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- This Land, This Church, This Night
Magical gig last night at Trinity church, Ringwood, thanks to Neil King, BFC Presents, Fatea Magazine and Steve on sound. For the first half I did Fire & Dust (A Woody Guthrie Story) solo, and it’s incredibly rewarding to meet … Continue reading →
- Fire & Dust – live review (Americana Uk)
“Meuross has delivered a show that should be considered a ‘must-see’ for anyone with even just a passing interest in folk music.”
- “A stunning new tribute from one great folk artist to another”
“Meuross’s own career writing and singing songs about social injustice places him firmly in the Guthrie tradition.” Steve Johnson MORNING STAR reviews Reg Meuross – Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story. FULL REVIEW Stream / Buy the album HERE
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Review of Leaves & Feathers from Pennyblack Music. April 2013
‘Leaves and Feathers’ is arguably the best album Meuross has produced so far. The stripped-back sound brings Meuross’s tales to life perfectly. It shows that songs as strong and powerful as those Meuross writes need few embellishments but most of all it confirms what we knew all along; that Meuross is one of the most talented storytellers of our generation. Continue reading
Leaves & Feathers Review: Folk N Roots March 2013
“Leaves And Feathers.. is another glorious collection.. that reflects the intimacy of [Reg’s] live gigs. Leaves & Feathers is further proof of the timelessness of his invention; I really can’t term it anything but songwriting genius.” David Kidman Folk & Roots March 2013
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My Name is London Town
Watch & Listen here to the spirit of London – captured in song and picture MY NAME IS LONDON TOWN by Reg with images from photographer Sue Foll www.suefoll.co.uk
LEAVES & FEATHERS – LYRICS & CHORDS
A ONE WAY TICKET TO LOUISE Intro: D / Bm D / Bm / D Bm A G D Oh the shutter doors are closing down on Market Street Bm A G A And there’s nothing in this … Continue reading
COMPLETE LYRICS – SHORT STORIES TO DREAMED AND DROWNED
SHORT STORIES YOU LEFT ME CRYING first girl i ever loved was everything taught me to whistle and she made me sing i’ve never been the kind to shout aloud but something about her made me strong and proud. i … Continue reading
Mike Harding plays My Jerusalem
Mike Harding has described ‘Leaves & Feathers’ as ‘stunning’. and played the track ‘My Jerusalem’ on his second new podcast radio show, saying “My Jerusalem takes a long look at Blake’s idea of this ‘green and pleasant land’. It pulls no … Continue reading
Lovely Review of The George Hotel Gig by Arts & Entertainment North Devon
Kevin Green says “I was lucky enough last night to attend the last gig for this season at The George Hotel in South Molton. It featured two of the UK’s finest singer/songwriters in Reg Meuross and Jess Vincent. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Best Folk Act 2012
Reg, along with Tom Palmer as the Travelling Talesmen, has been awarded the West Briton Best Folk Act 2012 MORE HERE
New CD from Abbey Road
Earlier this year I was really lucky to be invited to Abbey Road to record some new songs. I decided that this was probably the time and place to make that Solo CD that ,many have asked about and I’ve … Continue reading
New video, ‘Emily’s Pages’ posted on Youtube
Wendy Rice has posted a video on Youtube of me performing a brand new song, Emily’s Pages, at Waveney Folk Club. The song is about the American poet, Emily Dickinson.
New Songs from the Shed session posted today.
Follow this link to see 3 songs Reg has performed for the excellent Songs from the Shed series of live sessions. http://www.songsfromtheshed.com/index.htm
Reg live on Radio Somerset 27/12/11 11am.
Reg will be playing live on BBC Radio Somerset – 95.5FM & 1566AM on Tues 27th Dec from 11 – 11.30am as a guest of Les Sheehan. Tune in over the turkey breakfast folks!
Dreamed & Drowned – Lyrics added
The Lyrics for The Dreamed & Drowned CD have now been added to the site. If you need chords please message me. Reg
Video of Reg singing Fool’s Gold at The Ram Club 29/07/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwPLLUJ8BM0
New Video on Youtube of Worry No More with The Stringbean Quartet
Filmed in Crewkerne Church, July 11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa-wgU2xJVQ
Brand new review of Reg’s CD The Dreamed and the drowned on Folk Radio site
Brand new review on the Folk Radio site of Reg’s new CD The Dreamed and the Drowned. “one of the best singer/songwriters of our time…. The man is an exceptional teller of tales, a true voice of the people!” http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2011/07/reg-meuross-the-dreamed-and-the-drowned/
New Review of Reg at The Beverley Folk Festival 2011
Nice review by Neil here on the FATEA Website. http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/BeverleySunday11.html
The Dreamed and the Drowned CD
My new CD is now ready to order, priced at £10. To learn more or place your order click here.
New Video of ‘Shadows on the Wall’ on Youtube
Barry Reah has posted an excellent new video on Youtube of Reg singing Shadows on the Wall at The David Hall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aio5E5r0XnE
8th July with The Stringbean string quartet. St Bartholomews Church, Crewkerne, Somerset.
Booking details to follow but if you want to reserve tickets for this unique event please send email to hatsongs01@aol.com
New Dragonfly Video from The Electric Palace
Barry has posted a full band version of Dragonfly on Youtube from the Electric Palace launch concert. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oLgVOxS6Ek
Jack Hardy – 1947 – 2011
I wrote this in my diary when I first met jack Hardy in 2007 at The Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. Kerrville – Jack Hardy Category: Music Jack Studebaker Hardy is possibly one of the finest and most complete songwriters … Continue reading
‘ALBUM OF THE WEEK’ BBC Radio Somerset 1st march
My latest CD All this longing is ‘ALBUM OF THE WEEK’ starting 28th Feb on BBC Radio Somerset- 95.5FM & 1566AM bbc.co.uk/somerset The Morning Show with Emma Britton http://bbc.co.uk/somerset
Valentine (from the album Dragonfly) by Reg Meuross
I wrote ‘Valentine’ after reading about the killing of friendly fire of Lance-Corporal Matty Hull in Iraq by American pilots in March 2003. I became aware of the story on February 14th, 2007 when I saw online that The Sun … Continue reading
Fool’s Gold
E the woman combed her yellow hair B fixed her dress and stepped into the street E behind her in the hotel room B7 maria turns the bed to change the sheets A suddenly a flash of light … Continue reading
