tag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=2News2023-02-17T08:16:37+00:00Ralegh Longfalsetag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/71556502023-02-17T08:16:37+00:002023-10-16T15:49:23+01:00"Looking Back" - New Kyūka single<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/176907/9c9d0277fd3cdf31ac27c01d134a5ed0958a522b/original/kyuka-looking-back.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6gv4FXV6J7aEpLoHpVTOIb?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="380" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"></iframe></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/71543842023-02-15T18:54:54+00:002023-02-15T18:58:59+00:00"Starlight" from my Kyūka project Featured in Spotify's "Calm Vibes"<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1s9knjP51Oa?si=29fe6ee4c7db4399" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/176907/454cca9eadaf86618360197a54a6ed5f74415328/original/images.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/64747992020-11-11T11:18:32+00:002021-04-21T18:04:58+01:00Winter Out Now!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/36921231c880342a875cebb8eb734c7a59d292d5/original/ralegh-long-winter-artwork.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />My new record of Piano instrumentals is out now.</p>
<p>'Winter' was made in the small hours just after scoring Ghosts, when my head was too full of music to sleep.</p>
<p>Listen / Download: https://ffm.to/raleghlongwinter</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/64748012020-11-11T11:18:15+00:002020-12-09T03:52:30+00:00Felix's Route on Apple Music's Piano Chill Playlist!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/piano-chill/pl.cb4d1c09a2df4230a78d0395fe1f8fde"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/fd34560e4eb5fe3276a164ecceab3088151a0881/original/piano-chill.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/piano-chill/pl.cb4d1c09a2df4230a78d0395fe1f8fde</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/64748002020-11-11T11:17:45+00:002020-12-01T10:43:39+00:00Felix's Route Video in Clash Magazine!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ralegh-long-shares-beautiful-piano-piece-felixs-route"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/bb369b329dd3ea89fce7440a255f80e11fe62cfc/original/screen-shot-2020-11-11-at-11-21-01.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ralegh-long-shares-beautiful-piano-piece-felixs-route</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/64443012020-09-28T11:25:59+01:002021-04-21T18:02:01+01:00Ghosts on BBC1 Now!<p>I was lucky enough to be asked to score the second season of one of my favourite shows, "Ghosts". Currently showing on BBC1, IPlayer and HBOMax, "Ghosts" is a witty existential sitcom from the team behind Horrible Histories (Matthew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willabond and Simon Farnaby). I worked on the show throughout the whole of lockdown, writing a huge variety of music, soundtracking everything from Regency parties to heists and blockbuster action! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/15d476b3f7977970b1c4c14ec42a7163a2621df2/original/ghosts-cast-pic.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/64004852020-08-03T10:21:33+01:002020-08-05T00:56:52+01:00Song Stories<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/dc1f00a4713b534330bf7a4210cb9fcded2472dd/original/405972-10150468202329333-1511167420-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>"Get yr CDs here!" - Selling my wares somewhere in Northern Germany in 2012</p>
<p>I thought I'd go through my old records and tell some of the stories, starting with my 2012 E.P The Gift. First up is 'Elizabeth'. I've taken over the "About" section of my Spotify for the purpose. I'll be using it as a blog. So head there via the link below, where you can read about how it came to life and have a listen back. The song is top of my artists pick. </p>
<p><a contents="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jxZMbJSBONtZQvlqH2nJ8?si=XdEuv7nfSpuLMu3duz4g-Q" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jxZMbJSBONtZQvlqH2nJ8?si=XdEuv7nfSpuLMu3duz4g-Q" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jxZMbJSBONtZQvlqH2nJ8?si=XdEuv7nfSpuLMu3duz4g-Q</a></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/62984142020-04-29T10:58:41+01:002021-04-21T18:04:57+01:00Falling Into You <p>I have a new single out called Falling Into You. You can check it out on my playlist on the left on Spotify. Or on any music store <a contents="http://smarturl.it/Ralegh" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://smarturl.it/Ralegh" target="_blank">here</a> </p>
<p>This was the first recording session I'd done for my own work outside England, and, by coincidence, the trip occurred just before the spread of COVID-19 in Europe and the restrictions we now experience. I went to Berlin at the end of January, and met up with Joshcka Bender via an intro from my friend Sarah (Bryde). The day before the session I walked the route of the Berlin Wall with my old friend Oliver. We went in from the suburbs to the Reichstag. I was weak at the time because I had just recovered from a bad fever and cough, which had left me exhausted (Sound familiar? I have wondered, there's a reasonable possibility.) Oliver said the walk would be 3 hours, but it ended up more like 6 and took in at least 10 miles. I had a sprained ankle just from walking. At one point we stopped in a cafe and I remember reading on my phone that they had identified the first suspected Coronavirus case in Berlin. I guess I'll always remember that moment, it seems a long way from that day to now.</p>
<p>The song was written the next day, in 3 hours flat. When I arrived at the studio Joshcka made me some coffee and we listened to a beat he had going. I put some chords to it on the guitar, and we debated the changes and then recorded the chords on his immense analogue synth collection. I came up with a guide vocal, we replaced the synth with some guitar. Then in a 5 minute break I rewrote the verse melody. It was a bit high to sing, so we e changed the key, dropping it down from E minor to D minor. Did a take of the vocal (which ended up being the vocal). And then we needed a middle 8 so we came up with my favourite chord sequence in the whole song.</p>
<p>I don't know why I wrote all that, sometimes it's just nice to remember. If you made it through all that then I hope you enjoy the song!</p>
<p>R</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/62296012020-02-27T11:15:34+00:002020-11-19T07:27:57+00:00Simple Songs E.P out now!<p>Surprise! Here's a new 3 track acoustic E.P. Written, played and recorded and mixed by me in my bedroom. Some simple songs for now, while I work on some more complex ones...</p>
<p>http://smarturl.it/Ralegh</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/57591252019-05-18T10:47:20+01:002021-04-21T18:05:21+01:00New Single: The Dukes of Stratosphear out now!<p>Hello everyone, </p>
<p>I have a new single out today. It's about teenage friendships, playing bands, freedom and escape. As such I borrowed the name of XTC's spin-off band The Dukes of Stratosphear for the title, as they always talk about that band as a kind of escape from real life. It's a metaphor, I guess.</p>
<p>You can listen on any music store via this link: <a contents="http://smarturl.it/Ralegh" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://smarturl.it/Ralegh" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/Ralegh</a></p>
<p>Or check it out on Apple Music's "Today's Acoustic" playlist below!</p>
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<p> </p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/56732462019-03-08T11:45:29+00:002021-04-21T18:03:42+01:00'Where You Are' on Spotify's "The Most Beautiful Songs in the World"<p>You can listen to my song 'Where You Are' on Spotify's "The Most Beautiful Songs in the World", where it has had over 1.5 Million plays to date.</p>
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<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Z3vMB2b8im" width="300"></iframe></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/51226182018-03-11T19:44:04+00:002018-03-11T20:07:20+00:00Super Blue Moon New Single Out Now!<p><span class="font_regular">My new single Super Blue Moon is out now.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">It's on Spotify's New Music Friday and Apple's Best of the Week worldwide!</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Listen below, I hope you enjoy it. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2IdKkof <br>Apple Music / iTunes: https://apple.co/2tuOLrs <br>Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Fu8bSY <br>Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2Fz6nDW </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">I'm also making a video and am looking for photos / drawings / paintings of the moon. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">If you have something you'd be happy for me to use please send it to superbluemoonpics@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/f722f021363eb1a889ef3fcb3ac7d24c89b96d09/original/ralegh-long-4.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/50536572018-01-31T13:38:53+00:002020-12-07T14:40:30+00:00'Am I Home' - New single<p>My new single 'Am I Home' is out now. It's made Apple Music's Singer-Songwriter A-List as well as Spotify's 'The Most Beautiful Songs in the World'. I wrote it towards the end of 2017 and recorded it with my friend Harpal Mudhar in the holidays. Harpal worked with me on some of the strings for Hoverance, and since this song deals with some similar themes it seemed like the right time to work with him again.</p>
<p>I hope you like it.</p>
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<p> </p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47874162017-07-21T12:00:22+01:002018-06-01T08:18:52+01:00Lexington October 12th - Tickets on sale now (click the image)<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.songkick.com/concerts/30654094-ralegh-long-at-lexington" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/15cbaa383700de30bc4cb9026736ceb4abed1a18/original/ralegh-long-plp-web-2.png?1500634275" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47650852017-07-13T09:24:22+01:002020-09-29T17:48:16+01:00Help Musicians UK / Pledge Music Emerging Artists Award!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/381251c932908a1fd9c2a050d7de27b8d6213977/original/unnamed-2.jpg?1499928683" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I am thrilled to announce that I have won the Help Musicians Uk / PledgeMusic Emerging Artists Award for my second album <strong>Upwards of Summer</strong>. The award is for independent artists with no outside funding with the "talent and DIY drive" to build a sustainable, long-term career. Chosen by a panel of industry experts, including Victoria Ree (Universal Music Group) and John Dawkins (Various Artists Management - Charli XCX, The Libertines, Spiritualized etc), the award offers funding and career development. </p>
<p>The award marks the culmination of a wild journey for this record. I am delighted and hugely grateful to win this award. This couldn't have been further from how I imagined things turning out. I made the record sort of as a last hurrah, as someone who'd almost given up; I never could have expected it would go on to win the Emerging Artists Award. At the end of 2016, I was worn out and disillusioned, largely from touring (the photo above was taken in the warehouses of Italian distributor Audioglobe on the first leg of the solo tour responsible for the burn out) but also from the intense workload of self-managing for many years, arranging everything from writing the song through artwork, vinyl runs, touring schedules, radio, releases, copyright, etc. I did genuinely find myself wondering whether I would continue making music. When I got back from the last leg of touring Hoverance I took a bit of time to reassess my priorities. During this time I did begin to write again, tentatively at first, just to please myself really. I also started digging back into my earliest inspirations. The first few days after that tour I went cycling in order to get some light and get over jet lag. I dug my old bike out of the shed and rode around listening to “Hey Jack Kerouac” by 10,000 Maniacs on repeat. I decided that if I was going to stop I should make one last record, something that would give me the euphoric lift I got from that song.</p>
<p>I went in the studio with Margo who I'd made <strong>Hoverance</strong> with, and with my touring band. We treated it like it was the last record and somehow that changed something significant about how I approached it. Fear went out the widow. I didn't doubt, I didn't second guess, I just trusted. This really helped to heal all the frustration and conflict I'd been feeling. Suddenly it was fun and vital again and not the source of worry and conflicted emotions it had become. Pretty soon after, Spotify picked up on the first single, supporting it on the Indie List, and Elton John picked up on it on his Beats1 show on Apple Music. Then I heard about Help Musicians UK and the Emerging Artists Award, and decided to apply.</p>
<p>I think it will be a real game-changer. By matching the pledge, it enables me to support the record in a way I never would have been able to before, hopefully reaching many more listeners. There's a real danger in self-releases that you spend months or years slaving over every detail of the work and then just chuck it out there with fingers crossed. We can now release 2 more singles from the record, and make 2 more videos, instead of just the one. Just last night I made a video with the excellent Katia Ganfield. I have also been able to consult with some real experts, such as Wrapped Up Music's Tim Ferrone. And beyond the funding, it's actually that realm of support and expertise, as well as the sense of community, that may be the most important aspect of the award. Oh, and of course, confidence! No-one really talks about this, but the psychological implications of getting this kind of support are real. I'd almost given up from going it alone, and to have people like this around me changes everything.</p>
<p>I would encourage anyone in a similar position to apply for this award. The deadline for the next funding round is the 31st July. </p>
<p>R</p>
<p> </p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47495702017-06-19T15:29:38+01:002017-06-19T15:35:37+01:00Upwards of Summer Track by Track (Side 1)<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Here's a guide to the first side of "Upwards of Summer". </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Over the past year, I've received a few emails with questions from listeners and I thought this would be a fun way of trying to answer some of them, as well as giving you a glimpse of the first side of the new album.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Free Instores: <br>Rough Trade East - 22.06.17 (7pm) <br>Rough Trade Nottingham - 26.06.17 (7.30pm) </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Dv90FPmRoh8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dv90FPmRoh8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dv90FPmRoh8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Pre-Order Vinyl / CD / DL: <a contents="https://lnk.to/RaleghLong&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://lnk.to/RaleghLong">https://lnk.to/RaleghLong </a><br>Follow the complete playlist on Spotify: <a contents="http://spoti.fi/2r8CCFH&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://spoti.fi/2r8CCFH">http://spoti.fi/2r8CCFH </a></span><br> </p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47442872017-06-14T08:30:41+01:002020-11-09T09:44:42+00:00Home - Live at The Islington<p>Here's a short clip of Home, the final track from Upwards of Summer, live from The Islington where I supported Lawrence Arabia on Monday night.</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.facebook.com/raleghlong/videos/1578240402220546/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/raleghlong/videos/1578240402220546/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/raleghlong/videos/1578240402220546/</a></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47416442017-06-12T10:05:53+01:002021-04-21T18:04:58+01:00Pre-order Upwards of Summer now!<p style="text-align: center;">You can Pre-Order Upwards of Summer at the following link. It's available on Vinyl, CD and Digital Download.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Click for info" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://lnk.to/RaleghLong">Click for info</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You can also follow me on Spotify to be updated when I release new music.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ralegh</p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/47289062017-06-02T15:02:55+01:002017-06-02T15:07:33+01:00New Video out now!<p> </p>
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<p>The next album, Upwards of Summer, almost didn't get made. Last year left me exhausted and unsure if I even wanted to carry on making music. But back from tour I started writing a little, just picking up the guitar and seeing what was there, playing for fun, with no immediate intention of recording these songs. One of the key things that changed all that was booking in for a tentative demo weekend with my band at Margo's Hermitage Works Studios. Everything came together in a was really exciting. </p>
<p>The studio is a funny place - an extremely artificial environment where people go to express something very real. I wanted to celebrate that in the video for "Take Your Mind Back". There's a whole strand of music video made in the 80's that encapsulates this. The videos purport to be straight performances of the actual take. But they are hilariously fake, with bad acting, cymbal zooms, pans and close ups. Notable examples include Womack and Womack's "Teardrops", Charlie Sexton's "Beat's so Lonely" and Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time". Nodding to these was my way of celebrating the studio and the role it had in making me want to keep going.</p>
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<p> </p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/46249222017-03-10T17:23:38+00:002017-03-10T17:28:29+00:00Album Two: Upwards of Summer Pre-Order on Pledge MusicMy second album is on its way. You can Pre-Order here on PledgeMusic...<br> <p><a contents="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/raleghlong" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/raleghlong" target="_blank">http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/raleghlong</a></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/46081172017-02-27T10:20:54+00:002021-04-21T18:04:33+01:00Something is coming ...<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/a0119567a3f7cdd431602cb7231c63c79a0cca43/original/screen-shot-2017-02-26-at-10-00-22.png?1488190786" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/45913442017-02-15T16:59:45+00:002017-03-10T22:21:26+00:00Spring Playlist - Favourites and Inspirations<p>The snow-drops are up, life is starting to happen. Here's a Spring soundtrack of current favourites and some songs that influenced my records Hoverance and We Are in the Fields. Listen and follow as spring turns into summer! Including songs by Innocence Mission, Mark Eitzel, Darren Hayman, Bill Fay, Nick Drake, Hayden and more.<br><br><br><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3Aralegh%3Aplaylist%3A4FegpSJBjFbJMZKGpjN6Qq" width="300"></iframe></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/45913742017-02-15T16:47:24+00:002021-04-21T18:02:21+01:00Interview in French Magazine Abus Dangereux<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/8810f8c1026b46013284b5776848f66a198da5d7/original/screen-shot-2017-02-15-at-13-14-04.png?1487177232" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/45558382017-01-19T10:53:13+00:002017-01-19T10:53:13+00:00The Darkest Universe Soundtrack on SpotifyThe soundtrack for the Darkest Universe (Will Sharpe / Tom Kingsley 2016) is out now on Spotify.<br>Recorded over the course of a couple of years, we wrote the first draft on analogue synths.<br>As the film developed, we introduced more organic instruments including strings, woodwind and pianos.<br>Recorded at Hermitage Works Studios with my regular co-producer Margo Broom, and featuring the strings of the <br>Navarra Quartet. <br> <p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A4SVaFZGPtXeAM8732kuc14" width="300"></iframe></p>Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/42152782016-06-06T16:16:06+01:002020-03-14T04:03:03+00:00We are in the Fields E.P Released: 12/08/16 <br><a contents="Available to Pre-order now" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://it.kud.li/gdn45dl011" target="_blank">Available to Pre-order now</a> from <a contents="iTunes " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://it.kud.li/gdn45dl011" target="_blank">iTunes </a><br><br>This E.P was recorded at home in the spring. I wanted to make a record like those I turn to for comfort. I was thinking about the Innocence Mission or Whiskeytown's Pneumonia. Woody guitars, soft percussion, songs to be listened to at home.<br><br>Frances Castle was kind enough to design some beautiful tote bags and the E.P is released as a limited run of them with a download, or you can just get the digital download by itself. Pre-orders are up now, just head to the music section of the website.<br> <p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5wQqMcd93JtEIRIpF6xGxn" width="300"></iframe></p><br><br> Ralegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/40078262016-01-26T13:14:30+00:002020-11-25T12:03:57+00:00Hello, I'm happy to be here...<br>So says the singer in a town they barely know, night after night. However, last night I really was very glad to arrive in Turin.<br><br>The day began well, with an early train to Florence where, as you can see below, I met the great team from Audioglobe distribution and signed with them as my Italian distributors. We filmed a session in their warehouse, had a chat and did the paperwork. They are great and I'm very happy to be working with them.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/9318140410b2a4f461f716938db387fa115a844d/original/image.jpg?1453812785" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>On leaving Florence I thought I caught a train to Turin. It wound through hills and streams. It dropped me at a single track station deep in the woods. Something had gone wrong. Instead of Turin, I was in Ponte Della Venturina, in Emilia. Somehow the wrong ticket had been booked in haste in England, since Torino is spelt with a u in English. Ah. So I had to go back to Florence, changing in Pistoia - the same 1.5 hour journey I had just made.<br><br>Three hours into what should have been a three hour journey, I arrived back at Florence and caught the train to Turin, thereby turning a 3 hour journey into 6 hours. Suffice to stay this story went down a treat with the audience in Turin, especially since the club is called Da Emilia. I was the only one who'd come from Emilia that day! Astrologers claim that travel should return to normal now that Mercury is no longer in retrograde.<br><br>The gigs in Rome and Turin have been good. Tomorrow I am live on the MAPS radio show on Bologna city radio, at around 3.30 Italy time / 2.30 UK time. Apparently it's a very good show (recent guests include Hinds, Ash and Ethan Johns) so do tune in. <br><br>RaleghRalegh Longtag:www.raleghlong.com,2005:Post/40035762016-01-23T09:54:49+00:002020-09-05T11:50:14+01:00Italy...<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/176907/c0a975b437e1bff1197feadea316b847a8deeb06/original/12424390-475773055947645-249419541-n.jpg?1453541829" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><span class="font_large">I'm currently on tour in Italy. Palermo yesterday and today I'm in Rome, playing at Black Market tonight in Monti. Palermo is an amazing city. I Went to visit the prisons of the inquisition and walked around a fair bit of the city. I even managed by accident to try Palermo's most idiosyncratic street food - the spleen burger.<br><br>After Rome I head to Florence to film a live session (more on that soon) and then shows in Turin and Bologna. I'm also live on MAPS Radio Citta' Del Capo in Bologna on January 27th playing a couple of songs at 3.30pm Italian time.</span><br><br> Ralegh Long