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A Farewell From Jonny

So after 25 years, or 17 depending if you want to count the break we had, I have moved on and a new chapter for The Lorelei begins. Being presented with an opportunity to relocate overseas was just too great to turn down but it was so incredibly hard to…

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Roaring has arrived

On June 29th our 4th album was delivered (our 2nd with Fat Hippy Records) and we feel it is as fine a collection of Lorelei tunes as you are likely find! We will spend the remainder of 2015 plugging Roaring throughout the UK following our launch weekend mini-tour of Aberdeen,…

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New single and summer gigs

It’s going to be an exciting year for The Lorelei and it is only just beginning for us! We begun the year focusing on new tracks for our upcoming 4th album and spent a good chunck of time in the studio. We still have a few finishing touches to make…

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Live at Captain Toms

We’re really excited about this one. We will be appearing on Episode 2 of Live at Captain Toms. Another fantastic idea coming out of the home of Aberdeen music! Live At Captain Toms is a FREE online streamed live music show broadcast live from Captain Toms studios in Aberdeen. Streamed…

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The Lorelei’s review of 2013

So another year comes to an end and it has been another good one for all of us at The Lorelei. It has been a year of revisiting old favourites, introductions to new places and the beginnings of our next album. We kicked off the year with a storming gig…

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A summer with The Lorelei

It has been a fantastic summer for us at The Lorelei. We have been pretty busy (by our standards) and 2013 has seen the return to a few old haunts as well as a welcome assault of some fantastic new venues and events. Here is a bit of a run…

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The Summer Tour Continues

With the Capital Cities out ofthe way (sorry again Cardiff) the next adventure for our ragtag bunch of heroes  was to play at Speyfest. Speyfest is a bespoke festival in Fochabers with a heavy traditional folk flavour, but organisers have long wanted the Lorelei to mash their tatties and the…

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Capital Cities Tour: Part 3

The soundman for tonight was Rob Hackett, a professional with a patient manner and a positive approach helped get us going with another smooth and easy soundcheck (maybe they aren’t as boring as we made them out to be in Part 1!) Soundcheck done, settled in to the upstairs flat…

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Capital Cities Tour: Part 2

Gear set up, soundcheck completed and very happy with the sound, we now had a couple of hours to relax. As well as a great venue the Half Moon is a great pub with a smashing garden and a great range of beers so it was off to enjoy the…

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Capital Cities Tour: Part 1

Following an absence south of the border for nearly a year we were finally off on our jollies again for a gig at The Half Moon in Putney. We decided in our wisdom that, if we were heading down in a van we should stop and gig somewhere on the…