UnderCOVER in Movember

UnderCOVER in Movember
November 2011
Hellooo again!!

First of all, the news from the mailing list HQ is not good. People are dropping like flies! I feel it has something to do with the Spanish Bicyboatslide, which evidently was not everyone's cup of tea. Nonetheless, I will perservere for the stayers of the group (namely yourselves) in the hope that one day I might be able to reward you with somethink like...

30 Free Songs!

What?!

Well sort of.... Let me explain...

Several years ago, I decided to participate in Movember and proceeded to grow one of the most disappointing Mo's ever known to man. This is for three reasons:

(i) I can't grow a Mo

(ii) Whatever it is I CAN grow is of a fair colour, thus rendering it practically impossible to see.

(iii) I can't grow a Mo

After this humiliating 30-day period in the life and times of Renny Field, I vowed I would never again partake in Movember, and instead would donate to others more worthy of a contribution (ie people who can actually grow a Mo). Alas, it is not uncommon for decisions to undergo some sort of rethink along the way, and in this case the "rethink" hit me today in London when I was trying come up with some ingeneous ways to amuse myelf as the darkness sets in...

So, I've decided to give this Movember business another crack, for better or worse. But rather than just growing a Mo (or not growing one as the case may be), I've decided to post a new cover song each day on youtube so you can all follow my appauling lack of progress along the way:

www.youtube.com/rennyfield

I've played a lot of pub gigs over the past few years (and still do!), and in that time I've learned a whole bunch of cover songs, some of which have saved my life, some of which have nearly killed me. I thought I'd share with you 30 of my favourites in support of Movember. As usual, there will be a bit of a running commentary along the way, and maybe a few tales from the road... But let's face it it wouldn't be RF without the ramble would it.

You are welcome to make requests, but as I often say at my gigs - the chances of me knowing what you're talking about are not great. Thus the "taking" of the request does not always lead to the "playing" of request, but fire away by all means!

If you like what you hear, then at some point along the way you can visit the donation page I've set up. Hopefully we can build a little on the current total, which is nothing.

http://mobro.co/rennyfield

Alright! It's late, and I need to be up at sparrows...

SO... Keep in touch you hear! Would be great to hear from you along the way as the Invisi-Mo takes shape.

Cheers for now,

Renny

www.rennyfield.com
www.soundcloud.com/rennyfield
www.youtube.com/rennyfield
www.facebook.com/rennyfield
www.twitter.com/rennyfield

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TOUR DATES 2011

Some great shows coming up, with the monthly spot at the Troubadour continuing and a couple of gigs with my good friend Mijo Biscan as part of his European tour.

Not forgetting of course a guest appearance by my brother Matt Field on drums - Nov 22!

WED 9TH NOVEMBER
The Troubadour, London
263 Old Brompton Rd, Earls Court
Entry 5. From 8pm.
www.troubadour.co.uk

WED 16TH NOVEMBER
The Wheatsheaf, Tooting Bec
2 Upper Tooting Rd, London
Free Entry, from 8pm
http://www.wheatsheaftootingbec.com/

MON 21ST NOVEMBER
THE VIBE BAR, BRICK LANE
91 Brick Lane
Solo show. Free Entry. 8pm
Supporting Mijo Biscan
http://www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

TUES 22ND NOVEMBER
The Cuban Bar, Camden
Duo with Matt Field on drums!
Free Entry. 8pm.
Supporting Mijo Biscan

Check out Mijo's European Tour Page here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167802653304191

PLUS
More to be announced...

www.rennyfield.com/gigs.html

Life's a Beach - October 2011

Hello again peoples, just back from a couple of weeks in Spain - great to see my brother again, although I could have used a few more victories on the ping pong table...

First things first - I make no apologies for the random photo, but I should apologise to the woman in the background, who probably doesn't appreciate having a rear view of herself in a swimsuit posted on the world wide web. Having said that, the monthly mailout of a little-known Australian singer-songwriter based in London isn't about to catapault her into "latest internet sensation" status, nor is the average web user likely to go in search of old Spanish women in swimsuits... On that basis I decided to hit you with the "Bicyboatslide!"

Is that it's actual name? I think not, but I think you would agree with me - the Spanish have got it nailed with this one. It's a bicycle and a boat AND a slippery slide rolled into one. I briefly contemplated cycling myself back to Sydney, but I got tired and went down the slide instead. Hours of entertainment folks, hours of entertainment. Notwithstanding the fact that there are also WHEELS! So if you were inclined to push the bicyboatslide to the top of a hill, you could have all sorts of fun on the way down. Even moreso because you'd have absolutely no way of steering or stopping the thing OR (assuming you don't speak Spanish) explaining to the local authorities why you pushed a boat with a slippery slide up a hill in the first place... (Actually even if you did speak Spanish you might have a bit of trouble with that one...).

Random observations aside, the beaches of September have been replaced by the gigs of October... And if I'm being fair to the reader here I should really tell you about the gigs (see below), seeing as you've signed up to a music mailout and everything. I realise the old RF emails don't always follow the script on that front, but I think I gave up following the script a while back... And that's sort of the point...

(Having said that, here's a little bit of music for you before I go - a live recording of "Crossfire" a few weeks back in London):

http://www.pluggedinswitchedon.com/#/best-recent-recordings/4545792552

Thanks for hanging in there! Catch you soon.

Cheers,

Renny

www.rennyfield.com
www.facebook.com/rennyfield
www.youtube.com/rennyfield
www.twitter.com/rennyfield
www.soundcloud.com/rennyfield
www.someonetoldmeaboutanotheroneofthesetheotherdaybutiforgot.com

Cross-promotion stuff....

A couple of little things to tell you about here... Cool people doing cool things:

First of all, the talented Belinda Cairelli (the artist behind "The Arena" artwork and my brother's now fiance) has set up a brand new blog with fashion designs, works in progress and all sorts of cool stuff. Well worth a look if you've got a spare few minutes:

http://www.lorenzoandcatalina.blogspot.com/

Secondly, my very good friend Sam Buckingham is trying to raise money to record her next album. You can pay for it in advance, and purchase a whole bunch of other cool things - I think it's gonna sound amazing. Check it out:

http://www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/3289/description/0/0


TOUR DATES 2011

MON 10TH OCTOBER
The Bedford, London
77 Bedford Hill, Balham
Free entry. From 8pm.
www.thebedford.co.uk

THURS 13TH OCTOBER
The Troubadour, Earls Court
263 Old Brompton Road
Entry 6, from 8pm
www.thetroubadour.co.uk

MON 24TH OCTOBER
The Half Moon, Putney
93 Lower Richmond Rd
Entry 2, From 8pm.
www.halfmoon.co.uk

WED 26TH OCTOBER
The Regal Room, London
Distillers Pub, Hammersmith
Free Entry, from 8pm
www.theregalroom.com

More to be announced...

www.rennyfield.com/gigs.html