Remembering 2011....
Hello again folks, thought I'd hit you with a quick update before time runs out in 2011. I've missed the Xmas deadlines, and it's a bit too early to start singing Auld Lang Syne, hence the subject of the email.... But why shouldn't we celebrate December 28?! It was, after all, on this day in 1912 that the first municipally-owned streetcars began service in San Francisco! Fans of useless pub trivia take note....
Alas my passion for the history of Californian transportation has had to take a back seat to the musical misadventures of 2011 which, as always, have been both rewarding and exhausting in equal parts but have left me feeling fortunate for the path I have been able to follow. Aided in no small way by good folks such as yourselves who have taken a moment to tune in from time to time - thanks so much for the support and encouragement you have offerered along the way.
Just as a frame of reference, I took a moment earlier today to list the various places I've played throughout the year (basically wherever they let me!) - I've copied and pasted the list to the bottom of the email in case you're interested...
Recording:
Some of you might remember I spent a couple of weeks with my good mate Kent Eastwood laying some tracks down in Glen Innes earlier this year. Whilst the final product is still yet to be completed (owing partly to the distance between artist and producer...!), I have uploaded one of the new tracks on my soundcloud page. It's a song called "Perfect", and I guess it's about taking time appreciate the things we have.
www.soundcloud.com/rennyfield/perfect
Movember:
A big thanks to everyone who made a donation to Movember in support of the "no-mo", and all of the folks who donated their time to either appear in the videos or help me film them . For those of you who missed it, in order to compensate for my follically-challenged upper lip I uploaded a different cover song each day to youtube. In total we raised a little over 300 pounds in the name of mens' health which I thought was a great effort. The videos all still online if you'd like to take a look (although a few may disappear in the coming weeks....). Here's a link to part 3 - "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne, performed with my brother Matt Field in Barcelona.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx0kRy0GXYE
Finally:
Whilst we're on the subject of thankyous, just a big shout-out to everyone I've met this year, all the musicians I've had the opportunity to perform with, those of you who have taken the time to lend a hand, and anyone else who has been a part of this little journey over the past 12 months. I've had some wonderful opportunities but I couldn't have achieved a fraction of it all if it weren't for the people around me, so cheers to the lot of ya.
I'll be taking a bit of time out heading into the new year, so for once there are no shows to tell you about.... But no doubt that will change in the not too distant future. For the time being, here's hoping you've all had a great Xmas, and wishing you every success in 2012. If you're short a resolution or two, perhaps you could head to San Francisco? Those trams are pretty cool...
See you next year folks.
Cheers,
Renny
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Live in 2011...
1/1 Esher Rugby Club, UK
8/1 Bandon Markets, IRE
9/1 Cosy Cabin, Bantry
15/1 Bandon Markets
16/1 Cosy Cabin, Bantry
14/1 Ma Murphy's, Bantry
23/1 Cosy Cabin, Bantry
2/2 Fireside Sessions, Cork
4/2 Ma Murphy's, Bantry
20/2 Round Robin @ Raval, Sydney, AUS
21/2 Opera Bar, Sydney
23/2 Lizottes, Newcastle
24/2 HIgh Tea, Sydney
25/2 Bondi FM, Sydney
25/2 Round Robin @ Manly Fig, Sydney
27/2 Round Robin @ Brisbane Powerhouse
28/2 The Cavern, Nobbys Beach, Gold Coast
3/3 Port Macquarie Hotel
4/3 Port Macquarie Hotel
5/3 Lambton Food & Wine Fair, Newcastle
5/3 Stag & Hunter, Mayfield
6/3 Tacking Point Tavern, Port Macquarie
7/3 Bondi FM, Sydney
8/3 Cafe Lounge, Surry Hills
9/3 Hollywood Hotel, Surry Hills
13/3 Rozelle Markets, Sydney
13/3 Landsdowne Hotel, Sydney
18/3 Locomotive Hotel, Junee
19/3 Tathra Hotel
20/3 Cobargo Hotel
25/3 Commercial Hotel, Gulgong
26/3 Oriental Hotel, Mudgee
27/3 Tarana Hotel
28/3 Bondi FM, Sydney
2/4 Golden Slipper Carnival, Rosehill
4-17/4 Recording with Kent Eastwood, Glen Innes
18/4 Opera Bar, Sydney
20/4 Sugar Lounge, Manly
24/4 Kings Hotel, Bathurst
25/4 Tarana Hotel
30/4 Brass Monkey, Cronulla
4/5 Lizottes, Dee Why
8/5 Tarana Hotel
11/5 Lizottes, Kincumber
30/5 Opera Bar, Sydney
9/6 Lockside Lounge, Camden, UK
15/6 Castle Hotel, Notting Hill
16/6 Fluid Lounge, Farringdon
19/6 Brixton Windmill
20/6 Lock 17 Bar, Camden
21/6 Cuban Bar, Camden
23/6 Relentless Garage, Islington
27/6 Half Moon, Putney
28/6 Cuban Bar, Camden
29/6 Castle Hotel, Notting Hill
3/6 All stripped down, Archway
5/7 Cuban Bar, Camden
7/7 The Troubadour, London
10/7 The Hobgoblin, Angel
13/7 Castle Hotel, Notting Hill
16/7 Castle Hotel, Notting Hill
17/7 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
18/7 Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
20/7 Queens Head, Brixton
21/7 Worlds End, Finsbury Park
24/7 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
25/7 Lock 17 bar, Camden
26/7 The Troubadour, London
27/7 Miss Q's, Earls Court
27/7 Castle Hotel, Notting Hill
29/7 Vintage Festival, Southbank
30/7 Vintage Festival, Southbank
31/7 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
2/8 Bar Vinyl, Camden
4/8 Arc Bar, Angel
7/8 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
9/8 Lock 17 Bar, Camden
10/8 The Regal Room, Hammersmith
16/8 Balcony TV, Brighton
17/8 Cuban Bar, Camden
19/8 Lockstock festival, Camden
21/8 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
23/8 Boogaloo, Highgate
24/8 Luxe Bar, Spitalfields
25/8 The Troubadour, London
27/8 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Rd
28/8 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
31/8 Cavendish Arms, Stockwell
12/9 Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
13/9 The Troubadour, London
30/9 Esher Rugby Club
4/10 The Good Ship, Kilburn
8/10 Great Railway Tavern, Hornsey
10/10 The Bedford, Balham
12/10 Esher Rugby Club
13/10 The Troubadour, Earls Court
14/10 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Road
15/10 Esher Rugby Club
17/10 Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
18/10 Kings Head, Angel
24/10 Half Moon, Putney
25/10 Cuban Bar, Camden
26/10 Regal Room, Hammersmith
27/10 Worlds End, Finsbury Park
28/10 Castle Hotel, Battersea
29/10 Esher Rugby Club
30/10 Babel, Clapham Junction
4/11 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Road
5/11 Prince of Wales, Battersea
9/11 Lock 17, Camden
9/11 Motherlive, Hoxton
10/11 The Troubadour, London
11/11 Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
12/11 Prince of Wales, Battersea
13/11 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
16/11 The Wheatsheaf, Tooting Bec
18/11 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Road
20/11 Corner Shop Bar, Shoreditch
21/11 Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
22/11 Cuban Bar, Camden
23/11 The Wheatsheaf, Tooting Bec
24/11 Kings Head, Angel
26/11 Prince of Wales, Battersea
1/12 Lockstock Festival, Camden
2/12 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Road
3/12 Prince of Wales, Battersea
4/12 The Roundhouse, Covent Garden
7/12 The Troubadour, London
9/12 Larrick Inn, Putney
10/12 Prince of Wales, Battersea
12/12 Vibe Bar, Brick Lane
16/12 Hereford Arms, Gloucester Road
18/12 The Roundhouse, Covent Garden
