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Henry Priestman

About Me

TO BE ADDED TO HENRY'S MAILING LIST, SEND A BLANK EMAIL TO [email protected] ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... ..Born Hull, UK. Moved to Liverpool in 1975, where first band Yachts supported Sex Pistols in 1977 and signed to Stiff Records to record the cult new-wave classic “Suffice to Say”. Founding member of It’s Immaterial who enjoyed chart success with single 'Driving Away From Home'. Founding member & main song-writer for The Christians who in 80’s/90’s sold 3 million albums on Island Records. Last 10 years also spent producing/co-writing/+ music for film/tv/ads etc....first solo album "The Chronicles of Modern Life", originally released in Sept '08 on Stiff Records (returning to his old label after over 30 years), now re-released on Universal Records (through Island Records, another former home)...who'd'a thought it?!For all enquiries, please contact: [email protected] 020 7631 4645.....
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/29/2007
Band Website: www.henrypriestman.com
Band Members:..
Influences: Or, in some cases, just “Things I Like” as remembered on Feb 1st ‘08 ....Ray Davies/Kinks, Midlake, Shirley Collins’ “Within Sound” box-set, Sufjan Stevens, Curtis Mayfield, Mark Hollis/Talk Talk, 50’s/60’s country music, Brian Wilson/Beach Boys, Joni - especially “Hissing”, Stuart Murdoch/Belle and Sebastian, Bill Fay, Arcade Fire, Bob Dylan, Sigur Ros, “Shawshank Redemption”, Ealing Comedy, Joe Gibbs, The Byrds, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”, Jane Siberry, Roger Eagle, “The Third Man”, Hank Williams, Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers, Four Tops, Oliver James’ “Affluenza”, Larry David/"Seinfeld", Syd Barret/”Piper”, Mary Gaulthier, Arthur Lowe, Johann Johannson, C3’s/Phillicordas (in fact almost any old organ), David Axelrod, “Carlito’s Way”, old Hofners, Bilko, Wurli/Rhodes, George Jones, U-Roy, Stephen Merrit/Magnetic Fields, Suskind’s “Perfume”, Morricone, Laura Veirs, Jason Lytle/Grandaddy, “Midnight Run”, Arthur Brown, “School for Scoundrels”, Sly Stone, early Zappa/Mothers, 40’s-50’s Film Noir, Pentangle, PG Wodehouse, David Bowie, “Quiller Memorandum”, Alastair Sim, S.F.A., Geoffery Household’s “Rogue Male”, La Dusseldorf, Harmonia, Kraftwerk, The Stones with Brian, Peter Hammill/VDGG, “Nuggets”, Ron Sexsmith, Psychedelia, Daft Punk’s “Discovery”, the delgados, Harry Hill, Stevie’s good period “Music of My Mind” to “Songs in the K.o.L.” Buzzcocks’ singles, The Gladiators , Scott 1,2,3,4, Television’s “Marquee Moon”, pianos, Lou Reed/Velvets, Julian Cope, The Beatles, Hull City AFC &, of course, Pop!..................................... Guilty Pleasures: Pilot “January”, First Class “Beach Baby”, Yes ‘s LPs through to “Relayer”, more prog, Toto “Rosanna”, & ”Broadsword calling Danny Boy”!
Sounds Like: " rough-hewn charmâ„¢ " (courtesy Robert Sandall @ The Sunday Times)
Record Label: Island Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

08/05/09... Walker and Bowie

Further to Tuesday's blog.....I was wrong when I said my forthcoming double 'A' side single [The Coolest Dance (is the Irish Jig)"/"Old"] would possibly get it's first airing on Saturday 9th May on BB...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 07:01:00 GMT

05/04/09...new double 'A' side single soon.."Jig/Old"

Just to prove I've not been idle these last few weeks....The other week the record company suddenly suggested finding an extra track that wasn't on the album to use as a promo tool/download/'B' side/w...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 14:10:00 GMT

15/04/09...4 Song BBC Wales session tonight.

The session that I recorded last week for Alan Thompson's BBC Radio Wales will be broadcast tonight at 7pm..if you're not in the Radio Wales area then try this link.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiow...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:05:00 GMT

02/04/09....Henry P, TV & Radio media slag!!

Back in to gigging mode next week (Liverpool Baby Blue Wed 8th, and Swansea Chattery Friday 10th) and also got some (some?..loads!) of interviews to plug said concerts and "Don't You Love Me No More" ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:45:00 GMT

26/03/09..Daily Telegraph interview..and video

From yesterday's Daily Telegraph online..my first face-to-face interview with a journalist since probably the early 90's....plus, on the same page, a video of me doing a rough-hewn" version of "D.Y.L....
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:32:00 GMT

18/03/09......SW in the afternoon..

Steve Wright keeps on playing the single (I think that's 4 or 5 times in the last week)....fantastic...apparently he feels that any song that manages to get the word "operative" into it's lyrics deser...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:47:00 GMT

17/03/09..Hen on Kate on Gabby 5Live..a live liability!

Had a great time on Kate Silverton's BBC 5 Live show on Sunday (she was standing for Gabby Logan).....pleasantly informal and good-humoured...I was wheeled in, a bit of chat, then did my usual shambol...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:10:00 GMT

13/03/09.....Kate Silverton's 5Live show, this Sunday

Had great response to the BBC Breakfast TV interview/performance I did on Wednesday....people seemed to enjoy my impromptu live version of "Grey's the New Blonde" on ukelele (they'll all be playing 'e...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:29:00 GMT

10/03/09.....BBC Breakfast TV, Wed morn

Just heard I've got to shoot down to London tomorrow as, on Wednesday morning, I'm being interviewed on BBC Breakfast TV ...I know very little of what's happening, assume it's to plug the new single "...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:05:00 GMT

08/03/09...Tour #1 over...plus live review

Well, that's my first-ever bunch of solo gigs over...I've had a great time.....didn't know what to expect...would I enjoy it?...would I remember the lyrics and chords? (no, but it didn't matter!)...wo...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:17:00 GMT