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| Welcome to LongMan Records |
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Welcome to the website of Richard Durrant's LongMan Records. The label features Richard's own recordings as well as those by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Ungagged, Ukulele Rebels, Don Partridge, Herbie Flowers and fellow musicians from the growing LongMan acoustic community.
Within the site you can buy downloads or albums by the featured artistes or our LongMan guests. You can also listen to clips, mixes and interviews. There are some complete tracks available to play for free in the "LongMan Audio Vault" as well as news and gossip about the musicians, great pictures and tickets to buy for gigs.
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| LongMan Songwriters' Adur Festival Show |
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Saturday, May 08 2010 @ 09:10 PM BST
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 Adur Festival at 11.00am Sunday 20 June - LongMan Records Songwriters' Breakfast Club.
The Ropetackle Arts Centre welcomes back regulars from the Airport Club to a Jazz Breakfast style event compered by Mark Allen and Jack Cryer featuring small group performances as well as the LongMan Records house band. Mark & Jack will be joined by The Hofners, Terry Emm, Simon Stewart, Demolition Sky and guests Lindsay & Mike.
Tickets £8 Adults, £2 Children. Ticket office: 01273 464440.
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| New album from John Douglas Clark |
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Thursday, April 15 2010 @ 08:02 AM BST
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April 8th saw the release of a brand new album by John Douglas Clark.
"Unwinder" is a laid back collection of instrumentals. The album launch coincided with a large scale concert of John's compositions which took place at Shoreham's Ropetackle Arts Centre - home to many LongMan activities.
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| Richard Durrant Radio 3 |
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Wednesday, April 07 2010 @ 01:17 PM BST
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 Sarah Walker on BBC Radio 3's "Classic Collection" has just played Richard's track "The Sleep of a King" resulting in many emails to the office here at LongMan Records. So to answer all questions in one go:
The track is on Richard's "Music from the Colourdome" album and was written for his oldest son Django who is now 7. Richard's next gig is with the RPO this Saturday, 10th April, at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley performing the Rodrigo's Aranjuez guitar concerto. He then continues touring around the UK with his solo show "The Guitar Whisperer".
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| Demolition Sky Album Reviews |
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Wednesday, March 31 2010 @ 11:21 AM BST
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Demolition Sky's "1202" receives great reviews in both this month's Acoustic Magazine (April 2010, Issue 40) and Rock n Reel Magazine....
Acoustic Magazine April 2010:
"The sound on this album is intimate and relaxed, with double bass, keyboards and cello supporting Mark and Alistair's twin acoustic guitars and harmony vocals. While this makes the album quiet on a first listen, repeated playing reveals the depth and richness of the music. The ten tracks seem to blend one into the next, like chapters in a book, each phrase contributing to the larger dialogue of the album as a whole. This isn't just a grab bag of random songs: this is definitely a collection, with its own identity and tone. Highlights include the title track's paean to lunar exploration, the small-town alienation of 'Demolition Sky', and the quiet longing for escape that underpins 'Cowboy Song'." Gareth L Powell
Rock N Reel Magazine review March / April 2010
3 Out of 5 stars for '1202' :
'Can I leave this to maybe next year to review, please? No? Oh, well...the thing is that these are not songs you can really say much about on just a few listens. Rather, they're songs that sneak up on you - songs that you don't notice while you're checking your e-mail or feeding the cat, but that later in the day you find yourself humming without really knowing where they came from.
Essentially a duo of Mark Collyer (vocals, guitar, piano) and Alistair Mackie (vocals , guitar, mandolin) but augmented by bass, drums and Hammond, everything here is tasteful, neatly crafted and damn fine. Wrapped in Summer haziness, the two voices float and bob along on a carpet of laid back acoustic guitars, that have more of the West Coast of the US about them than they do of South East England.
Lightly rootsy and understated, Demolition Sky is a band that, with seeming ease, demonstrates that less isn't more: its rather better.' Oz Hardwick
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| Terry Emm Uk Tour Dates |
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Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 04:40 PM GMT
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 Terry Emm who's LongMan debut album has recently been praised on air by legendary BBC Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris, will be taking his unique brand of pastoral-folk music across the UK with the following upcoming dates throughout March, April and May. The bill for these dates includes sets from the much acclaimed troubadour and ex-Mercury Men front man, Jinder and young, upcoming singer-songwriter, Alex Hall.
Terry will be joined for most of these shows by bassist Kevin Reginald Cooke, and the Brighton date will feature guest collaborations from other LongMan artistes. Hope you can make a show!
16TH MARCH- THE BEDFORD, BALHAM- LONDON
29TH MARCH- THE NAGS HEAD- HIGH WYCOMBE
03RD APRIL- THE FROG AND FIDDLE- CHELTENHAM
08TH APRIL- THE FOLK CLUB- BOURNEMOUTH
10TH APRIL- THE CARDIFF ARMS, HIRWAUN- WALES
14TH APRIL- LATEST MUSIC BAR- BRIGHTON
15TH APRIL- ANNIE'S BAR, KENTISH TOWN- LONDON
16TH APRIL- THE STABLES, WAVENDON- MILTON KEYNES
19TH APRIL- KITCHEN GARDEN CAFE- BIRMINGHAM
20TH APRIL- THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER
21ST APRIL- THE WARDROBE, LEEDS
22ND APRIL- THE BOOTLEGGERS, KENDAL
27TH APRIL- THE BRIDGE INN- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
28TH APRIL- THE GRAPEVINE, BEDFORDS- NORWICH
01ST MAY- KONTRA ROOTS CLUB, NORTHAMPTON
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| About LongMan |
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LongMan Records is a record label and community of musician's created by concert guitarist Richard Durrant.
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