So with the demise of autumn and oh how beautiful it was, tripping through Europe with Fink and the Dennen crew, we’ve devised something that’ll keep us all entertained in December.

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The tour is our first little headline run through the UK.. starting with a very intimate little show in Truro and ending with a night up in the mighty toon, or Newcastle to us southerners. We’ve added a very special little Christmas show back home in Totnes as well. It should be fun, full of woolly jumpers, open fires and whiskies.

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For all the dates bar the Truro and the Newcastle ones we’ve got the wonderful Park Bench Poet coming along with us. We’re super privileged to have these boys opening for us as they really are one of the best threepieces around.

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I hope those of you that read this can join us! I’m on the train back from London now and I’m excited thinking about it. People keep looking at me funny because I keep smiling

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Lots of love,

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Ben.

Right then, i hope alls well with everyone and that the sun's put his hat on for a bit...

Thought i'd give you all an update with my plans and aspirations for the next few months:)

Firstly the new Ep..

Basically i'm going to be spending the rest of May recording a bunch of new songs and getting together a little mini-album to take round with me for the summer.. really excited about it- we've found a lush little studio down by the river and the plan is to take our time and get something really good out of it.. We'll have it on Itunes and the like when everything's sorted.

So i won the redstripe awards as well which was a pretty surreal thing! Me and Fabs went up to London after playing a gig at the Blue Bar in Porthtowan and somehow won the final last week. Cracking night up there and a real good crowd of people, so we've come back stoked and keen to play a few more bigger venues like that..

Got to support an American singer/songwriter called Brett Dennen down in Cornwall as well recently which was an absolute treat- If you haven't heard of him then check him out- me and my sister have been big fans for a while so it was good to get to see him over this side of the pond.

Gigs wise we're planning on playing a few dates around Cornwall in June to celebrate the cd being done, and then as you can probably see on the myspace- playing a bunch of festivals and minstrelling- sunshine, beer, and a few surfstops is the idea:)

Anyway I sense i'm rambling so i'll leave it at that:) I'll try and keep gigs/releases as up to date as possible, otherwise get on the facebook group (I think i mentioned it in the last blog?!) got a few things on there:)

All the best from down here..

Ben. x