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If you have not yet seen the shortlists for the 2013 Grierson British Documentary Awards, check out the nominees here.
Up for best newcomer is ‘Love and Death In City Hall’ by Director Guy King (Erica Starling Productions) and with music by our very own Dominic de Grande.
Detailing the many comings and goings in Belfast City Hall, the programme first aired on BBC1 in Northern Ireland in spring of this year and was recently shown on BBC4 in the rest of the UK.
“Best documentary of the week, probably the month and very likely the year, film-maker Guy King’s criminally under publicised observational collage of events at the register office at Belfast City Hall is an example of how powerful, not to mention how poignant, television can be in the right hands. There’s no narrator, just people. Tears will fall. Worthy of every award going.” Mike Bradley, The Observer
Check out some clips from the documentary via BBC iPlayer here and read some of the press coverage on the documentary here.
“Vol. 3 Sine/Cure” is the new album by Paul Cook & The Chronicles and the third in less than 12 months from the London born songwriter.
The album is available now (Grandpa Stan Records) from all major music download and streaming services and as a specially priced bundle from iTunes for £4.99 GBP / €5.99 EUR / $6.99 USD here.
The track is available from all major download stores and music streaming services worldwide, (download/preview ‘LNOE’ on iTunes here).
Accompanying ‘LNOE’ is a video by Mat Whitecross, (Spike Island, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll), featuring Ray Winstone and Lesley Manville and set against the backdrop of Whitecross’ new film noir ‘Ashes’, (download/preview ‘Ashes’ on iTunes here).
Paul Cook & The Chronicles new 3 track Single/EP “I’ll Forgive You” is out now (STAN024DB).
As a taster diffuser.fm are offering the lead track as a free download from their website here.
The EP features “I’ll Forgive You” (taken from forthcoming new album Sine/Cure – Volume 3), along with non album exclusives “Seasons Run” and “Four Little Words” and is available on all major download/streaming stores and as a bundle on iTunes for £1.29GBP/$1.99USD/€1.49EUR here.
‘LNOE’, the forthcoming single by The High Wire, is now available to stream (direct link here). The single is released on 29 July. More to follow.
Check out the recent Paul Cook & The Chronicles live session with Dermot O’Leary on BBC Radio 2.
Listen again via the BBCR2 website until 1 June here
Tracks played: ‘Ships Pass’ & ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’ (A-Ha cover).
Jude Street 