#27 On The Road With...Dave Hemmingway

On The Road With...

A very special guest for the podcast, today Gareth is joined by former Beautiful South and Housemartins singer and drummer Dave Hemmingway.

Having known each other since 2012 from their days in The South together, Gareth and Dave's chat is very much like two friends catching up. They talk about Dave's feeling of 'new beginnings' with Sunbirds, who released their debut album 'Cool to be Kind' on Nectar Records last year. The band is collaboration between Dave and guitarist with The South, Phil Barton, as well as session drummer to the stars, Marc Parnell and talented violinist/vocalist Laura Wilcockson.

They also discuss the different levels of touring that Dave has experienced, from early days (even pre-Housemartins) playing locally in Hull, to selling out arenas with The Beautiful South. Dave talks about his eagerness to get back out there and play live with Sunbirds after this enforced pause on their progress due to Covid, the strange relationship he's had with performing on stage throughout his career, his love of the creative process in the studio and much, much more.

The songs featured in this episode are a mixture of Sunbirds releases ('Beautiful People' and 'When I'm Gone') as well as a less obvious Beautiful South choice, their cover of Jeff Lynne's 'Livin' Thing' , and Dave chose the Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever' as a track that inspired him, to close the show. Remember, every commercially available song played on the show can be found on the 'On The Road With Songs' playlist on Spotify.

To keep up with Sunbirds' news, releases and (eventually) gigs, you can follow them on all social media - 'SunbirdsMusic' on Twitter and Instagram and facebook.com/sunbirds.co.uk. Alternatively, you can stream or download the new album on all digital streaming outlets, or via their website - sunbirds.co.uk