James Wills - guitars, vocals/
Joe Holtaway - vocals, guitars, harmonica, snare drum/
Jake Shirley - percussion/
all illustrations by Kate Slipper - contact kslipper@hotmail.com
mixtapes.
Joe supports trading music and mixtapes so if you are making a tape for a friend and would like one of Joe's songs - we can email them to you free of charge, take care.
This month sees the release of American Literary Journal 'Dogzplot's' yearly anthology - which this time around features ''Memories of Home'' a prose piece based on Joe's song ''Homes''. The anthology is published by Dogzplot- and available from www.dogzplot.com
-for a copy of the piece over email- just contact the site here.
Radio Seagull
Many thanks to Seagull radio, who are playing 'Magdalena Stays' from 'ep1' and 'Going Home' from 'Six Songs' this Monday (27th August) - on the Lizze B's new music show. The Radio broadcasts from the UK and can be picked up through Europe.
Find the station and the sshow by following the picture here.
London Curate show
The Sea Kings/Joe, James Wills and Jacob Shirley have been asked to put together a set for Broken Toy Music's curate season this July.
Held at The World's End in Finsbury - the night sees music from The Sea Kings, Haze and Michelle Nicholls and poems from James Bruce May. (Lyla Foy who was booked is not appearing this time)
The night is running on July 19th/ starts at 8.
South City Radio Interview and session
Thanks to Patrick on the Ph7 show on South City where the Sea Kings played and talked this week (July 3rd). The session is on line to listen to to the radio's site - click on the image below.
Indie podcast interview
Podcast dark compass features an interview with The Sea Kings this week, recorded after their recent show at The Goldhawke in London.
The show is up on the dark compass site here and on itunes.
Biography
"Raised in a community of blues, folk and country musicians, Joe's songwriting has long been something that was just there,
..."I can't imagine not writing or playing"..."We moved a little bit as a family from our farmhouse to a log cabin and on from there but there was always guitars and musicians where-ever we were - evenings together, everyone played something and if it wasn't a guitar or a banjo or whatever it was singing or percussion of some sort - whatever you wanted really"..."My parents have an acoustic music club too plus the music festivals we all went to - it has just always been that way you know?"
His songs are a drive from home, the book you just read or the letter from someone you know, not that Joe would say...
..."now ...I don't know how to talk about what I write about really, well I can try, I just write until it sounds like I feel then that's it". Influences are hard to pin-point too ..."songwriters, I just love songwriters and anyone that ever put into words the way they felt and, yeah, you know, my family of course". (G.M. '06)
_________ His first collection of 4 songs "e.p ..1" was self released as a split ep with songwriter and friend James Wills at the end of 2006/beginning 2007. Joe and James are also members of songwriting collective The Sea Kings link through friend list ("e.p..1" now available)
Hey! i dont kno if u'll get this in time...but if u do, would be great if u can get down to brixton windmill tonight for a wicked gig!! me and lyla are both playing and 2 other great artists, u'll love it if u can make it!!!! hope ur well, Haze x
hey joe, long time :) proposition. could you an james play at the brick on august the 30th. my new band supergene will be playin, its gunna be an awesome night. let me asap. tracy will be going (amys mum) she lives in greenich an may be able to take you back home. is greeich near you guys? anyway, let us no, the brick awaits your return :):)sam :):) x
Joe! Your such a forgetful scamp, the time before you forgot your passport and this last time you forgot your phone charger. Good To hear some new stuff, their was a lovely pub in Bristol called ""hear on the hill", and that song boy, it brought a tear to my glass eye...
Jess and I are coming up to watch the Whitest Boy Alive around th 21th, so can we book some floor space my love?x
I need METAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! Roar! Yesh so your mission Mr. Joe is to find me some your way cause there's fuck all ere for me and if i hear any more jank electro i'm gunna stab the whingey ponce in the eye! So help me!! I know you have some grotty filth your way,find it and share with me please! xxxxxxxxxxxx
Oi oi pickle : Got ya message sorry for not getting back to you but it's been hectic!!Call me thursday night if you like after 9 p.m. Be great to speak to you XXXX : ) : )
Hello sir, and a happy new year to you. I just tried to send you a message, but it kept crashing my browser. Seems not to mind when I just leave comments... Curious.
Ta for't message of the thanks, and thankyou in return for being smashing and generally bonza.
Hope to see you again at a gig, you got many coming up?
How did everything go the other day? did you get your passport? did you make the flight? I hope so. Enjoyed the walk, it was lovely. The whitest boy alive is sold out, so I doubt I'll be coming up any time soon. Have a lovey new year Jo..
hello joe! thanks for the lovely Xmas message. My boyfriend and I finally recorded a few songs! Look here www.myspace.com/grainywheels Have a wonderful christmas, Amy
Just wanted to drop a comment to thank you once again for the beautiful drum you gave me yesterday. I've been playing it today - it has a real machine-gun quality to it that no doubt annoys the hell out of the neighbours but which I think sounds wicked!
'Wolves' is fantastic, Joe, beautiful and strange and 'Goodbye' is lovely, like tumbling down a hill in summer. Really nice way to end it! Take it easy and keep in touch!
aw thank u joe, and no thank u 4 playin there as well , all my friends rele liked wat u played, sed u were 'well gd'. still playin ur cd and cant w8 4 the next 1 , cya soon , kisses
What lovely photos!! Looks like you had an amazing trip, hope it all went well. Did I recognise Nice in some of your photos? I used to live there - made me feel a bit nostalgic!
