RIP Tim Hardin who died on this day 29th December in 1980. Tim is one of my favourite songwriters and I recorded a little acoustic EP of his songs almost a decade ago #coverversions #coversongs #singersongwriters hiawathatelephone.bandcamp.com/album/plays-...

I've written about the past year in the world of The Family Grave and what next year has in store in the post on Instagram below. www.instagram.com/p/DS17_ATDPu...

I love Dolly Parton for Jolene and her books-for-kids but I'm being forced to watch Dolly on the Square tonight and now I'm not so sure 😕

It's that time of year again when I get to remind you that I once wrote a song based on Woody Guthrie's famous New Years Rulins of 1942. Goodbye to the old and wishing you a Happy Noo Year comin'! hiawathatelephone.bandcamp.com/track/woodys...

It's that time of year again when I get to remind you that I once wrote a song based on Woody Guthrie's famous New Years Rulins of 1942. Goodbye to the old and wishing you a Happy Noo Year comin'! hiawathatelephone.bandcamp.com/track/woodys...

'New Songs For Kids' is available 4 download at a special price - 50% off to 1st Jan only via Bandcamp. No code needed 😊 thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so... Vinyl & CDs also at 20% off on BOXING DAY ONLY via ElasticStage.com - use code BOXINGDAY20 at checkout elasticstage.com/thefamilygrave

'New Songs For Kids' is available 4 download at a special price - 50% off to 1st Jan only via Bandcamp. No code needed 😊 thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so... Vinyl & CDs also at 20% off on BOXING DAY ONLY via ElasticStage.com - use code BOXINGDAY20 at checkout elasticstage.com/thefamilygrave

This is the sweetest story you'll read this Xmas ❤️ - Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our album 'New Songs For Kids' is available for download at a special price over the holidays - 50% off thru 1st January, only via Bandcamp. No code needed. Happy Xmas! 😊 Vinyl & CDs are also available via ElasticStage.com at the usual prices thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so...

I like to edit my photos, and my music, because I know when I do I am going to fvck them up just a little bit and make them that much more human. AI is changing things, and very soon most people won't know or care. via @theguardian.com and Isabel Brooks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Editing video is a pain in the arrss. Weird glitches abound. Do I really just need to invest in a more powerful laptop? (using ClipChamp which I love for its flexibility and simplicity)

this is what a £6000 single looks (and sounds) like :-D (sadly, not one I own) - via @discogsofficial.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LF1...

I've been posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. The last is my own album 'Old Songs for Kids' - songs written with purpose and intent 🎵✨️🕺 #newmusic #bestof2025 #independentmusic thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so...

I was this old when I discovered Chris Rea wrote the song 'Fool (if you think it's over)' but his version is much better than the version I grew up with by Elkie Brooks. RIP Chris. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZB...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that u should probably hear. My penultimate suggestion is @josienneclarke.com's Far From Nowhere, another super satisfying release from a great songwriter. This is What Do I Do? josienneclarke.bandcamp.com/track/what-d...

Just watched Morgan Neville's BREAKDOWN: 1975 on Netflix and highly recommend it. Critics discuss the quality of clips or its analysis of film but what is truly astounding are the parallels with the tragic state of the world half-a-century later. Fascinating. youtu.be/M35kWPGmI1M?...

Just watched Morgan Neville's BREAKDOWN: 1975 on Netflix and highly recommend it. Critics discuss the quality of clips or its analysis of film but what is truly astounding are the parallels with the tragic state of the world half-a-century later. Fascinating. youtu.be/M35kWPGmI1M?...

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

I'm posting a daily advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. Today's album is The New Eve Is Rising - a fascinating concoction of feminism and Indie-rock, and probably better-known than most on my list 🎵 theneweves.bandcamp.com/track/cow-song

Today is the 6th anniversary of the release of the first @thefamilygrave.bsky.social single 'Everybody is Flawed' 👏 I never really felt I did the song justice but I am quite fond of this little live recording from the Folklore rooms in 2022 thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/track/everyb...

I've invented a new religion and basically you can follow whatever God you like but you can only buy presents for yourself at Christmas. Who's in?! 🎅😶‍🌫️

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. 100% of the proceeds from Hiss Golden Messenger's $7 album go to help the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children (ncfpsc.org) 🥰 hissgoldenmessenger.bandcamp.com/track/biloxi-8

Listen to Lucky Star Band covering No Fools by The Family Grave #BrightonLagoscollaboration #newmusic #independentmusic #worldmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcN...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This is the title track from the album 'Basic Country Mustard' by Cornish alt-folk band Red River Dialect #newmusic #BestOf2025 #independentmusic redriverdialect.bandcamp.com/track/basic-...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This track is the beautiful 'Higher Ground' taken from Nik Barrell's album 'Home' #newmusic #BestOf2025 #independentmusic nikbarrell.bandcamp.com/track/higher...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This is a track from the gorgeous 'forgotten garden, wild growth' by Barbora Hora from the phenominally productive @filip.start-track.com barborahora.bandcamp.com/track/so-lit...

This is the acoustic home-recorded demo for 'I'm not hard to get along with' from the Happy Songs album on #SoundCloud #Thefamilygrave #altcountry #acoustic ##singersongwriter on.soundcloud.com/jtF2Pt9buwoB...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This is 'I See You Mama' from @teklawaterfield.bsky.social's super 'Mother Mind' teklawaterfield.bandcamp.com/track/i-see-...

Another great day in the studio. The next album is already sounding like a classic.

Have you listened to The Lucky Star Band's covers of the songs of The Family Grave yet? I'd Follow the Sun is here and it is sounding great - a new joint project from Nigeria and England! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3W...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This is 'Lessons' from @neverthebridle.bsky.social's 'Eldest Daughter Energy' #newmusic #independentartist neverthebridle.bandcamp.com/track/lessons

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This is the opening track from 'Think I've Said Too Much' by the wonderful Seany Clarke seanyclarke.bandcamp.com/track/dont-y...

We released a pretty jazz-inspired remix album this year and were chatting about our love for Hugh Masekela before laying down the trumpet parts. Whaddyathink? thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/the-fa...

Dick Van Dyke turns 100 today and seems just lovely "I’ve made it to 100 'cos I stubbornly refuse to give in to the bad stuff in life: failures, defeats, personal loss, loneliness or bitterness, the pains of aging. That stuff's real but I have not let it define me." 😍 www.thefp.com/p/ancient-wi...

I'm really not a fan of Xmas songs but this one by @assistant.bandcamp.com might just be one of my favourites - a perfect dose of chilly cynicism and excellent rhyming of 2025 with alive! Great work guys 🎅👍🏼

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This track is totled 'Paulette, a black cat' and it's from the album 'Tellisford Loop' by my friend Danny Green aka @dgsolaris.bsky.social dgsolaris.bandcamp.com/track/paulet...

This is our home-recorded solo acoustic cover of Patti Smith's Pissing in a River. You're welcome. soundcloud.com/thefamilygra...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This track is 'Psychopomps' from 'Honeymoons' by Greenness and it might just be my song-of-the-year greenness.bandcamp.com/track/psycho...

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This track is from 'Run ThroughTheCover Crop' by Mudlow #bestof2025 ##newmusic #independentmusic mudlow.bandcamp.com/track/french...

Imagine the poor immigration officer who has to read 5 whole years of your social media posts. You may not kill them but surely you've diminished their capacity to truly love again

I'm posting a random advent calender of independent albums released in 2025 that you should probably hear. This track is from 'Post High Lows' by @patientstheband.bsky.social patientstheband.bandcamp.com/track/go-fas...

Exciting news for Teardrop Explodes fans (like me)!

"we are in danger of amusing ourselves to death” - a great piece in the The Free Press on the film Gremlins as a metaphor for 21st centruy society and the evils of social media and unrestrained capitalism www.thefp.com/p/things-wor...

intriguingly, this below is the second most played track released under our old name on Soundcloud - the most popular for some reason being a Merle Haggard cover! #singersongwriter #countrymusic #acousticmusic #independentmusic #newcountry

'I'm Not Hard To Get Along With' - a song that was included as a full band version on our album 'Happy Songs' but here's the original acoustic demo released under our old name and I think it still sounds really cool on.soundcloud.com/woa1AeLpld6O...

So Bandcamp Friday is done for another year but @thefamilygrave.bsky.social is not. We are still here, and there, with some great songs looking for ears. If those could be yours, come and check us out and maybe give us a follow x #independentmusic thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/follow_me

This year I've been working with the Nigerian producer Dimmeji to help Lucky Star Band, whose debut EP is a collection of songs by The Family Grave. It's an excellent EP and well worth your time luckystarband22.bandcamp.com/album/the-fa... 😍 🥁 🎵 👍🏼

It's BandCamp Friday, so time to pay your music-lover taxes and buy some independent music from real artists. Right? Our whole digital discography is £24 but there are lots of smaller items and some that are free thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com

Charity Adams Earley, born on this day 1918. One of the first African-American women to become a commanding officer in the US Army. Sweet Charity is a song by The Family Grave taken from the album Old Songs for Kids thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so... #BandcampFriday

"Between 1965 and 1995, a typical American gained 6 hours a week leisure time. They could have used those 300 hours a year to learn new skills or help in the community. Instead, they spent almost all of this extra time watching more TV." www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...