debut tonight.... and then some

Greetings folks,

*** debut duo show: Simon London + Tammy Smith ***
TONIGHT Thurs 6th @ Tanglehead Brewery, Albany

There's a bit of news to share this time.

DUO SHOW -
Tammy and I have been working on a set of songs that we're about
to start doing in duo format. It's a blend of country, gospel, old-
style R&B stuff. If you've never heard Tammy sing you're in for a
treat- something special seems to happen when we sing together
and we've chosen and written these songs to build upon that
sound. There's a bunch of shows we'll be doing before we leave...

OFF TO SWEDEN FOR 2009-
....which is some of the other news. In January I'm heading off to
live in Sweden for all of 2009. Tammy is doing some study over
there so we'll be based in Uppsala and work on playing our way
around Europe and generally just having a blast. So, here's a list of
shows for you that will be your last chance to see me, the Spirits
or the duo show until 2010...

Thurs 6th Nov - Tanglehead Albany WA - from 10pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON

Sun 16th Nov - Caves House Yallingup WA - 6-9pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON

Sat 22nd Nov - Colonial Brewery Margs WA - 2-5pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON + JOEL BARKER

Sat 22nd Nov - Cape Wine Bar Dunsborough - 8:30pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON + JOEL BARKER

Sat 23rd Nov - Railway Hotel Freo WA - doors from 4, 6pm
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON

Sat 27th Nov - Little Creatures Loft Freo - 8-11pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + JOEL BARKER + MATT IRVIN

Fri 5th Dec - Prince Of Wales Bunbury WA, from 9pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + THE SPIRITS

Sat 6th Dec - Quindanning Tavern WA, from 9pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + THE SPIRITS

Sun 7th Dec - Caves House Yallingup WA - 6-9pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + THE SPIRITS

Sat 20th Dec - Tanglehead Brewery Albany WA - 9pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + THE SPIRITS

Sat 27th Dec - Colonial Brewery Margs. WA - 2-5pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON

Sun 28th Dec - Caves House Yallingup WA - 6-9pm - free entry
TAMMY SMITH + SIMON LONDON

Sat 10th Jan - Settlers Tavern Margs WA - 9pm - free entry
SIMON LONDON + THE SPIRITS

Sun 11th Jan - West Cape Howe Winery - 3-6pm - free entry
SIMON + TAMMY LONDON

Yeah, that last entry reads correctly. Cause we'll be happily
married by then!!

See you out there somewhere...

Simon et al.

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WAMI Song Of The Year nominations... and some shows

hey folks,

TWO WAMI NOMINATIONS
a quick missive to say that I've had TWO songs nominated in the
upcoming WAMI Song Of The Year competition - both from the
new album Now That The Horses Have Bolted.

band song 'The Father' has been nominated in the rock category
and the solo acoustic tune 'Iron Horse' has been nominated for the
blues'n'roots category. the awards are announced Oct 9th.

there's a site where you can here and vote for the most popular
WAMI-nominated song at http://www.perthnow.com.au if you want
to have a say yourself about what you like etc.

SHOWS STARTING UP AGAIN
after a little break over September, I'm getting back in the saddle
again this weekend to kick off our summer shows. as I'll be
spending most of 2009 in europe, we're lining up some shows
through the summer before I disappear... they start with:

Sat 4th Oct (day) - BOOTLEG BREWERY - Simon London solo

Sat 4th Oct (night) - CAPE WINE BAR - Simon London solo

Sat 11th Oct - TANGLEHEAD BREWERY - Simon London + the
Spirits

NOW THAT THE HORSES HAVE BOLTED - NOW IN STORES
those of you who didn't want to wait have already ordered their
copy of the new double cd via the website. if you're a bricks and
mortar shopper, the new album is available through your favourite
record store now... out through MGM. enjoy!

thanks,

Simon et al..
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new cd now available to mailing list... & albany show

hey folks,

if you're a bit out of touch with the world of Simon London + the
Spirits, you may not know that we're about to release our new
double cd - Now That The Horses Have Bolted - due to hit the
stores in a few weeks.

Now That The Horses Have Bolted has both a rocking band cd and
an acoustic solo cd contained within its svelte and fancy artwork.
and those folks who've already lent us their ears are saying it's the
best collection of tunes we've offered up so far. which is obviously
good.

but...
before the new release makes it to the stores, we wanted to give all
you loyal folks on this mailing list the advance word on how you
can get a copy now...

by...
coming to the gig at Tanglehead Saturday 16th August (Albany
WA)... and the lads will sort you out with a signed copy if you think
that's a good idea. it's free entry all night. show starts 9pm.

or...
if you live elsewhere you can go to this link -
http://www.simonlondon.com/2/releases/index.php where you can
purchase a cd anytime from now on and we'll get it to you asap.

if you're interested, there's some info about both cds and how and
where they were recorded at:
http://www.simonlondon.com/2/news/details.php?news_id=29

that's it from us for now. hope all is well at your end.

thanks,
AAM

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the Iron Horse tour rides on to VIC, TAS....

Hey there folks,

a quick missive to remind you that the current IRON HORSE tour
rolls eastwards tomorrow... I've got shows this week and next in
VIC and then on to the debut TAS tour.

VIC shows are:
Thurs 3rd - ELWOOD LOUNGE in Elwood
Sun 6th - THE BAY HOTEL in Mordialloc
Tues 8th - THE ESPY in St Kilda
Wed 9th - THE RAINBOW in Fitzroy
Sun 13th - YOUNG & JACKSONS in the city.. w- Nick Barker!

ALL SHOWS ARE FREE ENTRY and the details for playing times
are on the Live Shows section of the www.simonlondon.com

website...or you can just email for more details.

TAS shows are:
Thurs 17th - LARK DISTILLERY in Hobart
Fri 18th - THE LOFT in Hobart
Sat 19th - THE HUB in Launceston
Sun 20th - ALLEY CAT BAR in Hobart.

be great to see you out at these venues. come say hi.

the new album NOW THAT THE HORSES HAVE BOLTED is
being manufactured as you read this and we're proud to say it'll be
being brought to you in stores all around Aus by the good folks at
MGM by the end of this month (JULY)... sweet indeed.

thanks folks,
Simon et al.

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iron horse tour

hey folks,

hope this finds you all well.

after a busy month since my trip to Melbourne in April, I'm heading
out the door again, this time for the big IRON HORSE tour through
June/July.

the tour takes its Iron Horse name from the lead track from the
forthcoming album - a double disc release with both a band and
solo cd. the band cd is all finished, the solo one is being mixed
and mastered in two weeks! finally.

so I've got dates in WA, VIC and TAS (first time to the apple isle)
so please come down and see me when I'm in your town.

if you're in Perth there's a swag of gigs coming up but my favourite
pick is the Clancy's show I'm doing with great Aus songwriter Neil
Murray (Good Light In Broome, My Island Home etc), which will be
a personal highlight. The Young & Jacksons gig in downtown
Melbourne should be good too, where I'm playing with Nick Barker.

so, I'll let you know when the new album lands, and in the
meantime, hope to see you at a show sometime soon.

a list of gigs is attached...

thanks,
Simon London

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victoria, victoria

Hey folks,

a quick missive to our Victorian compadres to say there's a little
bundle of shows coming up this week in your garden state:

Sat 12th April - Moby Cafe, Torquay (free entry, 8pm onw)
Sun 13th April - Empress Hotel, Fitzroy (Josh 4-5pm, me 5-6pm)
Sat 19th April - Moby Cafe, Torquay (free entry, 8pm onw)

- - all shows with Melbourne lad Josh Backwell - -

I'm also doing a short live set on SynFM (90.7FM) this Friday 11th
a bit after 7pm if you want to tune in..

On this tour I'll be road-testing some of the new tracks I've been
recording for the acoustic part of my next release. You can read
more about what it's all about here:

http://www.simonlondon.com/2/press/details.php?press_id=27

Look forward to crossing paths... WA shows resume in May.

Thanks,
Simon

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march onwards.....

Happy Easter folks.

A quick update -

GIGS:
Sat 22 March - COLONIAL BREWERY - Marg. River - 130pm onw
Sat 22 March - CAPE WINE BAR - Dunsborough - 830pm onw
Thurs 27 March - MOONDYNE JOES - Beaconsfield - 830pm onw
Sat 29 March - TANGLEHEAD BREWERY - Albany - 900pm onw

TOURS:
Heading to Melbourne in April - check the website soon - a couple
of gigs at the Empress (city) and Moby (down the coast) etc.

NEW STUFF:
Mixes of the Spirits new release are back from the east coast and
are sounding pretty damn hot. Looking to release the cd mid-year.

OTHER ARTS STUFF:
Tim Keady's sister - Katie Keady is an award winning actress from
WA who is doing a solo play called 'Kids' Stuff' and it's bloody
good. We went along and were blown away - funny, gripping and
powerful. Season closes on the 29th, tix through BOCS for those of
you in WA - 9226 6300 - we recommend it.

Have a safe and happy Easter break one and all.

Simon et al

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