FYI - Musical Monikers... Girl From Winter Jargon... New album...

It's hardly as if this is some sort of new, exciting or revolutionary announcement. 
In fact, it's extremely overdue and probably unnecessary, but I feel it's probably about time I cleared it all up and offered some clarity on the matter anyway - for my own benefit if nothing else.

So here it is...

For those that may not know, I was previously part of a band called, "Winter Jargon." 
Together we pieced together a compilation of recordings entitled, "The Aftermath," - the majority of which went on to receive airplay on local radio stations, "BBC Tees with Bob Fischer" and "BBC Newcastle with Nick Roberts." 

I guess you could say we became inactive quite some time ago and have remained that way ever since. It was great while it lasted.

Personally speaking, the need to continue writing and playing has never waned and after spending a number of years not really knowing how to refer to myself in a musical context, I have grown accustomed to, "Girl From Winter Jargon."

It makes a distinction from what Winter Jargon were as a three piece - but not an overly large distinction - which suits me fine.

Musical monikers are a funny thing really...

Neutral Milk Hotel, Foo Fighters, Eels, Bat For Lashes, Badly Drawn Boy, Aqualung, St. Vincent, Antony and the Johnsons, Beirut and Bright Eyes all have something similar in common. 

Sometimes they are solo musicians, individual people...   sometimes they collaborate at will...  othertimes they decide later on in life that they'd prefer to be a band. 

The open-ended, catch-all umbrella-ness of this is something I'm definitely drawn to.

And yes, "Girl From Winter Jargon" is definitely a bit of a mouthful too, but what of it?

I don't think this particularly matters in a world where album titles can contain over 400 characters of text.

So yeah, that is all...  done and dusted... bish bash bosh.

Soon I will be recording a brand spanking new studio album consisting of 10 of my personal favourite songs that I have written in the last 5 - 6 years...

Here is one minute's worth of a taster, taken from a handful of my home demo's.

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Listen.

Yours Sincerely,

Girl From Winter Jargon

2012 Review... My futile attempt to sustain interest.

Dearest Earth,

Not much to report right now. My ear canals are currently inflamed. Will this suffice?

Funnily enough I just sent out a few mailing list courtesy emails promising people that I wouldn't "be one of those annoying people that oversend mail outs in an attempt to sustain interest when there's actually nothing to report".

Oh the hypocrisy?  

Supporting "The Lovely Eggs"

Well I suppose the difference is that people choose to read blogs as of when they want to but on the other hand, they have little control over email inbox congestion. In other words I feel I have achieved justification to myself at least - especially seeing as though my last post was in October.

It's been a pretty good year though - supporting the Lovely Eggs and getting most of "The Aftermath" played on BBC Tees and Newcastle being the more obvious highlights.

Next year I hope to at least make a start on recording new material and releasing something or other, whether this be an actual album or a mini project of sorts.

For some time now there's been ten specific songs I've selected which are amongst my favourites of all the songs I've written. What I really, really want to do is record them and immortalise them as tracks.

I also want to make some changes on the website and begin a transition which quite frankly, has been a long, LONG time coming.

Gigantic.   A big, big, love.

Girl From Winter Jargon 

Winter Jargon songs on BBC Radio Tees with Bob Fischer, and BBC Newcastle with Nick Roberts

As some may have already heard via my many emails and various status updates - Winter Jargon's Music has been getting a bit of airplay recently via BBC Radio Tees and BBC Radio Newcastle.

(wish these were real, physical badges!)

The broadcasting began last month with Bob Fischer on Radio Tees - who seems convinced that Winter Jargon sound like Queen, and didn't know if this would be an insult or not. (I'd say not. :)

...and with Nick Roberts on BBC Newcastle who reckons Winter Jargon Music is 'far from' Distinctly Average!

You can still listen to the Nick Roberts broadcast online at the link below for the next few days...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d781   10th of May, 2012

Otherwise, I have taken the liberty of archiving the relevant bits of broadcasts for any who missed them and would still like to hear them. All the songs which have been broadcast so far have been uploaded at: http://www.alonetone.com/winterjargon

Distinctly Average on BBC Radio Tees 12.04.12
What's Behind The Sky? on BBC Radio Tees 19.04.12
What You Are on BBC Radio Tees 16.04.12
Distinctly Average on BBC Radio Newcastle 10.05.12
"Winter Jargon airplay on BBC Radio" by Winter Jargon:"

OR you can listen via the media player below...

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