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20th December 2006

HAPPY YULE Y'ALL!

We hope you are having a splendid festive season. As a small token of our thanks, please click on the link to receive your Christmas card. Don't forget to open your card and read inside..!

Click here for your Isamcard!

Failing that, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support in 2006, and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

All the very best
Chris, Jude and Em x

11th September 2006

In a Herculean effort to be the most re-designed site on the web, isambarde.co.uk has been um… re-designed.
For those that may be interested (this is people who get kicks from reading computer manuals, so very few I should imagine) the site is now web standards compliant with massively improved accessibility. If you are really interested head on over to http://www.w3.org and have a read. Oh, it also looks better. Let us know what you think! Site designed by sugarytea

1st August 2006

Isambarde are super-chuffed to announce that they will be supporting the lovely Phil Beer for a run of dates in 2006/2007. Keep watching this space as gigs will be added as and when. Confirmed so far are: Tewkesbury Roses Theatre, Ely Folk Club, Hitchin Folk Club, Ebbesbourne Wake and the Bristol Folk House. In addition, Phil will be opening for us(!) in August this year at the delightful Bridge Inn, Topsham - so get your real ales in early!

2nd June 2006

BARNSTORMING HAS ARRIVED! IT'S HERE! IT'S OUT ETC...!

Our intrepid roadie has returned from the pressing plant with many copies of the new Isambarde album!
All preorders are being sent out as we type and should arrive shortly...
If you wish to purchase Barnstorming - and you should as our intrepid roadie reckons it really is very good - then visit the shop

17th May 2006

Barnstorming update:

The full tracklisting for the new album is as follows:

01. A Miner's Lifeguard
02. The Bold Fusilier
03. High Germany
04. I Wish
05. Farewell To The Gold
06. Lily Of Barbary
07. The Wounded Hussar
08. Old Bones
09. Farewell, Farewell
10. The Hard Times Of Old England/The Kesh Jig

You can view the full artwork for the album in the Discography section.

16th May 2006

***STOP PRESS***

To herald the arrival of Isambarde’s new opus ‘Barnstorming’ (available at the end of May), the website has had a bit of an overhaul.

Among the new features is the addition of an Isambarde shop! It is now possible to obtain shiny plastic discs of music using shiny bits of plastic (or credit cards). There have also been whispers within the band, of the possibility of t-shirt shaped merchandise items…

Keep watching!

8th May 2006

Exciting new projects ahoy!

Isambarde will be teaming up with Vicki Swan (Scottish smallpipes, flute, double bass) and Jonny Dyer (Guitar, piano accordion) to form an exhilarating new big band. We’d all been batting the idea around for a while, until the organiser of Miskin Folk Festival thought it would be a good idea (seeing as how we were all booked there) to join up for a group effort on the Sunday night concert - eek! We managed to snatch an emergency rehearsal an hour or so before the gig. Somehow, the event was a success, and it fired us all up to do it again; erm, this time with advanced notice and a little more rehearsal time! The big band has yet to be named – any suggestions gratefully received.

Keep an eye on our gig list (and/or Vicki and Jonny’s) for further details...

In other news:

Isambarde will be going all 21st Century. Watch out for new methods of buying our album via PayPal, and possible ways of downloading our old deleted album – coming soon!

and finally...

OK. ok... revised estimated new-album-arrival-time is end of May - fingers crossed!

9th March 2006

We thought you might want to know that the new Is-album (although still not ready) has now got itself a name. 'Barnstorming'. You may also want to know that at least one year behind the rest of the gigging world, Isambarde has finally cottoned on, and got itself a 'MySpace'. If you're not sure what one of those is, then go to www.myspace.com/isambarde and have a look. It is still under construction, so please be patient with it!

24th January 2006

Phew! Almost there... February is album mixing month. If all goes well, we are hoping that the new album will be available mid April. We have some super-hot guest musicians appearing on the album - although we're going to keep you guessing so that you buy a copy! Oh alright: if you look really hard, it says who, somewhere on the website..!

P.S. Happy New Year n' all that.

12th October 2005

*STOP PRESS*

Isambarde are spending the long dark weekends of October and beyond back in the small cosy studios at Blue Moon. As always, chocolate, strong coffee and roll ups are the order of the day. If you have any ideas for an album title, then we would direct you to the joys of the Isambarde discussion forum (see menu button on left) where you will be free to vent, philosophise and blather to your hearts content. As you are no-doubt already aware, venting, philosophising and blathering are what Isambarde do best. Ta ta for now.

17th April 2005

*Festival Newsflash from Saul Canal Festival & Folk on the Water Weekend*
The festival on line shop is now open. Here is the opportunity for all festival fans to purchase in advance their Folk on the Water - Full Weekend All Inclusive Wristbands @ £20.00 per adult. All other wristbands for daytime or separate evenings can only be purchased on site and then only on a space permitting basis. Best get in soon!
Festival contact number 01453 766751 www.junctionevents.org.uk

11th April 2005

Hello, we have been having some problems with the mailing list and as such, anyone who attempted to join in the last two weeks might have had their form sucked into the ether never to be seen again...
If you have joined the mailing list in the last fortnight could you please do so again just so we are sure that we have your details.
Sorry for the inconvenience

25th November 2004

Hello out there...

There has been a slight re-design to the site including some whizzy new graphics! Our favourite addition to the site can been found on the CONTACT page. Artist Sarah Tann-Watson created stunningly detailed and alarmingly accurate reproductions of Chris, Emily and Jude at work using the "biro on back of flyer" medium.

24th October 2004

*Sniff* Cloudstreet have gone back to Oz... Isambarde will try not to sulk too much as they will (hopefully) be back next summer - phew! However, lest we not forget them, Cloudstreet have kindly given us a quote to add to our publicity material (Note to Nicole and John: you can have your tenner when you come back to the UK - ha!)

"Isambarde sing and play with a fabulous energy and an amazing array of musical talents. Fiddle, guitar and oboe sustain their voices through a wonderful collection of songs and tunes. We love their music (and they're good fun to boot!)."
Cloudstreet

14th September 2004

Hello!
Thought that you might like to know that isambarde.co.uk now has a forum!
Therefore, if you have an urge to impart words of wisdom and advice or have some useful grooming tips then follow the link that says ‘DISCUSSION FORUM’ (located at the left hand side of the page) and get typing. We are at an ‘experimental’ stage to see if it is going to be popular, we want it to be so invite everyone you know!

9th September 2004

*STOP PRESS*

Vin Garbutt has asked Isambarde to be support band for his annual bash in Middlesbrough Town Hall. After coming to, the band agreed that they could fit a trip to Middlesbrough into their busy schedules, although Chris would have to cancel his yearly bath. In an attempt to maintain a VG stalking campaign, the band will also be following him to The Davy Lamp Folk Club where they may perpetrate a floorspot.

For their next trick, Isambarde are playing a double bill with the unstoppable Cloudstreet at the Fletch Folk Club on Tuesday the 14th of September along with surprise guests Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer (except they're not surprise guests anymore because we've just told you!) Support will be provided by the estimable Mr Malc Gurnham and it will doubtless end in all of us playing something together (hopefully the same song). Cloudstreet are heading back Down Under in October so this is one of the last chances you'll have to see them while they're still cheap, as Jacey Bedford's taken them over for next summer. Isambarde also need cash as we're saving up to send Jude to Lilliput on holiday so she can feel big for a couple of weeks. Please tell all of your friends and relatives, and if you're so inclined, please toddle on down yourselves!

Overall, it's been a hectic but fun and rewarding summer festival season. We would all like to thank the festival organisers, audience members, fellow performers (notably Cloudstreet, Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, Vin Garbutt and PJ Wright), friends, family and everyone who has helped us along the way. On a foody note, special thanks goes out to the Burrito people who kept the band going through many a festival hunger!

Cheers all
Jude, Chris and Emily x

5th June 2004

Our gig history has been updated to include web links to clubs and festivals we have played so far (go to the gigs page and click on the view the gig history button on the right of the page). If your club/event doesn't have a link or if your website details have changed, let us know so that our website fairy can weave its electronic magic... mail@isambarde.co.uk

Isambarde's next outing is at Coventry's FREE arts and music festival, Godiva. Isambarde will be kicking off the Sunday concert (1pm) at The Rootz Tent and will be spending the rest off the festival wandering around (no doubt near the beer tent) in medieval costume in conjunction with the Lives, Times and Tales Tent. Despite the name of the festival and due to popular demand, Isambarde will be keeping their clothes resolutely on for the duration of the Godiva weekend! www.godivafestival.co.uk

2nd June 2004

All those lucky people who make it to The Tin Angel in Coventry on the 9th of June will witness Lorna (ex Isambarde) and Chris (sadly still with us - we can't get rid of the old mucker) performing their original material and a few covers. It looks set to be a fantastic (and free) evening, so arrive early because Jude from the band will already be hogging the minimal sofa space...

22nd March 2004

*STOP PRESS*
Isambarde are booked for the Bridgnorth Folk Festival!

Ahem, that's all the band want to say about that... cor!

3rd March 2003

The nice people at www.covfolk.co.uk have made the Isambarde website their website of the month! Congratulations to us and well done Markie P!

Don't forget to keep checking our online gigs diary, new dates are being added all the time. Isambarde's next outing is on the 7th of March at top venue The Marr's Bar in Worcester (supporting Bob Fox the geordie singer songwriter supremo). click here to find out more (go on, you know you want to)...

31st January 2004

You can now listen to (or download if you are so inclined) two tracks from Isambarde's new album - Over the Hills and Far Away and Whirly Whorl. Simply head over to the 'press pack' section or click here.

17th January 2004

Welcome to the new website...

We thought we’d spare you the fanfare of bombardes to herald the launch of our the new look www.isambarde.co.uk, so here it is!

Hope you like it. special thanks to Markie P for all his time and hard work - phew. In case you were wondering, not all sections are fully uploaded just yet, so thanks for bearing with us and be sure to check back regularly. any comments or suggestions send them to: mark@isambarde.co.uk

Enjoy your stay!

13th January 2004

*STOP PRESS*
New Isambarde album - Brunel'sKingdom

Isambarde are back in the studio and working hard with producer Mark Lee of Blue Moon Studios on their new opus "Brunel's Kingdom". if all goes to plan, the new album should be ready to roll and on sale for gigs in february. watch this space...

For more information about Blue Moon Studios visit: www.madrigal.connectfree.co.uk

*STOP PRESS*
New Website

Watch out for the imminent launch of the brand spanking new Isambarde website... our designer Markie P has been working round the clock so that the launch will coincide with the release of the new Isambarde album "Brunel's Kingdom".