It's that time of year again, when you sit back and reflect on the (under)achievements of the year.


It's been pretty eventful all in all, what with a CD being released by those lovely folks at Countrymile, the radio 1 session, the Kruger single, playing the swn festival. There were moments of horrible stress and rows, predictably around gigs. Me arguing with sound engineers became a running joke, particularly on the occasion where the engineer objected to the use of a piece of white cloth on the stage, on fire prevention grounds, as she was stacking a pile of cardboard boxes next to our amps.


Some people who do deserve a special mention for being very kind to us when they didn't have to be are the Llanhilleth Acoustice Showcase folks (beautiful hall), and the Mish Mash crew (lovely spread).
In spite of our fear of playing live, we managed to enjoy some of the performances, and I hope we do a bit more gigging next year. I also vow to learn to play the piano a bit better.


Next year will also witness the birth of another album (I've heard Simon's demos and they sound tip top) and our own perfume range, for him ('le ash') and her ('la oak'). I'm also planning on a sideline of pasta sauces but don't tell the rest of the band.


Thanks again to everyone who helped us out this year - Kruger, Jon Rostron, LLanhileth Acoustic Showcase, Mish Mash, Bethyn Elfyn, Adam Walton, the Joy Collective and anyone else who has cast an ear over our music this year. An extra massive thanks to Ray at Countrymile for his support.

Onward!

Wilkommen

This is the blog for the pop group 'The Ash and The Oak'. I was using the indiestore blog, but it's rotten, so I'm migrating it to here!