Sergeant Buzfuz - Balloons For Thin Linda on CD

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Sergeant Buzfuz return with a sixth album and a new seven piece line-up. Pre-album single "Gold Feelings" (Nov 14) was played by Gideon Coe on 6 Music who called it a 'welcome new release' from the band. New line up - Willie Barr - mandolin / Ian Button (Death In Vegas, Wreckless Eric, Go-Kart Mozart, Darren Hayman) - drums / Joss Cope (Julian Cope, Weather Prophets) - bass / Stu Crane - cigar box guitar / Polly MacLean - b vox / Eilish McCracken (Rose McDowell) - violin/whistle/flute/piano / Joe Murphy - voice/guitar. Mule Freedom PR are doing press. There will be an interview feature in R2 whose editor Sean McGhee loves the album. Blang in-house PR are doing radio. Previous album "Go To The Devil And Shake Yourself" (2012) chronicled the story of the first fourteen centuries of the papacy. Gideon Coe played tracks seven times on BBC 6 Music. Novelist Ian Rankin listed it in his top 20 albums of the year. Sergeant Buzfuz have played live BBC 6 sessions for Marc Riley and Tom Robinson (twice). Joe has toured solo in Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the USA. For ten years (2002-2012) Joe ran the monthly Blang nights at London's 12 Bar Club which gave birth to the Blang label in 2005. Joe contributes a song to "Shirley Collins Inspired", a triple vinyl album of covers of songs sung by the Sussex folk icon due Easter 2015 on the Fire label, alongside contributions from Alasdair Roberts, Will Oldham, Graham Coxon and Tuung. Praise for "Go To The Devil And Shake Yourself and singles from it: - "It's mental - in a good way! Absolutely hooked on it" IAN RANKIN // "One of my favourite songs for some time"" MARK LAMARR, BBC RADIO 2 // "brave" SOCIALIST WORKER // "It will be a long time before you hear the like again." BEARDED // "I find myself almost lost for words ... absolutely glorious" PETER MUGGS, THE ARTS DESK // "Musically inventive, they are by turn complex, playful and challenging" R2 // "an eye-opener and an eyebrow-raiser" GIDEON COE, BBC 6 MUSIC // "absolutely brilliant" TOM ROBINSON, BBC 6 // Upcoming Dates: March 23 LEICESTER Musician, April 1 LONDON Rhythm Factory, 3rd SCILLY ISLES, ST. AGNES, 4th SCILLY ISLES, ST. MARTIN'S, 9th LONDON Servant Jazz Quarters, 10th DUNDALK Spirit Store, 11 - 14 More Irish dates tbc, 22nd SHEFFIELD Green Room, 30th LIVERPOOL Sound. Band site www.sergeantbuzfuz.com