Anything that moves me really but pretty much all things delicate and acoustic, Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Tim Buckley, Tom McRae, Iron and Wine, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Ron Sexsmith, Kate Rusby, a lot of 60's-70's west coast America - especially The Beach Boys, (melodic) English folk, Americana - all things dark and beautiful!!! Oh yeah and Pink Floyd!
So here's the deal. I've quit my job and moved out of my bedsit to become a wandering troubadour. I've always been a wandering troubadour though i've never really wandered too far out of my comfort zone, until now. I intend to live wherever the road takes me armed with only a guitar and a canvas roof to shelter me. I don't know where i'm headed or how long i'll stay there, I only know that right now, this is something I have to do.
I've decided to list my 'top' friends as the people who in the past have believed in me enough to offer me chances most unsigned acts don't get. It's not an arrogant boast - more a gentle nudge to try and convince venues or promoters to allow a stranger to play in their home towns.
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Dear Martin, receiving a message of a new song added by you on your page, I listened also Better never than late wich is really beautiful as always.... I would be very interesed having the possibility to ear your music and also to make it discover here in Quebec canada.... someday! Louisa
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Hi Martin, I saw that you added some new music on your page.... still great to my ears! How would it be posible to have it? keep going on, it's really beautiful, Louisa
Hey Martin, great songs again. Didn..t visit your site for some time. Will you performe something in Germany? I..d really like to see you in Germany. Maybe in Bremen or Hamburg.
Thanks for the add Martin Heard one of your tunes on Raw Talent the other night, and love your song ;'Evelyn' that's up here. Great stuff. Hope to get along to see one of your shows soon. Bryan
Wednesday September 19, 2007 The Wednesday Wind Down @ Dr Wus, 35 Call Lane, Leeds from 7pm. With Jim Shatner + guests, Dave from Pilla, Michelle Plum and Martin Hughes - free entry and free sweets!
Well, I seem to spend most of my "myspace" time on facebook now, but still wanted to say a little "hello". Looking forward to seeing you for a catch up next week. Have made notes of your gigs, so will endeavour to make it to one of them! And, love the new song :)) xx
Martin Hughes, I just wanted to publicly congratulate you on your radio appearance tonight! You were blooming fantastic. 'Give up the ghost' was just perfect. I'm a huge fan. Woo xxx
Really loved your set last night, great songs. Just looking at your myspace looks like we're gonna be crossing paths again at Royal Park Cellars and Oxjam. I look forward to seeing you play again then. (Hopefully I'll have got shot of my crampy hand by then)
hey course i wanna know when ya playing had these 3 songs on loop all night, i need a cd!!!! off home this weekend to bonny old aycliffe so that will be a treat, where is the gig on sunday not heard of it, not sure what time im back but ill try and make it. loving the new song btw
Hey man! Yeah it has indeed been a while! I've added your bro so i'm sure he'll get in touch eventually. haha. Glad to see your ok n still keeping up the good tunes! Take it easy man. J. x
Martin Hughes, I can't work technology. I have just spent 35 very frustrated minutes trying to get my flipping laminator to heat up before I realised that I had it on the cool setting. I am not happy that I am insufficient in completing such simple tasks. Why does it even have a cool setting I ask you? I also had a near death (sort of) experience as it was making a funny noise so I tried to get close to it before realising my hair was about half a millimetre away from being fed through. Rubbish.
I was thinking that maybe tomorrow if I survive the day of mean teens could we try and get Lost again? A Martin fix and a Hurley fix may be just what I need! You are in charge of the technical bits though xxxx
hi, how goes things? job situation flat situation? im moving house in a month decided we wanna be in the city now, so just seen lovely flat today got balcony and everything very exciting stuff. u got tom mcraes new album yet? see hes touring again in next month or so..
hey how was ya xmas then? felt i was home so quick, went back to work on wed but had to come home and go to docs i swear they keep buggin me n ringin me to go in had blood test today and just all a bit poorly.
so looks like ill be havin a shity birthday, been on to like a million agencys today thou must get job!!!!!!!
Hun, today i went to Poverty Aid and found your Christmas record for 50p! The very same one! So i bought it. I bet Paul McCartney doesn't stumble on his words on my version too... whoopee xxx
Hello! I was just saying to Rob last night that I would have to write you a message cos we both said how long it is since we had seen you and Helen! We're hopefully going to come to one of your gigs, can't come on Saturday because of family stuff unfortunately but should be able to make the January one. Say hi to Helen for me and hope you all have a lovely Christmas!
hey martin, this is chris, i'm from germany. thanks for adding. a friend of mine came to me and showed me a song, that touched me, "castaway bound". i really like this dark melancholic lost atmosphere on the one side but also that hope on the other side that i feel while listening. thanks for this song! greetings, chris
the songs are sounding great mate, good luck getting the band off the ground! was especially good to hear pirates again, reminds me of that boozey sing song with you & jimi d round mine and james old place on clarendon road.
have a good christmas! and if you get round to putting some songs on cd, be sure to send a copy my way.
