@phillip-hartley
<p>Just a few lines to let you know that my new collection, "Perfect Face For Radio?" is now out on iTunes etc. 21 tracks including 12 previously commercially unreleased tracks. This album includes my favourite recordings from the last five years from out and out folk/rock to simpler guitar/vocal ballads which come far closer to representing my live sound.</p><p>It is available on CD from here: http://www.jmucreate.com/acousticrotherhamphilliphartleypage.html</p><p>and from my store on my ReverbNation page: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/control_room/philliphartley#/philliphartley</p><p> </p><p>Love to all, Phil</p>
<p>Hi Peeps</p><p>I just uploaded a new song. Perfect fasce For radio. Yes, before anyone askes. It's autobiographical. lol</p><p>This represents quite a chinge in style for me. I hope you'll drop by and have a listen and let me know what you think? Should I do more songs in this style?</p><p>Just to add to the mood, I've used a pic of me from th '80s. :=)</p><p>Love to all, Phil</p>
<p>Hi Peeps.<br /><br />Just to let you know. I just uploaded two live videos for your perusal. Also, my second album, "The Game" will be available to download from iTunes, Napster, Amazon MP3 and from Amazon On Demand on CD from around 24th October.<br /><br />I've been getting some quite healthy airplay recently too on various stations. My first album "Words And Music" has also been heard on Spotify, the music streaming site and I'm also on general rotation on Jango Airplay.<br /><br />Back in July I had a great time playing at the Spratton Folk Festival and hope to be playing there again next year.<br /><br />So. Now onto writing songs for the next album.<br /><br />Love to all, Phil H</p>
<p>Hi Peeps<br /> <br /> I was recently selected by the internet streaming site Jango Airplay. How, i don't know, but they found me somehow. I currently need just 11 more ratings and I will then be played on general rotation along with all the BIG and I mean BIG artists I've always admired. It should give my music a far greater exposure than heretofore. If you get the chance, please follow the link and give me a "thumbs up" so to speak. It would mean so much to me.<br /> <br /> http://www.jango.com/music/Phillip+Hartley?l=0<br /> <br /> Cheers all, Phil</p>
<p>Hi Peeps<br /><br />Just a few words to let you know that my new album "The Game" is now finished. 13 tracks in all:<br />Flying<br />Folk Club Prima Donna<br />Love Song<br />Mountain Spring<br />Vote For Me<br />The Circle<br />Rocking The Cradle<br />Spaces<br />Virginia<br />Lord Franklin<br />Summertime Thing<br />Spaces 2<br />The Game<br /><br />I've included a couple of my favourite traditional songs on this one just for a change.</p><p> </p><p>It can be downloaded direct for £4.99 by following this link:</p><p><a href="http://www.jmucreate.com/acousticrotherhamphilliphartleypage.html">http://www.jmucreate.com/acousticrotherhamphilliphartleypage.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Love to all, Phil</p>
I just uploaded a brand new song; "Virginia" taken from the forthcoming new album "The Game" which should be ready later this year. Hope you all like it.<br /><br />Cheers, Phill
Hi Peeps.<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that I have a brand new song on my page: "Flying". This is a track taken from what will be me next album; "The Game". I hope you'll drop by and take the time to listen and let me know what you think, as I always value you opinons.<br /><br />Love to all, Phil
I just saw this review on the www.wordsandthins.co.uk webpage:<br /><br /><br />Special Guest Artist Review<br /><br /> Talented Sheffield local singer and musician Phillip Hartley (pictured below) performed songs featured on his superb new CD album “Words And Music” <br /><br />The first time I met Phil was one drunken summer evening in the Fat Cat. Well, I say drunken - I was the drunkard, no one else! Anyway, we had ventured down for their regular folk night and, after harassing Phil for a go on his guitar, and him being gracious enough to allow me a strum or two, we sat back and enjoyed the event. Fast-forwarding on a few months, here we are with a new album.<br /><br /> Following two appearances at the Open Mic Roadshow where he performed numbers from this disc, I’ve managed to get my hands on a copy. I’ll start by saying that I know very little about folk music. Obviously I’ve heard the popular tunes, just as many others, but I’ve never actually sat down and listened to an entire album by an artist. So this was going to be an unknown path that I was about to trek along… The first thing that strikes me about “Words And Music” is it’s simplicity. Being a fan of most things “METAAAAAAL” (excuse me), I’m not really used to a minimalist sound. However, it is utterly refreshing to my ears. <br /><br />The second thing I noticed were the song titles which, just at a glance, pointed towards melancholy, deep emotion and a longing for answers to some of life’s questions; subjects that I feel quite comfortable with. I knew I was going to like this. The likes of “A Long Way”, “Forever On My Mind” and “I Call Her Name” offer a glimpse in to the heart of a man who has suffered heartbreak and come through the other side. With “My Town” we have the thoughts of a proud Sheffielder who remembers when the city was the heart of the world’s steel industry. In contrast, with “I Want To Live By The Sea”, Phil paints a picture of how weary one can become when living in a metropolis and the lure of the beauty of the coast.<br /><br /> A sharp-eyed social and political commentary comes in the form of “Four Wise Monkeys” and “Just Another Song”. I found myself nodding in agreement with each line in these two and felt myself wishing I could capture the moment in such clarity. So many excellent songs, unfortunately not enough space to mention them all! And that’s without telling you that Phil plays all of the instruments on the album, as well as producing it himself. Where did he find the time?!?!?!?<br /><br /> All in all, whilst he hasn’t managed to completely sway me towards listening to nothing but folk music, he’s certainly gone a long way to making me delve a bit deeper in to the genre. I urge you to check out “Words And Music”, an album from an extremely talented local musician who deserves to go somewhere in music. <br /><br />Cheers Phil; you’re always welcome in our house! Leviathan Stormrider III
