NEWS
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‘WIFE’ SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY ANNOUNCED - 02.11.10
the new single from kirsty mcgee & the hobopop collective is due to be released in november, and we will be launching it at manchester’s landmark music venue, band on the wall, on november 02nd.
the show will feature the full collective (the only one this autumn), with special guests k.c. mckanzie and james steel of the brute chorus. have a look at the facebook event and the venue website for more information.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO CONCERT COMING UP
we have been filming a few acoustic performances by kirsty mcgee & mat martin which we will be releasing exclusively to our vimeo account over the next few weeks, two at a time. keep track of our twitter and facebook feeds to be among the first to see them.
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hop over to youtube or to the hoboblog to have a look at what kirsty mcgee & mat martin of the hobopop collective have been getting up to on their summer tour of the european mainland.
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NEW SINGLE IN NOVEMBER WITH THE BRUTE CHORUS
kirsty mcgee & the hobopop collective are collaborating with long-term rock n’ roll friends the brute chorus to create a free double-A side single, due out at the end of the year. the brutes will record a song by kirsty, and the hobopop collective a song by the brutes. look out for the free downloads at the bands’ websites and live dates from both around that time.
we are looking for women to be in the video for kirsty & the hobopop collective’s recording. please contact us if you’d like to come and take part.
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ELGIN SHOW CANCELLED
we have just heard that the red shoes theatre in elgin has had to close its doors and is cancelling all shows, including the show from kirsty mcgee duo on 12.09.10. we’re sorry if you hoped to come - perhaps you could make either inverness (10.09.10) or banchory (11.09.10) instead...
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have a look at our tour dates to see where we’ll be over the next couple of months (july-august). with festivals and headline dates in belgium, germany and the netherlands, we’ll be sniffing out routes for our autumn tour in october.
look out for the premiere of a new song, written specially for the ‘sweet prison tales’ even on the 7th august in veenhuizen, NL, at the national prison museum.
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NEW SONG UP ON THE HOBOPOD-CAST
a new song ‘hummingbird’ is up now on the kirsty mcgee podcast, currently available on soundcloud and at the hoboshop, where you can subscribe to be notified about future postings via an RSS feed. we’re working on fixing the the itunes store feed as soon as possible. in the meantime hop over to the new blog to hear the song.
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FREE DOWNLOAD OF ‘HONEYSUCKLE’ NOW AVAILABLE
to celebrate the re-recording of ‘bliss’ on the new album from kirsty & the hobopop collective we have decided to re-release the album it originally was recorded for, as a free download from the hoboshop. it features new artwork and a bonus track that wasn’t on the original release.
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PHOTO INTERVIEW FOR A NEGATIVE NARRATIVE
with an awesome writeup alongside, have a look at ten questions answered by kirsty mcgee & mat martin only in photographs - a negative narrative website.
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HOBOPOP EDITS SPIRAL EARTH
to celebrate both the release of ‘No.5’ and the re-release of ‘honeysuckle’ the good people at spiral earth have invited us to edit their website for a week. starting from monday 15th march you will find a cross-section of artist-generated content, curated by us and created by a host of hobo-connected artists such as kreg viesselman, caulbearers, myshkin, k c mckanzie and last harbour...
subscribe to their RSS feed here.
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NO.5 REVIEWS IN...
‘bewitching and exquisite’ **** - Q
‘one of the greatest groups in the current music scene’ **** - maverick
‘a fascinating talent’ - clash
‘rich, versatile and immaculately controlled’ - americana-uk
‘perennially stunning’ - netrhythms
‘one of the UK’s finest and most under-rated songwriters’ 5/5 - music critic
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‘STONEFRUIT’ IN Q’S 50 ESSENTIAL TRACKS FOR APRIL 2010
every month the team at Q select the 50 album tracks, downloads and audio/video streams that are the must-haves from the current crop of releases. we’re delighted that they have not only given No.5 four stars and a fabulous review (‘bewitching, exquisite and skeletal’) but they have selected the new song ‘stonefruit’ as #24 in april’s chart.
LIMITED FREE DOWNLOAD
to celebrate we’re offering the track for free for one week only from the hoboshop, in advance of the album’s release - GET IT HERE between 01.03.10 and 07.03.10.
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THE NEW HOBOSHOP HAS ARRIVED!
we have completely overhauled the way in which you can buy music from us online, and the system is now more streamlined and efficient than ever, still using paypal as a secure payment method.
you can now buy downloads and CDs, and get our free downloads from the one page - the prices are the same as ever, but we now offer the option to anyone who is feeling generous or wants to support independent music-making to select a price of their choosing for several items.
downloads now come in a variety of formats which you can select from, and CD sales are delivered by post to the address of your choosing anywhere in the world, and come with an immediate download thrown in so you can start listening straight away!
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‘No.5’ JEWELLERY
the lovely people at wonderhaus have also made the pendants, brooches and key-rings we first saw at the ‘no.5’ recording available. you can now pop over now to the wonderhaus shop and pick up your christmas 5s.
sorry, but we have run out of the limited edition ‘vaudebilly’ t-shirts, bird badges and hoboshop cotton carrier bags.
