Ryedale Live CD for Charity

Ryedale Live has produced a compilation CD which features some of Scarborough’s leading acoustic musicians and makes the perfect Christmas gift, whilst at the same time raising money for Ryedale Special Families!

The CD features 35 tracks, each one donated free of charge by performers (some of whom are pictured on the left) at one of the Ryedale Live shows since the start of the organisation last year.

The tracks, which are a selection of seasonal and non-seasonal songs, feature local, national and international artists, and some recordings were done specifically for the CD, including Edwina Hayes wonderful version of Joni Mitchell’s “River”, which she recorded just 2 weeks ago on a recent visit to Nashville. Alice Shaw’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Eoghan Colgan’s “O Holy Night” and Malton based choir Harmonia’s version of “In The Bleak Midwinter” are all original recordings not heard before.

Scarborough’s Amaya, Alastair James, Anna Shannon, Billy Nielsen and Raven are all featured on the CD, with Ryedale’s David Swann, Four Quarters and Paul Judge also contributing. York based artists featured include Andrew Stones, David Ward Maclean, Holly Taymar, Paula Ryan, Stan Graham and Union Central, plus there is a true international flavour from London’s Leddra Chapman (who recently featured on Terry Wogan’s breakfast show), Angie Palmer from France, Brooks Williams from Chicago, Amrit Sond from Kenya and Janette Geri from Australia!

The attractive CD cover, which was done by Pete Sellers at Cloud Nine Design in Pickering, features some of the Ryedale Special Families children.

Ryedale Live’s Rob Davies, who organised the CD said “The idea started out with us hoping to get 12 or so tracks together and we were overwhelmed with the generosity of our musician friends. It is a truly wonderful collection of music and makes a perfect Christmas present. We hope to sell 100’s of copies and raise lots of money for this worthy cause.”

The double CD costs just £7.99 (plus £1.00 post and packing) and all proceeds will be donated to Ryedale Special Families. Copies can be ordered from Ryedale Live by calling 01653 690503 or emailing mail@ryedalelive.co.uk Alternatively, you can call Ryedale Special Families on 01653 699000 to order copies.

If you live closer to the Scarborough area, the CD is also for sale at Mojo's Cafe:
18-20 Northway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 1JL
Tel: 01723 351983

Album Launch Gig - Friday 18th December, 9pm at the Ramshill Hotel

Amaya Huntly and her band will be performing just before Christmas at the Ramshill Hotel on Friday 18th December, 9pm.

The gig will be the album launch of band's recent CD which will include new songs such as "All For One", "Relive the Masquerade" and "Won't Let Anybody In", as well as well-known favourites such as "Sunny Afternoon", "Mary Jane" and "Roll On the Dice". The album is being recorded at Sonic Moles Studios with talented musician Simon Coles. (www.myspace.com/sonicmoles).

The Ramshill Hotel has recently been taken over by Gillian Waterworth and her partner Terry Neal. Gillian told the Scarborough Evening News:

"One of the things we want to do is establish the pub as a venue and get lots of local bands and singers performing here."'

(The rest of this article can be found on the Scarborough Evening News Website)

Amaya and her band, Rich Hodgson, Tom Townsend and Ali Huntly, are happy to be a part of this new revamp of the hotel. Be sure to come down and enjoy a night of music and fun!


Where is the Ramshill Hotel?







Click on this link to see where it is on the map:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=the%20ramshill&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Ho ho ho! The band has the first recording sessions for the new album, set to be out in time for Christmas!

The band's new album has finally started recording! We hope to have the album ready for Christmas. Until then, here are some photos to give you a sneak peek into where all the magic happens...

Ali through the little TV...

Rich through the tv...

Tom in the next room...

Rich in the next room...

Listening through the tracks after a hard day's work!

November 15th gig at the New Tavern cancelled

Due to very sad and unfortunate circumstances, the pub at which the band were going to perform on this date has been closed down. The two extremely popular live music venues, Tap 'n' Spile and the New Tavern closed their doors for the last time earlier this month. Scarborough Evening News spoke to the landlord, Matt Coulson:

"[Matt Coulson] took over the Tap and Spile in January 2008 and has also served as the vice-president of the Scarborough Licensed Victuallers' Association.He added: "Hopefully both the Tap and Spile and the New Tavern will survive and the live music element will survive because that's what brings people in these days."Mr Coulson says he will miss both pubs and his regulars had been very supportive.He said: 'A lot of people are genuinely sorry to see me go. I suppose I will have to look for a job – I am unemployed and homeless.'"

The rest of this article can be found on the following link:

http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/business-news/Smoking-ban-factor-in-closure.5714524.jp?CommentPage=5&CommentPageLength=10

The band would like to thank Matt for all the support he has given to live music in Scarborough. Not only did he provide two fantastic pubs where musicians were always welcome, but he also let bands use space to rehearse, and frequently let them use his PA. The New Tavern and Tap and Spile were Amaya's favourite venues for her band, as it will have been for many other local musicians, and will miss performing there. Hopefully they will be able to perform there again in the future.
Good luck Mattie!

However, the band will soon find an alternative venue for their gig which will coincide with the release of their first 'band album'. Recording commences next week! Watch this space for any updates!

Ferris Wheel - Released September 2006

Tracklist:
01. Johnny at the Gas Station
02. Tired Eyes
03. Listen To Me
04. Sunny Afternoon
05. So Dumb
06. Roll On the Dice
07. It's All About
08. Sophie (is that still your name?)
09. Still in the Eye of the Storm
10. So Long
11. In a Jiffy
12. Ferris Wheel
13. Suzie

Sailing Away - Released January 2006

Tracklist:
01. The Girl Who Ran With The Wind
02. Sailing Away
03. Getting Money
04. Lonesome Nights
05. Morning Dances
06. Crazy
07. Yes
08. Mr. Mckenzie
09. Take Him To The River
10. Just Your Name
11. The Voice
12. Space Song
13. No Man's Land
14. The Boy Who Lived In The Castle In The Mist