HALLOWE’EN 15 #halloween15

[Photograph] Creepy hand courtesy of gratisography.com

Has it really been two years since this all started? Another Hallowe’en is upon us and it marks our second anniversary as a live band except that (and you may have picked up on this) we have not actually been performing for quite a few months. We had our reasons but this is all about to change now as we approach our third year of gigging with more than a little Hoodoo and charm.

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FABRILY T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER #braverthancancer

Martin (guitar), Paul (drums) and Adam (bass) on the sofa at rehearsals, wearing their #braverthancancer T-shirts.

Once upon a time, Braver than Fiction had an idea for a Jekyll and Hyde themed ‘Transformation’ T-shirt so our intrepid keyboard player (and secret fashionista) Jason took the plunge and had one made; there were a lot of “oohs” and “aahs” and the intention was to have armfuls of them produced but, for that time, it remained the only one…

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DO NOT DROWN THE DIVA

[Photograph] "King of Crows" video still

If Mel is stolidly explaining to someone that she simply cannot lay down in a potentially pathogen-laden stream in the middle of industrial Yorkshire, during a particularly bitterly cold March then you can be reasonably certain that it is not going to be a normal day, by any standards.

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