Tidewater is back on vinyl
The second pressing has arrived: three hundred copies, the same heavy vinyl (sample).
The Copper Tides
Soul-leaning indie from Springfield (sample). Five players, three records, about sixty shows a year.
Next show
Fri 23 Oct, The Foundry
Springfield, Doors 19:30, on stage 21:00. Few tickets left.
Upstage, back wall
6 m
Kai Morrow
Bass, backing vocals
815
Mix 3, wedge
Ade Bello
Drums
1234567
Mix 5, in-ear
June Hartley
Keys, backing vocals
101116
Mix 4, wedge
Tomas Lind
Guitar, backing vocals
914
Mix 2, wedge
Ruth Okonjo
Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
1213
Mix 1, two wedges
Downstage edge, audience this side
4 m deep
The stage from above, audience at the bottom, as we send it to every venue (sample). Each player stands on a tape cross; the chips are their channels on the desk, 1 to 16.
Shows
Autumn tour (sample). Tickets are sold by each venue; the link takes you to their box office. Under-14s with an adult at every show except St Anne’s Hall.
Fri 30 Oct
Northgate
St Anne’s Hall
Doors 19:00, on stage 20:30
Sold out
Returns at the door
Dates, venues and times (sample). Stage times can move by fifteen minutes on the night.
Tidewater, the new record
Ten songs about a town by the water, written over two years on the road. Out now on vinyl, CD and download (sample).
1
Salt Road
3:41
2
Lantern Ward
4:05
3
Undertow
3:28
4
Copper Light
4:12
5
Low Bridge
3:56
6
Paper Boats
3:19
7
The Long Way Down
5:02
8
Floodplain
3:47
9
Harbour Wall
4:21
10
Tidewater
10:09
The band
Five players from Springfield (sample), together since 2016. Positions and channels are the ones on our stage plot.
Kai Morrow
Bass, backing vocals
Upstage right
815
Plays a short-scale bass through the band’s own DI. Writes most of the bass lines on the piano first.
Ade Bello
Drums
Upstage centre, on the riser
1234567
Counts every song in and keeps the click for the two songs with backing tracks. Brings the band’s own cymbals.
June Hartley
Keys, backing vocals
Upstage left
101116
Stage piano and an old organ sound, both in stereo. Arranges the harmonies and sings the high part.
Tomas Lind
Guitar, backing vocals
Downstage right
914
One guitar, one amp, a small pedalboard. Plays the slide parts on Tidewater and sings the low harmony.
Ruth Okonjo
Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Downstage centre
1213
Writes the words and most of the songs. Uses her own vocal mic; the acoustic goes straight into a DI.
What a show is like
About ninety minutes, loud but not punishing, with the quiet songs in the middle. Most nights a local support act opens at 20:00.
- Free earplugs at the merch table
- Merch table open from doors until the last song
- Step-free access at every venue on this tour except St Anne's Hall (sample)
- Ask the venue for a quiet spot or a seat; we let them know you are coming
Book the band
For promoters, venues, festivals and couples. We travel with our own backline and a sound engineer for shows over 200 people.
Club show, up to 300 people
from $1,200
Festival slot, up to 60 minutes
from $2,000
Support slot
35 to 45 minutes, on your backline if needed
from $450
Wedding, two 45-minute sets
With a playlist between sets
from $2,400
Example prices. Travel over 150 km is added at cost.
What we need on stage
Stage
6 x 4 m
Inputs
We bring the DIs and the lead vocal mic
16
Monitor mixes
Four wedges, one in-ear
5
Load-in to doors
90 min
Vinyl and merch
Everything on the merch table, by post or collected at a show. Records come signed if you ask.
Example prices. Postage is added when we reply.
Tour diary
Eight dates this autumn, ending at home
From the Foundry to the Town Hall: the autumn tour is confirmed (sample).
How we recorded Tidewater in our rehearsal room
Four weeks, one room, the drums under a duvet tent (sample).
Bring us to your town
Clubs, festivals, support slots and the odd wedding. Tell us the date and the room; we reply within three working days (sample).