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12/12/12 : Christmas Wrapping - free download

Presenting... 'Christmas Wrapping' - our cover version of the Christmas classic by The Waitresses. Hope you like it! You can download it for free from our bandcamp page: http://thelostcavalry.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-wrapping-the-waitresses-cover

Please share the video on Facebook and Twitter so that more people hear our music! Here's the direct link to it: http://youtu.be/ibkYE6nbGxQ.

Have a happy Christmas everyone! We're off to eat mince pies and add the finishing touches to our album which will finally be out next year - lots of exciting things planned for 2013!

8/11/12 : Winter gigs 2012

We've booked some new gigs - we're excited to play our new songs to you all! Hope you can come...

18/11/2012 - Folk & Dagger, Zigfrid Von Underbelly, Hoxton
25/11/2012 - Patch & The Giant's Sunday Fete, The Boogaloo
14/12/2012 - Christmas Party - Offline Club, The Albert, Brixton
16/01/2013 - Folkroom Records, Queens Head, Kings Cross

7/8/12 : The Lost Cavalry in the studio

...album on the way (slowly!).

6/8/12 : Desert Tracks on LeeFestTV

Here's a little video we recorded backstage at LeeFest this year - thanks to the LeeFest guys for having us play.

16/7/12 : Summer 2012

LeeFest was fun, we played a good set and were asked to record two live acoustic sessions too for LeeFest TV and for The 405, we'll let you know when they're online. For The 405's one we played a new song 'Stare Out To Sea'.

We've not got any more gigs planned for a while as after next week Jonny's off to Japan for a while and Oliver and Nick have also got some time away in other countries. We'll be using our time wisely though and finishing off a bunch of new recordings so that by the end of the summer we have a full album of tracks ready, then we can start thinking about how to get it released...

First though, we're back into Soup studios (again!) this week to record a track called 'Stars Are Ripe' with Giles. Soup studios is a bit adictive, it's such a good studio now in it's new location at Limehouse - it's new but it feels like it's been established there for many years.

18/6/12 : LeeFest 2012

We're playing at LeeFest in a couple of week's time on Sat 30th on the Wonderland stage... Details here. Tickets are on sale and not very expensive! It'll be our only gig for a while as we get our album recorded. x

21/5/12 : Knickers - My Baby's Just A Baby

As well as playing in The Lost Cavalry, Jonny and I also play in a band called Knickers, also featuring Dan from Pocketbooks and Simon of legendary Fortuna Pop band The Loves (RIP), and with the wonderful Sarah Eisenfisz on vocals. I play keyboards in the band in the style of someone waving their hands around and hoping for the best. Our first EP is out today on Elefant Records (available on iTunes today, and on limited edition 7" red vinyl very soon) and has already been played a load of times by Marc Riley and some other 6 Music shows.

Here's the brilliant video for the lead EP track 'My Baby's Just A Baby' directed by Laura Clarke...

The EP is available now on iTunes and soon on vinyl from Elefant. Mark.x

1/5/12 : Booked Out - Out Now on DVD and CD

Last year Derek and I wrote the soundtrack to the motion picture, 'Booked Out' - the film is now available to buy on DVD or stream - full details here: www.bookedoutfilm.com. There's also the option to stream the film and be sent a copy of the soundtrack on CD...

Additionally, the soundtrack is now available on iTunes and places like Amazon mp3. Plus you can still buy it directly from us from our band shop (which is cheaper and more of the money goes to us!). You can also buy the album on CD from our band shop.

18/4/12 : Get Right!

We're writing and recording at the moment, it's all very exciting. I've been trying out recording my vocals at different times of the day and after different things, and I think I might actually sound best when I have a hangover. I will need to carry out more experiments...

We're not doing many gigs at the moment but our next one is at the launch night of a new clubnight in Kings Cross called Get Right! It's free entry and should be a good night... also playing are Slides and Greater Varsa then DJ's until 4... There's even a Facebook event right here.

Over and out, Mark.x

5/4/12 : Laura Gibson at The Lexington

Next Tuesday (10th) we're supporting the fantastic Laura Gibson at The Lexington, Kings Cross for the London gig of her American and European tour. Tickets are available here - we're on at 8:45, you should come.