Friday 29 March 2013

River Man Video

2 years in the planning, 3 days of extreme weather, with various other issues delaying bits here and there, but finally, we're here and I'm so proud of what we have achieved!

I'd like to say a special thank you to Henry and Rae at Flickerhead Films, without whom, this wouldn't have been possible. To Kent Film Office for making the process a lot easier and allowing us free reign of the county and it's beautiful beaches. Paul Henry our 'Charong', Jali Fily Cissokho, the kids who were pretty well behaved considering it was so hot that day, Sheena Holliday, Stephen Coltrane who spent hours perfecting this with Henry and Shinade.

Ladies and gents, the River Man video: http://youtu.be/5nRXVqn9U1A

Sunday 24 March 2013

River Man Album Launch!

It's a been a long time coming but we finally have a date to celebrate the release of 'River Man'!

On the 19th April, the band and I, along with special guests Union Starr, Jali Fily Cissokho, Reed Maxfield and Nick Tann will be taking over The Boileroom in Guidlford for the night!

It's going to be a wonderful night of music from around the world, and we'll be joined but another very special surprise guest who'll be announced nearer the date! Show will kick off from 7.30pm. Get your tickets quickly before they sell out!

http://theboileroom.net/listings/info/tst_live_union_starr_and_anna_neale

Monday 4 March 2013

Anna Neale and Mary Beard visit Pompeii - Cambridge 26th April

Blog from the University of Cambridge Museums site on our forthcoming gig:

Anna Neale and Mary Beard visit Pompeii

The Museum of Classical Archaeology is usually in the business of making the Greek and Roman world visible. But on Friday April 26th the Museum is going to be striking out into the world of contemporary music in order to make the ancient world audible.

In an hour’s double act with Professor Mary Beard, Anna Neale is going to be singing numbers from her recent album ‘River Man’.

‘River Man’ is a collection of songs influenced by the life, times, loves and legacy of Pompeii. It chronicles universal themes of love and knowledge, as relevant today as they ever were, and takes the listener on an epic musical odyssey through Roman history. Anna’s aim is to make these themes reverberate around the gallery’s galaxy of images bringing back to life these resonant presences from the classical past.

Come and reinhabit the ancient world – 1.30pm to 2.30 pm, Friday 26 April, Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Free entrance.

Robin Osborne, Director, Museum of Classical Archaeology

http://camunivmuseums.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/anna-neale-and-mary-beard-visit-pompeii/