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Ruarri Joseph

THEY RUN THE WORLD BUT THEY CAN'T RIDE A BIKE

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'Tales Of Grime And Grit'
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Me on stage with Paolo Nutini and Newton Falkner, performing 'King Of The Swingers' at Rip Curl.
I sing and write songs (hmmm...sounds like a singer songwriter to me!). Having played in a heap of different bands (Jazz, Rock, Cabaret, Punk) I settled on being a soloist due to the fact that it was dead easy to organise rehearsals.I played around for about a year then as if by magic got spotted and signed by the mighty Atlantic Records. I then had a year of playing with everyone from Paolo Nutini and David Gray to Funeral for A Friend and Cake and put a record out called "Tales of Grime and Grit". After a year of that, the major label thing didn't feel like the right road for me the time. No regrets having done it though as I've made some genuine friends and learnt enough to be able to try and stand on my own two feet for the time being.I figure that I still love music and want to write and play, but I want to do it on my terms and if that means less money, then so be it. So I've left Atlantic and decided to have a go at it all myself with some of the new contacts I've met over the year. I'm aslo a realist and want to make a career out of music...but not by kissing peoples arses!So the struggle begins again but this time with more determination and a grounding that means if I fail, atleast I can hang on to my dignity!A CAMEL IS A HORSE DESIGNED BY COMITTEE!
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Member Since: 2/7/2006
Band Website: ruarrijoseph.co.uk
Band Members: It's me but I have some friends that play too...



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Sounds Like: It sounds old in style but modern in substance.
Record Label: none
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tour diary PART SEVEN

EDINBURGH I knew I was in Edinburgh because I stepped off the bus and a drunk man with a beard down to his knees shouted across at me "Get a f**kin' haircut!"  I was thinking the same thing, thou...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Thu, 01 May 2008 10:20:00 PST

tour diary PART SIX

INVERNESS The whole crew had a day off today aswell so it was a really good chance to just hang out.  Seth, Cousin Paul (who does the merch) and myself went out for lunch/breakfast in a little fr...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:18:00 PST

tour diary PART FIVE

SHREWSBURY AND ON... Tired in shrewsbury.  Having a day off sometimes sends you a bit hay wire as the momentum suddenly stops and you don't know what to do with yourself.  Myself and Seth we...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:05:00 PST

tour diary PART FOUR

Salisbury and a day off in Birmingham: Woke up and looked out of the tiny window in my bunk to see another brick wall to welcome me to salisbury.  Didn't get loads of sleep and woke up early so I...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:40:00 PST

tour diary PART THREE

C-C-C-Cardiff! I love cardiff as a city so it's always a pleasure returning there.  The gig was nice and busy and once again, a load of people I've met before showed up and I ended up in the SU b...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:35:00 PST

tour diary PART TWO

Nottingham:  I was reminded again how small the world is in Nottingham.  I've only been there twice but I bumped into so many people that I knew it was a bit unnerving!  There was Pete ...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:38:00 PST

tour diary PART ONE

So begins my first tour of this year, with no record label but plenty of enthusiasm! Plymouth: My new e.p.'s were meant to be printed and ready for this date, but I found out the day before that they ...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST

GIG CANCELLED

Hi, just to let anyone who was planning on going to the southsea firestation gig on 23rd May, it's no longer taking place.  Sure I'll be around that area at some other point in the near future th...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:44:00 PST

CORNISH LIVE MUSIC AWARDS

So what’s happened is, there’s been a decision made as to who should be in the top four male solo artists for the cornwall live music awards.  And as it happens, I am one of them!&nbs...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:46:00 PST

NEW START, NEW TUNES

So sorry again for the distance between myself and my page.  Despite the lack of label I've been extra busy of late.  Actually, that's probably DUE to a lack of label!  I've finally go...
Posted by Ruarri Joseph on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 PST