Mar
7
Baldock and Letchworth Folk Club, 3rd March 2010
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-07 13:25
This was our third 'full spot' of the year, very kindly offered to us by Alan and Sue Hewson at the Baldock and Letchworth Folk Club.
This folk club has been something of a home from home for Rob and I over the past few years, so it is always nice to return there and meet old friends. This was our first time to their new venue at The White Horse in Baldock - a more spacious room for playing in.
Mar
7
Working on new material
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-07 13:14
The search for new material never stops. Interestingly, as we reach the conclusion of the current CD and are playing a lot of this music at our current programme of concerts, our attention is turning towards new material.
Mar
7
New dates, including a return to the Cambridge Folk Festival
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-07 13:06
We are extremely pleased to say that St Neot's Folk Club have extended an invitation to us to represent them in the Cambridge Folk Festival Club Tent at this years Cambridge Folk Festival, on Saturday 31st July. Many thanks to Patti and Roger for honouring us in this way. We enjotyed representing the Cambridge Folk Club at last year's festival and are thrilled to be going back there.
Mar
7
Overdubs and mixing - back to Blue Moon, February 21st and March 5th
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-07 13:00
We are now moving into the final phase of our new CD, which is to be called The Bite. The first round of hard work was done before Christmas when all the original recording was completed. Now we are doing some limited overdubbing and the final editing and mixing.
Mar
7
4th February 2010: Stortfolk
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-07 12:48
It was an intimate gathering at the Bishop's Stortford Folk Club for na-mara's second full outing of the year. A number of the regulars are in amateur dramatics and were away perfoming a strangely late version of A Christmas Carol and were unable to attend. Very kindly, Jon McNamara, who is a central figure for the club was able to make our second half.
Rob and I are now fully into our new repetoire and, from the lovely feedback we received from those there, it seems clear that we performed well.
This is a friendly and welcoming club and we enjoyed ourselves very much.
Jan
17
15th January 2010 – a return to Cambridge Folk Club
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-01-17 17:24
Two full spots in one week, fantastic fun! As at St Neots on the previous Tuesday, we were invited to headline for the evening at Cambridge Folk Club. Cambridge FC has always been incredibly welcoming and supportive of what we do, and so it is always a real pleasure to return.
Jan
17
12th January 2010 at The St. Neots Folk Club
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-01-17 17:19
Following an extensive period of rehearsals following our time in the studio, Rob and I were raring to go. As such, it was with great concern that we watched the snow pile up, the roads become more difficult and the ice and slush get worse. Thankfully, the weather eased to make it certain that we could get on the road and start what looks to be a busy and exciting 2010 for us.
Dec
27
Into the studio, mid-December 2009
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2009-12-27 11:06
The main reason why we have been relatively quiet over the final quarter of 2009 is that we have been preparing to go into the recording studio and record our current repertoire. Some might wonder why it has taken us so long to do this. We are passionate about our music and our ‘project’ and devote a lot of our free time to it. However, both of us have full-on, full-time, work and family commitments. As such, we are ‘time poor’ and finding the requisite amount of time to go into a studio and do things properly is very hard to do.
Dec
26
Herga Folk Club, 30th November 2009
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2009-12-26 13:05
We had visited the renowned Herga Folk Club in 2008 where we had the honour of meeting the great Johnnie Collins, who had been very supportive when we explained to him what we were trying to achieve through na-mara. It was, therefore, with great sadness that we heard that Johnnie had died earlier in the year; neither of us knew this and had been really looking forward to seeing him again. He was a major figure in the folk world and will be very sorely missed.
Dec
26
King Harry Pub, St Albans, 6th October 2009
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2009-12-26 12:45
There is a nice sing-around session held first Tuesday of the month in the King Harry Pub and, having not said hello to friends there for a while, we decided to drop in and play a few songs and tunes in the session. Always nice to see friendly faces and Rob and I want to do more in our home town.
