A crisp early morning, and everything’s yellow, gold, and red. Too little sleep, but always more than enough energy to sing another favourite.
xox, mark + catriona sturton + shane turner
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Ottawa Dispatch 1: Up Late in the Nation’s Capital
October 17th, 2009 / 0 CommentsWe know we should be asleep, but sometimes you just want to stay up and sing with your friends.
xox, mark + catriona sturton + shane turner
Read More »New album pre-order and the first snows of winter (plus another new song for you)
October 15th, 2009 / 7 CommentsThe new Woodpigeon album Die Stadt Muzikanten is available for pre-order via Boompa Records starting today. And because everyone’s all about the pre-order bonuses these days, we’ve got a few nice ones in store for you too.
First of all, all copies of Die Stadt Muzikanten released in our home and native land of Canada will receive the bonus mini-album disc BALLADEER / to all the guys i’ve loved before, a collection of new tunes recorded in Calgary and Dublin.
Secondly, the first 100 orders will receive a special Die Stadt Muzikanten poster, featuring album artwork by the amazing Jeff Kulak.
And finally, everyone who pre-orders before the 12 January…
Read More »Dispatch 5: In the Shadow of Three Trolls
September 4th, 2009 / 0 CommentsThere’s far more to Vík í Mýrdal than just its record as the rainiest place in Iceland (the seas are so rough here, they’ve never been able to build a harbour). It’s also one of the most inspiring views one will ever see. In tribute, a new song, dedicated to Reynisdrangar, the three trolls. (Listen for the rain through the window … a bit of a theme with these recordings).
xox, mark + benjamin stacey of reykjavik.
Read More »Dispatch 4: Late Nights (or is it Early Mornings) in East Finchley
September 3rd, 2009 / 0 CommentsOur pal Jack Day is one of our favourite folk traditionalists. It was hard enough to get him to play into a “newfangled” recorder, and then he kept trying to throw me off by holding phrases and being difficult. So, one take. No overdubs. A song handed down for ages, and now from us to you.
xox, mark + jack day (chris dadge on beatz)
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