The new album ‘Land of Heroes’ will be released April 16th on CD, 180g vinyl and will be available on all the usual mail order, streaming and download platforms. The single release of Eyes of Mercy goes out today Tuesday 6th April.

The album was recorded during five months of lockdown in the summer of 2020. After cancelling my tours and festival appearances I found I suddenly had plenty of time to complete the album, time to write a couple more songs and for the first time in my life, a chance to work in the studio with no deadline. The result is ‘Land of Heroes’, a collection of songs and instrumental tunes, loosely strung together on the theme of heroes, Who are the heroes of today? Whistleblowers, nurses, friends, ordinary people, as well as some more classical heroes. There is a nordic thread running through it too.

I recorded all the tracks at home in Sweden in a log cabin close to the forrest, I sometimes saw deer walking past the window. I had a little help from some friends too, Rowan Godel contributed some lovely singing which we did online, and my old friend Al Scott again acted as my executive producer and mixed the album in Brighton. Wonderful photos again thanks to Kerstin Maier.

I have two tours coming up and I am keen to get out on the road again now. For full info see the live dates page.

Germany 

Fri May 21 Winsen / George’s Farm 

Sun May 23 Bremen / SVB-Skippertreff matinee

Tue May 25 Bremen / Hopfenfänger 

Wed May 26 Osterholz-Scharmbeck El Campo

Thu May 27  Göttingen / Kleiner Ratskeller 

Fri May 28 Hemer / Ebbergkirche

Sat May 29 Herne / museum TBC

Sun May 30 Leverkusen / Notenschlüssel 

Wed June 2 Darmstadt / Goldene Krone

Fri June 4 Waldenburg / Gleis 1 

Sat June 5 Luchow / Satemin Markthof

UK

Thu Jul 1 Haslemere Hall foyer/bar

Sun July 4 London Green Note matinee

Wed July 7 Eastbourne The Lamb 

Thu July 8 Bretforton The Fleece

Fri July 9 Bury St Edmunds Milkmaid

Sat July 10 Alton Holybourne Theatre 

Sun July 11 Rhythm Tree Festival Isle of Wight 

Tues July 13 B’ham Kitchen Garden Café

Wed July 14  Settle Victoria Hall

Thu July 15 Holmfirth house concert

Fri July16 Sunderland The Peacock

Sat July 17 York Black Swan

Here is the first review, from Fatea magazine