We’re lucky to live near a beautiful park, with some astonishing, enormous old trees. But we’ve been puzzling why this one, which we took to be an oak, still has his leaves when all his neighbours are naked?! Can anyone identify him?

#trees #plantlife #gardenersquestiontime #pleasantdistractions #thepeaceofwildthings
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Some Mary Oliver wisdom for home teaching heroes and anyone being hard on themselves this morning ❤️

#lockdown3 #homeschooling #nature
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsr34MhoId/?igshid=l0hrpykb6hit

New year, new projects…
During the last lockdown Phil renovated our studio-come-second-bedroom, including making these beautiful built in wardrobes from scratch (he doesn’t need to retrain, he could be a carpenter!) Now we’re back up and running in music mode and very excited to get recording some new material…

Hope you’re all doing ok out there in #lockdown3

#newyear #lockdownprojects
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Mike Brocken of @bbc Radio Merseyside made a great series of Folkscene programmes that went out over the festive period. We’re blown away by his kind words about both our new Edgelarks album, #HenryMartin , and our work with the #GigspannerBigBand

Our track Henry Martin starts his show from 28/12, while his #AlbumOfTheYear show places #HenryMartin at number 4 and the GBB’s #NaturalInvention at number 1!!! Thanks Mike and Happy New Year!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0910lx5
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJlS8W9B2u_/?igshid=d6v2opou6lu4

goodnight, & joy be with you all ✨
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJe3v7mBcoq/?igshid=1k9ht706di95e

In case you weren’t sure, the way to spend #NYE2020 is with @thelittleunsaid projecting an excellent DJ set onto your living room wall 😍 You can live stream his set via #mixcloud now…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJeeTqTBbKq/?igshid=hkxvk1yta9bm

Tell me your New Year’s traditions. There are so many rituals around Christmas, but with a very different style of NYE looming, I’d love to know how you plan to meaningfully mark the fresh page when the animal costumes / bubbles / friends are absent… (Ok so you may all have the animal costumes and bubbles lined up despite everything, but these are definitely out for me this year!)

#nye2020 #traditions #newtraditions
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How was your Christmas?

We were missing people a lot, but luckily had some giant inflatable antlers to lighten the mood. Hope you all got through this strange time ok ❤️

We’re delighted that the #gigspannerbigband album #NaturalInvention has been shortlisted by #BrightYoungFolk for their album of the year! However, we need you to vote for it - via the Bright Young Folk Facebook page 🥰 Thank you!

https://m.facebook.com/questions.php?question_id=415385893051125
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJVlQzZh7pK/?igshid=k1fyz1sxpa7p

We made it to the solstice. Hope you’re all holding up ok. Here’s to the days getting brighter ❤️

#wintersolstice #shortestday
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#HenryMartin was reviewed in the @the_morning_star_official ! They said some lovely things, “With great vocals and harmonica playing this is an uplifting album which can provide comfort in these troubled times but also hope for something better to come.” -exactly what we were aiming for 🎶🎻❤️

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/album-reviews-with-steve-johnson-december-15-2020

#newmusic #reviews #morningstar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI07eHMhjD1/?igshid=1w3mkpc6c16dj

We’re so honoured to be included in @folkradiouk ’s Best of the Year list - twice! With Edgelarks for Henry Martin, and with The Gigspanner Big Band for Natural Invention. Thank you Folk Radio for flying the independent music flag so well. Still time to order albums, they do make excellent Christmas gifts 😘

https://philliphenryhannahmartin.bandcamp.com/

#FolkForChristmas #gigspannerbigband #edgelarks #newmusic #lastminutegifts #giftideas
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIvM0zoBEV8/?igshid=1cm16209gne5y

Thanks to all who came out / tuned in to our album launch last night! It was such a privilege to play on a stage again and we had a blast. Hugest thank yous to Sarah, Barb, Valda, and Sacha who made it all happen. Here’s to more in the new year! 🎶❤️🎶
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIu5zMKhMVX/?igshid=i6dl0nabq4y3

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Snippets from the #gigspannerbigband !

It’s an exciting week - today we have our Edgelarks album launch; tomorrow we film all manner of lovely music for the @towersey_festival extravaganza on December 19th. Get your Towersey Big Gig tickets now!

https://www.gigantic.com/towersey-festival-tickets/worldwide-live-stream/2020-12-19-19-00

#thebiggig #FolkForChristmas
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIsnzCdhyAl/?igshid=ugcuykqkc3su

#HenryMartin is out today!

Huge thanks to everyone who has ordered so far. Still time to get your hands on a copy before Christmas.

https://philliphenryhannahmartin.bandcamp.com/album/henry-martin

#newmusic #albumrelease #FolkForChristmas
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIp2cBghB5y/?igshid=1ddp01pkzhnht

We are sooooo looking forward to doing AN ACTUAL GIG on Saturday! We’ll be launching our album #HenryMartin , and you can join us for the live stream: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/firebrand-music/edgelarks-live-album-launch-from-ipplepen/e-gjqlde

Tickets only on sale until Sat morning so be quick! (The gig will remain available for ticket holders to view for a couple of weeks; it’s also free for our wonderful subscriber community ❤️)

Photo from our last venue gig, by @danwiebephotography
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Today is a day of rehearsals! Getting our grooves ready for our album launch this coming Saturday eeek! Ridiculously excited. Do join us… In-the-room tickets are sold out but the live stream is just waiting for you: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/firebrand-music/edgelarks-live-album-launch-from-ipplepen/e-gjqlde

(And access to the live stream is FREE for subscribers, who will receive the secret link on their forum on the day - they don’t need to do anything ☺️ You can subscribe to our Bandcamp here: https://philliphenryhannahmartin.bandcamp.com/subscribe )

Real links in our biog 😘

#albumlaunchparty #HenryMartin #newmusic #gigs
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Thoroughly enjoying a morning being Christmas elves, carols on, packing up orders for you lovely lot 😍 Last few days to get your hands on our #HenryMartin album pre-order - which comes signed with a handmade linoprint, and even a teatowel should you wish! Once the album is released on Friday this special package won’t be available 🎶🎶🎶

#FolkForChristmas #newmusic #specialoffer

https://philliphenryhannahmartin.bandcamp.com/album/henry-martin-deluxe-pre-order
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIfljJOBGvU/?igshid=1p6el7u75t5bs

19th December! We are so delighted to be part of the @towersey_festival Big Gig along with our Gigspanner Big Band comrades ❤️🎶🎻 Get your tickets now and support this amazing festival so that it can survive this tough old year - a Christmas gift that gives twice for sure ☺️

https://www.gigantic.com/towersey-festival-tickets/worldwide-live-stream/2020-12-19-19-00

#FolkForChristmas #TheBigGig #gigspannerbigband
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIc_PUVhf93/?igshid=9khpp1advact

Had the pleasure of having a chat on @bbcradiolincs with Tim Walker last Thursday night. You can listen back now, plus hear a couple of tracks from the new album 🥳🎶🎻

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08ymv0t

#HenryMartin #newmusic #bbc
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We are so excited about our ALBUM LAUNCH for Henry Martin! One of very few live gigs for us this year. The in-the-room tickets sold out some time ago, but TWO TICKETS have just newly become available! If you’d like to snap them up, please email sarah.tobin@plymouth.ac.uk

If you can’t be there in person you can still get tickets for the live stream (which will remain viewable for a couple of weeks after the event too) - tickets for that from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/firebrand-music/edgelarks-live-album-launch-from-ipplepen/e-gjqldev (working link in bio)

The live stream will be free to watch for our wonderful subscribers, whose support and encouragement has kept us going this year (and, subscribers, no need to do anything or book - the private watch link will be put up on the subscriber forum on the day of the gig).
https://www.instagram.com/p/CITOm7HhPPd/?igshid=gpssrkouuv44