Our Man in the Field gig 18th Feb in Saltburn

buffaloboro said:
Just listened to your LP via Apple Music. Not what I was expecting but I enjoyed it! When are you coming back to the USA?
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Hopefully soon, we have a grant application in that is for export and if we get that I can go ahead with visas etc. if not then we’re doing Nashville in September for sure
 
RenzoRosso said:
Hopefully soon, we have a grant application in that is for export and if we get that I can go ahead with visas etc. if not then we’re doing Nashville in September for sure
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Sounds great ! I have never been to Nashville . If you head over towards NYC I will be in the front of the crowd ! All the best .
 
Nice one - if we get the grant or I can afford to do it another way we have shows in NY, Austin, Portland and LA so you might see us soon ish
 
RenzoRosso said:
that was a good show, started off with not many in the room but it filled up - was is you I talked to after with your wife?
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Yes. Not my wife. A friend she lost her husband the year before i lost my wife and i met her after not seey her for years and she said she missed going to gigs so she comes with me, my son and another girl going through divorce. In any combination. She may well come to this one if she is not travelling.
 
RenzoRosso said:
Hello all.

A few posters have come to our shows in London and up north in the past so I thought it would be worth posting this here - hope no one minds!

We're on tour in February (also playing the Cluny on the 17th) and the Saltburn gig on Sunday 18th Feb should be a really nice one. It's a very nice little venue only 120 cap and very worthy of local support - in fact I reckon more local bands should be playing there. It'll be our full 5 piece band and we'll play all of the new record plus songs from The Company Of Strangers (2020). We sold out two shows at the Slaughtered Lamb in London for the album launch and have recently had plays from Radcliffe and Maconie on their 6Music show.

We've had some very nice reviews here and in America especially this one from Bill Bentley in Americana Highways (Neil Young & Wilco's person publicist and former owner of Slash records):

"There is a definite field of mystery that swirls around Our Man in the Field, starting with exactly what field the musician is swirling in. It turns out the man in question is the psuedonym of British singer/songwriter Alex Ellis, and his new collection, GOLD ON THE HORIZON is a breathtaking jump into the unknown. It is such a joyous walk into the present that it feels nothing short of momentous, like there are healing powers within these songs that really could make sense of modernity. Or maybe not, but Our Man in the Field is going to do his best and try his hardest to offer solace in all the places that confound humanity now. The level of sensitivity laced into the music and the lyrics of Alex Ellis are nothing short of wondrous. Really. Modern music is the history of songs that carry the ability to stop listeners in their tracks and offer a new path of understanding. Albums like this come along every decade or so and really do offer stepping stones to sanity. Even better, songs like “Come Back to Me,” “L’Etranger,” “Glad to See You” and “Long Forgotten” present themselves as private anthems for those searching for something to believe in. Ellis’ voice carries a sense of timelessness to it, and it melds with his lyrics like a man finding a vision in the nick of time. And like so much of heart-healing songs like these, its power is offered immediately. One listen and the sky changes into one of invitation, and any dark clouds are moved into the next horizon. There are never enough achievements like this to bring hope to the front of the line, but when they do arrive the songs move into that place with prayer possibilities. If there is one album released in 2023, this is the one with a circle around it that delivers the truest chance of timelessness. The quiet backgrounds, the haunting vocals, and most of all the songs themselves will not be forgotten. Hope has arrived."

Here's a link to the new record if you fancy a listen: Gold On The Horizon

Here's a fan made video from our London launch show: Feel Good

You can get tickets here: Tickets

Cheers,

Al

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Really good from the brief listen I had this morning. Will give the whole thing a run out later today. I like it. 👍
 
Thats four of us booked. Couple can't make it through work. Pity. Looking forward to it already. March is looking good for gigs so far. OMITF plus Withered Hand, Everything Everything, E&TB.

Edit. Saltburn gig is Feb,......ooops
 
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RenzoRosso said:
I’ve not actually been to The Greystones before - what’s it like? Do you know if it’s standing/sitting?
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I have it on good authority it's "a bit of both".

They usually do fully seated or standing although there is some seating around the edge of the room which I presume will be used.

It's a really good room - around 200-250 cap I think. Sound is normally superb.
 
Hello again just giving this a last hoof - Saltburn Arts are also selling tickets now so I think we only have a few left for anyone thinking of joining us.

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Our Man In The Field

Home page of Our Man In The Field, an alternative group from London. Songs in the key of life - not always the sunny side but definitely the real stuff.
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Also maybe someone on here can help- we have the next day off (Monday 19th) before we head to Hebden Bridge - I'm hoping we might be able to get a local radio session and/or in-store at a record shop. Anyone have recomendations?

Cheers

Al

P.S We're now supporting Israel Nash in London this Sunday in case anyone is already going...
 
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