Out Now Keith Seatman & Douglas E Powell My Morning Ritual

This collaboration came about after I made a visit to Douglas’s recording studio, Twister Valley Records in North Devon to spend the weekend immersed in music, writing and producing field recording’s whilst rambling the countryside and beaches of North Devon. The product of this weekend’s folly was ‘My Morning Ritual’, an electronica scene scape produced by Keith Seatman with words by Douglas E Powell which explores the beauty and ancient rural secrets of the surrounding North Devonshire countryside. I have since recorded another track with Doug and a 3rd might be in the pipeline. All these tunes should be on the next album due out sometime in 2015.
My Morning Ritual is available now on Bandcamp for the mighty price of 80p.

Songs from the Black Meadow OUT NOW

Available from

Amazon

Createspace

The British Esperantist Issue 2

My copy of The British Esperantist turned up today.

Wilson Osborne and his Wife standing where they were

showered with nuts.

What is The British Esperantist????

The Post Office Tower "Its not yours"

I recently found an old Postcard from 1967. 

It reminded me of how much I loved The Post Office Tower when I was growing up. 

For me it really was the future.

"It’s not yours. It was paid for by the British taxpayer, and given to you 

by Margaret Thatcher, and it wasn’t hers to give". 

Tony Benn MP

Test Transmission Archive Reel 18

Test Transmission Archive Reel 18 by Keith Seatman on Mixcloud

Here we are coming into the Autumn, and I have managed to cobble together another mix. But what do we have on this one????? The Elephants Memory, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Justin Hopper, Wendy Craig, The Owl Service, Nino De Luca, Simon Heartfield and loads more. So there you are, and of you go now.

Songs from the Black Meadow. The Launch (more info)

If all goes to plan. I should be there myself.

My Morning Ritual (Excerpt)

Full version of My Morning Ritual available from Bandcamp later in the year.

Coming soon in the Autumn

Coming soon in the Autumn, My Morning Ritual

Music Keith Seatman

Vocals/Words Douglas E Powell
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Firework Art, Mark Fleming

A recent present from my friend Mr Palmer the lovely Firework Art Book

and it is exactly what it says on the back cover and website.

An evocative look at a century of British fireworks and Bonfire Nights, seen through the artwork of their labels, posters and brochures

Copies still available from Amazon.

An email leads me to The Black Meadow

It all started with an email from Kevin Oyston (Soulless Party Tales from the Black Meadow)
"Can you contact Chris Lambert" (Tales from the Black Meadow Book)
So I sent Chris an email, he sent me one back.
"Would you like to take part in Songs from the Black Meadow"
Without any hesitation I said "YES"
Each week one of the fifteen artists from the Songs from the Black Meadow album is featured on the Songs from the Black Meadow blog page. From Sunday 16th to Sunday 22nd of June it was my turn to be featured. So if you want to delve into my past present and maybe a bit of my future then go to here and have a mooch. Chris Lambert recently recorded a mix for The Garden of Earthly Delights which can be heard here

British Folk Art Tate Britain

This all looks rather interesting at The Tate Britain

Folk art has often been neglected in the story of British art: by uncovering this 

treasure trove of folk art objects, this exhibition asks why.

September 2014

Artist of the Week..................its Me!!!!!!!

This weeks Artist of the week is me!!!!!

Lots of things about me you just might not have ever known.

Threads BBC TV 1984

I recently re-watched the 1984 BBC production Threads. I remember watching Threads when it was first shown and must admit it scared the hell out of me. 30 years later and it still bothers me. I have no intention of outlining the whole story here, there is no point. But if for some reason you do not know what Threads is about here we go. Threads centers on life in and around Sheffield before (build up of hostilities), during (Nuclear Exchange) and after (immediate and 10 years). Threads is horrific, dark and down right disturbing. It is also happens to be as relevant today as it was in 1984. If you have never seen it, watch it now. Threads was nominated for 7 Bafta awards. In 1983 NATO held Operation Able Archer which resulted in the biggest Nuclear scare since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963.

Even more from The Black Meadow

Songs from the Black Meadow

Test Transmission Archive Reel 17 by Keith Seatman on Mixcloud

After quite a long while here is Test Transmission Archive Reel 17. This time round we have music from Concretism, Gaslight Troubadours, Neal Hefti, Frowning Clouds, DJ Spooky, Camel, The Peddlers, Jonas Munk, Clothilde and quite a lot more. Until next time. TATA.

Around the Folly and Down Hill OUT NOW

At last the new Keith Seatman album Around the Folly and Down Hill has been released and is available to buy as CD (£6) or Digital download (£5) from Bandcamp. Been a bit of a while since the last one (17 months) but after a few probs and ups and downs its here.

The tracks are.--

The Inside Out Man, Future Usefulness & Happiness, Into the Well, A Specific Function, 

Hoops & Loops, Old Pepperbox, The Binocular Boy, Play by the River, 

Susan’s Always Strange, Reading the Signs, The Hunting Party, A Gathering of the Odd

written recorded and produced by keith seatman

all instruments keith seatman 

additional production jim jupp

mastering by jack packer

Around the Folly and Down Hill is available as a 

CD and Digital download from Bandcamp.

Released by: K.S.Audio 

Catalogue number: ksa 003

Release date: May, 2014

Around the Folly Shindig 39

The new (release date 19th May) Album Around the Folly and Down Hill has just got a rather cracking review in issue 39 of Shindig Magazine. So a big thanks to Jon Mojo Mills for this review. Album excerpts here

Douglas E Powell & the Rising Spirit St Anne's Chapel

If your in North Devon around the 30th of May, then you really should pop along to St Anne's Chapel Barnstable to see Douglas E Powell & the Rising Spirit do their thing.

Alt-folk, alt-country, acoustica and Anglo Americana; Douglas E Powell is both a lyricist and poetic singer-songwriter. His songs are wistful, melancholy and fragile. Layering wistful stories over classic English folk blended with alt-country, he is well known in the south west live music and gig scene. Musical influences derive from a mixture of American country music, blues and folk music.

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