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News Archive, January to March 2003
21st
March
Lots of news today, so lets get on with it. Richard
will be appearing on Jonathan Ross' legendary
BBC Radio 2 show here in the UK this Satuday (22.03.2003).
The show runs from 10am-1pm (GMT) but we expect he'll
be on around mid-day. He'll be playing a track from
his current album 'Lowedges' acoustically and having
a bit of a chat. Those of you overseas, or listening
over the internet should be able to listen via Radio
2's website.
...
Hawley plays the Royal Albert Hall on Monday
(24.03.2003) as special guest to Coldplay, The
show is in aid of Roger Daltrey's Cancer charity. Coldplay
asked Richard to play the show after they had got in
the habit of playing his song "Baby You're My Light"
during their sound checks whilst touring last year.
...
Chris Morris of 'The Day Today', 'Blue Jam',
'Brass Eye' fame has made a short film called 'My Wrongs'.
The film features Richard's 'The Night's Are Cold' from
'Late Night Final' on the closing titles (there
is no other music on the film). He chose the music as
Hawley is one of his favourite turns and this is his
favourite song (he can be seen at most of his London
shows for all you star spotters out there). The film
was awarded the prestigious prize of best short film
at this year's BAFTA's (the British Oscars) and is available
on Warp Films via their website
shop.
+++COMPETITION+++
We have a some promo copies of 'My Wrongs'
to give away to the first 5 people who answer the following
question (send us your full mailing address, and enter
'My Wrongs Competiton as the subject);
Q
: Which spoof sports commentator made his name on Morris'
'The Day Today' programme?
Send your answers to us using the Contact
Us link.
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Remember you can still view the 30 min acoustic
gig and a 5 min video of a recent gig in Amsterdam
@ Club Lek for VPRO radio on 26.02.2003. click
here (real player or media player needed).
...
Finally, a few people have been e-mailing us about trying
to get hold of the debut mini album 'Richard Hawley'
overseas. If you go to the Setanta
Records website you should be able to buy it mail
order (Mac user will not be able to use this link),
if you still have trouble you could also try Amazon
(UK) or your own country specific Amazon.
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12th March
+++TOUR CANCELLED+++
Richard Hawley has had to cancel his March UK
tour at the 11th hour due to the re-occurance of a bone
problem.
The
rare bone disorder which affects his finger has been
operated on twice but has flared up once again, as it
did last year when he was forced to pull out of shows
with Coldplay. He will seek immediate medical advice
on it and major problems are not anticipated in the
medium and long term.
We
hope to re-schedule shows in the coming months. Richard
and everyone would like to apologise in advance for
any inconvenience that this will cause.
In
the meantime we do have something to keep you going,
click the link to take you to a 30 min acoustic gig
and a 5 min video of a recent gig in Amsterdam @
Club Lek for VPRO radio on 26/2/03. click
here (real player needed).
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17th
February
For those that missed it, or could not get it, you can
read a recent interview with Richard for The Guardian
from the 13th of February. To read the full interview
click
here.
And don't forget you can get 'Lowedges',
the brand new album in all good shops and online via
Setanta
or Amazon
and other online retailers. Here is a snap shop of some
of the reviews already in...
'The first great album of 2003' NME
'This
is good old-fashioned balladeering but with enough street
savvy to scupper suggestions of pastiche. Imagine Frankie
Laine meets Lambchop' **** Uncut
'...it's
kitsch-free excellence confirms Hawley as a balladeer
of the very highest order. If he moved in next door,
your lawn might cry' Q
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7th
February
Tune into Nick Stewart's 'Captain America' Virgin
Radio programme on Sunday (9/2/03) from around 10:15pm
and catch some tracks from Richard Hawley's new album
'Lowedges', as well as Richard being interviewed and
playing some tunes from his personal record collection.
Those of you in the Sheffield are will also be
able to hear him on Radio Sheffield on the Toby Foster
programme around 2:15pm on Monday (10/2/03).
***
Don't forget the new album, 'Lowedges', is released
on Monday (10th), you can order online through the Setanta
Records site or online at Amazon.
***
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3rd
February
The UK tour details are now confirmed, to go to
the Live Dates section for full listings and booking
information click here.
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8th January
Happy New Year to all, and as a treat here's advance
notice that Richard Hawley's eagerly-anticipated new
album, 'Lowedges', will hit shops in the UK on
10th February. The album features solo and full-band
tracks and was recorded in Sheffield at Yellow Arch
and 2Fly Studios during the summer of 2002, with Richard
as producer.
The
full tracklisting is as follows: 1. Run For Me 2. Darlin'
3. Oh My Love 4. The Only Road 5. On The Ledge 6. You
Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your River Runs Dry) 7.
The Motorcycle Song 8. It's Over Love 9. I'm On Nights
10. Danny 11. The Nights Are Made For US.
There
will be a full UK tour to support this release
(dates and venues to be confirmed, keep checking this
site for full details when they become available).
Anyone
new to Richards stuff should look through the site and
visit the downloads
for clips from all his previous releases, and don't
forget you can buy
his back catalogue securely online too.
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