tag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2021-11-02T16:36:56+01:00Longsongs Music Limitedfalsetag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/67949542021-11-02T16:36:56+01:002023-10-16T16:48:25+02:00'When The Blues Get You' - a new single to mark The DT Band 40th Anniversary Reunion<p>'When The Blues Get You' - a new song from The DT Band will be released on New Year's Eve 2021. Recorded at Dark Street Studios in Haverfordwest, Wales in September to mark the 40th anniversary of the first DT Band recordings in Sheffield, England in 1981. This is the first collaboration since 2017 when Roger D'Arcy and Kevin Thompson met up in Cardiff, Wales to record the song 'Lines In The Sand'.</p>
<p><br>'When The Blues Get You' - written by Kevin Thompson </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/94366956f22b77737c237918f65714658f367915/original/a50c5b83-c6a2-435a-845b-6376ec974339.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Vocal and acoustic guitar: Roger D'Arcy <br>Lead and electric guitars: Kevin Thompson <br>Electric bass: Tom Symonds <br>Drums: Joe Thompson </p>
<p>Mixed and mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios, Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>The track can be previewed now in High Resolution at www.patreon.com/crookedroger</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/67698672021-10-08T16:24:36+02:002022-01-28T16:38:11+01:00'I Never Want To See Me Again' - The latest album by TBelly<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/17c0b34f3beaf03778b38ce4025e40d93ba9eb8f/original/f7993ab3-eed3-4e19-8d16-67356a5c6d5b.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>‘I Never Want To See Me Again’ features the three singles which have been released over the <br>last year each of which has rightly gained international airplay and attention. <br>Featuring guest performances from Denis Dunaway (the original bass player of the Alice Cooper <br>group) Will Wilde on harmonica and Mike Ross on slide guitar the eagerly anticipated ‘I Never <br>Want To See Me Again’ is certain to please fans of both blues and rock alike.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/67431132021-09-11T15:37:27+02:002022-02-12T22:02:42+01:00The Grind - Roger D'Arcy live interview<p>957 Hit Factory Mix Radio - This Saturday (11th), I will be interviewed live on THE GRIND by DJ Varshir: 8-11pm(UK), Noon-3pm(PST USA) - with lots of songs from me and some Longsongs friends: www.957hitfactorymixradio.com - tune in using the free player on the station website...<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/5c131b9ef16ad7721f15a53c109940ed0feff7c5/original/3a621d0e-2d48-4846-a095-754ebda928d0.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/66907872021-07-17T17:13:03+02:002023-12-10T18:54:18+01:00'I Never Want To See Me Again' - The latest release from TBelly<p>The new TBelly single “I Never Want To See Me Again” is out now. <br>Featuring Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper Group on bass guitar. </p>
<p>“What a cool song!” - Alice Cooper </p>
<p>Written by Longsongs-published artist, Russell Keefe, for his blues project, TBelly. Available to stream in all the usual places or to download from Bandcamp.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/65f3e945e834e0bd766451a9d07d415d9082624d/original/e1f42345-e327-4145-af30-9f7c6097bdb4.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/66783582021-07-04T02:27:07+02:002022-03-03T14:56:19+01:00Directly support the artists you enjoy...<p>We don't all want to listen to or write multi-million stream pop songs. For independent songwriting to survive (ie artists not funded by record labels), there needs to be a shift in the perception that music is essentially just free 'content'. </p>
<p>Per-stream payouts to artists from all streaming platforms are set at an unjustifiably and insultingly low level - who streams a song 1,000 times? (worth maybe a couple of dollars to the artist but often much less) </p>
<p>There needs to be another model to enable niche artists with a smaller but often loyal following to survive - and there is: Patreon </p>
<p><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=57855905">Become a Patron!</a><script async src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/66587952021-06-14T14:37:14+02:002022-01-28T16:59:41+01:00Roger D'Arcy on ReverbNation<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="520" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_5798208?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bincluded_songs%5D=1&context_type=page_object&spoid=artist_5798208" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/66460852021-06-01T15:13:13+02:002022-04-15T08:47:10+02:00Longsong @ 40<p>Recorded in Sheffield, England over the summer of 1981 on a 4 track analogue Teac 144 Portastudio and released as a limited edition cassette album 'Just a dream' as The DT Band (Roger D'Arcy and Kevin Thompson). </p>
<p>Digitally transferred from the surviving 1/4" stereo master tapes by Bill Gautier in 2010 at Martha's Studio, London and remastered by Pieter Snapper in 2017 at Babajim Studios, Istanbul. Longsong was included on the 2017 compilation album '1981 - The Best of The DT Band'. </p>
<p>Released June 1st 2021 as a digital single plus accompanying YouTube video to mark the 40th anniversary of The DT Band. Roger and Kevin have recently started work on a new album, their first collaboration since their 2017 reunion and the recording of the single 'Lines in the sand'.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/9ff04bba257aaefa11608e51ea0267ddcee87ec1/original/c3f7eda8-2426-4e84-a6a4-426d6e3f1dec.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/66074652021-04-18T18:54:09+02:002021-09-25T20:40:18+02:00The Ballad Of Sir Hudson Lowe<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/8f48b2693a0c816c2617cac5736729882e5d0e28/original/b6d65d57-f532-4e3d-99ed-147ad23b905f.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>From the album 'Crooked Tales' by Roger D'Arcy. Released as a single on 5th May 2021 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. He had been been exiled there following defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. </p>
<p>Sir Hudson Lowe was appointed Governor of St Helena and sent our to effectively be be his jailor. They did not enjoy a good relationship - both English establishment (including Wellington who disliked him personally) and the French harshly maligned Lowe, perhaps unfairly, for his treatment of Bonaparte. </p>
<p>The track features the sublime Emma Kouros on backing vocals, inspired upright bass from Matthew Hall and the delicate touch of Mirko D'Agostino on drums - all pulled together by producer Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios in Istanbul.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/65742882021-03-15T17:21:02+01:002021-09-20T21:22:01+02:00'Island of Tears' - Second time around...<p>Studio and live versions of Roger D'Arcy's song for the Irish diaspora has been rereleased to radio worldwide in anticipation of St Patrock's Day 2021 (March 17th)</p>
<p>The studio version features Paul Kelly of The Fleadh Cowboys on mandolin and was recorded at Beechpark Studios in Dublin for Roger D'Arcy's 3rd solo album, 'The Road To Stameen' - The live version was recorded at the televised album launch event at The Barn in Dublin - Roger and Paul are joined by Frankie Lane (Fleadh Cowboys) on banjo plus iconic Irish songwriter Mick Hanly with chanteuse Anne Randolph on backing vocals. The studio version was voted into the Native Family Radio (USA) Independent Weekly Top 20 for several weeks in 2020 reaching number 2. A video filmed in Dublin shortly before the first pandemic restrictions is available on YouTube. </p>
<p>"We drink when we're happy, we drink when we're sad, we've known hundreds of years of sorrow. We weep and we laugh but we'll always be glad that we'll all still be Irish tomorrow"</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/dd65ac35cb607c376376c9254251adbdafc29726/original/b02194f8-f152-44e2-8f72-d4d99d2ebcf4.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/64820642020-11-20T15:42:23+01:002022-01-18T13:57:11+01:00Latest release by Roger D'Arcy - available from November 25th 2020<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/1e7ae62e6fd39443f6653ef90d80bc3be3742408/original/f9cc106a-b7ee-4764-9e54-d17a933675c2.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Written and performed by Roger D'Arcy - a tribute to legendary English folk singer Nick Drake who died aged 26 on November 25th 1974 - perhaps his most widely known song and album of the same name is Pink Moon released in 1972. </p>
<p>The Moon Is Pink is the title track of a 7-track EP (all original compositions by Roger D'Arcy) - this release brings to a close the two year World Recording Tour project which kicked off with the sessions for the song Velvet Ghosts at Jaffa Sound in Israel in early November 2018. </p>
<p>Recorded @ Beechpark, Ireland in March 2019 and @ Southview, UK in March 2020 - Produced & mixed by Jonathan Miller of Chameleon Collective - Mastered by Pieter Snapper @ Babajim, Turkey. </p>
<p>Epiphone acoustic guitar & vocal: Roger D'Arcy </p>
<p>Drums: Jason Duffy </p>
<p>Bass: Jonathan Miller </p>
<p>Hammond B3: Jed Allen </p>
<p>Electric guitar: John Dimes</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/64141162020-08-21T09:28:31+02:002021-10-19T19:16:05+02:00'Derbyshire' - the latest release from Roger D'Arcy - 24th August 2020<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/abb2f05e3d7b6b989a023cf2b525cd0f40f9ab37/original/600eb1b3-953a-4f43-a8e5-7b4eca37e5dc.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>'Derbyshire' is the 7th single by Roger D'Arcy from the ongoing World Recording Tour. Recorded at Pluto Music in Cheshire, England - produced, engineered and mixed by Daniel Hopwood.</p>
<p>Featuring Greg Burnell - bass, Daniel Hopwood - electric guitar and harmonica, AD Neil - drums and the legendary Keith Hopwood (Herman's Hermits) - backing vocals.</p>
<p>Mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios in Istanbul, Turkey.</p>
<p>The accompanying YouTube video was created by GoGo for GoGoPix in Athens, Greece - filmed in the Ardèche, France by Soline Krau, JNK and in Derbyshire, England by Phil Burton..<br> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/64015342020-08-04T15:31:18+02:002021-09-27T12:13:26+02:00Pieter Snapper - 'Into The Green'<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/6c572c85a5e9b908a081406c746d6fd4f979cca9/original/ac3c325b-5561-4011-bc6c-b9eccc966b8a.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The 3-track EP - released over all digital platforms August 5th 2020 </p>
<p>'Into the Green' is the first full-bore club music release from renowned İstanbul-based producer, composer, and audio engineer, Pieter Snapper. This genre-defying EP blends funk, indie techno, and progressive house with acid 303-flavored basses and a quirky love of complexity and formal teleology. His acoustic works aside, Snapper’s previous electronic releases all played with groove and a love of club music while staying in the abstract world of the concert hall. Not this one. 'Into the Green' is fully and unabashedly for the dance floor, no holds barred. </p>
<p>All titles published by Longsongs Music Limited</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/63497732020-06-11T15:38:35+02:002021-08-06T20:08:20+02:00'The Shirt Upon My Back' - Lyrics<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/62697b08d9eac5fb69a7950784f26db7e98b8931/original/485eac21-238f-4a3b-b5bb-b36ca0f0f4e8.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I met with my accountant </p>
<p>He was better dressed than me </p>
<p>He'd been counting up my money </p>
<p>But he doesn't count for free </p>
<p>He said most is for the tax man </p>
<p>Not much of it was mine </p>
<p>And he showed me rows of figures </p>
<p>I had paid for every line </p>
<p>And the lesson learned </p>
<p>Cost me the shirt upon my back </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I spoke with my PR man </p>
<p>Many thousand miles from home </p>
<p>He'd been struggling to place me </p>
<p>I was falling between stones </p>
<p>And he said I wasn't country </p>
<p>I should put my faith in folk </p>
<p>And he told me his great master plan </p>
<p>I told him I was broke </p>
<p>And the lesson learned </p>
<p>Cost me the shirt upon my back </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Seems I'll never get ahead of the game </p>
<p>But I've learned my lesson well </p>
<p>And I'll never get ahead of the game </p>
<p>But I'm still here to tell the tale </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I started out quite strongly </p>
<p>I got sidetracked pretty soon </p>
<p>And the stars where I was aiming </p>
<p>All got hidden by the moon </p>
<p>So I wasted many years </p>
<p>Trying to find my way around </p>
<p>But the roads I chose were hard ones </p>
<p>Always up and never down </p>
<p>And the lesson learned </p>
<p>Cost me the shirt upon my back </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Seems I'll never get ahead of the game </p>
<p>But I've learned my lesson well </p>
<p>And I'll never get ahead of the game </p>
<p>But I'm still here to tell the tale </p>
<p> </p>
<p>For each step going forward </p>
<p>There were two more coming back </p>
<p>Then I stumbled in the darkness </p>
<p>And I tumbled from the track </p>
<p>So I stopped to heal my bruises </p>
<p>I had started to forget </p>
<p>That the answer's in the journey </p>
<p>And not how far you get </p>
<p> </p>
<p>END </p>
<p>Written by Roger D'Arcy - (c) Longsongs Music Limited </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/63264662020-05-22T19:33:41+02:002020-05-22T19:36:10+02:00'The Shirt Upon My Back' - the new single from Roger D'Arcy will be released 12th June 2920<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/7f52e3bbf55c35a55eede220ac9890e4ff64ee8c/original/fbceac93-b75b-4f94-b82b-9c8b21553e77.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Recorded at Twenty8 Studios in Athens and Beechpark Studios in Dublin. Mixed and mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios in Istanbul. This is the 7th single release from the ongoing World Recording Tour and features Emma Kouros (Backing vocals), Karolos Kakaras (Bass), Paul Kelly (Mandolin) and Frankie Lane (Dobro). The cover photo was taken on the Mumbai leg of the tour by Aditya Chinchkar and the accompanying video was filmed and produced in Athens by GoGo for GoGoPix (please do subscribe to the GoGoPix Youtube Channel). </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/62247422020-02-23T16:51:49+01:002020-02-23T16:51:49+01:00New 3-track digital EP to be released 1st March 2020<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/30d118eaa930784a9fbdef2b6395b18917cb76ce/original/b306e8d7-4978-47ed-8d90-91b86f68ad36.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/60645152020-01-06T20:10:47+01:002021-08-21T17:52:45+02:00'Which Way Will The Wind Blow?' January 24th 2020<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/12ba1c80a4769bfa1a2227a13f5cf04fb6eff8e3/original/8ab9f5de-6e5e-4547-859c-e57714ff6e77.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The latest release from Roger D'Arcy's World Recording Tour - this new original song was recorded at OC2 studios in New York in October of last year and will be available on all usual digital streaming and download platforms from January 24th. More of a country feel than recent releases and featuring backing vocals from the fabulous Tucker Twins, Jeff McManus on drums and Pran Bandi on electric guitar. Produced and engineered by Mike O'Connor and Pran Bandi. Mixed by Mike O'Connor at Rainmaker Studios in Richmond VA and mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios in Istanbul. </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/59550202019-11-09T16:20:23+01:002021-11-30T11:08:59+01:00New single: 'Island Of Tears - Live' by Roger D'Arcy<p>Recorded at the October live broadcast album launch for 'The Road To Stameen' at Beechpark Studios in Dublin - with Frankie Lane and Paul <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/dd65ac35cb607c376376c9254251adbdafc29726/original/b02194f8-f152-44e2-8f72-d4d99d2ebcf4.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Kelly (Fleadh Cowboys), Anne Randolph and Mick Hanly - available on all usual digital download and streaming platforms.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/59171942019-10-06T14:54:09+02:002021-05-05T21:49:35+02:00World Recording Tour <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/73d0f7a42368ca2bb346baaeff1ae222357c6305/original/img-0671.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The 4th and latest single recorded on the Irish leg of Roger D'Arcy"s ongoing World Recording Tour at Beechpark Studios, Dublin. Produced, mixed and mastered by Daire Winston and featuring Paul Kelly of Fleadh Cowboys on mandolin. Available for streaming on all the usual platforms - or download to support the project. </p>
<p>August saw Roger recording with founding member of Herman's Hermits, composer Keith Hopwood, at his Pluto Music studios in the UK - the very first studio designed by Roger at Recording Architecture in 1987. </p>
<p>After the live launch of 'The Road To Stameen' album on October 13th at Beechpark, Roger travels directly to New York to record at OC2 studios which he designed only a couple of years ago.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/58934042019-09-16T12:45:20+02:002020-02-09T16:29:47+01:00Album launch showcase concert -<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/26ef90a8e4cbd1396cc229ad5104db3e9c3a0857/original/48b4a7b9-285d-4d1b-9568-a2798be52718.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/58771502019-09-01T19:07:27+02:002019-09-01T19:07:27+02:00'The King's Shilling' <p>The latest release from Roger D'Arcy's ongoing World Recording Tour series - recorded and mixed by Nikkhil Shirodkar at 9X TV in Mumbai, India. Mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios, Istanbul, Turkey. Cover photography by Aditya Chinchkar courtesy of Cineom Broadcast India. Available to download and stream from September 4th 2019. Special acknowledgement and thanks to the driver of auto rickshaw MH.47.AJ.1460 - a patient man who did not want to give his name. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/8e9bba408f480fc3e851804ec68935e89cbdfe45/original/4cff98ae-1cfa-4f3b-b383-4bd111a0ddee.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/58682792019-08-24T02:59:13+02:002021-04-17T06:33:36+02:00The Road To Stameen<p>The latest solo album from Roger D'Arcy released digitally August 24th 2019 - vinyl version available October</p>
<p>Featuring 8 new original songs by Roger D'Arcy plus a cover of The Same Old Road written by English folk legend, Jack Hudson. Recorded at Beechpark Studios in Dublin with Frankie Lane and <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/b762093a7af8036a0b4c926600edca7eb2c2a977/original/c82fd7f3-3ca3-44fe-9804-fef251b9fc0d.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Paul Kelly of The Fleadh Cowboys plus Keith Donald and James Blennerhassett - produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Daire Winston at Beechpark </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/58393142019-07-28T17:08:27+02:002019-07-28T17:08:27+02:00New single available to download and stream from August 4th 2019<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/f358910640cd202158720e37851affe1bc4a3066/original/17c9ee02-cbe7-4eed-83c2-3a4acfac7ae8.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The second release from the World Recording Tour collection by Roger D’Arcy - recorded on Mayday 2019 at Le Doyen studios in Kiev, Ukraine. </p>
<p>Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Oleg Kulchytskyi </p>
<p>Guest musicians: Marina Krut (bandura)</p>
<p>Viktor Alferov (drum programming) </p>
<p>Oleksandr Sviet (viola)</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/58099262019-07-01T12:45:24+02:002019-07-28T17:17:23+02:00New single available to download and stream from July 4th 2019<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/dad66ef140ee6ffee8ef4f19313a3bb4a429b312/original/733ccaef-3b5b-4165-be19-5e8ba8e74f5a.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The first release from Roger D’Arcy’s World Recording Tour.</p>
<p>Recorded November 2017 at Jaffa Sound Arts in Israel.</p>
<p>Produced, recorded and mixed by Liron Schaffer at Jaffa Sound</p>
<p>Guest musician: Amit Sagie (12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitar and bass)</p>
<p>Mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim in Istanbul, Turkey</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/57779262019-06-03T12:56:05+02:002019-07-28T17:40:43+02:00World Recording Tour<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/171668/48887ab79142295fe96ee0e9840b70bb01252861/original/b15d5ce1-32bb-4d39-b58d-07578ad19aaa.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Kicking off at Jaffa Sound, Israel in late 2017, Roger D’Arcy has embarked on a two year project to record new songs at studios around the world which he has designed. So far this has included JaffaSound, Twenty8 (Athens), 9X TV (Mumbai), Le Doyen (Kiev) and Beechpark (Dublin) - the Dublin sessions led to an entire album being recorded. Named ‘The Road To Stameen’, it is scheduled for digital and vinyl release 4th October 2019. Other songs will be digitally released over the next 12 months.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/50351022018-01-21T16:06:29+01:002021-08-20T17:48:24+02:00Napoleon Bonaparte<p>Roger D'Arcy's song 'The Ballad of Sir Hudson Lowe' (from the album Crooked Tales) is featured in a new article by historical novelist Shannon Selin tracing the history of popular songs about Napoleon Bonaparte:</p>
<p>https://shannonselin.com/2018/01/songs-about-napoleon-bonaparte/</p>
<p> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/49557722017-11-30T09:29:18+01:002017-11-30T09:29:18+01:00'Tumbling' : New single by Roger D'Arcy<p>The 4th single to be taken from the 'House of Heads' album by Roger D'Arcy along with a new video by GoGo to accompany it will be released on Friday December 8th </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/49071422017-10-26T13:22:40+02:002017-10-26T13:27:55+02:00'Unlimited Talk Time' - single by Roger D'Arcy<p>The third single from the album 'House of Heads' releaseid for digital download 1st November 2017 - see the video by GoGo on YouTube</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/48767112017-10-04T15:27:41+02:002017-10-04T15:27:41+02:00'Unlimited Talk Time' - the new video from the album 'House of Heads' by Roger D'Arcy<p>The latest video available on YouTube October 5th 2017 - Filmed, directed and designed by GoGo and featuring Em.ma alongside Roger D'Arcy @ Twenty8 Studios in Athens. Watch and subscribe on the GoGoPix YouTube Channel.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/48492162017-09-14T00:44:24+02:002017-09-14T00:44:24+02:00'Michael' - the second single from House of Heads by Roger D'Arcy<p>'Michael' is the second single to be released from the album House of Heads by Roger D'Arcy and is now available for download from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. An uptempo 'folk-pop' number written as a tribute to a life long friend, mentor and hero of Roger's - the song features backing vocals from Greek chanteuse and established artist, Em.Ma.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/48420932017-09-08T17:13:39+02:002017-09-08T17:13:39+02:00'House of Heads' by Roger D'Arcy <p>The new album from Roger D'Arcy is now available on CD from The Store or for digital download at Apple iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon. 'House of Heads' features 10 new original compositions by Roger D'Arcy and a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Ordinary Man'.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/48275282017-08-27T15:35:42+02:002017-08-27T15:35:42+02:00'Ordinary Man' by Roger D'Arcy<p>The first single from Roger D'Arcy's forthcoming album, 'House of Heads', the Gordon Lightfoot song 'Ordinary Man', is now available at iTunes, Amazon MP3 and CD Baby. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0Yj9B4sRMxo</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/48046932017-08-07T02:28:37+02:002017-08-07T02:31:28+02:00'House of Heads' - the new album from Roger D'Arcy<p>Tracks from 'House of Heads' are now being played on radio around the world and the first single from the album, a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Ordinary Man', will be released on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby on August 24th. The full album is scheduled for release on September 8th.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/47081562017-05-14T14:46:01+02:002017-05-14T14:49:28+02:00'Topol's Pencil (Lines in the sand)'<p>The Flakeypix video of 'Topol's Pencil (Lines in the sand) from the album 'Crooked Tales' by Roger D'Arcy is now available on YouTube - http://youtu.be/ODZOmBNwnnU</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/46716552017-04-14T23:37:20+02:002017-04-14T23:40:47+02:00'Lines in the sand' - the video....<p>Watch the video for 'Lines in the sand' by The DT Band on YouTube - produced and directed by Flakeypix</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/46400472017-03-22T02:02:42+01:002017-03-22T02:02:42+01:00'1981 - The Best of The DT Band'A ten track compilation of songs from The DT Band's first and only two albums to date, 'Just a dream' and 'To the sky'. Originally recorded and released in 1981, the songs have been remastered at Babajim Studios and Mastering in Istanbul by Pieter Snapper. To be released on April 1st 2017 and available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, CD Baby and streaming platforms.Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/45860482017-02-11T15:44:17+01:002017-02-11T15:49:49+01:00'Lines in the sand' by The DT Band - now on iTunes<p>24 bit MFiT version now @ Apple Music - visit the iTunes Store or stream on AppleMusic<br><br> </p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/45783092017-02-06T17:17:37+01:002017-02-06T17:17:37+01:00Lines in the sand - The DT Band<p>'Lines in the sand' - the new single by The DT Band. Roger D'Arcy and Kevin Thompson's first collaborative work since The DT Band's two albums 'Just a Dream' and 'To the Sky' from 1981. Now available for digital download in the STORE. </p>
<p>Re-arranged and produced by Kevin and Joe Thompson as a driving guitar-led rock version of 'Topol's Pencil' from Roger's 2016 debut solo album, 'Crooked Tales'. Also available to stream.</p>Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/45594512017-01-22T15:25:06+01:002017-01-22T15:25:06+01:00House Of Heads'House Of Heads' by Roger D'Arcy, the follow up album to 'Crooked Tales', is currently being mastered by Pieter Snapper at Babajim Studios in Istanbul and is scheduled for release in April 2017. Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/43667502016-09-11T13:48:11+02:002016-09-11T13:48:11+02:00Crooked Tales on Apple MusicThe album Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy can now be streamed at Apple Music - if you are streaming, this Mastered for iTunes (MFiT) version is the highest quality you'll hear....Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/43394572016-08-24T16:14:03+02:002016-09-05T18:19:50+02:00Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy - all formats are now available...CD in 6 panel Digipak from the Longsongs Store (USA from CD Baby)<br>12" HD vinyl including 24bit download card from the Longsongs Store<br>24bit Mastered For iTunes digital album from the Apple iTunes Music Store<br>MP3 from Amazon.uk (USA from Amazon.com)<br>16bit digital album in various formats (MP3, WAV, FLAC) from CD Baby<br><br>Also available to stream at Spotify, Deezer and elsewhere....<br> Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/43287032016-08-17T10:38:02+02:002016-08-17T10:38:02+02:00Crooked Tales now available to streamCrooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy can now be streamed at Spotify and DeezerLongsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/43180912016-08-10T10:53:05+02:002016-08-10T10:53:05+02:00Crooked Tales - now available from Apple iTunes and AmazonCrooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy is now available in MP3 format from Amazon.com/Amazon.co.uk and for pre-order as a 24bit MFiT download from the Apple iTunes music store where samples of all tracks can be heard.Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/42919572016-07-23T20:35:47+02:002016-07-24T19:28:29+02:00Crooked Tales: The Digital Album (16 bit) is now available at CD BabyThe 16 bit digital album version of Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy can now be previewed and downloaded at CD Baby - just click on Music and follow the link on the music player. With US sales tax, the whole album will cost the equivalent of about £9.45 at the moment.Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/42850352016-07-19T16:30:19+02:002017-03-14T23:38:27+01:00Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy: The CD is already available from the store The CD version of Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy is already available ahead of the scheduled release date from the store - the digital album will be available as a 24 bit download from iTunes and for streaming from all the usual sources from August 24th. The 12" heavy duty vinyl version will include a 24 bit download coupon.Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/42522502016-06-28T01:03:14+02:002016-07-18T19:59:09+02:00Crooked Tales - debut solo album by Roger DArcy release date...The CD and Digital Download (Mastered for iTunes) of the album Crooked Tales by Roger D'Arcy will be released on August 24th 2016 with the 180gsm 12" vinyl version following on October 10th.Longsongs Music Limitedtag:longsongsmusic.com,2005:Post/41294292016-04-10T19:15:20+02:002016-04-10T19:20:49+02:00Crooked Tales - mastering complete"Crooked Tales" by Roger D'Arcy - all ten songs for the album have now been mastered by Pieter Snapper and Mirko D'Agostino at Babajim Studios in Istanbul. Track listing for the vinyl and CD: <br><br>Alibi. Bonaparte's Bedroom. The Ballad of Sir Hudson Lowe. Topol's Pencil (Lines in the sand). Casino<br><br>Humbleton. The Dutch Girl. Changes (Measure twice, cut once) Slow Down. Crooked TalesLongsongs Music Limited