Whalebone

We've spent quite a bit of time in the wonderful surroundings of Kaleidoscope Theatre the past couple of weeks. In the tranquil village of Kemberton in Shropshire, we've started to record our new album in the Barn Theatre. The…

We travelled up to Widnes to have an interview with Geoff Speed from BBC Radio Merseyside who presents Folkscene. Geoff ran a highly successful folk club in Widnes during the 1960’s and is recognised as booking a young Paul…

The May dates of the Gathering Tour were great and included some of the best singing we’ve ever had, (at Merthyr Cynog - well the Welsh are said to be able to sing a bit) and some of the wittiest…

We had a great Bank Holiday Monday playing at the Clun Green Man Festival. You can see some pictures below of the fight on the bridge between the Green Man and the Ice Queen that takes place each year…

Getting the first couple of dates of our Gathering Tour under our belts resulted in us meeting some lovely people and it was nice to get back into the swing of things after what seems like ages with lots of…

A live session on Radio Pulse gave us the opportunity to play some new tunes and as yet, unrecorded music. Wenlock Hare - a Whalebone original inspired by a night time sighting driving back from a gig last year, Wild…

It's been a little on the quiet side re blog posting and with the inclement weather at the start of the year resulted in a bit of a stuttering start to 2010, with postponements and cancellations. However we’ve been busy…

The first gig in December was performing at the Cross Keys in Sellatyn, where we took part in the ‘Xmas Xtravagenza’ staged by Offa Events. The night was great fun with a variety of performers including John Snell – a…

As it's suddenly December, and we have a few winter concerts coming up, we've been working on a couple of festive tunes. One of which, In the Bleak Midwinter, we recorded a couple of weeks ago and have sent out…

We arrived at Clent Village Hall and played a storming little gig, we all really enjoyed playing, then arrived at the Railwayman's Arms in Bridgnorth, a very HOT but fantastic night, catching up with old Cinnamon friends and breaking strings…

Evesham Arts Centre was the second arts centre in the tour and the first time we played in Evesham. A lovely, if slightly hot venue, with a great bunch of people making it work. We then travelled to a more…

One of the more local gigs of the Autumn Tour was The Gateway Arts Centre in Shrewsbury, a nice luxury to only have a short drive to get there and back, and a good evening was had by all when…