you´ve never heard of "songs from the shed"? well, neither did i until six or seven weeks ago. goldtrip were about to play a little acoustic session at this precise shed in clevedon, north somerset. of course i was eager to find out what this shed business was all about.
jon earl turned his garden shed into one of the most special music venues i´ve ever seen / heard of. since 2009 over 1,000 musicians played an acoustic set in his shed that impresses with its unique charm. judging by the videos and pictures i have seen, it would take you days to inspect every little thing jon put up in his shed. i imagine most of us have some things lying around that you just get can´t rid off for some strange reason. for example, i still have a little light house figure that my ex-boyfriend´s mum gave to me before i went to the usa for a year. this shed is probably filled with tons of those tings that all have their own little story. that´s at least what i would expect...
the inside of the shed
since "songs from the shed" recently won shed of the year, jon has been busy with giving interviews for magazines, tv and radio. over 100 bands are currently waiting for an appointment to record their own little session at "songs from the shed". so we have lots of great music to look forward to for sure.
thanks to jon and his shed, i was introduced to quite a few amazing musicians over the past few weeks. so make sure you check out the great sessions on jon´s website
i would highly recommend the sessions by
* allie moss (especially "let it go")
* sarabeth tucek ("smile for no one")
* the magic lantern ("somebody told me") and
* josh bray ("the finest chance").
but now i´d love to show you the two reasons why i wanted to put this blog post up in the first place. the regular readers of my blog are already familiar with those names which is why i´m not going to say too much but just let the videos speak for themselves this time. enjoy! xx
* goldtrip * shed session # 111
from left to right in the videos: dom little, alex brisland, samuel lloyed and joe rawnsley
goldtrip - "i try"
goldtrip - "burn to fade"
goldtrip - "running out of love"
* natalie mccool * shed session # 114
natalie mccool - "black sun"
natalie mccool - "size zero"
natalie mccool - "your hero"
full article on "shed of the year" here
check out my review for their ep "i try" here
check out my review for her ep "black sun" here
*all video and photo credits go to "songs from the shed"
Lovely, as always! :) I always love hearing your opinion on stuff. And of course I've gained so much great music from your suggestions. Yay! :)
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