A long time coming
Just finished the new Photo gallery!
Some of the best bits of playing to you lovely lot over the last few years.
Give a signed personalised Cd or send a download for Christmas this year
From now until Christmas I’m offering signed Cds with the option of adding a personal message.
You can order ‘Hold on to the rhythm’ and/or ‘What it all boils down to’ on CD from my website link below and a Cd will be packaged by my own fair hand and sent out within a day of your purchase.
http://www.rainyandthedust.com/Music.html
The last posting date to make it in time for Christmas is 19/12/13 for UK
( international postings are listed at the bottom of this post )
If you would like a signed Cd and a personal note then simply click the ‘add’ link under your address on the ‘Review your information’ page ( where it says: Add special instructions to seller ‘add’) and type the message you’d like me to include.
If you would like to give someone a download of the album or track rather than risk that notoriously ‘patchy’ Christmas post then the good folks at at Bandcamp have helped us do just that!
Simply select the album or track you wish to gift and click “Send as Gift” (below the Buy Now link), enter the recipient’s email address, add an optional personal message, and then check out as always. Your friend will get an email containing a link to the high-quality download including a PDF download with full lyrics etc, as well as instant, unlimited mobile access to the music via the free Bandcamp app.
Merry Christmas Y’all
Rain x
International Airmail including
Airsure® and International Signed For™ Wednesday 4 December Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand Thursday 5 December Australia Friday 6 December Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, Middle East Monday 9 December Cyprus, Eastern Europe Tuesday 10 December Canada, France, Greece, Poland Friday 13 December USA Saturday 14 December Western Europe (excluding France, Greece, Poland)
'Look up' on The Tom Robinson show - BBC 6 Music
A big thanks to Tom Robinson for picking out 'Look up' to play on his BBC Radio 6 Mixtape show!
@BBC6Music http://freshonthenet.co.uk/mixtape2013112 last night
You can Download the Podcast @
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/trintro
or on itunes @
https://itunes.apple.com/…/tom-robinson-introdu…/id269455899
I'm the second to last track at 48mins 2secs amongst some great bands and artists like Roo Panes, Nina Rubesa, K. A. Morton, Rebekah Delgado, Familiar Creatures & The Greasy Slicks and more...
Fresh on The Net
What a week! Thanks so much to Chris Bye , Tom Robinson and the whole team @ Fresh On The Net for reviewing and featuring me in this weeks Top 10 Fresh Faves Batch 84.Totally stoked!. Check out some great artists here http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2013/11/faves84/
Back on the BBC! Mark Forest Evening Show
Very excited to be back on the BEEB again this very eve, and this time it's National! I'm being featured from 9.45pm Just tune in to your local radio. A huge thanks to The Mark Forrest Evening Show https://www.facebook.com/MarkForrestShow
BBC Introducing
BBC introducing East Midlands are playing one of my tracks tonight! Head over to http://introEM.in/ and check out the show from now - 10pm! Plus they are playing my friend Elliott Morris too! Bonus!
Shane Koyczan and Hannah Epperson.
I had to share these videos…
They are two of the most inspirational pieces of poetry I have connected with since I was a kid.
I’m proud to be a graduating member of the class ‘ you made it’
Rogue Magazine interview
Rogue Magazine caught up with us after our show in Queens Hall in Narbeth.
Check out the interview online here:
Marcelo Andrade – African tree album launch Wed 3rd July @ The Forge, Camden
We Cant wait for this one! Its been many years in the making and finally we’ve reached the official album launch of African Tree from our friend Marcelo Andrade. Its set to be an amazing evening of Afro-Brazilian wonder with a bit of Rainy and The Dust to mix it up!
TunA the day!
Well, we’ve reached the summer solstice what better way to salute to the sun than getting ‘Lift’ in your inbox! A huge thanks to Ade from tunA the day for featuring us this Saturday as catch of the day.
If you are looking for an easy way of getting great, new, diverse and original music delivered to your inbox daily then check these guys out!
Honorable mention from Indie Music Reviewer
After carefully assembling 50 Indie Acoustic Artists You Don’t Want To Miss!
Well… the folks at Indie Music Reviewer just couldn’t get it down to 50, so they had to include a few more artists……
And so they set about assembling the (pleasingly grand sounding) honorable mention list!……and wouldn’t you know it, we’re in it! :)
Thanks to Indie Music Reviewer for helping spread original music!
Check out their picks here
Grillstock 2013 …… bring on the summer!
We’ve just had our first promise of summer! Grillstock in Bristol just confirmed!
Nothing like good food and good tunes, can’t wait!
RATD to support Caroline Harrison
We are headed for Cardiff on 2nd April to support our good friend Caroline Harrison before she embarks on her first tour to promote her up coming debut album.
Get to know more about Carolines Music here:
www.carolineharrison.com
www.facebook.com/carolineharrisonsongs
www.soundcloud.com/caroline-harrison
www.twitter.com/Carolinehmusic
Doors open at 7.30pm , £4/ £3 ebt card
10 Feet Tall,
11a-12 Church St,
Cardiff
CF10 1BG
Rainy and Rob to Support Marcelo Andrade album launch!
We are really proud and excited to support the album launch of ‘African Tree’ by our great friend Marcelo Andrade at The Forge in Camden 3rd July 2013.
5 years, 70 musicians, 6 different continents
A stunning expression of the African Brazilian story
Keep an eye out for more details………
http://www.ourlandrecords.com/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Tree-Marcelo-Andrade/dp/B0082XHMVC
Happy New Year!
Here is a little taster of one of the new songs called ‘Fell for the world’ recorded just before Christmas on a wild and rainy night in Cardiff.
Rob and Rainy Duo Gigs announced
After a great year with the band Rob and I have decided to spend the rest of the year into 2013 playing duo shows together. We are really looking forward to re arranging some old tunes and working in some new material into next year. Hope to catch up at a gig sometime soon!
The Royal Oak Hotel - November 24th - Cardiff
The Tobacco Factory CAFE/BAR - December 16th - Bristol
10 Feet Tall - April 2nd - Cardiff
Lakefest 2012
Thanks to Danny Bonnar for featuring ‘Look up’,
along side fellow lakefest band Missing Andy
in this years Lakefest Video
Rainy & The Dust | Acoustic Soul | I AM ENTERTAINMENT (IAE) MAGAZINE Album Review 2011
Well….., No sooner do I set up this Blog and I receive my first magazine review ever for Hold on to the Rhythm so I thought I’d share it.. :)
Rainy and The Dust are one of the top Acoustic Soul bands I’ve heard since Blues Traveler first hit the scene in the 90s…
Click here to see the full Review
Rainy & The Dust | Acoustic Soul | I AM ENTERTAINMENT (IAE) MAGAZINE Album Review 2011.
"14 songs of pure awesomeness" Senseitional (I Am Entertainment Magazine)
Rainy and The Dust Booked to play Lakefest!
We are really excited about this one!
Interview at the Plug and Play festival 2011
Louise Houghton catches up with us at the 2011 Plug and Play festival in aid of cancer research.