Solomon Browne single release

Solomon Browne is out now as a special download EP, alongside four live tracks recorded at the Cambridge Folk Festival 2008: Lady of the Sea, I’ll Haunt You, Race to be King and Solomon Browne itself. The EP is available exclusively on iTunes for one week, and on wider release from Monday 20 October. A percentage of profits will be donated to the RNLI (The Lifeboats).

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About Solomon Browne

‘Solomon Browne’ tells the story of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster in 1981, in which the entire crew of the lifeboat Solomon Browne lost their lives, along with the crew and passengers of the Union Star they had set out to save.

Launching the RNLI’s SOS Day on 24 September, Seth said:

‘When I was working on my album in December 2006 it was the 25th anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster, which inspired Solomon Browne. I was only young at the time of the disaster, but my father (journalist, Geoff) covered the story. The song is about the bravery and courage of those eight volunteer lifeboatmen who went to sea and lost their lives. I hope we are able to raise some funds for this fantastic charity.’

Make your own donation to the Lifeboats:
https://www.rnlipdd.org.uk/donations

New October release date for Solomon Browne

The Solomon Browne single release has been put back to either 6th or 13th October, depending on your source. More news once there is more news — though my bet’s on the 13th.

Elsewhere the “special exclusive top secret” gig promised on www.sethlakeman.co.uk back in August remains so top secret no one know when it is, let alone how to get tickets.

Just do not get me started …

Update 12 September 2008
Details of the “exclusive… very special” gig are up and are that … er … you can win a pair of tickets to one of the dates on the autumn tour.

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Around here that’s what we like to refer to as “cancelled”.

Solomon Browne Single Release

Solomon Browne has been officially announced as the next single, and will be released as a download on 29 September 13 October.

Telling the story of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster in 1981, in which the entire crew of the lifeboat Solomon Browne lost their lives, along with the crew and passengers of the Union Star they had set out to save, appropriately a percentage of profits will be donated to the RNLI, a charity of which Seth has been a long-time supporter.

Launching the RNLI’s SOS Day on 24 September, Seth said:

‘When I was working on my album in December 2006 it was the 25th anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster, which inspired Solomon Browne. I was only young at the time of the disaster, but my father (journalist, Geoff) covered the story. The song is about the bravery and courage of those eight volunteer lifeboatmen who went to sea and lost their lives. I hope we are able to raise some funds for this fantastic charity.’

The single will be bundled with live versions of three tracks from Seth’s performance at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival. The single and live tracks will only be available in download format with no physical CD or vinyl release planned at this time.

Blog Post: Solomon Browne to be Next Single »

Make your own donation to the Lifeboats:
https://www.rnlipdd.org.uk/donations

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