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NEW ALBUM - OUT NOW!

see the 'Releases' section below........


LIVE SHOWS

OK, we have 2 festival shows coming up in May. They are as follows:

#1 Sunday 18th May - Chinchillafest 6, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Huge messy pop and all-sorts 3-day festival at the best venue in Leeds. Also playing are aPATt and Zukanican (off Pickled Egg), DJ Scotch Egg, Quack Quack and tons more. We are in good company. For more info go to:

www.myspace.com/chinchillatone



#2 Sunday 25th May - SPLAYD Festival, The Shakespeare, Sheffield. 3-day folk and other festival at the lovely refurbished Shakespeare. Also playing are James Yorkston, David Thomas Broughton, Benjamin Wetherill, Champion Kickboxer, Leon Rosselson, Michael Rossiter and tons more. Also DJs, a BBQ, music stalls and a jumble sale.

Tickets are £25 for the weekend or £10 per day, available from Jacks Records in Sheffield (0114 2767093) and www.wegottickets.com. For more information go to:

www.myspace.com/splaydfestival


FILM

A short film entitled 'Going Home' has been made by Vantage Point Films. It is a fictional piece about a man with Alzheimers, and features in its soundtrack two songs taken from the 'Do The Musiking' album (namely 'Die Nacht' and 'I Just Don't Understand'). The film will be shown at various cinemas in the UK and is also being entered into several film competitions.

For more information and to see the trailer go to www.vantagepointfilms.co.uk


BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS T-SHIRTS

If you live in Japan, or are prone to shopping there, you may be interested to know that the fashion-house Paul Smith have produced a range of Big Eyes Family Players t-shirts emblazoned with the cover of Do the Musiking exclusively for their Japanese stores. These will apparently be on sale for 6 months, and they'll also be playing the album in-store...They are also doing the same with James' solo album 'Tempers'...

See this link for more info...


RECENT RELEASE NEWS



a 7-inch single was released on March 12th 2007 on Domino Records, featuring, on one side 'Woozy With Cider' by James Yorkston/Reporter and on the other 'Sunday Jacket' by James Yorkston/The Big Eyes Family Players. 'SJ' is taken from the BEFP album 'Do The Musiking'. Apparently 'WWC' is also going to be available as a remix 12-inch and download too....

See www.dominorecordco.com for more information.

Splendid, splendid....

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Releases  

THE BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS - DONKEYSONGS



We are very happy to report that there is a new Big Eyes Family Players album out now. It is called 'Donkeysongs' and it is being released by Irish label Rusted Rail.

the album contains 8 songs, and features the handywork of a smaller creative core, namely James Green, David A Jaycock and Chris Boyd.

lots of acoustic playfulness, loops, melancholic mystery and a smidge of psychedelia, some may say...?

all housed in a lovely hand-assembled sleeve...

Anyway go to www.rustedrail.com or www.myspace.com/rustedrail for more information....


THE BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS - DO THE MUSIKING



The album is out now, on Pickled Egg Records. It features James and David from the band plus many other collaborators...



From top-to-bottom, left-to-right the Big Eyes Family Players are:

James William Hindle, Katherine Jackson, James Yorkston, Jeremy Barnes, David Jaycock, Suzy Mangion, Rachel Grimes, James Green, Lindsay Aitkenhead, Gemma Green, Shaun Alcock and Jamie Crewe

See info on the right to find out what it is all about...


OTHER RECENT RELEASES

1. TBEFP have a song included on the Singing Knives CD compilation 'Singing At The Moon', along with The One Ensemble of Daniel Padden, Nalle, Mick Flower, Directing Hand, James Green (solo), McWatt and many others.

The song is called 'Alenky' and was recorded at the time of the 'Do the Musiking' sessions.

see the Singing Knives website for further information.


2. A collaboration album between James of Big Eyes and folkster James William Hindle is also now out, on French label Hinah.

It is an album of instrumental improvisations recorded in May 2005, featuring guitars, harmonium, singing bowl and harp, and also features the talents of one Jamie Crewe (of Feral Children). The release is very limited, so you may have to be quick!

See www.hinah.com for more info

Hinah have previously put out recordings by Greg Weeks (Espers), Devendra Banhart and The Transmissionary Six (Walkabouts/Willard Grant Conspiracy). A great DIY label!