THIS YEAR'S SUMMER PROGRESS

Of all the Golden Tickets on offer this Summer, not counting 30mg of codeine without the paracetamol, I'm pleased to announce that a few have fallen this way. Night Fishing, the third long player, has taken over a year to record and is now being mixed.

The Summer kicked off with a second trip to Turin Brakes HQ where drummer Rob Allum played out the rest of the record, and Olly Knights,Gale Paridjanian, Rob and myself threw together an impromptu male voice choir section for a line or two, and I managed to get the last tube leaving Brixton for two whole days.

Rob wears many hats and all fit him remarkably well. He's been playing with the Lightning Seeds as well as The High Llamas and The Turin Brakes. On the subject of The High Llamas and golden tickets, guitar player John Bennett has been banging out Campers In Control with Mr O Hagan somewhere on the continent, and that's a job I would certainly take for really very little fiscal stimulus. John has also played his rare slide guitar on more than a few of the Night Fishing tracks. Him and me sat in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane a coupla Sundays ago and watched The Turin Brakes launch their Best Of, bottled at source. We laughed, we cried, we stood up and cheered.

Back down the road, and also on the Night Fishing sessions, Miss Hannah Peel came along and played her fiddle, and Hugo Harrison made a weighty contribution on double bass...as did Russ Williams, for a minute and a half of exquisite rockabilly. Banjo player JD Dowling has been down and,as always,made it look like his banjo plays itself. You can iron your trousers with a John Dowling take.

And finally,but not...Jez Wing...John's old oppo from their Radio 2 folk musicians of the year award winning days...there from the start through thin and thick...no wobbles in his scaffolding...we nailed the last piece home today by redoing the piano parts on the most gorgeous Steinway Concert grand...courtesy of The Brindley, Canal Side, Runcorn. Jez has been producing with me too, and is now a Bunnyman...now there's another golden ticket right there.

For some moderato foxtrot with the society of spring street, Jez Wing, John Dowling and me open for Corinne West and Doug Cox this thursday night, September 24th, at Mello Mello in Liverpool . Tickets on the door for £7.00 and an 8 o'clock kick off.

Be back soon

Andy

Matt Lewis' Night Fishing cover. Matt also put together the sleeves for Land and Sea(2006) and True Believers and the Guises of the Weasel(2007).

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Andy Steele released his debut album, Land and Sea, in February 2006 as the group MuddyHead. Featuring the artwork and bass playing of China Crisis singer Gary Daly, the pedal steel of Gorkys Zygotic Mynci's John Lawrence and the drums of The Coal Porter's Graham Chesters.

http://www.wordisout.co.uk/d_landandsea.asp

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After opening for America and Roxy Music, his second LP, True Believers and the Guises of the Weasel, was released under his own name at the end of 2007.

Produced by Andy and Lance Thomas, it again features Gary and Graham on bass and drums, Neil Yates on horns(Kate Rusby/ Black Grape/ Hefner/ Supergrass) ,Laura Campbell, John Dowling, Russ Williams, Colin Lambert and Dave O'Dowda.

Take a listen over at the myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/andrewjamessteele

Both titles available at

www.wordisout.co.uk

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