Black Meadow on the Active Listener Acid Folk Sampler - Volume Two

Check out this incredible mix from the Active Listener with some Black Meadow magic from The Soulless Party as well as works from Black Meadow explorers The Hare and the Moon and Emily Jones.

Chris Lambert at the Alchemical Landscape - Cambridge University

There is a lovely write-up of Chris Lambert's presentation at "The Alchemical Landscape" at Cambridge University in March. 

Check it out here but watch out for "strategic doses of pranksterism..."

Important Notice!

The original Double CD of 'Tales from the Black Meadow' is currently out of stock until 2016. You can still download the album digitally from the following sites:

Bandcamp
Apple Music
Spotify
Amazon

Songs from the Black Meadow - Re-launch news - Mega Dodo

In May 2016 - Mega Dodo will be releasing "Songs from the Black Meadow"

All profits from the sales will go to Cancer Research UK.

The record will be available on CD and cassette (with download code) as well as Bandcamp.

There will be a very special relaunch event at May Games 2 at the Half Moon in Putney in May.

Mega Dodo records have a catalogue of very exciting artists who we are proud to join. Check out the gorgeous sounds of Beautify Junkyards below as a taster:

More news will follow as we get it.

"Blackberry Fields" Remix

The incredible "1888" by Kid Moxie has been remixed by various artists from around the world. Of particular interest to our readers will be Dylan Willoughby's fabulous remix of "Blackberry Fields" which you can hear below. Sublime.

The Audire - A Seance at Syd's

Out this month is "Seance at Syd's", an exciting new book by Dave Thompson that features interviews with many Black Meadow contributors including Chris Lambert and Kev Oyston of "The Soulless Party".

For all the Black Meadow completists there is also a newly discovered tale called "The Audire" which is the result of a meeting between Roger Mullins and Syd Barrett in the late 60's. This tale is written by Chris Lambert.

It is currently available to buy on kindle either in the US here, or the UK here.

You can buy the paperback at Amazon.com here and Amazon.co.uk here.

The hardback version is available here. It looks very different and has colour photographs inside...

We are also promised an exciting compilation featuring tracks by all of the featured artists which will be out very soon.

1888 - Kid Moxie and the Fields of Blackberry

We are very proud and excited to announce that the Black Meadow has crept its way onto US singer Kid Moxie's new album "1888". Her version of Fields of Blackberry which was produced by "The Soulless Party" also features the voice of Chris Lambert the author of "Tales from the Black Meadow".

Fields of Blackberry was collected by Roger Mullins in the late 60's. The original version, sung by an unknown performer in 1967 in a pub in Hampshire, features on the original "Tales from the Black Meadow" album.

This is a fantastic album that also features collaborations with Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks) and the Gaslamp Killer.It is available as a digital download on itunes and as a vinyl record from UNDO records.