A video interview with Circus Envy

Thanks to Yorkshire Gig Guide for an interview  backstage at Bradford last week.

You can watch it at the link below.

http://yorkshiregigguide.ohdeemhacone.com/page167.html

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Front page feature on efolkMusic.org

The Burning Sky has made it to the front page of eFolkmusic.org, one of our favourite international folk sites, please take a look!

Circus Envy is a great example of the international reach of efolkMusic, with our ability to traverse borders to spread the word about exceptional music you probably don’t know about.

via efolkMusic.org- your nonprofit music service.

 

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Free song – The Burning Sky

** UPDATE 20th MAY 2011 **
It seems a few folks have not received their download codes. They were all sent out by Sunday so if you are still waiting please check your Junk email/spam folders and then contact press@circusenvyband.com and we will send out your unique code again. And if anyone else wants a “free” MP3 and is prepared to make a small charitable donation to a charity of your choice, also please contact press@circusenvyband.com

You have probably been wondering why we have had a countdown on our website for the last 10 days – now the secret is out.

As an exclusive preview of our new album “Secrets” (due out in the summer) we would like to present one of the new tracks – The Burning Sky.

70 years ago today, on 7th-8th May 1941, the city of Kingston Upon Hull was firebombed by the Luftwaffe.

It was the most severely bombed city in England outside of London throughout the Second World War.

Want to get your hands on a copy of this new track without paying us a penny? Well you can – but there is a slight catch.

Circus Envy (four-fifths of Circus Envy, anyway) are taking part in the Jane Tomlinson 10k charity run on 15th May – to get a copy of the track you simply have to sponsor us. You can give as much or as little as you wish to the charity to be eligible, then having done so, simply contact press@circusenvyband.com and you will be provided with a download code.

Sponsor form: www.justgiving.com/circusenvy

So, with no further ado, here’s “The Burning Sky”


YouTube – Circus Envy – The Burning Sky – music video.

 

 

 

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Love Unplugged | Bradford | Saturday 7th May 2010

Love Unplugged

Jubilee Centre
Bradford United Kingdom

The music Fundraiser, featuring Circus Envy, Jess Gardham Band plus others.

The first ever LOVE UNPLUGGED event will raise funds for Hope For Justice, a charity that work to save the lives of women and children, trafficked from their home lands and exploited right here in the uk, and Christians Against Poverty, a national debt counselling charity that offers hope and a solution to anyone in debt through its unique, in-depth service.

Food and Drinks can be purchased from a licensed bar, and every penny of the profits will go to charity.

 

Love Unplugged | Bradford | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Open mic | 7th May 2011 | Local music event and fundraising initiative..

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Circus Envy is fundraising for Jane Tomlinson Appeal

Circus Envy would like to support the Jane Tomlinson charity and improve our fitness at the same time!

Four of the lads will be taking part in a sponsored 10k run on 15th May 2010 and are collecting money now via the Just Giving site.

It’s all for a good cause, and any donations will be gratefully accepted.

The link below will take you to our JustGiving page if you would like to sponsor our team.

via Circus Envy is fundraising for Jane Tomlinson Appeal.

 

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We’ve got a secret…

YouTube – Circus Envy: We’ve got a secret… – new album teaser – HD.

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New Song: Snakes and Ladders @ Fruit – Hull: Pre-Beverley Festival Concert 2011

YouTube – Circus Envy @ Fruit – Hull: Pre-Beverley Festival Concert 2011.

Cameraman extraordinaire Michael Nagasaka filmed us at the Beverley Festival preview gig at Fruit in Hull last week, and we’d like to share one of the new songs from our forthcoming album, Secrets, with you.

Here’s Snakes and Ladders live!

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Forthcoming Shows: North, Northwest, South England

Hi all, it’s been a while so we thought we would update you on our travels over the next few weeks.

 

Following a sold out show in Bridlington last month, we play the North again, this time in Hull on Thursday 7th April at the Fruit venue on the marina. This is a Beverley Festival warm-up show and also features Blackbeard’s Tea Party from York and Sea Fret (who you may have seen playing at the Bridlington show). Tickets are £8 and available from http://www.fruitspace.co.uk/music/folkfestival.html

 

For those a little further south, we will be playing the acoustic stage of the Stortford music festival in Bishop’s Stortford on Sunday 1st May – it’s a Bank Holiday weekend so no excuse not to travel! Tickets are available from http://www.stortfordmusicfestival.org.uk/index.html and there are options to suit every pocket from day tickets to full weekend with camping passes.

 

Finally, we are supporting two worthy causes: Christians Against Poverty and Hope for Justice at a charity event for Love Unplugged in Bradford on Saturday 7th May. Tickets and details are at http://www.loveunplugged.co.uk/

 

Finally, we’re on the radio tonight on James Hoggarth’s evening show on BBC Humberside and Lincoln, we’ll be there from about 9pm so please listen in!

 

We hope you can make it to one of the shows, please book your tickets early to avoid disappointment as fans have been turned away from our last two gigs due to them selling out and we’d hate for you to miss out!

 

All the best,

 

Circus Envy

Shows: North, Northwest, South England.

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Acoustic @ The Spa – reviewed

A review of last night’s performance in Bridlington is available at the link below.

Acoustic @ The Spa.

 

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Circus Envy play in Hull, Thursday 7th April 2011

Thursday 7th April 2011

BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL presents

CIRCUS ENVY
+ THE BLACKBEARDS TEA PARTY & SEA FRET

at FRUIT, Hull, East Yorkshire

Tickets are &8, available via FRUITSPACE – MUSIC – culture to the core.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acoustic @ The Spa: March 19th 2010 – Circus Envy – Bridlington, East Yorkshire

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Fancy a night out in sunny Bridlington this March? Circus Envy return to one of our favourite venues, the Bridlington Spa for a performance at Acoustic@The Spa on Saturday 19th March 2011.

Tickets are just £8 and available from the Spa box office (link below), support comes from Leanne Burton and Sea Fret.

More details here:

Here’s a video from our performance last year:
Regret live at the Spa, Bridlington

More video highlights of last year’s show at the Spa are available on our YouTube page as playlists:

Songs from “A New Dawn” live at the Spa

Songs from “Take Me Home” live at the Spa

Click here for a .PDF poster to promote the performance

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Regret review | ReviewArtists BlogSpace

A review of our latest single from Reviewartists.com

Folk-pop crossovers have become popular of late. Less dark than Seth Lakeman and less depressing than Mumford and Sons, Regret has all the hallmarks of a mainstream hit, with the added bonus of some beautiful harmonies.

Full review: Regret – Circus Envy band | ReviewArtists BlogSpace.

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