The Common Tongues..............

As I get older I seem to take my eye off the 'musical ball' far too often. Like a lot of us I tend to stay in the 'safe zone' when it comes to my likes regarding the solo artists and bands I enjoy giving ear room to. It is a fault I am constantly trying to correct. I try my best to catch Mike Harding on BBC 2 each week, if not live, it's via 'podcast' and listen out for any new artists that I like the sound of, but this band slipped through what must be a very holey net! As the title of this post suggests it's, 'The Common Tongues'.

A five bit 'indie' (what the hell does that mean) folk band from down in sunny Brighton where the rock comes from. They comprise of 'singist's' and guitarists Tom and Oli, plus rhythms from Dan and James, topped of with ace fiddlin' from Andy. Search the usual places for a good ear full. I found a great track released in May of 2011 called 'Jumping Ships' and wish I had found them sooner. They get a big folkie thumbs up from me. I hope you feel the same, it's great to see new faces around. You can also follow them on Twitter to keep right up to date. Bye for now, Phil.

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