Megson

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH REVIEW

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:49:31 +0000

A There was a lovely review of MEGSON’s collection of Children’s Folk Songs WHEN I WAS A LAD in Saturdays THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Magazine. Daisy Bridgewater wrote that the album was “ A soothing contrast to syncopated nursery ryhmes and television theme”. You can checkout the full article HERE.

FREE DOWNLOAD – The Longshot

admin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:55:59 +0000

To celebrate the conclusion of the football season (well it has been a dire one for The Boro) we are giving away a free download of our song THE LONGSHOT.
It will only be there for a limited time so PLEASE share it with your mates, especially those who support rubbish teams hoping to stay up, even if they are geordies ….especially if they are mackams…FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

Pre-Festival Shows 2013

admin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:32:20 +0000

Megson are very pleased some spring tour dates to keep us busy untill the summer festival season starts. We shall be starting off close to home at The Orange Tree in Baldock on Wednesday 17th April before heading to Stony Stratford, Elsing (Norfolk), Wingfield (Suffolk), Maidstone, Raunds (Northants), Ely, Havant (Hampshire) and finishing off at Haslingfield near Cambridge on 8th June. As ever, full details can be found on our gigs page . ELSING ( Norfolk ) is now *** SOLD OUT ***

MEGSON’S Music Now Available From BANDCAMP

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:57:41 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that MEGSON have now had 2 of their latest releases added to premier music website BANDCAMP. WHEN I WAS A LAD and THE LONGSHOT are both availble in digital format as an immediate download in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Also available are SIGNED CD’S which come sent in a trendy shiny metallic jiffy bags. Further MEGSON albums will be uploaded in the near future. But in the meantime head over to MEGSON’S BANDCAMP PAGE and have a browse…

SPRING TOUR DATES

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:43:15 +0000

Megson will be heading out again, promoting their new album WHEN I WAS A LAD. The tour dates will start in February at The Ram Club, Thames Ditton, finishing at BELLINGHAM ALL ACOUSTIC CLUB, Northumberland. Many venues have limited capacity so please get your tickets early or check with the venue before travelling long distances . Full Details of Megson’s 2013 tour dates are now up on the Gig’s page. UPDATE : The Forge @ Anvil , Basingstoke is now ***SOLD OUT***

THE OLD MINER – Live Video

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:07:35 +0000

Back in October 2012 MEGSON performed at The Stables, Milton Keynes – one of the countries most prestigious music & arts venues. While there they recorded a music promo video in the venues’ Stage 2 performance space. Here is THE OLD MINER from “THE LONGSHOT” album, released back in 2010. The video was directed & produced by Jake Strickland.

NOVEMBER TOUR DATES

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:17:32 +0000

Megson are out on the road again in November. The next stop of the tour is at one of the most diverse cultural venues in the UK ; The Junction, Cambridge. Tickets are available from The Junction Website and doors open at 7:00pm. Many venues have limited capacity so please get your tickets early or check with the venue before travelling long distances. For tour details see Megson’s Gig’s page.

MEGSON & FRIENDS at Cecil Sharp House

admin — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:13:43 +0000

We have a star studded show coming up at Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London. MEGSON & FRIENDS featuring LUCY WARD and THE WILLOWS – THURSDAY 18th Oct. Winner of the Horizon Award at the 2012 BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS, Lucy Ward has had a meteoric rise in the UK folk scene – whilst Cambridge quintet THE WILLOWS release their debut album BENEATH OUR HUMBLE SOIL in Spring 2013 after some production help from Megson’s own Stu Hanna. Tickets £13 from 020 7485 2206 or http://www.efdss.org/ , also available on the door. Doors open 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start.

Cambridge Folk Day 2012

admin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:52:13 +0000

Calling all folk musicians and singers! Fancy spending the day with Megson and learning various aspects of perofmring folk music ? Presented by cultural charity The ACE Foundation, Cambridge Folk Day will be a one day intensive learning course on many aspects of folk music – led by your very own Stu & Debs Megson. The course will take place on Sunday 14th October 2012 and is open to all level musicians, from beginner to accomplished, from school age to retirement. Tickets for the day cost £45 and are available from THE ACE FOUNDATION WEBSITE .

Pennine Camphill Hall

admin — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:59:08 +0000

Megson have only one show before dusting off their wellies and heading off to summer festivals. On Saturday July 21st they will performing at the Pennine Camphill Community Hall, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield - the show is at 7:30pm and tickets can be purchased from box office : 07917886524, or from wegottickets.com . For full details of this event please visit Newmillerdam .