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#Somme100: ‘And Jesus Wept’ by Reg Meuross

#Somme100 “I wrote this song about Harry Farr – a WW1 Soldier who was shot for ‘desertion’ and finally received a pardon 90 years after his death. His trial had lasted 20 minutes. His family had always argued that Harry was suffering from shell shock and should have been hospitalised or sent home but instead was executed for cowardice.” Reg Meuross Continue reading →

1000 #WordsofWelcome to victims of racism – via Reg Meuross

I’m collecting 1000 #WordsofWelcome to victims of racism in the UK. Please send a short poem, lyric, couplet or haiku to me at twitter.com/regmeuross or facebook.com/regmeurossmusic and tag it #WordsOfWelcome.  LET’S HELP TRANSFORM HATE INTO WELCOME Thank you Roger Daltrey for starting us off
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A new name for a very special guitar

For the first time in my career, I’ve decided if any guitar deserved a name this old girl does. So as a tribute to the brave Sophie Scholl (whose ultimately fatal efforts to alert Germany to the full horror of … Continue reading →

Reg Meuross with special guests Loreley Duo next stops Whitchurch & Canterbury

Reg Meuross is a true modern day troubadour – commenting on life as he sees it, with some of the most beautifully disarming songs and lyrics ever written. “…sounds like a forgotten, American 60s classic with echoes of Dylan, Tom Paxton & Leonard Cohen” Robin Denselow, The Guardian www.regmeuross.com
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Counting My Footsteps To You

I’ve played many concerts in Care Homes and Memory Cafes, mostly to women suffering the ravages of some form of Dementia. and I’ve always found the experience extremely moving and humbling. I wrote this after a visit to the Abbeyfield Nursing Home in Taunton. ‘Counting My Footsteps To You’ www.regmeuross.com Continue reading →

Reg Meuross live on BBC Oxford

Reg Meuross (2:10) plays live and talks to Nick Piercey at BBC Oxford about his experience performing solo at The Albert Hall and how testosterone and American folk singers played their part in kicking off his career http://bbc.in/1Xc4H81

Reg Meuross homecoming gig – Yateley

Reg Meuross returns to home town Yateley with his new album ‘December’. Reg is a true modern day troubadour – commenting on life as he sees it, with some of the most beautifully disarming songs and lyrics ever written www.regmeuross.com Continue reading →

Reg Meuross with Special Guests Loreley Duo ‘Southern Villages Microtour’ June 2016

Critically-acclaimed folk singer/songwriter Reg Meuross returns to the stage alongside award-winning folk duo Loreley for four dates only on the Southern Villages Microtour. Continue reading →

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Win one of only 5 test vinyl pressings of Reg Meuross’ new album December

Answer this question by midnight Friday 6 May: WHAT IS THE MAKE AND YEAR OF THE GUITAR REG PLAYS NOW Email HERE You will be notified by Sunday 8th MAY if you have won (it’s a prize draw)

Today I sang with the angels

I’m in Tuscany for a few days and today I sang in this cathedral in the Etruscan town of Volterra. A perfectly domed ceiling crying out for notes, like the dioramas or – I think the whispering gallery of St … Continue reading →

Full House at the Folk House, live review Bristol 2 April 2016

I have been working with Reg for 3 years now, and I thought I knew his work pretty well.. but there is real magic in this new and very reflective album, and the way these December solo gigs bring together all the love invested in his newly restored 1944 Martin Guitar, the characters, heroes (past and present) and storytelling of his past 10 albums, and the pull of his beautiful tenor vocal. Continue reading →

REVIEW Reg Meuross new album ‘December’ PENNYBLACK MUSIC

“While comparisons to Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and others have been made in the past, Meuross has carved his own niche, partly because of his vocals – it’s impossible not to be drawn to him when he sings and he … Continue reading →

With love we can all make a difference – Happy Easter

Last week I rode the London Cable car across the Thames from the O2 Arena (where an Adele t shirt with the word ‘HELLO’ on it cost £30) The number of vast new spacious buildings that had sprung up like … Continue reading →

New Single by Reg Meuross – The Hands Of a Woman

After 10 album releases Reg Meuross has returned to the solo format which inspired him to write and sing in the first place. ‘December’ is a collection of 10 of the most beautiful songs which go straight to the heart. … Continue reading →

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Support Reg Meuross 2016 Australia & Calais

Exclusive downloads from a great live recording at Acoustic Roots Wigan, and other way to support Reg Meuross www.regmeuross.com #folk #regdownunder #regrefugee #pledgereg Continue reading →

Reg Meuross Christmas Concert – Midwinter music with Phil Beer

18th December 2015 Doors 6.45pm (bar open from then) Starts 7.30pm Such a perfect way to end each year. This will be the 8th Midwinter concert raising funds for the beautiful St Barts Church, Crewkerne and each one has been … Continue reading →

The Story Of A Guitar – Reg Meuross

It’s hard to explain that feeling when a guitar speaks to you, but it was magical, and in spite of all the repairs and accidents this little guitar felt like the one I’d been looking for all my life. Continue reading →

Remembering Harry Farr – And Jesus Wept

Reg Meuross plays And Jesus Wept, remembering Harry Farr, at a concert in the Albert Hall, raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust Concert with Fairport Convention, Eliza Carthy, Kate Rusby, Seth Lakeman and Mike Harding Continue reading →

England Green & England Grey – a review from FolkWorld, Germany

The press notes do not exaggerate with their statement that “Reg is one of this country’s greatest songwriters at the very top of his game”, and I feel glad that, after nine albums, I have finally discovered him.
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Faraway People – recorded live at We Shall Overcome #Cambridge

I played this new song, Faraway People, live at the We Shall Overcome benefit gig at the Golden Hind, Cambridge on 3 October 2015. I wrote the song after finding the Hephaestus site which was a long list of all the … Continue reading →

8 Oct Cecil Sharp House: Reg Meuross reunited England Green & England Grey band

Reg Meuross reunites the stunning band that created the unique sound that is England Green & England Grey, winner of the Folk Words ‘Best Album’ in 2014 and described by The Telegraph as ‘powerful and moving songwriting’.

Reg is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English Folk writing at it’s best. The band are: Jess Vincent (vocals, guitar, ukelele, harmonium, shruti box), Roy Dodds (percussion), Simon Edwards (bass) & Mike Cosgrave (piano, accordions & vocals).
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Exclusive Cecil Sharp House Interview about EG&EG gig, songwriting and the future

http://www.cecilsharphouse.org/csh-news/181-csh-september-2015/3076-reg-meuross

Flushed with success! Reg Meuross (with the Spooky Men’s Chorale, Jess Vincent & Kirsty Bromley) raises funds for new toilets at Sidmouth Parish Church

A big thank you to everyone who came to, or was in any way involved in this event, including the lovely audience who came to Sidmouth Parish Church last sunday. We raised a huge amount of money and we have … Continue reading →

Discovery of a traditional 19th Century folk ballad – World Premiere of The Countryman’s Ramble Through Crewkerne – Fri 14 Aug

Somerset singer songwriter and true troubadour Reg Meuross had been searching for a traditional folk song about Crewkerne for decades. Fellow Crewkerne resident, Victoria Le-Fort, had been doing her own research and found The Countryman’s Ramble on an online page of a folksong book archived in Canada! The town asked Reg to set the ballad to music and to teach it to the Crewkerne Crewners. The song will be premiered Friday 14 August as part of the Museum’s current exhibition Pub Crawl in Crewkerne: A History of Pubs and Inns. Tickets are limited, booking recommended. Continue reading →