A POTTED HISTORY (2000-2011)

Here is a selection of end-of-year blog posts I wrote which should give you a good idea of what I’ve been up to for the last 12 years.

Calamateur 2011

So, the end of another year, eh? One thing I’d have to say about 2011 is that it’s not been boring – everyday family life, moving house and starting university have all made sure of that. Looking back, it’s actually … Continue reading →

Calamateur 2010

Trust the Sea to Guide Me

This past year has been another busy one on the music front In May I put out my third album, ‘Each Dirty Letter’: It was the first collection of songs I’d put out that wasn’t self-produced (this amazing guy did it). … Continue reading →

A Decade of Calamateur, Part 5: 2006-2009

Sergeant Howie

2006: The only music I released this year was ‘Sergeant Howie’s Holy Stamina Test‘. I can’t really remember what inspired me to do it, but I woke up one morning and decided to write and record as much music as … Continue reading →

A Decade of Calamateur, Part 4: 2004-2005

Oldsolar live 1

2004: This year started with me making the difficult decision to leave Oldsolar, the band I’d been in for over 6 years. There were various reasons for my departure; I was now living nearly 200 miles away from the rest … Continue reading →

A Decade of Calamateur, Part 3: 2003

2003: Not long after the release of Oldsolar’s ‘Many Visitors Have Been Gored by Buffalo’ we were invited to record a track for a tribute album to Glaswegian singer-songwriter Frankie Miller. We weren’t huge fans of his music, but to … Continue reading →

A Decade of Calamateur, Part 2: 2002

Autocity

2002: After the release of ‘White Light Unknown / Inhabit‘ I was approached by a couple of cool little indie labels. One wanted me to record a 7″ single for them and another asked me to record an EP. This … Continue reading →

A Decade of Calamateur, Part 1: 2000-2001

White Light Unknown / Inhabit

I’ve been reading a lot of end-of-year and end-of-decade lists recently and so thought I’d make one of my own. I’ve been making music as Calamateur for nearly 10 years now and this is the first in a series of … Continue reading →