ASHLEY HICKLIN

Abbey Road / Mini Tour of Germany / EPK!

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:31:04 +0000

Just got back from a mini-industry tour of Germany. From Berlin to Hamburg, then Cologne and Munich! Was awesome. We played stripped down acoustic sets with just cello, piano and guitar - it went down really well, smiles and clapping and laughter and drunkardness :) We've had lots of great offers from some important industry partners already and we've only just got back from the tour! Well well worth it, thanks to anyone that came down and everyone that made it all happen...

We recently went to have a look around Abbey Road in London which was freakin amaaaaazing - We are looking at doing a live recording / live dvd showcase for the industry in early 2010 and Abbey Road seems like the ideal location. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh! Exciting!

And finally, we recently shot an EPK and it has just about finished being edited. Looks really cool, can't wait to reveal all.

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Band Rehearsal - Live Footage - "She Is Love"...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:09:08 +0100

Live Footage of Ashley Hicklin & The Troubadours rehearsing new song "She Is Love" -Home Studios in Hamburg...

Band Rehearsal "She Is Love" - Ashley Hicklin & The Troubadours

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Live on Balcony TV...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:49:11 +0100

ASHLEY HICKLIN

Just finished a long week of co-writing in london. Was good fun, worked with some amazing writers and wrote some wicked songs. Also played on balcony tv hamburg a few weeks back, it's now on-line - I even spoke a word or two auf deutsch :) Heading up to my hometown Scarborough to play a show in a little wooden boat tomorrow - fun times! Then back to hamburg to work in the studio on the album - we're doing string arranging at the moment which is my fav, I luuuuuuuuurve strings...

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Twitter...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:47:43 +0100

Just a quickie to say I have succumbed to twittering :)

http://twitter.com/ashleyhicklin

Let's follow each other!!!

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Record Deal Signed!!! / Yamaha Guitar Sponsorship

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:18:10 +0100

It's official! We signed the final paperwork for our record deal with Ferryhouse Productions / Warner Music! All very exciting. There will be a signing video on-line shortly. 2010 is gonna be a fun year working with this team. Looking forward to touring the record, which is starting to sound wwwwwwicked. Franz Plasa is a musical genius!

In other news I have my first sponsorship deal :) Yaaaaay! Big smiley face! Yamaha guitars sent me a new CPX15N Acoustic and it's absolutely bloomin beautiful. Probably the nicest guitar I have ever played, and i've played a lot of geeetars. Massive thankyou to the peeps at yamaha. Go buy one just like mine you won't be disappointed...

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Festivals & Recording in Hamburg Videos...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:35:12 +0100

Just finished another week in the studio in hamburg, we have seven songs down on our debut record. We're having fun with our crazy-ass producer Franz Plasa and his team. This is a video from the studio courtesy of Petra, thanku :)

Ashley Hicklin & The Troubadours - Recording Debut Album in Hamburg - PART 1

We also played Conincx Pop Festival a few weeks back which was amazing, we have some rough little handy-cam videos of the show and also the roadtrip to Holland!

Ashley Hicklin & The Troubadours - "Blood On The Moors" - Live at Conincx Pop Festival (Holland)

Conincx Festival The Roadtrip

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"She Is Love" - Live & Unplugged from Home Studios in Hamburg...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:14:01 +0100

We've been really busy recording our album, but we've got a few days to chill, so here is a quick live video we shot last night on a handy-cam in the studio:

She Is Love Live - Home Studios Master Smaller-desktop

We have part 1 of our cool little video blog for the album sessions on it's way - courtesy of filming genius Petra. In the meantime here's a few pictures...

I'd also like to say a big spanks to City Showcase in London for having me perform with the Troubadour String Quartet at the big Apple Store on Regent's street. It was one of the best gigs of my life, a real vibe in the room and a lot of smiley people :) Photos will be on-line asap!

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"This City Wears A Secret" - Ashley Hicklin - Live from Hamburg...

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:29:46 +0100

This is a live recording from Hamburg of a brand new track written yesterday "This City Wears A Secret".

Video is a little rough but sound is okay for a "home" studio recording :)

Lyrics are ppppppretty, and were a joint effort between myself and Kim Sawford...

Enjoy!

This City Wears A Secret - Live From Hamburg..

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Live in the APPLE STORE - City showcase / Gigs / Festivals

nobody@vox.com(ASHLEY HICKLIN) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:54:23 +0100

Lots coming up on the gigging front, all listed below. Really looking forward to playing in the flagship apple store on regents street - come watch - City Showcase is the 7th, 8th and 9th of May this year. Many thanks for having me back it was ace last year :) It's a big festival of fashion and music for London...

City Showcase

Apple_Store_Regent_Street_London_UK-2005-09-24

We've also been asked to play a Cool festival in Holland with the full band - CONINCX POP FESTIVAL!!! Sounds amazing... Road trip, most of our band have never been to Holland before. I've told them it's just like the movies:

Wtholland

I recently did some co-writing with an amazing singer from Holland called Airto Edmundo! Wow! He's like Stevie wonder meets Cullum, then they go for coffee with Paulo Nutini and John Legend, and they're served a few Lattes by James Morrison and then they all go play some records with corrinne bailey-rae - they sit and listen to john mayer and eat cakes. Great combo! Anyways, we wrote an amazing song called 'I Lost My Smile'... Check him out, he's the king of covers... Thanks to Lawrence Van De Eede for setting this session up - u da man! :)

He makes Nutini look pathetic - This guy's got soul, real soul: Airto Edmundo

Airto - Last request (Paolo Nutini)

GIG LIST - Come see us:

29 Mar 2009