James Field

Drums and Percussion UK

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The Magnetic North announces London show, August 2016.

LIVE MUSIC, ARCHITECTURE, NEW TOWNS, WRITERS, LITERATURE, UTOPIA ...all in one night

https://www.architecture.com/…/TheMagneticNorthpresentsTheP…

Very excited we will be performing inside RIBA London on Tuesday 9th August alongside some wonderful guest speakers and a premiere screening of a newly commissioned short film about ‪#‎skem‬ !

This photo is from the RIBA archives where we will play on 9th August.

http://www.symphonyofthemagneticnorth.com/

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Joining The Magnetic North at this years Port Eliot festival on July 28th. 

Here’s a shot with Simon Tong from a great headline show in Skelmersdale ERooms earlier this year.

Photo by Dan Monaghan

http://porteliotfestival.com/

http://www.symphonyofthemagneticnorth.com/

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I will be playing with Farao in Rome on 14th July. It will be our first performance in Italy. Can’t wait!

http://www.justmusicfestival.it/

Just Music Festival - Rome Series

http://www.farao.co.uk/

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I’ll be heading out across Europe in a few days to play with Farao in support of her debut album which was released last year. The tour culminates with two headline shows in London and Manchester in April.

http://www.farao.co.uk/

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I joined The Magnetic North for a session with Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music last week, playing tracks from the new album Prospects of Skelmersdale.

Listen here while you can:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b072wqdz#play

http://www.symphonyofthemagneticnorth.com/

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Prospect Of Skelmersdale by The Magnetic North was released on 18th March and is currently album of the day on BBC 6 Music! My drumming pops up here and there on the album and I'll be playing with the band live at some special shows over the coming months including an album launch show at The Forge in London on Thursday 14th April.

It's a mesmerising and insightful album which shows off TMN’s superb songwriting skills. Here are a couple of links (to an article and interview with the wonderful people behind this project) which reveal much much more...

http://www.elsewhere-journal.com/blog/2016/3/9/magneticnorth

http://theplanetofsound.net/…/interview-the-magnetic-north…/

https://www.facebook.com/themagneticnorth/?fref=nf

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Farao at Ja Ja Ja Festival WUK, Vienna on 29th January 2016.

Photo by musikpics.at

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Farao’s debut album ‘Till It's All Forgotten’ is one of Øya Festival’s favourite albums of 2015: http://oyafestivalen.no/2015/12/11/vare-norske-favoritter-fra-2015/

Catch us there in August 2016!

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The Bridge - Series 3 Trailer - BBC Four

Programme page: http://bbc.in/1XMNIYK A case which will change Saga Norén of the Malmo Police forever.

Having lost myself in all three seasons of The Bridge over Christmas I was pleasantly surprised to rediscover ‘Hunter’ by Farao on the Season 3 trailer...

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Joining Farao at One Of A Million Musikfestival in Baden, Switzerland on Wednesday, February 3rd!

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Farao will supporting The Magnetic North at La Maroquinerie in Paris on Wednesday 30th March.

https://www.facebook.com/events/913897092019625/

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Farao will be playing at WUK, Vienna on Friday 29th January 2016. 

http://jajajamusic.com/2015/11/ja-ja-ja-vienna-reveals-complete-line-up/

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I recorded a live session with Farao on BBC 6 Music earlier in December. We performed live versions of ‘Bodies’ and ‘Hunter’ from Farao’s debut album.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0381lqw

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Here are a few of my favourite snaps from Farao’s first visit to the US in September 2015.

http://www.farao.co.uk/

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Woman's Hour are a 4 piece hailing from Kendal and currently residing in London. They are Fiona, Will, Josh and Nicolas.

Later this month I'll be playing with Woman's Hour on a couple of dates of their UK tour:

Fri, 26 – UK, Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall

Sat, 27 – UK, Manchester, Deaf Institue

Listen to their album 'Conversations' here:

http://www.womanshourband.co.uk/

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Erland and the Carnival

NEW ALBUM 'CLOSING TIME' - OUT NOW Full Time Hobby store: bit.ly/1klO08i Rough Trade:...

The new album 'Closing Time' by Erland & The Carnival is out now (actually it was out on August 25th)!

I had the pleasure of recording the drums on this album with the band in Studio 13 in December last year. I met Erland and Simon whilst working on another musical project with them called The Magnetic North. I was inspired by their unique approach to songwriting and intrigued by their weird and wonderful recording techniques.

The album is streaming here:

http://www.clashmusic.com/features/premiere-erland-the-carnival-closing-time

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GAFFA Sessions: Farao

Nydelig høstmelankoli fra Londons kritikerroste opplending – filmet eksklusivt for GAFFA.

Here's another session I did with Farao whilst in Oslo for Øya Festival in August. The song is called Skin.