Bass player number 4...

And so bass player number 4 is in place. First there was Jim, then there was Ben, followed by Ian.. and now - Becky!

Yes folks - what better way to freshen things up after 5 years together - bring in another chick! We're now like the Fleetwood Mac of the folk world, although none of us have aspirations to present the Brit Awards anytime soon, and there is unlikely to be any inter-band relationships that end acrimoniously only to inspire a multi platinum selling album - although we'd take the last bit.

Becky applied to our ad for a new bass player suggesting we should try trombone instead. An interesting prospect, and when delving deeper, we realised that she played bass as well. What an amazing find. Becky comes in to the band with a fantastic musical background performing many different styles, and also has to travel nearly as far as Gethin for rehearsal - so is massively committed as well - brilliant.

We want to welcome Becky in to the band, and have already confiscated her passport so she can't leave for the USA.

In other news - we've finished recording! The first mixes of a number of tracks have now been done, we're having a listen and making any final tweeks before we sign them off as worthy of public scrutiny. We think we will have the whole album mixed and ready for pressing by mid October - which is really exciting.

We have tentatively scheduled the release for February 1st 2013. We did discuss the idea of getting it out before Xmas, however have decided to give ourselves a few months for duplication and getting it out to the press etc before official release. Why rush when it's taken us this long already!

Slowly but surely over the next few months we will be building the album promotional gigging run, where we hope to get to as many towns and cities as possible, as well as begin to line up a few festivals for next year. Please keep an eye on the official site for news on shows, and album launch plans, which will be confirmed in the next month or so.

Here we go then - 3 years in the making, and we're almost there!

Cheers
ATC

News update

We're delighted to announce that Becky White has begun working with us as our new bass player. More details in the new blog post.

Also, we have confirmed shows at the Horns in Crondall, Hampshire on October 11th, and back in London, in Leytonstone on November 16th. Details in the 'Shows' section of the website.