Megson - The Longshot

Double BBC Folk Award nominees and heavy touring folk-duo MEGSON present THE LONGSHOT, produced by Debbie Hanna and much sought after producer Stu Hanna. Since releasing the critically acclaimed 'TAKE YOURSELF A WIFE' in 2008 (�This album places them in the major league� **** THE GUARDIAN), Megson have been touring hard and rightly received their second BBC Folk Award nomination as well as the award for Best Duo in the Spiral Earth Awards 2010. Alongside this they have picked up a string of enthusiastic live reviews including a recent 4* review in the Financial Times. If that was not enough, in 2009 Stu Hanna from the duo took time out to produce �The Awkward Recruit� album for Mawkin Causley �(***** UNCUT) and the award winning �Arrogance Ignorance & Greed� album for Show Of Hands.�The Longshot� is themed around work and many of the selected songs originate from the couple�s native North-East of England. They bring to each of them a unique singing and instrumental approach that is fresh and vibrant. Their music chronicles an industrial world much of which may be a fading memory in the UK but is a very present reality in China and India. Tracks; 1. Two Match Lads / 2. The Cabman/ 3. Working Life Out / 4. The Longshot / 5. The Old Miner / 6. The Handloom Weaver & The Factory Maid / 7. Time To Get Up / 8. The Last Man In The Factory/ 9. Working Town/ 10. William Brown / 11. CaliforniaAlso available TAKE YOURSELF A WIFE(EDJ015) SMOKE OF HOME(EDJ013) MEGSON EP(EDJ012) ON THE SIDE(EDJ011)Tour dates27 Apr - Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham 28 Apr - The Old Ship Inn, Loudham, Notts. 29 Apr - The Harpur Suite, Bedford. 30 Apr - The Grub Cafe, East Grinstead 01 May - Washington Arts Centre, Co Durham 02 May - Bellingham Acoustic Festival, Northumberland 04 May - Dartford Folk Club 06 May - Green Note Cafe, Camden 14 May - CB2 Cafe, Cambridge 15 May - Mellor Brook Folk, Blackburn 12 Jun - Gate To Southwell Festival20 Jun - The Big Session, Leicester27 Jun - Leigh on Sea Festival17 Jul - Brampton Live, Cumbria25 Jul - Folk by The Oak, Hatfield29 Aug - Minstrel Court Acoustic Festival, Cambs.25 Sep - The Junction, Cambridge03 Oct - Derby Folk Festival05 Oct - Processed Pea, Derbyshire06 Oct - Nailsea Folk Club09 Oct - Ebbesbourne Wake Folk12 Oct - The Stables, Milton Keynes13 Oct - Greenwich Folk Mob, London14 Oct - Trades Club, Hebden Bridge15 Oct - Henshaw Arts & Crafts Centre, N Yorkshire30 Oct - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury31 Oct - Hitchin Folk Club, Herts.