HUNGRY FOR TIME

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"It’s like living two lives”, Alicia said as she pointed the nose of the long black Volvo straight down route 54 towards Saxapahaw. 

"One here and one over there”.

England seemed a long way away as we pulled up to where we’re house sitting. 

Taking some time to plan out our next tours and releases.

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A month to play catch up.

Still hungry for time


Here’s a little live video we filmed in Mexico back in March. We are eternally grateful for the people who donated to our Kickstarter last year and this video is part of the reward for one fan who chose the ‘Jukebox’ reward. Thanks and enjoy!

We’re booking shows in Ireland/NI for March and April and in the UK from May to October. 

For those of you interested in booking us for a house concert or private event, now is a good time to reach out. Just reply or email us and ask for more info.  

We’re also delighted to announce that we will be heading back to Guatemala for a tour this November and December!

On Sunday we will be performing at the first Arcana Songwriter Showcase in Durham, NC, alongside local acts, D Town Deuce and Neville’s Quarter.  

This showcase is our own creation and we're hosting the nights from 7-9pm every Sunday in October.  Each week will feature a selection of the Triangle’s finest songsmiths, sharing their work in an intimate live setting.  It’s a free show but donations for the artist are gratefully accepted. Check out the Facebook event here and find Arcana at 331 W Main St, Durham.

Upcoming Dates

FRI 11 OCTOBER

Laconia Ale Works

Sparta, NC, US

SAT 12 OCTOBER

The Floyd Country Store

Floyd, VA, US

MON 14 OCTOBER

The Pit

Durham, NC, US

FRI 25 OCTOBER

The Eddy Pub

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SAT 26 OCTOBER

The Station

Carrboro, NC, US

ACROSS THE POND

“Yeah but I like being able to do what I want!” said Mark, a friend who’s been an actor for over 30 years.

We sat with him over tea and discussed, amongst other things, the challenges of self promotion. 

I have to give it to him

he has a point


Greeting from Appalachia,

we’re in Asheville, it’s late summer and the bees are almost as busy as we are.


After successfully hopping across the pond, we launched straight into a busy week and have been playing catch up with admin since our recording session last month in Bristol.

The five tracks that we recorded will form an EP of traditional folk ballads that we have re-arranged ourselves.  Aside from one, these are songs from England and Ireland that all crossed over the Atlantic at some point and were changed in the travelling process.

We aim to continue the journey of these songs with this album which will be released in the spring.  (Keep an ear out.)

Over the weekend we got to open for Paperhand Puppet Intervention and played two shows to a packed house, followed by a show at Isis Music Hall, here in Asheville.


With a slightly smaller following here in the US, we were glad for such a warm welcome.  If you’re in NC then you need to check out Paperhand (a giant puppet troop) at www.paperhand.org they run through September so there’s still time to catch a show!


Over the next month we will be mostly in the North Carolina Piedmont but dipping into Virginia and South Carolina too, we’d love to see y’all at a show:


Upcoming dates:

FRI 6 SEPTEMBER

City Lights Cafe

Sylva, NC, US

SAT 7 SEPTEMBER

Raven Haven

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SUN 8 SEPTEMBER

Big Porch House Concert

Durham, NC, US

SAT 14 SEPTEMBER

Cat's Cradle Back Room

Carrboro, NC, US

SAT 21 SEPTEMBER

Magnolia Roots Music Lounge

Wake Forest, NC, US

FRI 27 SEPTEMBER

The Mill

North Charleston, SC, US

SAT 28 SEPTEMBER

Flytrap Brewing

Wilmington, NC, US

TUE 1 OCTOBER

Imbibe

Chapel Hill, NC, US

FRI 11 OCTOBER

Laconia Ale Works

Sparta, NC, US

SAT 12 OCTOBER

The Floyd Country Store

Floyd, VA, US

MON 14 OCTOBER

The Pit

Durham, NC, US

FRI 25 OCTOBER

The Eddy Pub

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SAT 26 OCTOBER

The Station

Carrboro, NC, US

SMELL THE ROSES

It’s a mad wind that fills our sails of late

Warm and heavy like the thunderstorms above us

It has been, by far, the busiest two weeks of touring we have ever had in the UK and we still have so many shows to look forward to

Flashes of the country go by in the blink of an eye as we travel up and down the length of Old Blighty, Scotland and Wales

The sound of the van wheels rolling beneath us, harmonising with our whirring minds and our thumping hearts

Astounded by the beauty and diversity of the landscape

Ever touched by the sincerity, generosity and honesty of the people who listen, dance and connect with our music

Impressed by the hospitality of those who welcome us into their homes

Looking over our shoulders at the world’s news as it bites at our heels

Trying not to let it weigh too heavy

Asking, as ever, what can we do to evoke positive change

For now we write this from a sanctuary in Oswestry, working up new songs in an old chapel

A quiet place to soothe our aches and recharge

tired

yet so grateful to be here

still here 

living our passion

and finding time to stop and smell the roses

...or taste the raspberries

or swim wild

if you’re reading this, then we miss you

and we look forward to seeing you

and remember,

we always have a spare seat in our van

Your fan,

ADT

Upcoming dates

WED 31 JULY

The Greystones

Sheffield, UK

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

SUN 4 AUGUST

Wickham Festival 2019

Wickham, UK

THU 8 AUGUST

Isis Farmhouse

Oxford, UK

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FRI 9 AUGUST

Kingsdown Wine Vaults

Bristol, UK

FRI 16 AUGUST

JERICHO AMERICANA JAMBOREE

The Jericho

Oxford, UK

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

SUN 18 AUGUST

St Mary's Lichfield

Lichfield, UK

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TUE 20 AUGUST

Gallimaufry

Bristol, UK

WED 28 AUGUST

The Kraken

Chapel Hill, NC, US

THU 29 AUGUST

W/ VIOLET BELL

The Evening Muse

Charlotte, NC, US

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

WED 4 SEPTEMBER

Isis Restaurant & Music Hall

Asheville, NC, US

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Connecting The Threads

July is off to a great start with our gigs in Bristol, London and Brighton.

Although all the travelling can be exhausting (especially when we have to catch the bus) this living off the road introduces us to so many great multi-national people. And when a bunch of them turned up for our show at the Green Note in Camden, we were delighted to get to re-connect with friends that we met in Guatemala, Paris Ireland and the USA.

It’s a small world when you start to connect the threads.

Tonight we play in Hay-on-Wye and tomorrow in Hereford.

upcoming shows:

(for tickets and details visit www.adifferentthread.com/tour)

FRI 12 - The Globe at Hay

Hay-on-Wye

SAT 13 - (2pm) The Hereford Left Bank

Hereford

SUN 14 - Lichfield Fuse Festival

Lichfield

MON 15 - The Board Room

(Blues Dance)

Bristol

TUE 16 - The Bell Inn

Bath

Thu 18 - The Drake Bar

Glasgow

SAT 20 - Summertyne Festival

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sat 20 - The Tin Hut Sessions

Gartly

Sun 21 - The Winning Post

York

Tue 23 - The Whiskey Jar open mic

Manchester

Wed 31 - The Greystones

Sheffield

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Northern tour with Banjo Jen

Firstly welcome (fáilte) to all our new subscribers who we met in Ireland, we had a deadly time on the Emerald Isle and look forward to seeing some of you on our next trip.

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As we turn our sails to the UK, we are excited to be heading to Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester for a string of shows with Yorkshire’s own bad ass banjo picking lass, Banjo Jen!

Dates include  

Wed 5 June,

@ Kitchen Garden Café,

Kings heath, Birmingham

TICKETS HERE

 

Thu 6 June, 

@ Cafe  #9,

Nether Edge, Sheffield

TICKETS HERE

 

Fri 7 June, 

@Dulcimer Bar

Chorlton, Manchester

TICKETS HERE 

We met Jen at Maverick Americana festival in Suffolk last year and we’re blown away by her act, so be sure to get tickets before they sell out! 

for more upcoming shows

CLICK HERE

 

Your fan, 

ADT

 

From Mexico to Ireland

As I shake the last bit of Caribbean sand from my guitar case and change my guitar strings, all rusty from the the salty air, I glance over at Alicia who is ‘in the zone’ busy booking shows for the autumn. As usual, coffee going cold in the window as she types fervently.

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When you look at the calendar and see “family holiday” it’s easy to forget how easily “days off” fill up.


Life might be what happens to you while you’re making other plans, but so are taxes, and MOT, family health scares, and needing new brake callipers. (We did the work ourselves in the car park of a friendly bar tender, Andy, who brought us tea and coffee) And Molly Lee (the van) is right as rain to drive around Ireland now!

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It’s enough to make a DIY musician wonder why exactly they do this!

But then we work up a new song, dip our toes in the cold Irish Sea, and are grateful for every step of the way, every crowded pub and sofa bed, every good busking spot and cafe with fast WiFi...

Our tour of Ireland is in full swing, we’ll be playing shows all around the Emerald Isle, and up in Northern Ireland to finish off the tour in Belfast and Bangor.

It’s a little different to the Mexican Caribbean, but the overcast rainy day has the locals remarking how “nice” the weather is, so we’ll take it.

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We just released a new video for The Prickly Bush, check it out!