The Album Is Out + Tour Update

"A Random Quiet" is now out on CD and download. Bandcamp's the best place to go, although iTunes and Amazon are also selling the record.

Readers of Rock & Reel-R2 magazine should keep an eye out for the next edition which is set to feature a track from the album on the monthly cd.

The tour, supporting Albert Lee, is going well. It's been great meeting people after the shows too.

Here is what's coming up for Hall of Ghosts into the summer, tour-wise :

April
22 Eastbourne, College Theatre  England
23 Bognor, The Regis Centre  England
27 Musselburgh, Brunton Theatre  Scotland
28 Kinross, Live At The Green  Scotland
29 Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree  Scotland

May
1 Glasgow, The Ferry   Scotland
3 Castle Douglas, Lochside Theatre Scotland
5 Mickleton, Mickelton R&B Club  England
11 Ravenshead, The Stetson   England
13 Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn  England
15 Coleraine, Riverside Theatre  N. Ireland
16 Letterkenny, An Grianan   Ireland
17 Armagh, Market Place   N. Ireland
19 Omagh, Strule Arts Centre  N. Ireland
24 Listowel, St. John's   Ireland
26 Bray, Mermaid Arts Centre  Ireland
27 Caernarfon, Galeri   Wales

June
1 Hereford, The Courtyard Theatre  England
2 Wavendon, The Stables   England
7 Haverhill, Arts Centre   England
9 Pontypridd, Muni Arts Centre  Wales

For booking, contact the venue directly.

Album & Tour Update

I'm getting near the finishing post for the album "A Random Quiet".

I'm still working on the last track. It's called "The Wandering" and it starts off with an electric piano, some picked acoustic guitar and tom-toms. Electric guitars and straight-ahead drums hit in the chorus.

I hope to finish recording and mixing in the next week, before finalising the running order and sending off the tapes for mastering.

You may have already listened to or downloaded some of the tracks on this website. Those early mixes will soon be taken down, to replaced with the finished, mastered versions.

The album will be preceded by a download single, available through Bandcamp. You'll be able to get it in FLAC, Apple Lossless and mp3. The single should be out before Christmas, with the album released in the New Year. "A Random Quiet" will also be made available on CD through Bandcamp and CDBaby, as well as selected record stores and at gigs.

Tour dates are currently being finalised for March & April 2012. I'll be going out solo and performing acoustic guitar renditions of the songs from the album, along with the odd Additional Moog tune. Gigs are being arranged for Germany, Switzerland, UK, Northern Ireland & Ireland.

Album artwork

Here's a preview of the album cover :

I'm currently mixing the opening track "Bye Bye, Big Blue" which is my favourite of the songs at the moment. Coming soon - a video previewing the songs as they were recorded & mixed.