Author Archives: Katie Whitehouse

I Choose Love

I am sitting reading this Facebook post on tour in Cape Town, South Africa, where I’m to deliver a song warning of the consequences of racial hatred at The Cape Town Holocaust Centre. Seems even more poignant. I choose love … Continue reading →

Faraway People album review by Mick Tems for Folk Wales

Verdict: every song from the gentle, enchanting genius is worth its weight in gold. Just buy it! I love and respect Reg Meuross for his crystal-clear honesty, his memorable hook-lines, his thought-provoking, quiet verses and his burning desire in taking … Continue reading →

Faraway People album review by David Kidman for Fatea Magazine

Time and again, Reg proves himself one of the key songwriters of our age, and Faraway People is (even on the briefest of acquaintances) bound to be judged among his finest collections. I’ve been singing Reg’s praises for a number … Continue reading →

COMFORT IN KNOWING

There’s comfort in knowing That others care, Complete strangers, people out there. A weird kind of comfort when in your head You’re alone and your loved ones feared dead.   The cameras; the stares of the caring ones Or the … Continue reading →

Austerity is a lie

Thanks to Stu Henderson for making this video. We don’t live in a time of austerity, we live in one of the richest countries in the world. We are surrounded by affluence. Every suburb of every town has its mansions … Continue reading →

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Reg Meuross – Festivals 2017

Bude & Stratton Folk Festival 26-29 MAY  https://goo.gl/yaTt6g Wirral Folk Festival 1-4 JUNE https://goo.gl/UFcSJX Gate To Southwell Festival 8-11 JUNE https://goo.gl/fyCHLT Beverley Folk Festival 16-18 JUNE https://goo.gl/zsXO5k New Forest Folk Festival 5-9 JULY https://goo.gl/cLu62g Ely Folk Festival  7-9 JULY https://goo.gl/I5NQ1f Frome Festival 7-16 JULY https://goo.gl/fiFGZw Hull … Continue reading →

WHY I DO…. Reg Meuross writes a guest editorial for Living Tradition

REG MEUROSS – WHAT I DO: “It may be that before I die the gift to do what I do will escape me or be used up. If that time ever comes I hope I can still be grateful for what I had and rest easy in the knowledge that I made songs for the right reasons, and I brought pleasure to people’s lives with them and even encouraged and inspired them to think or feel in a different way and possibly even make their own songs.” regmeuross.com Continue reading →

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Where are all the protest songs? Songwriting Retreat

A while back The Guardian asked ‘Where are all the protest songs?’ My next album Faraway People is partly in response to that. Finding your voice to speak up for what’s meaningful to you is an important expression for everyone. … Continue reading →

WILLIAM BREWSTER DREAMS OF AMERICA by Reg Meuross

I played this song in a Hotel Room Guerrilla Showcase at Far West songwriting conference in Sacramento, during George Bush Jnrs administration.. There were about 6 people sat around the room. When I finished I noticed tears streaming down the … Continue reading →

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What can a song do? The Power Of Music, Reg Meuross: Nurse – Angel In A Blue Dress

“What can a song do? I hope at the very least it will offer some acknowledgement to these people who are doing one of the most vital jobs there is, under extreme pressure and in near impossible conditions. I also want to draw attention to the crisis in the NHS.” Reg Meuross new single: Nurse – Angel In A Blue Dress Continue reading →

Reg Meuross – Faraway People – new album fundraiser

#PledgeReg #FarawayPeople Please help us fund the next album HERE I’m releasing a single track from my forthcoming album (Faraway People). It’s ‘Nurse – Angel In A Blue Dress’ on Friday 24 February. What can a song do? I hope at the … Continue reading →

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Nurse – Angel In A Blue Dress, by Reg Meuross

“What can a song do? I hope at the very least it will offer some acknowledgement to these people who are doing one of the most vital jobs there is, under extreme pressure and in near impossible conditions. I also want to draw attention to the crisis in the NHS. Please share the song, please lobby your MP, please let’s do anything we can to stop the gradual privatisation of a service that has been the envy of the world in terms of health care for so long.” Continue reading →

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Reg Meuross – January news & 2017 gigs

Happy 2017 to all of you out there. Thank you for all your continued support. CLICK HERE FOR FULL NEWS  

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Too Late To Be Lovers

‘Too Late To Be Lovers’ a co-write between Tony De Meur & Reg Meuross, performed here by Tony with Simon Wallace. Continue reading →

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Geoff Lakeman – debut album ‘After All These Years’

Geoff Lakeman has included Reg Meuross’ England Green & England Grey on his debut album After All These Years: “I’ve seen Reg live a few times and always been attracted to his strong lyrics and subject matter. There’s always a message as well as a narrative to his songs- and beautifully constructed musically with melodic hooks. I’m surprised he’s not more widely recognised in the UK and beyond – he’s a true singer-songwriter which many people strive to be but never quite achieve.They could do well to listen or go see Reg.” Continue reading →

Counting My Footsteps – a song about dementia by Reg Meuross

Rosemary ‘loved to sing’, but only when no one else was singing. #regmeuross #dementia #song #countingmyfootsteps Continue reading →

Reg Meuross Christmas Song – Refugee Action

Imagine no wine, no dinner, no family, no friends, no presents, no tree, no heat, no love, no parties no songs, and not even a warm place to sleep or wake in the morning. This year, after being involved with Concert … Continue reading →

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Leonard Cohen who showed me there could be honour, nobility and deep love in the saddest of songs

Leonard Cohen who showed me there could be honour, nobility and deep love in the saddest of songs. This is my favourite version of And Jesus Wept. Remembering Harry Farr by Reg Meuross. Continue reading →

The Living Tradition reviews ‘December’ by Reg Meuross – Dave Hadfield

This tradition is in good hands… Reg Meuross doesn’t regard himself as any sort of traddie – and yet he can command a front cover and an interview in a magazine like this. Perhaps, as he hints in that recent article, he has been building a tradition of his own. After all, the idea of crafting your own songs and taking them on the road is one that goes a long way back. That, in a nutshell, is what Meuross does; he is one of those artistes who has always been there… doing what he does. Continue reading →

England Green & England Grey, in Germany

Reg Meuross records England Green & England Grey at Stockfish-Studios, Germany Continue reading →

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Faraway People – Reg Meuross ‘You’ll be unfit for work when you’re dead’

Reg Meuross found a site on the internet called Hephaestus in which cases of all those who had died directly as a result of austerity measures; the disabled benefit cuts and Atos schemes were listed. It was a long list. His song Faraway People mentions just a few of the real cases by name. #IDanielBlake #FarawayPeople www.regmeuross.com Continue reading →

My Martin guitar has never sounded so fine – Reg Meuross reports from Stockfisch Records

Reg Meuross records a new album at Stockfisch Records in Germany and muses idly on the uniting influence of music and the common aim to create something beautiful. Continue reading →

Dai Jeffries reviews ‘December’ by Reg Meuross

Reg Meuross’ new album is a back-to-basics affair; one man, his acoustic guitar and harmonica and ten songs. It’s remarkably refreshing – I don’t know Reg’s music as well as I should but I think that will change very soon. … Continue reading →

David Kidman reviews ‘December’ by Reg Meuross for Fatea Magazine

“….the gentle enchantment – and yes, genius – of Reg Meuross.” Link to Fatea Magazine “What is it about west-country-based singer-songwriter Reg? Ten albums into his career, and he’s still turning out timeless, classy, stylish songs, yet he doesn’t appear … Continue reading →

They Changed Her Mind – Reg Meuross

THEY CHANGED HER MIND by Reg Meuross (from the album England Green & England Grey)   This song is about the reopening of a mental asylum which had remained locked since the early 1960’s. When they opened it they found suitcases … Continue reading →

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