Vocals and acoustic guitar: Gavin Osborn (and occasionally some excellent cello, glockenspiel and recorder from the marvellous alex eichenberger)
Influences
billy bragg
belle and sebastian
bob dylan
ben folds
beatles
bright eyes
(seemingly anyone beginning with b)
oh, and the mountain goats. let's not forget them. phew, i nearly did...
'Jamie Cook'-themed t-shirts, available at shows and online NOW -click on the picture to go to the order page!
and the front print looks like this:
Sounds Like
a bloodhound or a wolf
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All mail orders will receive a limited edition cassette
featuring three non-album tracks, while stocks last
'In The Twee Small Hours' is also available to download worldwide from all good download services, including these (click for direct links)
Gavin Osborn would like to be in a band and make an unholy racket. But he performs song on his own for two reasons. 1) He can't keep time and 2) he basically distrusts everyone. Musically, the first reason is clearly more of a worry.
gavin's songs mix the personal with the topical, and are essentially mini-stories about things he finds heroic. like how charlie brown always comes over to kick that ball even though he knows lucy will take it away. charles schultz is basically gavin's hero. So is the darts player andy fordham. gavin has been on tour with the marvellous comedian daniel kitson. this took him to theatre venues, arts centres and clubs throughout the UK and Ireland. In may 2006 they also performed a quite lovely gig at regents park open air theatre, which (in the purely ticket-buying sense) was a total sell-out. It was also a lot of fun and filled with magic. As a consequence of such things, he made a record with the fine people at gravity dip records. it's a live album, so there is some whooping on it. and thankfully, some applause. gavin has played live sessions on BBC Radio 4 and Resonance FM. someone he has never met even played 'the first recorder playing rock n' roll star' on BBC 6Music. this freak accident even put his album at number 12 in their charts. he knows you are becoming more impressed by the second. in late july this year, gavin went on a UK and Ireland tour with two great bands, Tellison and Encyclopedia. it was fun and they all drank too much jagermeister. the tour was lots of fun, but the alcohol has wounded gavin, who vows to return to tea, his beverage comfort blanket. his next plan is to tour the student unions and universities of the UK, trying to sell all those 'jamie cook' t-shirts he bought. he also needs to write more songs that his dad might like. gavin likes his dad a lot.
Hello Gavin. I know it's quite soon and all, but would you mind recording another CD soon please? I'm kind of craving more music from you. That sounds creepy. Sorry.
After a lengthy hiatus, Mickey has two shows scheduled.
Here are the specifics--
When: Sunday, May 18 @ 7:00 pm Where: The Bitter End, 174 Bleecker St. How much: $5.00 Details: This is an event called Singer/Songwriter's Showcase. Mickey is playing a short set at this famous club in the Village. Pay one price and see dozens of Singer/Songwriters.
When: Wednesday, July 9 @ 8:30 pm Where: The Cargo Cafe, 120 Bay St., Staten Island How much: FREE Details: This bar and restaurant is right by the ferry in Staten Island. Come out, have dinner and see Mickey.
Hey. My mate Dan met up with you in melbourne and he told me you have a few days left back in Sydney and then you go home. It's a shame you're not playing any solo shows but hopefully you liked Australia enough to return some time soon. All the best and Much Love Gavin...xo
Hey Gavin.. How long are you going to be in Australia and are you coming to Sydney to play some shows? If I've missed you I'm going to be a bit peeved...xo.
MY BOY! Oh how I hope that happens. Seriously, you've got the contacts. And together we have the know=how. Hurray. I have never been that far away. Be brave Gavin. Brave.x
I am unbelievably jealous that you're in australia and I'm not! I love that country and the people there. I hope you fall in love with it all as well... as I'm sure they're gonna love you! Watch how many schooners you down, they're deceptive!
I think I saw you at latitiude playing this great song about ice cream tubs and nightclubs. its not on your album (or the free tape that came with it!) so if it was you (I might be totally confused) can you post it on your space for download please?
I got the album. (And a mysterious black tape I haven't tried out yet.) It's pretty deeply lovable.
I think "The Greatest Thing There Is" is the prettiest. It's like a stretched out & elaborated kindred of this other song I love, "Better Than Anything Ever" by Paul Baribeau. These two songs might just keep me happy for weeks.
Hi Gavin - thanks for the message. I'll certainly get myself an album, I really like your songs. Glad you enjoyed my paintings - I'd definitely be interested in doing you some cover art. I think my art and your music could compliment each other well. my email is simpson658@hotmail.com if you wanted to follow this up. Good luck in Australia, cheers, Joe.
so I got your album and it is simply fantastic. I love it. and I can't say enough good things about you to everyone I know. thanks for existing and making the wonderful music you do.
Dear Gavin Osborn. It was nice to meet and talk to you in an unawkward fashion last night. It was also ever so nice to hear you play music again. We hope you enjoyed your sticker and Rob hopes you enjoy these photos that he took of you. He says you can use them for whatever you like and would be very happy if you did because no one ever does. But you don't have to or anything.
