Boat To Row & a good night!

Last night, me, Chris & Charlotte went to see some personal favourites, Boat To Row, headline their show as a part of their UK tour - it was brilliant!

It was definitely one of my favourite times seeing Boat To Row perform - both in filming and concert. The venue was absolutely jam-packed, which I think surprised even Boat To Row. It's definitely a well deserved presence, mind you.

Misty's Big Adventure, terrifying.

The folk band were supported by Charlotte Carpenter; of whom we've filmed before for Croft Sessions  (below) and also absolutely love. So I'd definitely recommend giving her a listen. Also, Misty's Big Adventure; who for the most part have a very odd presence about them - but the character of the band make it work very well. especially when their mascot is this quite frankly, terrifying super villian (right). All through their performance he kept the energy high by being, well, terrifying.

I was disappointed that we couldn't see Young Runaways, who unfortunately dropped out last minute. Which is a shame, as I was excited to see them perform; we filmed them near enough this time last year and to be honest, they are very nice people, very humble. But hey, things happen. I really do hope we'll be seeing more of Young Runaways in the very near future!

Before and after the gig was such a laugh, we had some drinks in the Victoria pub, opposite the Mailbox and I'm disappointed in myself for not realising sooner how nice of a pub it is! I had been in there a few times; but never actually sat in there and took it all in, it's a great environment to surround yourself in and decorated so well! It's set the standard for what I want a pub to look like. We also hung about in a pub along the Broad Street canal, which made me feel about 10 years old due to the amount of the *ahem* older generation were occupying the pub. It was nice, funny and just a good night. I do always have a good laugh with Chris.

All in all, I had a very enjoyable night. I am going to make sure to get myself to more and more gigs, big or small. I'm mad at myself for not making myself go to more, even if I have to go on my own! (well, we'll see.)

Check out Charlotte Carpenter, for Croft Sessions:

Also, I'm writing this from Windows 8, I don't know how I feel about it, but I'll probably make a blog post about it.

boat to row "freedom" for croft sessions

Over the summer, we've had the privilege of being able to film the very talented Boat To Row for a-part of our Croft Sessions project. I say we - I mostly mean good friend of mine (and project partner), Chris. Who went to nearly all of Boat To Row's festivals to film while I was stuck at work.

We've released 4 out of 5 parts of the series with Boat To Row, alongside an official music video (!!!). Part 4, is hands down my favourite. The band performed their awesome track 'Freedom' - which they've given away for free on their Facebook. Chris filmed the band during Barn In The Farm festival in the summer. The music is great, the filming is great and the scenery is just fantastic. Here it is:

I'm not going to turn this blog into a shameless plug for these sessions - but do expect me to post about them occasionally. They mean a hell of a lot to me and I find great pleasure in being able to meet such talented artists and filming them is nothing short of a privilege. It makes me feel so good to sit back at and look at your completed work - to be proud and eager to want to share it with the world is something I've never really felt before. I'd love to do this my entire life. I want to learn more about promotion techniques - or at least with a promoter, I just want as many people to see these as possible because they mean a lot to me.

Anyway, Boat To Row for Croft Sessions.

Love.