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New album in preparation

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Hope the summer is treating you nicely! Just a little update here to say that Fred has been busy writing a bunch of new tunes lately and the trio are planning to go into the studio in the early autumn to record. The new material is very different from the mood of "Hedgehogs & Elephants" - for some previews of the new tunes and updates about the album's progress, watch this space and make sure to join the Fred Kinbom mailing list if you are not already on it.

CD prize draw winners

Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

In the prize draw for a copy of the "Hedgehogs & Elephants" CD, the five winners are:

Walter in Western Australia.
Eric in Texas, USA.
Ken in Lewes, UK.
Becki in California, USA.
Lenny in California, USA.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to each and everyone who voted in the Storm The Charts campaign (which is still running, but the voting system has changed, so supporting a particular artist is not possible anymore) for your support!

For anyone else who may want a copy of "Hedgehogs & Elephants", the webshop is always open here on this very website. ;-)

Vote for "Isolation Song" in Storm The Charts campaign

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

22 April update: Thanks a lot to everyone who voted in the first round! "Isolation Song" was #36 of all 573 tracks in number of votes. But it did not go through to round two in the first week, due to the nature of the group-of-5-knockout-system of voting. Now the voting system has been changed, with random polls of 5 tracks, and no direct links to specific part-taking artists in the polls. To support this project, go to http://stormthecharts.com to listen to and vote for independent music in the Storm The Charts campaign.

Here is a short "campaign video" for "Isolation Song":

Many, many thanks for your support! Shortly, five winners of a free copy of Fred Kinbom's album "Hedgehogs & Elephants" will be randomly selected from those who voted and e-mailed to take part in the draw during the first week of the campaign!

Video from Fred Kinbom Trio gig last week

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

A video from Fred Kinbom Trio's set at the show with The Muel and The Moulettes last week. Enjoy!

Many a Man / Igelkott single - new download!

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

"Many a Man" - a brand new recording by the Fred Kinbom Trio, backed by a previously unreleased version of "Igelkott" (with some beautiful fiddle playing by Nick Pynn) is released today to raise money for a good friend who had a motorcycle accident last week. Thankfully he is alive and will recover eventually, but he has broken his right leg in four places and also his left hand. He is a self-employed tradesman and he will not be able to work for 6 months at least. So, we thought that "every little helps", and Jim, Sam and I recorded "Many a Man" on Tuesday night, and have now made it available as a digital download, to raise some money to help my friend out. My sister Anna Kinbom made the artwork.

The two-track single costs only Â£1 and all proceeds will go to my friend, to make at least a small but positive difference in his unfortunate and difficult situation.

To buy the single, please go to the "Shop" page and click on the PayPal button there. The two songs will be e-mailed to your PayPal registered e-mail, or any other e-mail address you wish (just mention it as a note with the payment).

Many thanks for your support!

A trailer video:

BBC live session video

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

A video from the Fred Kinbom Trio live BBC radio session from 29 November 2009.

Gig with Bob Brozman and Tom Doughty

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Thanks to everyone who came to the slide extravaganza in Brighton last night with Bob Brozman, Tom Doughty and my little trio - you were a lovely audience and made it a great night! :-)

Cheers,

Fred

Back from New York! And BBC live session coming up

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

I am just back from a fantastic week in New York City where I had a great time playing my first US gigs, meeting lots of lovely people and discovering the marvelous beers of the Brooklyn Brewery. :-)

The Fred Kinbom Trio will perform live on BBC radio's "South:Live" show this coming Sunday (29 November). We will play four songs live on the show which runs 19:00-21:00 UK time. You can tune in online through the BBC iPlayer at www.bbc.co.uk/sussex (just click on the "listen live" button) from anywhere in the world, or on your radio locally (frequencies listed in the calendar here on my website).

For some more BBC action, tune into "Late Junction" on BBC Radio 3 where they will play a track from "Hedgehogs & Elephants" on Thursday 3 December - www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/latejunction/.

Also - as a Christmas special I am offering a shipping discount on direct album orders of more than one CD, right up until 24 December! So feel free to give "Hedgehogs & Elephants" to all your friends and family this winter! :-) Just send me an e-mail through the contact page here on the website telling me how many copies you would like.

All the best,

Fred

Tickets on sale for slide guitar extravaganza with Bob Brozman, Tom Doughty and Fred Kinbom!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Please see gigs section for details and get your tickets soon for the 2 December concert in Brighton - this will be a very special night! Tickets are available from the Komedia box office and via the link below:

http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/shows/2009/12/2/

"Hedgehogs & Elephants" now available also through CD Baby and iTunes!

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"Hedgehogs & Elephants" is now available also through CD Baby - the worlds largest online distributor of independent music - and iTunes!

CD Baby (CD and digital download): http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fredkinbom1

iTunes (digital download only): http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hedgehogs-elephants/id332477075