Darren's playing in London this Friday

Scared to Dance are promoting the show at the Shacklewell Arms this Friday

and you can get your tickets here

May Day

May Day - Darren Hayman from Darren Hayman on Vimeo.

Darren Hayman - All For The Cause

we have a new version of All For The Cause from Darren's Chants For Socialists available as a FREE download here:


and you can still get tickets for Darren's show at St Pancras Old Church here

a new single

we're giving away a new recording of Darren's All For The Cause during the televised debate this evening

so come back about 8pm!

double vinyl chants

there will be just two double vinyl versions of Darren's Chants for Socialists available at the Independent Label Market in Spitalfields this Saturday - that's the regular version of the album, and a dub version

Hymns for Socialists

Darren is playing Chants for Socialists in full for the first time at St Pancras Old Church on 23rd April

the magnificent Emma Kupa is supporting

and you can get tickets here

here's a feature from E-List

more reviews

i know, i know - we've been a little quiet on the review front for a week or two, so here goes:

AudioGoulash
and as one of the political albums of the month on Green Left Weekly (alongside Leftover Crack and the Pop Group!)

a session for Vincent

while we were in Paris, Darren recorded a session for VINCENT THÉVAL , and you can listen to it here

watching the translator at work in the studio was REMAKABLE!

the CD and download (which is pay-what-you-want) are available here:

Darren on Radio 3

oh, yes... Darren is on the Verb on Radio 3 this evening at 10pm, along with Cornelia Parker and Kate Tempest

you can have a listen here

the Mirror

just sayin'

we're nearly out of the vinyl

so make sure you get your copy direct today:


there should also be copies in your favourite independent record shop from monday - here a few that are stocking it

Cargo

Norman Records
Piccadilly Records
Juno
Rough Trade
South

if you have a shop that is stocking the record feel free to add the details in the comments

another review catchup

there are a load of these - first up the Waltham Forest Guardian and the Skinny

we're in the NME today!

new Chants shows

we've got three new shows coming up, they are pretty special, extremely intimate, and in William Morris's houses!

getting tickets is pretty old school, here are the details

Saturday 7th Feb, from 2:15
William Morris Society & Museum, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, W6 9TA

Setting Morris’s Lyrics to New Music

Darren will sing the songs acoustically, talk briefly and hold a Q&A session.

• Tickets: members, £6; non-members, £8; students £4

Applications for tickets should be sent to the WMS office (address above)
Stamped addressed envelopes should accompany all postal bookings.

The pre-booking of tickets for all events is strongly advised. Our historic Coach House lecture room has limited seating capacity and if you attend without booking beforehand you risk being turned away.


Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March, from 7:30
William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP

Darren Hayman performs Chants for Socialists

•  Advance tickets only £12

tickets will go on sale at the Gallery tomorrow (28th Jan) morning at 10am, either in person or over the phone (020 8496 4390)

4/5 in Mojo

Union Chapel show

i'm sure a ton of photos will be cropping up from the amazing Union Chapel on Saturday, here's a start, taken during soundcheck (there were 658 people in there for the show)

a lot of reviews

Chants for Socialists launch show #1

on Saturday 24th Jan we're launching the Chants For Socialists LP with a free Daylight Music show at the Union Chapel in London

doors are at midday, so get there good and early, and bring some cash for a donation towards the running of the show, oh, and of course some to get your copy of the LP or CD

we're thrilled that The Catenary Wires and the Papas and the Mamas are also playing:

The Mamas are Sarah Cracknell and Debsey Wykes. The Papas are Martin and Paul Kelly. Two sets of parents playing more than the songs of The Mamas & The Papas, acoustically. You know them as, variously, members of Saint Etienne, Dolly Mixture and East Village. This is their debut gig as The Papas & The Mamas. We are, understandably, very excited.

The Catenary Wires were formed in 2014 when Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Tender Trap) moved out of London. They started playing songs on their daughter's 3/4 size acoustic guitar, and are still refusing to give it back. They function as a simple two-piece, but will often feature guest musicians when playing live. Their first ever show was on 3 May 2014 at the Arnolfini in Bristol. Their songs are quiet and (mostly) sad. They will start recording an LP in 2015.

UNMISSABLE!

a piece in the independent