Hi everyone
We hope you are all well, and that you have had a great start to 2024
It has been a relatively quiet one for us – just a few shows but all the same, hugely enjoyable ones. Maybe some of you came to see us play the great cities of Great Easton, Retford, Calstock, Chidham and Thornton Hough, or attended the MWK solo show in the village of London? If you did, we are sure you will agree that a great time was had by all.
And we are now looking forward to really getting going properly when touring starts more fully this month, kicking off on Wednesday in Germany and then onto Holland, followed by a run of UK shows in March and April, before heading to Ireland and Scandinavia in May, and onto to Scotland and Newcastle (hurrah, it has been too long) in July.
GERMANY / THE NETHERLANDS
We are excited to be playing some new venues in Germany on the March tour, but also looking forward to making a welcome return to Celle and Berlin, and also Leiden and Grootschermer in The Netherlands..
Here are all the live ticket links for the German and Dutch shows, and the tour poster below:
Wed 6th Mar
Celle (D) – Kunst & Buhne
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Thu 7th Mar
Erlenbach a. Main (D) – Beavers
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Fri 8th Mar
Ilmenau (D) – Kleinkunstbühne Ilmenau-Roda
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Sat 9th Mar
Benthe, Hannover (D) – Benthe.Mitte
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Sun 10th Mar
Berlin (D) – The Fahrradkell
Tickets via Alexander, email heller.elspass@googlemail.com
Tue 12th Mar
Maria Lacche, Mendig (D) – Klostergastsatte
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Thu 14th Mar
Leiden (NL) – QBus
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Fri 15th Mar
Magdeburg (D) – Volksbad Buckau c/o Frauenzentrum Courage
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Sat 16th Mar
Grootschermer (NL) – Museum Nic Jonk
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UK & IRELAND
Late March and early April continues with assorted one-nighters in diverse venues and widespread locations:
- A converted church/arts centre in Penzance
- a concert room in a Somerset hotel
- a village hall in Cumbria
- the grand St Georges Hall in the Midlands
- and the iconic Leeds Irish Centre.
While the Irish tour includes return visits to two of our favourite festivals, Belfast Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival and the Kilkenny Roots Festival – always an amazing weekend, even if it does take a few days to recover.
Below are a few posters for the upcoming shows:
SCANDINAVIA
After Ireland we head north for 5 shows in Scandinavia. We have been visiting the stunning country of Norway for many years, and are thrilled to be back in Oslo, Harestua and Halden in May, but we are also delighted to be playing again in Sweden and Denmark, and especially our first MDC show in Copenhagen.
Dates confirmed so far. More will be announced in the coming weeks
Thur May 23
Oslo – Abelone Kjøkken
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Fri May 24
Harestua – Kulturbruket Gamleskolen
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Sat May 25
Halden – Kulturhuset
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Sun May 26
Copenhagen – Råhuset
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Tue May 28
Malmo – Medley
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SUMMER – JULY
We are also excited to announce some new summer shows, which have just gone on sale, along with festivals too;
Friends in the North East and in Scotland, we are delighted to be heading your way in July. It has certainly been far too long since we played Newcastle. Tickets are on sale now for the following shows;
Thu 25th July
Broughty Ferry – St Mary’s Church
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Fri 26th July
Kirriemuir – The Wee Bear
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Sat 27th July
Belladrum Festival
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Sun 28th July
Newcastle – The Cumberland Arms (afternoon show)
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SUMMER – AUGUST
And then in August we will be playing The Long Road Festival. Exact stage time still TBC but it will be on the Sunday and may include a gospel element to the live set, specially for the occasion. So, Long Road attendees, we will see you in church.
Sun 25th August
Northampton – The Long Road Festival
https://www.thelongroad.com/
NEW MUSIC
Writing songs for a new album has been a slow process of late. We had hoped that we’d have the new album finished by now but for whatever reason the songs have not been flowing. Life has kind of got in the way but things are changing and new material is starting to come.
We will be road testing some the new songs in the coming weeks. So, if you want to hear what we have been cooking up, get along to a live show.
BACK IN STOCK
We have a number of items back in stock, including MDC albums on vinyl and even a few copies have surfaced of our two gorgeous Records Store Day 10 inch EP’s.
We also have the retro cool MDC bumper stickers back in stock. You can buy them individually, in multiples at a reduced rate, or get one free with any order over £12.
OUR PLACE OR YOURS
We have received a number of enquires recently, asking if we would play a private concert, either as part of a celebration event, private party etc, or an intimate concert for you and invited guests.
This is something we have done on occasion and are always happy to discuss it, and what the circumstances are. In the first instance, just send a message via the ‘contact’ page on the website, or an email to info@mydarlingclementinemusic.co.uk, or send a message over social media (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) and we can get the ball rolling to try and make it happen.
DONATE
Thanks to those of you who have recently donated to our ongoing need for funds.
Although we are touring as much as possible, we are always in need of funding to support special projects and recordings, particularly since COVID-19.
As we start to make a new album, any and all donations towards the recording budget would be gratefully received. Thank you.
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OK, that is all for now. We look forward seeing you all soon at a show in the coming weeks. Any requests, send them over.
Yours in music,
Lou & Michael