ANNOUNCEMENT: Album Release and Launch Gig!

The new album, Take Flight, will be officially released on 10th December 2012 

(just in time for Christmas? :P)

To celebrate, there will be a launch party on Wednesday 5th December at Bar Loco, Newcastle upon Tyne. The very first physical copies will be available on the night, and then online as a download or to order via www.meghannclancy.co.uk from the 10th onwards.

 

The new album cover; photo and design by Rough Dog.

I will be playing with the full band, which has not happened for a while so I am very excited! And all the more reason to come if you can :)

Also performing at the gig will be some excellent musicians currently based in the North East...

BAIQIAN JIANG
Absolutely breathtaking solo acoustic guitarist, influenced by guitarists such as Oshio Kotaro and Tommy Emmanuel. If you've seen him before you will want to see him again, and if you haven't yet then you MUST!
http://soundcloud.com/baiqian-jiang

GREG GENRE & BOX BOX BOX
Greg is an amazing showman and performances are always highly entertaining - not to be missed...

Greg Genre and Box Box Box are a light hearted Hip Pop band based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The band blend geordie spoken word poetry with catchy pop choruses to make their own unique concotion of Genres.

You can download their debut E.P for free at www.boxboxbox.co.uk

Go on, get out of your BOX BOX BOX!


There will also be a few other special musical guests..... intrigued? Come along if you can! Bar Loco is a fantastic venue and restaurant, and big supporter of live music. Plus, the gig will be FREE ENTRY! 

If you can come along that would be amazing, but any support towards this album would be a massive help - whether you buy a copy, write a review, tell your friends, anything! I really hope you enjoy listening to it, hopefully our live show will do it justice!

Meghann x

NECK OF THE WOODS: SINGLE IS OUT NOW!!

"Neck of the Woods" single is officially released!

 

That's right, you can now purchase "Neck of the Woods" along with B-side "Rainy Home Song" from several major download stores, including iTunes, Amazon, Play.com and Amazing Tunes.

Remember, you can also watch the OFFICIAL VIDEO by David Wala, and LIVE VIDEO by Rough Dog.

Thank you everyone so much for your support so far, if you can continue to spread the good word to everyone you know who enjoys new music, that would be fantabulous :)

Also, if you would like to rate or leave a comment/feedback on your purchase, or on the video, I'd appreciate that very much too!

Thanks again to all those involved in the single/videos/artwork - Liam, Luke, Katie, Alex, David, Jess, and Dave! And to Ditto Music for doing a fine job running everything as planned (first time I've used them but I would recommend to anyone else releasing their music).

On another note....

 

My good friends STATIC SOUL have released a charity single, also available on iTunes and Amazon, called "It's The Little Things". The song was co-written with homeless teenagers and young adults from Sunderland, with all profits going to Centrepoint homeless charity. It's a great cause, and only 99p - BUY IT NOW! Plus it's a banging tune! For a bit more info watch this great short documentary by Rough Dog, which follows the entire process and how it came about. You can also read about it in the Sunderland Echo.

I am also pleased that I will be performing as part of the Centrepoint Sleep Out event in Durham, along with Static Soul. There's several events happening all over the UK this Thursday 8th November, so if you can help them to raise as much money and awareness as possible.

Finally - another release to mention! Check out the new EP by Toxic Melons, "International Accident" - another artist from Newcastle, but in collaboration from other musicians around the globe! Get your copy now!

Neck of the Woods Official Video

Watch the official video for Neck of the Woods on YouTube NOW!

 

Hope you enjoy! Please share/comment, it would mean a lot to me :)

 

Here's a bit more info...

Music video for "Neck of the Woods" by Meghann Clancy, to be released 5 November 2012.
Taken from the upcoming album "Take Flight", to be released December 2012.

Song written by Meghann Clancy
Produced by Liam Gaughan www.liamgaughan.com
Video by David Wala Photography www.davidwala.com

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Vocals and Acoustic Guitar - Meghann Clancy
Violin - Luke Waterfield
Cello - Katie Hall
Electric Guitar - Alex Campbell
Bass Guitar - Liam Gaughan
Drums - Carl Griffin

Lyrics:

I dreamt about you last night
I came to stay with you
And it was like I never left

You wore a tie
I wore a smile
We went out to places that live only in my memory

But they are fading just like the evening sun
New ones replace them with each coming dawn
And I'm desperate to hold on so

If you're in my neck of the woods
Won't you come and pay me a visit
Maybe we can talk all night
Just like we used to do
I would drive there if I could
Maybe one day write you a letter
Or just sing your favourite song
Tell me when will I see you again

Driving with nowhere to go
And no place to be
We just like the way it feels

Moving so fast
We know it won't last
Tell me your secrets
Tell me which memories you wish to keep

'Cause we are fading just like the evening sun
New ones replace us with each coming dawn
And I'm desperate to hold on so

If you're in my neck of the woods
Won't you come and pay me a visit
Maybe we can talk all night
Just like we used to do
I would drive there if I could
Maybe one day write you a letter
Or just sing your favourite song
Tell me when will I see you again

Close your eyes
Close your mind

SINGLE RELEASE!

So, I have some news!

I am releasing the first single off my upcoming album in ONE WEEK!

The song - NECK OF THE WOODS - will be available as an online download on NOVEMBER 5, in just over a weeks time!

The song was produced by Liam Gaughan, who also plays bass on the track, along with Carl Griffin on drums, Katie Hall on Cello, Luke Waterfield on violin, Alex Campbell on electric guitar, and myself on acoustic guitar and vocals.

If all goes to plan, the album will be available in December! Working with Jess from Rough Dog on the album cover, it's all going to look rather plush!

If you haven't already seen Rough Dog's live video of the song, check it out on vimeo.

And the official Neck of the Woods video, filmed and edited by David Wala, will be online this Sunday, October 28. I will post a link to it on here once it's up there, keep an eye out!

I would really appreciate it if you can share this news with your friends, as I would love to reach as many people as I can. The song is about missing people you love who, due to circumstance, are no longer in your life as much as you would like them to be, which is something I am sure everyone can relate to.

If you would like to review the single or/and video, or can recommend anywhere for me to send it to, please do get in touch :)

New Live Video!

If you're in my neck of the woods, won't you come and pay me a visit...?

Watch the live video for "Neck of the Woods" on vimeo by clicking HERE.

The lovely Jessica Bell from Rough Dog Photography and Film captured this impromptu performance in her living room a couple of weeks ago after our outdoor photo shoot (in the woods, funnily enough!) got rained off and we retreated inside to cosy up (some of us got more cosy than others - Alex fell asleep on Jess's sofa!).

Would really appreciate any feedback and comments on the video, on here, on vimeo, on facebook... wherever.

You should also check out Rough Dog's blog, Jess is always doing some really great work:

http://roughdog.wordpress.com/

Some more exciting to come very soon.... hopefully within the week!

Hope you enjoy watching/listening. It goes down very well with a nice cuppa! x

 

New band!

Hello!

Last week was the debut gig of my new band, playing a set full of my own songs - first time ever for that so I am very excited! The gig was at Bar Loco in Newcastle, organized by Luke Bevan of NE Live.  Also playing were Laundry Basket, Joe Moody, Cortney Dixon, Georgina Sanderson, and  Aztec Bangles,  plus some crazy dancing from the crowd as the night went on, so all in all a great gig!

Photos were taken by the wonderful Jonathan Parker of Spurious Nonsense Art Photography - to check out the rest of the photos on Facebook, click here.

In the new band, from left to right on the photo:

Bass: Liam Gaughan
Drums: Carl Griffin
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Cello: Katie Hall
Guitar/Harmonica/Backing Vocals: Alex Campbell
Vocals/Keyboard/Guitar: Meghann Clancy

We will be playing again at Bar Loco's Loco Lounge Extravaganza 7 on Friday July 20th...

Also playing are "The Hollies" (probably not the first band that springs to mind - this will be a special performance joining the extremely talented brothers Tom and Jethro Hollingworth), and "Static Soul" who are fantastic! Look them up NOW!

Album Update

In other news, just about finished recording the album, which features all the musicians pictured above; now it's time for Liam to work his magic mixing the tracks, and hopefully we can unleash them all on the world very soon!

ReverbNation

Lastly, I have just joined ReverbNation - feel free to add me, or 'become a fan' or whatever they call it: http://www.reverbnation.com/meghannclancy
Just twitter to join now until I become a complete social media geek?

Anyway, hope to see some friendly faces at the Bar Loco gig, and I also have a few solo slots and gigs with "Greg Genre and Box Box Box" coming up, check on my website's gigs page for more info: http://meghannclancy.co.uk/gigs.html

That's about it, hope anyone reading this is enjoying life and listening to some TUNES!! If not, may I recommend this.......


Bit of an oldie, always put me in a good mood!

As does this classic... [this one's for you Jo, haha ;-)]

Bye for now,

Meghann x

Upcoming Gigs

Hey, just wanted to write a quick post for a few gigs I've got coming up:

Thursday April 26th: Box Box Box play the Brandling Villain South Gosforth

Check our facebook page for any updates, and just posted some new photos taken by the lovely Nikki Brewster if you fancy a browse! http://www.facebook.com/boxboxboxband

Thursday May 3rd: Solo set for The Polite Room launch night at the Gala Theatre in Durham (supporting Horizontal Sunday and The Lake Poets)

http://thepoliteroom.com/
http://www.facebook.com/events/356850791034099/
Tickets: £5
Box office: 0191 332 4041 or purchase through the Gala Theatre website.

Thursday May 10th: Solo set at Lola Jeans in Tynemouth

First time I've ever played this venue, looking forward to it!

http://www.facebook.com/LolaJeansTynemouth

That's it for now. If you can make it along to any of those it would be superb to see some friendly faces :)

Don't forget, I also host an Open Mic at the Trent House in Newcastle every Tuesday from 8pm - we had a brilliant time last week with lots of great players, and it's an ongoing open invite to anyone who fancies coming along to perform or just enjoy the music and a chat!