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- October
A busy month ahead, filled with solo shows in new and familiar venues, and a run of Stolen From God gigs marking Black History Month – including the finale spot (sold out) at Sound of Our Skin Festival in the … Continue reading →
- Why I Do
Reflecting on this piece I wrote for Living Tradition, which ends with a John Betjeman poem ‘The Last Laugh’. Why I Do On Sunday 25th August I’ll be performing in the John Betjeman Centre in Wadebride, for Cornwall Folk Festival. … Continue reading →
- Fire & Dust – A Woody Guthrie Story – Whitby Folk Week
Reg Meuross will be previewing his forthcoming song cycle ‘Fire & Dust’ at Whitby Folk Week at the Spa Theatre on Tuesday 20th August 2024. TICKETS https://tickets.whitbyfolk.co.uk/#home Commissioned by Pete Townshend and created by Reg Meuross, Fire & Dust – … Continue reading →
News
October
A busy month ahead, filled with solo shows in new and familiar venues, and a run of Stolen From God gigs marking Black History Month – including the finale spot (sold out) at Sound of Our Skin Festival in the … Continue reading
Why I Do
Reflecting on this piece I wrote for Living Tradition, which ends with a John Betjeman poem ‘The Last Laugh’. Why I Do On Sunday 25th August I’ll be performing in the John Betjeman Centre in Wadebride, for Cornwall Folk Festival. … Continue reading
Fire & Dust – A Woody Guthrie Story – Whitby Folk Week
Reg Meuross will be previewing his forthcoming song cycle ‘Fire & Dust’ at Whitby Folk Week at the Spa Theatre on Tuesday 20th August 2024. TICKETS https://tickets.whitbyfolk.co.uk/#home Commissioned by Pete Townshend and created by Reg Meuross, Fire & Dust – … Continue reading
Good enough for me and ADHD
Recently I completed an NHS recommended ADHD questionnaire. The diagnosis was conclusive, in fact I was off the scale! This experience has encouraged me to look at this more closely. While I wouldn’t want to diminish in any way the detrimental … Continue reading
Reg Meuross testimonials
“I’ve been around the folk scene in this part of the world for over 50 years, and back in the early days every folk club had songs by people like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Ralph McTell. When I … Continue reading
After the gig: Kitchen Garden, Birmingham | 31st OCT 2023
Before the gig I met Richard, probably early 30s, and he was with a friendly garrulous man, his Father. Several times he mentioned that his dad was suffering from Alzheimers – although it wasn’t obvious, he just seemed very friendly. … Continue reading
It’s been a busy Summer of music
The big project this year has been Stolen from God, and wherever possible we’ve been promoting that. There has been plenty of great solo appearances too. Kimpton & New Forest Folk Festivals have clashed for the past few years but … Continue reading
Finishing off the night at Hebden Folk Roots Festival
Continuing the festival season with Hebden Folk Roots Festival at the weekend. It was great to finish off the night (before the disco of course) at the wonderful Hebden Bridge Trades Club. Earlier in the day I was lucky to … Continue reading
Summer Songwriting with Reg Meuross
Reg Meuross returns to Halsway Manor to run another songwriting retreat from Friday July 28th 4pm to Sunday 30th 4pm 2023. ALL INFO AND BOOKING HERE A wonderful opportunity for songwriters and aspiring songwriters (of all levels) to forget about the … Continue reading
Good Morning Mr Colston
A week today: ‘Good Morning Mr Colston’ the first single release from Stolen From God will be out on all digital platforms. Pre-save link is below. Big thanks to Tom Jobling for producing the album, and the wonderful Mill Farm … Continue reading
Stolen From God – A song cycle unfolding the history of England’s involvement in the Transatlantic slave trade – by Reg Meuross
Thanks and acknowledgement to Halsway Manor for awarding an incubator bursary to Stolen From God – which allowed Reg, Senegalese kora master Jali Fily Cissokho, concertina player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and vocalist Jaz Gayle to meet for a day earlier this … Continue reading
Songs of Love and Death – on tour
Live dates: 19 MARCH The Gather Ennerdale CUMBRIA (also live streamed) TICKETS 13 APRIL Folk @ Ash KENT TICKETS 14 APRIL John Peel Centre SUFFOLK TICKETS 15 APRIL Sound Lounge SUTTON TICKETS 16 APRIL Green Note CAMDEN TICKETS 17 APRIL Cantonacre … Continue reading
Songs of Love & Death – on tour in Spring
Songs of Love & Death is the new collaborative album from two of this country’s finest and most engaging folk/acoustic acts: Reg Meuross and Harbottle & Jonas. The album is available HERE and the first live tour begins in March. … Continue reading
For Sophie (This Beautiful Day) 100 year anniversary
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the German Anti-Nazi Campaigner and founder of The White Rose movement, Sophie Scholl. I knew nothing of Sophie before I was commissioned to write this song. The purpose of the commission … Continue reading
“You don’t get medals down the mine” – The Bevin Boys (Bill Pettinger’s Lament)
The Bevin Boys (Bill Pettinger’s Lament) a new song by Reg Meuross – will be release across all digital platforms on 8th May – VE Day – 2021 Commissioned by Martin Pettinger, the son of Bevin Boy Bill Pettinger, the song, in trademark Meuross fashion, distills … Continue reading
So I Met This Bloke Charlie Louvin
So I met this bloke backstage at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He told me his name was Charlie and he sang the low harmony. I told him I was Reg and I sang the high harmony. Charlie used to … Continue reading
Thinking about John Lennon who died 40 years ago today.
One of the greatest and certainly one of the most succesful songwriters of my time. A huge influence when I was starting out and a more or less constant presence since, when it comes to quality control.This is a programme … Continue reading
Songwriting Retreat – Reg with Findlay Napier
I’m running another beautiful songwriting retreat at Halsway Manor. It’s 1st to 5th February – so three full concentrated days for you to focus on your songwriting and nothing else. Halsway is a stunning location for bringing people together in … Continue reading
Reg Meuross – 6 Retrospective Reissues
Six titles from Reg Meuross’s back catalogue of albums which had been out of print for a while are being officially re released via Proper Records on Friday December 4th 2020. The re-issued titles are The Goodbye Hat (1996), Short Stories (2004), Still (2006), Dragonfly (2008), All This Longing (2010) and Leaves … Continue reading
I Am What I Am
Forgive me for wondering recently if I made an error in pursuing a life of creativity in order to nourish and immerse my wayward soul in the sharing of poetry, melody, wisdom, clarity, beauty, sympathy, harmony, compassion, energy, dignity, history, … Continue reading
Tony Benn’s Tribute to Emily Davison
I wrote this song as a tribute to Emily Davison and another legendary social campaigner, Tony Benn, about the plaque he had placed in a broom cupboard in The House of Commons to commemorate the night Emily spent there on the eve of the 1911 census, so she could give that as her address and further the rights of votes for women. 2 years later Emily died under the King’s horse in the Epsom Derby. Continue reading
SHINE ON – join in
Reg Meuross releases a new single on May 1st and invites us all to support each other and to #ShineOn. Somerset singer-songwriter Reg Meuross is inviting people to join in with the spirit of new song Shine On, which is … Continue reading
Shine On – new single from Reg Meuross
New song – Shine on. Official release May 1st but this is a song for now, so please watch and share. Thank you to everyone who helped with the song and the video, and the biggest nod to health care … Continue reading
Reg Meuross RAW – Review, Morning Star
Kevin Bryan (Morning Star etc) delivers his verdict on RAW. “RAW represents the final collection in a trilogy of essentially solo recordings from an artist who is unquestionably one of the finest singer-songwriters that this country has spawned during the … Continue reading
