1st Album Launch Concert - The Cavern Liverpool 2019
Band (from left to right) Joe Smithson, Jack Hymers, Steph Kennedy, Mark McGann, Dave Ormsby, Reid Anderson, Jesse Eigen. To watch a video promo of this concert click on the video menu at the top of the page or visit
Hi Everyone,
Latest update ahead of ur Kickstarter launch this Thursday 27th April.
I have used the 2019 successful album campaign as the blueprint for this one where possible. This includes the ideas for rewards, add-on, incentives, pledge amounts etc. If there is anything that you feel might be improved further by inclusion of something I haven't thought of or even more up to date or specific to what you learned from the last experience together, let me know once the campaign goes live and I can tweak/hone it together to ensure that it speaks to you and others in the best way possible.
I've also attempted to keep the budget in the same area as the 2019 campaign even though there has clearly been a 10% hike in inflation and the cost of living. This is partly in recognition of the more complex and slightly less 'secure' landscape we currently inhabit post-pandemic etc., and I have made creative decisions designed to cut costs where possible (i.e. choosing to record in Frome rather than London/Liverpool etc) whilst maintaining the necessary quality.
The songs are in really good shape I think. If anything it feels an even stronger pool of ditties than for the last album, and perhaps the enforced sabbaticals of recent years have produced quality fruit from their fallow landscapes? We shall see...
I'm going to cut together a little promo video of the first album launch footage from the Cavern in 2019 to share on the Kickstarter campaign page. This will give those of you who where involved some happy recollections and those who are contemplating joining us on this adventure for the first time, an idea of what went on in our name.
That's it for now. I'll check in again before the official launch on Thursday.
Love,
Mark xxx
Was that really four years ago?!!!!
Hi Mark
Thanks for the email, and I look forward to being on board for this exciting venture. I will also look forward to watching the Video you are putting together. Can't wait until Thursday
All the best
Peter
Can’t wait, and I’m happy to get my mum on board too. Really looking forward to getting involved.
I like to think that the last few years, got us thinking, got us writing more, we felt inspired, yet saw what was going on. Life is such a delicate thread, and we need to use that thread, to help ourselves and others through whatever medium that is possible. 💜