Fortune Teller Song

Here's the video for Fortune Teller Song; directed by Goodtimes Goodtimes' guitarist & entrepreneur Mr Ivor Sims. !! We went to the Peli Rocco Hotel in Brighton last weekend to shoot this at their Doris Day room; was alot of fun, hope you enjoy it!




Hello

I promised myself I wouldn't erase any of these posts no matter what state I was in when I wrote them but I had to take down my last ramblings cause I couldn't make much sense of them myself. Not that it matters much I suppose but still, you know, "stand up straight beside the fireplace" and all that, good impressions is good impressions!
It's great that more and more people are clicking on the site and listening to the songs from the album and sending me very lovely messages saying how much they're enjoying the songs; I couldn't ask for anything more and it feels great to know the music I wrote for you lovely people is already being enjoyed so much.
I did a photo shoot with Jim Naughten www.jimaughten.com yesterday for the record sleeve; taking pictures is usually about as comfortable an experience for me as being kicked in the eye with a 4 inch stiletto heal but Jim was kind and gracious and made me feel comfortable; he took some great great photos which we're going to use for the record. I'll show you the print soon as it's ready. And we're shooting a video this weekend in Brighton - same stiletto heal thing applies - will let you know how that goes.
Shows next week in london and cambridge, details up on the site
http://www.goodtimesgoodtimes.co.uk

Chin up
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July 26


ugghh..monday. tried to work on some new songs this weekend but with little joy as i've probably been listening to too much "old country" lately so it's all sounds, well, like i wish i was merle haggard which in all honesty, yes i do but that's not really what songwriting is about. it's about finding your own little space and digging in till it sounds like you and no one else; you're own stories in your own way. alright, that's songwriting 101 over for the day.
busy week ahead, back in the studio for a few days with Drew whose helping out with some engineering and mixing up at Battery Studios is Willeseden. It's all sounding mega and less than two months to go now before the album is available. I'm playing two shows on friday - at the kings arms in fulham and then later at the fiddlers elbow in camden, should be good fun.
We're shooting a video for fortune teller song, if all goes to plan (no tempting of fate here - Ivor) this weekend, should be on your screens very soon!
alright; love, life , beautiful, everybody's welcome!
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july 22

alright? warm regards from a hot & sticky london summer. things are all moving along here, just been getting the first couple of songs from the record out to people and the response so far is pretty good, which i'm pleased about although i've heard from a few people that were big fans of "glue" who are somewhat suprised with the new - musical direction - and miss the lazy americana sound of old. i'm not really sure what to say that, apart from , i dont miss it at all :)
I was back in the studio this week putting the finishing touches to two songs for the album, they were sounding good but just sitting back and enjoying the ride a bit too much, you know what i mean? well, i prodded them both with a big metal rod and threw some burning coals on them , and they've come out as some bastard sons of springsteen's darkness of the edge of town and mahalia jackson slugging it out with the dead weather after a bottle of Gran Patron. Deliverance indeed.
Been playing gigs most nights of the night around London. I love this the most; if only my amps would stop blowing up, it's a little difficult to make money this way. Bigger amps; that's probably the answer, yeah, to most things i suppose.
alright, i'll check back with you soon.

June 28th. let it begin.


Happy days. The record is finished and I'm very excited for people to get stuck into it. It's all sounding better than i could've wished for and without doubt the best songs I've recorded.There's a pretty new site up now for all your gtgt needs... http://www.goodtimesgoodtimes.co.uk
If you're on the mailing list you've already received a link to download the first single from the record, "Fortune Teller Song", for free..if you're not on the list...sign up and you'll be sent the download link.
Making this record was alot of fun; Danton Supple produced the record and helped me create a brand new world for me to work & play; we didnt go into record knowing exactly what kind of record we were going to make but we knew for sure what we did not want ! and that was a comfortable Americana sounding record that nodded and winked towards my record collection. No no no, that would 've been very wrong and very lazy. So there's lots of meshed up guitar sounds and flickers of electronica that put the songs into a very different time & space..hopefully you'll be into it as much as i am. For those of you that heard "Glue"..this is quite different, it's not grime or anything so dont worry, but it is pretty special and the closest i've gotten to putting what's in my head on tape. Hope you will dig , my friends.
I'm out playing shows again from next week, starting at the Underbelly in Hoxton Square supporting Lauren Pritchard next Thursday, 8th July at 8pm. Tickets for this show are advance purchase only, you can get them from the site. Hope to see you then!
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