Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, BBC Oxford, Dave Gilyeat, Fresh on the Net, Oxford, Oxford music
My new solo EP ‘Digitally’ has received some lovely support in recent weeks. Firstly, I appeared on this week’s edition of the ever-supportive BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire, where I chatted with Dave Gilyeat about the EP and some of the classic actors who have inspired my songs. If you missed the broadcast, the episode is available as a podcast on the BBC Sounds app: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09vqyyk
I also submitted a track to Fresh on the Net, where it was chosen by readers as a Fresh Fave. Louise Toal from the FotN team gave ‘Carole Lombard’ a lovely review on the blog. I highly recommend checking out all the Fresh Faves here: https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2021/09/faves416/
The EP also got a lovely review in the September issue of Nightshift: http://nightshiftmag.co.uk/2021/sep.pdf
Thanks to everyone who has spread the word and/or bought the EP so far. It’s performing well by my humble standards, but every recommendation makes a difference, so if you’ve enjoyed the music, please do consider sharing it with friends – or if you didn’t like it, consider sharing it with enemies! Either way, the Bandcamp link is here: https://bugprentice.bandcamp.com/album/digitally
~ Ally
Filed under: Downloads, Internet, Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, Bug Prentice, EP, Jonathan Clayton, Lee Miller, Mark Cawthra, Oxford, Ruth Goller, Stanislaw Lem, Stephen Gilchrist
Our new EP is out now. You can listen for free on bandcamp, or pay for a download if you’re feeling fancy. All money goes towards future Bug Prentice / Ally Craig recordings.
The songs are as follows:
- Couldn’t Tell You
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. - Lee Miller
Inspired by model-turned-artist Lee Miller*, her turbulent relationship with Man Ray, her traumatic career as a war photographer, and her subsequent retirement in the English countryside.
(*not to be confused with Trainspotter-turned-Sherlock, Jonny Lee Miller.)
- Naamloos
Instrumental. Naamloos is Dutch for “nameless”, i.e. untitled. I know this despite not speaking Dutch.
- Don’t Be That Dude
A message to dudes everywhere: If you are a dude, please don’t be THAT dude.
- Sally Six
Instrumental. A tribute to “The Sixth Sally, or How Trurl and Klapaucius Created a Demon of the Second Kind to Defeat the Pirate Pugg” – a short story from The Cyberiad, by the Polish science fiction author Stanislaw Lem.
The EP features the usual Bug Prentice suspects (Ally Craig, Ruth Goller, Stephen Gilchrist), plus guest cello from Jon Clayton on Naamloos. It was recorded by the aforementioned Jon Clayton at One Cat Studio in Brixton, and was mastered by Mark Cawthra. All songs written by Ally Craig.
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Ally has been interviewed about Bug Prentice twice recently.
Firstly, he did an audio interview for The Mu Mu Who’s Who, a podcast about musician’s musicians. It can be heard on soundcloud here.
Secondly, a written interview for Disability Horizons, covering how disability affects and informs his music-making. It can be read on the Disability Horizons website here.
More Bug Prentice news is coming soon.
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, Awkward Actors, Bug Prentice, Liam Martin, music video, Nicholas Ray, Ruth Goller, Stephen Gilchrist
Ahead of next month’s download single release, here’s the new music video for Nicholas Ray. It was directed in suitably noir-ish fashion by Liam Martin, starring Shan Sriharan and a cast of Awkward Actors.
We are also reviewed and ‘introduced’ in the March 2015 edition of Oxford’s music paper, Nightshift.
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Childish Things, Helen & Douglas House, Oxford
Did you miss the Childish Things concerts in Oxford this Tuesday and Wednesday? Do you want to contribute to Helen & Douglas House? Watch the video below to find out about the great work done by H&DH, then you can make a donation via text message.
Text message donations only work for phones on UK networks, but there are other ways to donate.
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, Bug Prentice, james maddren, live music, london, Oxford, Ruth Goller, vortex, vortex jazz, vortex jazz club, youtube
Many thanks to everyone who came to the Vortex to see us and Big Cat on Saturday. We had a great time, and the audience was lovely and fluffy and wonderful.
I was able to capture some video footage of the set. Here it is, you lucky people.
Not Yet:
A Train then a Train then a Train:
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Bug Prentice, musicinoxford, Oxford, podcast
The latest podcast from the MusicInOxford team features “Ceilidh Dancer,” one of the new demos we’ve been working on. The podcast is available on MusicInOxford.co.uk and iTunes.
My solo session for MusicInOxford will also be uploaded soon.
Filed under: Internet | Tags: Ally Craig, Attitude is Everything, BBC, BBC Ouch!, Bug Prentice, Cathy Raey, disability, Disability Now, Glastonbury, interview, Liz Carr, Simon Minty
That Glastonbury Attitude
Ally Craig interviewed in Disability Now
Last week I spoke to Cathy Raey about Bug Prentice, my links with Attitude Is Everything and the run-up to playing Glastonbury. You can now read the interview in Disability Now. Perhaps the excessive exclamation marks undermine my deadpan nature, but at least my nervous laughs and awkward silences are also omitted.
BBC Ouch! podcast
Disability talk show, includes phone interview with Ally Craig and music by Bug Prentice
I also spoke to Liz Carr and Simon Minty for the BBC Ouch! podcast. The interview begins around the 50 minute mark, if you’re the impatient type. The quickfire questions were a little awkward, but at least the show has a rousing musical finale.
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, Attitude is Everything, Bug Prentice, Club Attitude, Colin Somervell, Edgar Post, Glastonbury, Phil Hartman
This weekend Bug Prentice played at the infamous Glastonbury Festival, blowing the minds of literally tens of people. Fortunately we had the good sense to record the momentous occasion for posterity, so here’s a little song about the sorely-missed Phil Hartman.
Avid Bug Prentice fans may notice some new faces in this video. Ruth and Stephen were otherwise engaged but, this being football season, we brought in substitutes: Colin Somervell (bass) and Edgar Post (drums). Good game, lads.
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The latest podcast from BBC’s disability website Ouch! features music from your very own Ally Craig. Hosted by Mat Frazer and Kiruna Stamell, the podcast also features an interview with comedian Josh Blue and some fascinating information about guide horses for the blind. Listen to the podcast here.
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