Fascinating talk by @pennykiley.bsky.social about her book “Atypical Girl” about her life as a music journalist in Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s and discovering she was autistic later in life.

“Rainy Streets” is now our most-listened-to song by some way. If you’ve not heard it yet, do yourself a favour and check out these links now! youtu.be/qgTCFPhyXgY open.spotify.com/track/4cVLWN... #indiesky #newmusic #musicreleases #jazzpop #jazznoir

Are you the main character in your own movie, or a minor part that ends up on the cutting-room floor? “The Movie” is about how special moments don’t always turn out how you think. It’s an upbeat mix of pop, piano riffs and ska. open.spotify.com/track/0dsQgn... #indiesky #newrelease #originalmusic

A video for our song “Rainy Streets” - created by Rhys Hemming (available for video projects NOW). The song is on BandCamp, Spotify and all major platforms. youtu.be/qgTCFPhyXgY open.spotify.com/track/4cVLWN... thenightherons1.bandcamp.com/track/rainy-... #musicvideo #jazzsky

New year, new song! Waterfall is a funky soul kinda thing, with a lush chorus - hope you like it! open.spotify.com/track/1C4siO... #newrelease #originalmusic #musiciansky #musicsky #indiemusic

Merry Christmas from the Night Herons. May the fish in your stream be plentiful

Thanks to Oxfordshire Music Scene magazine for this review of our Persephone EP. You can find the EP here: thenightherons1.bandcamp.com/album/persep... #newmusic #indiesky #oxfordshire #musicreviews

It’s pretty wet out - here’s a new recording of our song “Rainy Streets” - on Spotify and other platforms. It’s about being out in the rain in the city but somehow it’s wonderful because you’re with someone you care about. #jazzsky #newmusic #vocaljazz open.spotify.com/album/2ZTiBw...

Nice review of our EP ‘Persephone’ in Nightshift magazine. You can hear it here: thenightherons1.bandcamp.com/album/persep... #indiemusic #jazzsky #musicreviews #newrelease #oxfordshire

We’re The Night Herons and we did a song about meeting Persephone, Queen of the Underworld on the Underground youtu.be/E5Qt0hPT0ys It’s on Spotify and everywhere else open.spotify.com/album/4jwuM7... #musicsky #musicfeed #indiesky #indiemusic #originalmusictracks #musiciansky #newrelease

Here's the video for "Persephone", our new single. It's based on the 1934 film "The Goddess Of Spring". youtu.be/AhW9cjylqVo You can find it on Spotify, Bandcamp and many other places #indiesky #newrelease

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Hey, check out our new single The Night Herons “Persephone” open.spotify.com/album/4jwuM7...

New single, available on all platforms, station buffets, etc. Do have a listen #indiebluesky #newrelease #newmusic spotify.link/eMDCkM0pZXb open.spotify.com/album/4jwuM7...

Thanks so much to Dave Gilyeat for playing “Persephone” on BBC Introducing Oxfordshire & Berkshire tonight (repeated on Saturday at 8 pm). We’re at about 1 h25 min in. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #newmusic #newrelease #originalmusic

Hey there, pop pickers - our new EP, Persephone, is now on Bandcamp It's a mix of styles from jazz to funk to epic ballad and soca/ska but they're all songs about the nature of love and friendship. thenightherons1.bandcamp.com/album/persep... #newrelease #bandcamp #persephone #pop #jazz #funk

Big thanks to Nick Allon of Wallingford Radio, who’ll be giving our new song “Persephone” its very first airing after 3 pm this afternoon, and then again on Nicky’s New Bits at around 7.20 tonight! Wallingford Radio is at 107.3 FM or Click on Listen Live on this website wallingfordradio.co.uk

Here’s a taster of our new song, Persephone #newrelease #blueskymusic #persephone #newmusic m.youtube.com/shorts/J5gln...

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In boogie wonderland, Powys, Wales #disco #wales #goodtimes

Discoveries in the demo vault: Mountain’s Daughter by The Night Herons on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/nHZvIGhYSmlm... #mountainmusic #naturerock

Here’s a compilation of some of the songs we’ve done at the fabulous Bunkfest Night Herons at BunkFest youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Here’s a demo of a song called “Maybe” - hope you like it! #jazzsky #jazz #vocaljazz #originalmusic on.soundcloud.com/0sji7YXRpA1i...

Persephone EP coming soon! This is a fresco from near Pompeii, in Naples Museum

Doing the Bunkfest thing Saturday - come on down! #wallingford #southoxfordshire #festivals

When are we on at Wallingford’s fabulous BunkFest festival? Well, if you must know, it’s 4 pm at Five Little Pigs and 7 pm at the Corn Exchange on Saturday 30th August #livemusic #festival #freeevent #jazz #funk #pop

We’ve done a thing! Woohoo! #newmusic #recording

We’re playing at the fabulous Bunkfest festival in Wallingford, Oxfordshire # - our gigs are on 30th August #livemusic #festivals #freefestivals

Looking for Night Herons album artwork - not sure this is quite right. But nice try, AI.

Clip from Right Back Where You Started From - performed by The Night Herons at the Red Lion, Blewbury. #livemusic #oxfordshire

Our next gig is at the lovely Red Lion, Blewbury,Oxfordshire

Where Brian Wilson found heavenly harmonies - guess God only knows #haiku #brianwilson #poetry

Brightfest is a cracking festival - 7th June, Jubilee Pavillion, Mackney Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell - get on down there #livemusic #festivals #oxfordshire

Come and hear the gorgeous vocals of Rachel Holmes at St Mary’s Church, Wallingford on Saturday 17 May at 7.30 pm #jazzsky #livemusic #oxfordshire

Hey, come and see us at St Mary’s Church, Wallingford on 17 May, 7.30 - with a cappella stars Shiraz. #jazzsky #livemusic #oxfordshire

Here are the inevitable Night Herons action figures, courtesy of chatGPT.

www.facebook.com/TheNightHero... The Night Herons are at the Green Room, Henley on 5th April at 7.30. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thegr... #jazzsky #henley #jazz

#jazzsky #oxfordshire #jazz #livemusic

Come and hear fabulous jazzy pop at The Green Room, Henley on 5th April Tickets available here www.tickettailor.com/events/thegr... #jazzsky #livemusic

Thanks to Gareth Clark for brilliant photos of our recording session at Brown House Studio #newmusic #oxfordshire #bands #recording #jazzsky

Hey - we’re playing The Green Room, Henley on 5th April - cool venue, groovy tunes - you should come. www.tickettailor.com/events/thegr... #henley #jazzsky #livemusic

Louis Cole is so ridiculously funky #jazzsky youtu.be/ZMI1iU7VgyI

Great pics of our singer Rachel Holmes at the Wallingford Blues & Jazz Festival yesterday, taken by Gareth Clark. #jazzsky

Mucky Slide delivering some awesome funky jazz at Wallingford Winter Blues & Jazz #jazzsky

This Sunday, 16th February, we’ll be at The Town Arms, Wallingford at the fabulous Winter Blues & Jazz Festival - we’re so looking forward to it! #jazzsky #oxfordshire #livemusic wallywinterbluesnjazz.co.uk

On Saturday 5th April we’re playing our jazzy groove thing at the lovely Green Room in Henley-on-Thames - you can get tickets here! www.tickettailor.com/events/thegr... #jazzsky #oxfordshire

Marianne Faithfull used to live round my way - here’s an interesting film about her www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c15z7...

Hey, if you’re in #Oxfordshire or nearby - check out this fabulous weekend of music in Wallingford 14-16 Feb #jazzsky wallywinterbluesnjazz.co.uk

Jacob Collier is such a freak! Amazing performance at the Barbican with Britten Sinfonia conducted by his mum Suzie Collier with Chris Thile on mandolin

If you’re interested in music and haven’t listened to Add To Playlist, check it out - experts enthuse and explain about what makes music from all genres work, from the well-known to obscure - all episodes from 10 series available free from BBC Sounds #music www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

“It haunts me the way a good poem haunts me. Philip Larkin said jazz is the “natural noise of good” and that it was born out of the evil of slavery: the result of that evil is this radiant redemption: I often feel that jazz is more than we deserve” Michael Longley #jazzsky youtu.be/bKNtP1zOVHw