Monday, June 29, 2009

Big stage big screen big up Mr Powell

Pictured here is little old Mr Powell on the big screen on the big stage at this years Goldcoast Oceanfest, Croyde Bay, Devon, UK.
Great set by Douglas including 3 new tunes. A great way to kick off the weekend of live music from the likes of Jim Jones, Amy Newton, Neil Halstead, Newton Faulkner and Jason Mraz. It was a fine weekend of sun and music. We look forward to Douglas getting invited to play a few more festivals in the UK next year.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Caves, Peter Bruntnell, Douglas E Powell, The North Devon Festival, Lilicos, Barnstaple, 15th June


We would like to thank Peter Bruntnell and the organizers of The North Devon Fringe Festival for putting on such a fantastic show last night, 15th June at Lilicos, Barnstaple.

You are always at risk when you are the resident performer to easily fall into the trap of going through the same old motions each week. But Peter, although choosing to play solely songs from his latest album Peter and The Murder of Crows, seems not to fall into this category. Each week his performance has been, as ever, compelling. Standout tune, Cold Water Swimmer.

Douglas E Powell's performance, to an unusually quiet but responsive audience, was delivered with a unique style and precise delivery. The audience was treated to three new and as yet unrecorded songs, Hawks and Larks, Muncaster Fell and Penny Lies. Standout tune, Muncaster Fell. Douglas will be recording some new material this summer as well as playing shows both home and away, with a return to Lilicos on the 25th June to play a full solo acoustic set with support from Americana lounge DJs, Matt and Sean.

At last years festival, the cellar restaurant at Lilicos, played host to an acoustic performance from Dai and Steve from Swansea band The Caves. This year they returned in full strength with band to give the audience a dose of their own brand of Welsh power pop. With precise and immaculately delivered three part harmonies and easily remembered hooks. Standout tune, Asleep on the Autobahn. They tell me that they will be in the studio this summer recording a new album. We eagerly anticipate it's arrival.

This part of The North Devon Fringe Festival has its finale next week on the 22nd June when Lilicos plays host to Otis Gibbs from Wanamaker, Indiana, Peter Bruntnell and Chris Millington.

We hope to see you there.

TVR

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

June News at TVR


Music news...

Our 2008 release on Twister Valley Records, The Iron Coast by Douglas E Powell, is finally (after a mammoth bar code battle) available to download from www.itunes.com

Douglas will be back in the studio this summer to start work on his, as yet untitled, third album. "I have been writing heaps of new material since the release of The Iron Coast in 2008 and I'm keen to get my ideas onto tape", says Douglas. "My inspirations have kept pretty much the same, Dylan, Neil Young, Bert Jansch and Peter Bruntnell are all in the forefront, but I have discovered some new artists that I have drawn inspiration from as well such as The Great Lake Swimmers, Iron & Wine, Wooden Shjips, Loomer and Sun Kil Moon. You will still get the acoustic guitars and the vocal harmonies with the harmonica, but this time I have been experimenting with some odd tuning techniques all in that low-fi recording style that my friends over at Twister Valley Records specialize in".

We will keep you posted on any developments.

Keep visiting his web site at www.douglasepowell.co.uk for regularly updated information on Douglas E Powell and our good old blog for more future releases on TVR.

Hope to see you at the beach or on road this summer.

Peace. TVR