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0 Live Dance/Music Collaboration – 12th Feb – London.

  • January 31, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · News

On the 12th day of February my schedule said to me.

You’ll be live looping under a tree!!!!!

In my first collaboration with Live dancers since a 2010 performance in Thailand.

Coco Danse Presents:

Coco Danse Presents:
Coco Danse Presents:

With Choreography from Corinne Jola and live dancing from Jan Lee and Adam Kirkham.

‘Looping Under a Tree’ joins the performers as they overcome apathy and fear to leap into an uplifting flow of emotion and happiness.

Loosely based upon ‘Waiting for Godot’ The piece explores the concept of waiting. (But what or who for).

Amongst other things the performance will include a version of my song ‘Watching Paint’.

Saturday 12th Feb – 8pm.

0 First UK show of 2014 Next Week – Supporting Chris Davidson.

  • January 28, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · News

It will be a pleasure to be supporting Chris Davidson on the launch of his Debut Album ‘Antidote To Rock And Roll’.

Chris and myself have played shows together for a number of years and it has been a pleasure to see his music progress from Alt/Folk Duo ‘Set Adrift’ to Rock 3 piece ‘Silvertruth’ and finally to his own solo project.

The show will take place at Chequers in Billericay starting with an open mic about 8pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/575228885890595/

 

0 No plans yet for 2014….But…First a massive thanks to folks for 2013.

  • January 23, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · News

So the year has nearly made it’s way through it’s 1st month and I am beginning to find motivation and progress to bounce back from the Apathy that had overcome me.

Photo Taken By Jasper Smit.
Photo Taken By Jasper Smit.

I played my first show of 2014 in the Netherlands at the request of the lovely people I had met from previous years on the road.

To be invited to be a part of such a performance was the perfect pick me up that I could ask. Truth be told I was feeling low in confidence and such a gesture to bring me out to mainland Europe gave my music a sense of purpose at exactly the most valued of times. I will try not to get defeatist like I so often do.

Photo Taken By Asmara Cimignolo
Photo Taken By Asmara Cimignolo

The joy of returning to the road even briefly will not be taken lightly. I live for this 😀

But as for the immediate future???

Well I need to plan a lot. The tours do not book them selves and although the help that comes is vast and overwhelmingly appreciated I am getting myself back to the place that demands motivation.

First things first. I am in need of a new tour van. ‘Betsy’ who has taken me from Scotland to Poland and to many other places in-between is very much into her twilight years. The breakdown in Berlin last September was the final sign that things needed to change from here.

So the search is on.

As for new material…..Well to be honest there is little. After the MAMMOTH Release of Go Forth Bright Scenic back in 2012 I have been creatively stagnant. But this worries me not. Ideas will flow when they are ready and for now I think it’s a chance to step back from things and allow me to be whoever the prices allows. I am in a fortunate position where by I can embrace the space (so to speak).

I am still in disbelief of what a year I had in 2013. I know I go on but to say it again out loud is important because it all really happened. Just under 200 shows across UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, New Zealand, Japan, Italy, Poland & South Korea. Fucking bonkers frankly!!!!!!!!

I’m stunned. Thanks again to so many who jumped forth to support me. The list is massive.

Andrea & Luca in Italy, Nick in South Korea, Chieko and Shigeru and Wax and Go and Charlie and Justin in Japan. Karin and Geoff and sooooooo many folks in NZ; Thomas and Sonja and Rob in Netherlands, Monika in Poland. Shulfrie folks and Julie & Greta in Germany. Marylene and Panda in France.

Sooo many folks I’m missing I’m sure. So sorry. This list is longer than my brain scan.

Hopes are for the future to find the itchy feet and scratch like crazy once again in good time. Like the album title mantra :P
Hopes are for the future to find the itchy feet and scratch like crazy once again in good time. Like the album title mantra 😛

Stoo

🙂

0 Private Booking – Netherlands

  • January 11, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · Tour

Invite only event.

0 De Beurs – Tiel – Netherlands – CANCELLED!!!

  • January 10, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · Tour

https://www.facebook.com/GrandCafeDeBeurs

Korenbeursplein 5, 4001KX Tiel

+31 344 627 959

0 1st Netherlands Show Cancelled

  • January 8, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · Uncategorized

As with the topsy turvy touring life things shift and heave in directions without control or warning.

Not the best start to the year I thought when I found out my debut show of 2014 in Holland has been cancelled 2 days prior to performance. But this is the nature of the beast.

I will still be venturing to Netherlands to perform a private show and hopefully the Friday night show which was scheduled to take place in Tiel will be be either rescheduled for the Sunday or a new location will be found.

Either way it’s a reminder of the unpredictability of this job.

More news as and when.

Stu

0 First 2014 show will take place in the Netherlands

  • January 5, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · News

I am in theory amongst one of those breaks from the epic world of touring and gigging and even composing.

A chance to sit back and allow me to be myself and hope for the relaxing times of the world to fill me with inspiration.

except that is partly because I never expected to be invited to perform during this strange time of the year.

HOWEVER!!!!!

Yes on Thursday I will return to the Netherlands for a short while to perform.

Photo Taken by Julian Peters in Tokyo 2012
Photo Taken by Julian Peters in Tokyo 2012

One show will be public and the other will be a private booking.

So for any dutch folk keen to see me please come to Tiel see me at this place.

Check the gigs page for more specifics.

0 2 Sold Out Albums set for Re-release @ Jan 3rd Full Band Concert

  • January 2, 2014
  • by stuartoconnor
  • · News

Back in 2012 I released 4 albums on the same day as a part of the Go Forth Bright Scenic Project. 4 albums all overlapping but produced by different people and with a different approach made for each record. The were also released on different formats and 2 of those records have now sold out.

'GO forth bright scenic' CD Re-release cover.
‘GO forth bright scenic’ CD Re-Release Cover

The Albums ‘Go’ and ‘Bright’ both contain songs that I regularly play live and whilst on the road I often have people ask which album the songs ‘Ons‘, ‘Alaskan Sky‘ or ‘Modern Life‘ are featured on. So with this in mind I have decided it’s time to make them available at shows.

'go forth Bright scenic' CD Re-release cover
‘go forth Bright scenic’ CD Re-release cover

Each Limited to a run of just 444 copies I will be launching these re-issues at my show on 3rd Jan at Club 85 in Hitchin.

This will also be a rare show with my full band.

The Facebook event page is here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/315362808657717/

‘Live Solo performance of ‘Ons’ Taken from the album ‘Bright’ (re-issue)

 

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