted to announce that Cargo distribution has picked up Bipolar Diversions and the CD is available in all good record stores around the UK.
Jackdaw4's second album is also available from our shop, the download version along with The debut album, Gramophone Logic can also be purchased from the iTunes store.
Album: Bipolar Diversions
Released: 22 October 2007
Catalogue number: 369CD010
Track listing:
- Sooma (All this vision)
- Frobisher's last stand
- Jesus wants my soul back
- Bipolar diversions
- My little gangsta
- Heimlich's manoeuvres
- All around the world
- Illuminati
- End of the party
- Sleep
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Shop
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Jackdaw4
Jackdaw4 are:
Willie Dowling - guitars, keyboards, vocals, banjo, ukelele, percussion
Hugo Degenhardt - drums, vocals, percussion
Greg Hatwell - guitar, vocals
Guy James - guitar, vocals, keyboards
Andy Lewis - bass, vocals
Andy Robertson - drums, percussion
John Steel - guitars, vocals, ukele, percussion
Kate Stephenson - drums, percussion
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